Politicians often make the same claims over and over again, leaving us fact-checkers empathizing with Bill Murray’s character in that 1993 classic “Groundhog Day.” This week was no different.
Groundhog Friday, Groundhog Day Edition
Issues: wages
Video: Trump’s State of the Union
This video reviews President Donald Trump’s claims in the State of the Union about trade, job creation, auto plants, wages, immigration and U.S. aid to developing countries.
FactChecking Trump’s State of the Union
The president exaggerates his accomplishments in his address to Congress.
Trump’s Numbers
Statistical measures of the president’s term to date.
GOP, Democrats Spin Tax Plan
Leaders in both parties make false and misleading claims about the GOP’s $1.5 trillion tax cut plan.
Obama’s Final Numbers
The numbers are nearly all in now. What they show about what really happened during the eight years that Barack Obama was president is sometimes different from what politicians claimed.
Groundhog Friday
At this stage of the campaign, we often hear similar claims repeated over and over in stump speeches.
Obama’s Numbers October 2016 Update
Our last update on statistical indicators of the Obama presidency before his successor is elected.
Video: FactChecking Clinton Stump Speech
This week, CNN’s Jake Tapper, working with FactCheck.org, highlights four claims Hillary Clinton made in a speech in Hampton, Illinois, on Sept. 5.
Groundhog Friday
Yes, there were repeated debunked claims yet again in the presidential campaign this week. We summarize our fact-checking of these familiar talking points in our “Groundhog Friday” feature.