For the second time, President Donald Trump delivered a State of the Union address peppered with false, misleading and exaggerated statements — many that we’ve heard before.
Video: Trump’s SOTU Address
Issues: jobs
FactChecking the State of the Union
The president strayed from the facts, mainly on immigration and the economy.
Trump’s Numbers January 2019 Update
Statistical measures of how things have changed since the president took office.
FactChecking the Trump-Pelosi-Schumer Scuffle
In a contentious Oval Office meeting, President Donald Trump and the Democratic congressional leaders — Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer — disagreed over funding for a border wall, mangling some facts in the process.
Job Openings Bunk
The Republican National Committee and others have taken to claiming that the number of job openings exceeds the number of job seekers for the first time “in history,” a sweeping claim that is without factual support, and likely false.
Trump Stump Speeches: Economy
President Donald Trump is proud of his economic record, and he points to some key economic indicators with great delight. But he doesn’t always stick to the facts out on the campaign trail when he talks to his supporters.
Trump’s Numbers October 2018 Update
Statistical measures of how things have changed since the president took office.
Cherry-Picking to Overhype Jobs Gains from Tax Cuts
The GOP cherry-picked states with the largest number of job gains this year to promote its claim that “GOP tax cuts have fueled a massive acceleration in job growth since this time last year.”
A Rally Filled with Repeats
Trump’s August speech in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, was packed with familiar factual distortions.
Trump’s Numbers (Second Quarterly Update)
Statistical measures of how things have changed since the president took office.