President Donald Trump’s chief budget officer claimed — without any evidence — that “the Obama administration was manipulating the numbers” to make the nation’s unemployment rate “look smaller.”
No Evidence Jobs Data Was ‘Manipulated’
Issues: jobs
Trump’s Address to Congress
The president distorted the facts on jobs, immigration, health insurance, war spending and more.
FactChecking Trump’s CPAC Speech
President Donald Trump made a triumphant return to the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, where he made a lot of the same false and misleading claims we’ve been fact-checking for months.
Video: Trump’s News Conference
This video examines some of the claims that President Trump made during his Feb. 16 press conference.
FactChecking Trump’s News Conference
President Donald Trump offered his spin on the first weeks of his administration, and made some familiar false claims, during his Feb. 16 press conference.
Groundhog Friday
It’s a health care edition of Groundhog Friday, featuring repeated claims from Sens. Bernie Sanders and Ted Cruz.
Trump: Jobs Returning ‘Because of Me’
Donald Trump tweeted that GM, Ford and others announced investments and U.S. job creation “because of me!” But industry experts and company officials say the moves were largely market-driven and were in the works before Trump was elected.
President Trump’s Inaugural Address
In his inaugural address, President Trump portrayed the United States as a nation in decline. But his rhetoric did not always match reality.
What President Trump Inherits
These are some of the numbers by which the future successes or failures of the new presidency will be measured.
Video: Trump’s Press Conference
This video highlights some of the false or misleading statements that Donald Trump made in his first press conference as president-elect.