We identified 46 false and misleading claims Trump made in six stump speeches from Oct. 12 to Oct. 16.
Trump on the Stump
Issues: Illegal immigration
Trump’s Numbers, Preelection Update
What the statistics tell us about the president’s time in office.
Trump’s Numbers July 2020 Update
Statistical measures of how things have changed since the president took office.
Trump Distorts Biden’s Immigration Plans
In remarks in the White House Rose Garden on July 14, President Donald Trump falsely described many of the immigration recommendations drafted by allies of presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his vanquished rival Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Family Separation Spin in Nevada
A misleading Spanish-language TV ad from a group backing President Trump claims that then-President Barack Obama and then-Vice President Joe Biden “separated families and put children in cages” while it shows images of minors who were temporarily detained after crossing the southern border on their own — without a parent or guardian.
Video: SOTU and the Democratic Response
We fact-check several claims from President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, and one from the Democratic response, in this video.
FactChecking the State of the Union
The president’s address included false and misleading claims on jobs, wages, energy, immigration and more.
Post Blurs Facts on Military Draft, Immigrants
A meme falsely claims President Donald Trump “makes illegals eligible” for the draft. There is no military draft, and immigrants — including those in the country illegally — are already required to register with the Selective Service.
A Misleading Take on Immigrant, Veterans Health Care
A long-circulating headline on social media misleadingly tells users that Democrats chose to “vote down” a health records system for veterans while approving the same for immigrants who cross the border illegally. The bill in question did not affect veterans.
False Meme about California’s ‘Illegal Aliens’
A meme on Facebook falsely claims that the California attorney general “bragged there are now 10 Million Illegal Aliens” in the state, when in fact he was talking about immigrants. The estimated number of people living in the state illegally ranges from 2 million to 3.1 million.