This is a guide to key stories we did during the 2020 election between Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden.
A Guide to the Candidates’ Claims
Person: Donald Trump
Trump’s Partisan Spin on Reopening States
President Trump falsely contrasted COVID-19 policies in two Western states, claiming Republican-led Arizona is open but Democratic-led Nevada is closed. Both states are in similar stages of reopening.
Can You Change Your Vote? Probably Not.
Q: Can people who cast their ballots in early voting change their vote?
A: In most states, no. By our count, there are eight states that specifically allow for early voters to change their votes.
Trump’s False Claims About Dairy Farms
In Wisconsin, President Trump falsely claimed the state’s dairy farms were “decimated” under the Obama/Biden administration but “now … are doing very well,” and he greatly overstated the potential impact of the new trade agreement with Canada and Mexico.
Trump Spins ER Statistic to Claim U.S. Is in ‘Great Shape’ on COVID-19
President Trump has made the misleading boast that the U.S. is in “great shape” because 97% of emergency room visits were for something other than COVID-19. Trump could have boasted of similar percentages — 93% to 96% — during the worst periods of the pandemic.
Nothing Untoward About Counting Ballots After Election Day
In recent days, President Donald Trump has repeatedly and baselessly suggested that counting mail-in ballots after Election Day will result in fraud.
FactChecking Trump’s ‘Super V’ Recovery
President Trump has been boasting for weeks of a “super V” economic recovery. But figures released today show an economy still far from fully recovered.
Trump’s Misleading Attacks on Biden Over Fracking
President Trump and his allies continue to ignore Joe Biden’s written plan to only prohibit permits for new oil and gas drilling on federal land and waters. That plan would allow for extraction methods to continue under existing permits and in nonfederal areas.
Trump Baselessly Suggests COVID-19 Deaths Inflated for Profit
President Donald Trump made the baseless claim at a campaign rally that COVID-19 deaths have been inflated by hospitals seeking to profit. Multiple experts have said such claims were unfounded.
In Pennsylvania Rallies, Trump Distorts Voting Issues
President Trump repeatedly rattled off false and misleading claims about ballots and voting in arguing to his supporters that “massive fraud” is “the only way we can lose.”