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Live fact-check: Donald Trump’s 2026 State of the Union address

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Close up of Trump addressing Congress 03-04-2025 — President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, March 4, 2025. (AP)

By PolitiFact Staff
February 25, 2026

PolitiFact live fact-checked President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address to Congress Feb. 24. See our fact-checks in reverse chronological order below or read our roundup of the most notable fact-checks from Trump’s speech.

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Donald Trump
stated on December 8, 2021 an interview with Hugh Hewitt:

Gas prices were "$1.86 when I left" the White House.

By PolitiFact Staff • December 8, 2021

Louise Slaughter
stated on September 5, 2017 a tweet:

Rescinding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program "will harm our economy."

By PolitiFact Staff • September 10, 2017

Bloggers
stated on March 2, 2017 a headline:

"Doctors who discovered cancer enzymes in vaccines all found murdered."

By PolitiFact Staff • April 4, 2017

David Menchetti
stated on November 28, 2016 testimony before the Illinois House Labor and Commerce Committee:

"The causation standard in Indiana is exactly the same as it is in Illinois."

By PolitiFact Staff • December 19, 2016

Kasim Reed
stated on September 16, 2016 a White House press conference:

"If you look at any real analysis," the Trans-Pacific Partnership is "going to generate better-paying jobs that are more stable."

By PolitiFact Staff • September 30, 2016

Kasim Reed
stated on November 17, 2015 press release:

While the smoking rate nationally has fallen, more than 18 percent of Georgians still light up.

By PolitiFact Staff • November 30, 2015

NextGen Climate Action Committee
stated on August 8, 2014 a campaign ad:

Says Rick Scott "is letting Duke (Energy) keep collecting billions" despite troubled power plants.

By PolitiFact Staff • August 13, 2014

Georgia Department of Transportation
stated on July 19, 2011 a press release:

The Northwest Corridor highway project in Cobb and Cherokee counties "is expected to create over 9,700 jobs statewide."

By PolitiFact Staff • August 10, 2011

Republican National Committee
stated on June 5, 2008 in a news release:

Obama couldn't have afforded his home without Rezko's help.

By PolitiFact Staff • June 17, 2008

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TikTok posts
stated on una publicación en TikTok:

Estas imágenes no son de personas infectadas con el hantavirus, fueron sacadas de contexto

False

By Maria Briceño • May 13, 2026

Donald Trump
stated on on May 7, 2026 in remarks to reporters:

Trump is wrong: Gas prices have reached near record highs, not ‘come down very substantially’

False

May 11, 2026

Liz Krueger
stated on March 5, 2026 an op-ed:

Proposed data centers in New York state would use “approximately double the energy usage of all households in the state combined.”

Mostly False

By Conor Amendola, Ryan Lombardi • May 7, 2026

X posts
stated on May 6, 2026 a social media post:

“California only has ‘enough’ oil and gas supply to meet demand for the next six weeks.”

False

By Louis Jacobson • May 7, 2026

Donald Trump
stated on May 4, 2026 a White House event:

“Consumer confidence is way up."

False

By Louis Jacobson • May 6, 2026

Sam Sutton
stated on March 11, 2026 a rally:

From January 2025 to January 2026, “hate crimes in New York City increased by 152%”

Mostly True

By Emma Gavazzi • May 5, 2026

Fentrice Driskell
stated on April 29, 2026 an interview:

“Under federal law, you cannot engage in partisan gerrymandering.”

False

By Samantha Putterman • May 1, 2026

Instagram posts
stated on April 26, 2026 una publicación en Instagram:

Imagen muestra que “950 inmigrantes derrumbaron el muro fronterizo entre México y Estados Unidos intentando ingresar a Estados Unidos” en abril 2026.

False

By Maria Briceño • April 30, 2026

Bernie Sanders
stated on April 22, 2026 a Senate committee hearing:

“As a result of the 'Big Beautiful Bill' 15 million Americans have been thrown off the healthcare that they need."

Mostly False

By Amy Sherman • April 30, 2026

Tim Scott
stated on April 26, 2026 an X post:

“Secret Service remains unpaid” during the partial government shutdown.

False

By Louis Jacobson • April 29, 2026

Pine Tree Results PAC
stated on April 26, 2026 an ad:

“Graham Platner blames Maine’s women for getting raped because he says they get f----- up drunk"

Half-True

By Amy Sherman • April 29, 2026

Social Media
stated on April 26, 2026 social media posts:

Video shows “unedited raw security footage” of the shooter at the April 25 White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.

False

By Maria Briceño • April 29, 2026

Donald Trump
stated on April 23, 2026 remarks at the White House:

“We are right now producing more oil than Saudi Arabia and Russia combined.”

Mostly True

By Louis Jacobson • April 29, 2026

Ron DeSantis
stated on April 27, 2026 an interview with Fox News Digital:

Since the 2020 census, Florida has "moved from a Democrat majority to a 1.5 million Republican advantage."

Half-True

By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman • April 29, 2026

Social Media
stated on April 26, 2026 publicaciones en redes sociales:

“Tras el atentado a Trump”, en la cena de corresponsales de la Casa Blanca el 25 de abril, “Irán lanza un mensaje fuerte: ‘no le crean nada, miente’”.

False

By Maria Briceño • April 28, 2026

Jay Collins
stated on April 20, 2026 a campaign document:

U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds voted "against three pay raises for military service members, including the largest pay raise for the military in 22 years."

Mostly False

By Samantha Putterman • April 23, 2026

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
stated on April 22, 2026 testimony to the Senate Finance Committee:

"There's two ways of calculating percentage" decreases. “If you have a $600 drug and you reduce it to $10, that's a 600% reduction."

Pants on Fire!

By Louis Jacobson • April 23, 2026

Joe Rogan
stated on April 18, 2026 comments at the Oval Office:

“With one dose of ibogaine, more than 80% of people are free of (opioid) addiction. With two doses, it's more than 90%.”

Mostly False

By Grace Abels • April 22, 2026

X posts
stated on April 21, 2026 an X post:

“Newly released FOIA door logs show that former President Joe Biden didn't enter the Oval Office once after the 2024 election.”

Pants on Fire!

By Maria Briceño • April 22, 2026

Chris Wright
stated on April 19, 2026 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union":

Solar and wind have not reached “3% of global energy.”

Half-True

By Louis Jacobson • April 22, 2026

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