Federal Budget Scorecard True 0% 164 Checks Mostly True 0% 224 Checks Half True 0% 0 Checks Mostly False 0% 222 Checks False 0% 239 Checks Pants on Fire 0% 63 Checks For more details, see the Principles of PolitiFact All Fact-checks for Federal Budget Donald Trump stated on January 13, 2026 in a speech in Detroit: "If we stop this fraud, this massive fraud, we're going to have a balanced budget." January 13, 2026 Donald Trump stated on November 12, 2025 in an X post: “My tariffs … are helping to slash the deficit this year by more than 25%.” November 14, 2025 JB Pritzker stated on October 30, 2025 in a press conference: The federal government “decided to shut down the SNAP machines, so that they can’t be used.” November 3, 2025 X posts stated on October 28, 2025 in X posts: The majority of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients are not U.S. citizens. November 3, 2025 Social Media stated on October 22, 2025 in social media posts: Walmart will close to in-store shoppers and allow only online orders and curbside pickup starting Nov. 1 because of an expected Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding lapse. October 29, 2025 James Clyburn stated on October 8, 2025 in an X post: “Trump’s budget called for a $300 (million) cut” to the Women, Infants and Children program. October 16, 2025 Rick Scott stated on October 2, 2025 in an X post: Democrats shut down the government because they want “health care for illegal aliens and funding for free abortions.” October 8, 2025 Amy Klobuchar stated on September 28, 2025 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": People with insurance through the Affordable Care Act will see a “75% increase in premiums starting Nov. 1” if enhanced subsidies are not extended, including “twice as much in the rural areas.” September 30, 2025 stated on September 29, 2025 in The People's Cabinet podcast: “If the government shuts down, members of Congress still get paid. The janitors never get paid.” September 30, 2025 Hakeem Jeffries stated on September 24, 2025 in remarks to reporters: "Republicans have effectively ended medical research in the United States of America." September 29, 2025 Load More Latest Articles Democratic fight over DHS funding could lead to government shutdown. How could it play out? • January 29, 2026 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s economic speech in Michigan • January 13, 2026 Trump sees a future without federal income taxes, but the tariff math doesn’t add up • December 3, 2025 Trump propone pagos de $2,000 a todos los estadounidenses. ¿Es posible? • November 12, 2025 Fact-checking Democrats’ talking points about Affordable Care Act subsidies • November 11, 2025 Can Trump create $2,000 tariff dividends, 50-year mortgages or direct health care payments? • November 11, 2025 Trump proposed $2,000 payments for Americans from tariff dividends. Would that work? • November 10, 2025 Ask PolitiFact: How much could the federal shutdown cost? • October 31, 2025 Who gets food stamps? Viral chart misleads about SNAP recipients’ race, ethnicity • October 27, 2025 Food stamps: Facts to know as millions on SNAP face losing benefits during shutdown • October 23, 2025
