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Donald Trump stated on December 9, 2020 in a tweet:

“No candidate has ever won both Florida and Ohio and lost.”

By Amy Sherman • December 10, 2020

Donald Trump stated on March 20, 2017 in remarks at a Kentucky rally:

"Since China joined — that’s another beauty — the WTO in 2001, the U.S. has lost many more than 60,000 factories."

By Lauren Carroll • March 24, 2017

Donald Trump stated on April 21, 2016 in a campaign rally speech:

"Pennsylvania has lost 35 percent of its manufacturing jobs since 2001" and "Harrisburg has lost 40 percent of its manufacturing jobs since 2001."

By Anna Orso • April 22, 2016

Donald Trump stated on July 1, 2026 in remarks to reporters:

"You know why I'm profiting? Because the stock market's going up. ... I'm profiting because I have a lot of money and a lot of…

By Louis Jacobson • July 7, 2026

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

Gasoline prices have “come down very substantially today.”

By Louis Jacobson • May 8, 2026

Donald Trump stated on March 23, 2026 in remarks at a Memphis event:

"Mail-in voting means mail-in cheating.”

By Amy Sherman, Zoe Weyand • March 25, 2026

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."

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • January 13, 2026

Donald Trump stated on October 15, 2025 in news conference:

Regarding boat strikes off the coast of Venezuela, “Every boat that we knock out we save 25,000 American lives.”

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • October 16, 2025

Donald Trump stated on September 27, 2025 in a Truth Social post:

On Jan. 6, 2021, 274 FBI agents were “probably acting as agitators and insurrectionists, but certainly not as ‘law enforcement officials.’”

By Samantha Putterman • September 30, 2025

Donald Trump stated on August 18, 2025 in a Truth Social post:

“We are now the only country in the world that uses mail-in voting.”

By Amy Sherman • August 18, 2025

Donald Trump stated on August 5, 2025 in an interview on CNBC:

Bureau of Labor Statistics employment numbers “were rigged” when the agency revised them “down by almost 900,000 jobs” after the 2024 election.

By Louis Jacobson • August 5, 2025

Donald Trump stated on July 22, 2025 in a press conference:

In 2016, after Donald Trump won the presidency, then-President Barack Obama was “trying to lead a coup” with Trump’s opponent, Hillary Clinton.

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • July 22, 2025

Social Media stated on July 6, 2025 in a TikTok video:

The Trump administration “has defunded not only the National Weather Service but also what’s known as NOAA.”

By Amy Sherman, Ella Moore, Louis Jacobson • July 8, 2025

Donald Trump stated on May 25, 2025 in a press gaggle:

Harvard University “refuse(s) to tell us” who its international students are.

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • May 28, 2025

Karoline Leavitt stated on May 19, 2025 in a White House press briefing:

President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill “does not add to the deficit.”

By Louis Jacobson • May 21, 2025

Donald Trump stated on May 8, 2025 in 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.”

By Louis Jacobson • May 16, 2025

Pam Bondi stated on April 29, 2025 in an X post:

In President Donald Trump’s first 100 days, fentanyl seizures saved “119 million” to “258 million” lives.

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • May 1, 2025

Donald Trump stated on April 9, 2025 in a memo:

The 2020 election was “rigged” and Chris Krebs, former Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency director, “baselessly” dismissed “election malfeasance.”

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • April 10, 2025

Social Media stated on March 9, 2025 in in social media posts:

Video shows President Donald Trump admitting he became president because of a “rigged” 2024 election.

By Jeff Cercone • March 10, 2025

Viral image stated on February 9, 2025 in an Instagram post:

Photo shows someone raising two middle fingers at President Donald Trump at the 2025 Super Bowl.

By Ciara O'Rourke • February 11, 2025

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Articles (541)

Donald Trump has lost dozens of election lawsuits. Here’s why

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • December 10, 2020

Fact-checking Trump’s address: What he said about China and 2020 election, what documents show

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • July 16, 2026

Trump’s speech may focus on 2020 election. Here’s a primer on foreign interference, voting security

By Alex Min, Amy Sherman • July 15, 2026

High-angle photo of gas station prices May 2026

Trump wants a gasoline tax suspension. But it’s never been done and could have serious drawbacks

By Louis Jacobson • May 12, 2026

President Donald Trump fires Kristi Noem as DHS secretary. A look back at her falsehoods

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe • March 5, 2026

Kristi Noem speaks Senate hearing 03-03-26

Has the US government found 145,000 ‘lost’ migrant children? Fact-checking Kristi Noem

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • March 5, 2026

Trump speaks about Venezuela w/ Rubio and Hegseth 01-03-26

Fact-checking Donald Trump following U.S. attacks on Venezuela and capture of Nicolás Maduro

By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe • January 3, 2026

White House bronze plaques for past presidents

Donald Trump’s plaques for past presidents include falsehoods

By Louis Jacobson • December 18, 2025

Packaging for the biologic medication Humira 07-18-2014

What are biologics and will the Trump administration’s plans make them cheaper?

By Madison Czopek • November 13, 2025

Trump’s ‘60 Minutes’ interview: Fact-checking his statements on nuclear weapons, Mamdani, ICE

By Amy Sherman, Grace Abels, Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Samantha Putterman • November 3, 2025

Trump speaking to the UN General Assembly Sept 2025

Fact-check: Trump misleads about ending 7 wars, US economy, renewable energy in UN speech

By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe • September 23, 2025

Detroit Lions' Dominic Lovett returns a kickoff Aug. 23, 2025

Donald Trump called the NFL’s kickoff rule ‘sissy football.’ 3 data points shed light on the change

By Madison Czopek • September 22, 2025

FTC has long said products must back up health claims. A MAHA lawsuit would upend that.

By Arthur Allen • August 25, 2025

Fact-checks: Trump meets Zelenskyy to talk potential end to Russia-Ukraine war

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman • August 18, 2025

Trump and Putin’s history of misleading on Ukraine, US elections: 7 examples before Alaska summit

By Amy Sherman • August 13, 2025

How much power does Donald Trump have to change the census and who is counted in it?

By Louis Jacobson • August 8, 2025

Donald Trump’s tariff powers face a high-stakes legal test

By Louis Jacobson • July 29, 2025

Trump Tower, top of escalator, announcement speech

Trump launched the MAGA movement 10 years ago today. Have his priorities changed?

By Katie Sanders • June 16, 2025

Musk looking up and Trump in Oval Office presser 5-30-25

Trump and Musk’s public attacks on each other add to questions about DOGE’s accomplishments, future

By Amy Sherman, Madison Czopek • June 5, 2025

Afrikaner refugees from South Africa at Dulles airport 5-12-25

Trump’s Afrikaner refugee policy based on unfounded claims about land, white farmer ‘genocide’

By Amy Sherman • May 20, 2025