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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 4, 2026 a White House event:
“Consumer confidence is way up."
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 6, 2026
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 11, 2026 remarks to reporters:
Credit card companies would be “in violation of the law” if they don’t cap interest rates at 10% by Jan. 20.
False
By Louis Jacobson • January 12, 2026
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 19, 2025 an exchange with reporters in the White House:
The U.S. currently has “no inflation.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • September 24, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 25, 2025 a Truth Social post:
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is a communist.
False
By Amy Sherman, Ella Moore • June 26, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 8, 2025 an event in the White House:
Declining cargo traffic at U.S. ports “means we lose less money. … When you say it's slowed down, that's a good thing.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 16, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 8, 2025 an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press":
“We have now close to $10 trillion” in investments. “We’re talking about essentially two months.”
False
By Louis Jacobson, Madison Czopek • May 8, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 9, 2025 remarks at a White House event:
In 2024, “China made $1 trillion off trade with the United States.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • April 11, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 8, 2025 a speech:
The U.S. is “taking in almost $2 billion a day in tariffs.”
False
By Amy Sherman • April 10, 2025
X posts
X posts
stated on April 7, 2025 posts on X:
Says Kevin Hassett, National Economic Council director, said on April 7, “Trump is considering a 90-day pause in tariffs for all countries except China.”
False
By Madison Czopek • April 8, 2025
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 21, 2025 in a Facebook post:
Elon Musk said “Tesla is finished” and needs “drastic changes immediately.”
False
By Claire Cranford • March 26, 2025
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 19, 2025 una publicación en Facebook:
El presidente Donald Trump “firma orden ejecutiva para obligar a los bancos a que les quiten un 10% de dinero” de sus ahorros a los inmigrantes.
False
By Maria Briceño • March 21, 2025
Karoline Leavitt
Karoline Leavitt
stated on March 11, 2025 a White House press briefing:
“Tariffs are a tax cut for the American people.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 13, 2025
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 9, 2025 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union":
“The number of full-time jobs (was) dropping almost the entire Biden administration.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 11, 2025
X posts
X posts
stated on March 7, 2025 on social media:
During President Joe Biden’s four years in office, “31% of U.S. job growth” came from public-sector jobs.
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 11, 2025
Social Media
Social Media
stated on December 6, 2024 social media posts:
UnitedHealthcare posted a job opening for a CEO 24 hours after its CEO was killed.
False
By Sofia Ahmed • December 9, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 6, 2024 Rally:
“With your Democrat governor, you have some of the highest electricity prices and highest energy costs. It’s just about at the top in Wisconsin.”
False
By Madeline Heim • November 26, 2024
Threads posts
Threads posts
stated on November 13, 2024 a Threads post:
Nissan just announced 9,000 layoffs in Tennessee “to avoid severe losses due to expected tariffs.”
False
By Jeff Cercone • November 14, 2024
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on November 10, 2024 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union":
Inflation-adjusted weekly wages “are lower today than they were 50 years ago.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • November 11, 2024
Climate Power
Climate Power
stated on October 18, 2024 Organization email:
Says Eric Hovde “claims anyone who believes in transitioning to a clean energy economy is ‘smoking crack cocaine.’”
False
By Madeline Heim • October 30, 2024
Threads posts
Threads posts
stated on October 3, 2024 a Threads post:
The U.S. government is offering Americans loans to pay for flights out of Lebanon while they have been flying Israeli citizens out of Israel on chartered flights for a year “on our dime.”
False
By Sofia Ahmed • October 9, 2024
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