Donald Trump, President of the United States
FactCheck.org rated this: Misleading
FactCheck.org says: The White House divided the size of a country’s trade imbalance with the U.S. in goods by how much America imports in goods from that nation. Economists told us that’s not a legitimate way to calculate reciprocal tariff…
Rick Scott, U.S. Senator
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: When Biden left office in January, the number of people usually working full time — meaning 35 hours or more a week — was almost 135.9 million. That was up 8.5% from about 125.2 million full-time workers when Biden beca…
Donald Trump, U.S. President
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: In terms of the overall U.S. economy, real (inflation-adjusted) gross domestic product per capita is many times higher today than it was during the period cited by the president.
Donald Trump, U.S. President
FactCheck.org rated this: Exaggerates
FactCheck.org says: Most of the aid from Europe hasn't been structured as loans and some U.S. aid has been given as loans, although the portion of loans in U.S. aid is smaller the portion in European aid.
Donald Trump, Former President of the United States
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: Aside from inflation, which was primarily caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and has moderated greatly since 2022, several economic measures show a strong economy under the Biden-Harris administration.
Donald Trump, Former President of the United States
FactCheck.org rated this: Experts Doubt That
FactCheck.org says: Increasing oil and gas supply could bring down prices in the short term, if demand remains the same, but there are several complicating factors to that. Experts didn’t see a way for Trump to lower energy bills by 50%.
Donald Trump, former U.S. president
Washington Post rated this: Four Pinocchios
Washington Post says: This number is ten times too high
Donald Trump, Former President
FactCheck.org rated this: Spins the Facts
FactCheck.org says: Economists say that while cutting the rate from 35% to 21% did stimulate some growth, it did not cover the loss in tax revenue.
Byron Donalds, U.S. Representative, R-Fla.
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: For both Black Americans overall and for Black men in particular, inflation-adjusted wages rose under President Donald Trump — but they rose about three times faster under President Joe Biden.
Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States
FactCheck.org rated this: Misleading
FactCheck.org says: Harris was mostly correct in her description of Moody's Analytics, the Financial Times survey and the 16 Nobel laureates. But she is wrong about the Wharton analysis and exaggerates what Goldman Sachs said.
Kamala Harris, Vice President
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: The specific projected dollar impact on consumers varies. Two estimates we found broadly support Harris’ $4,000 figure; two others show a smaller — though still significant — impact.
Donald Trump, Former President of the United States
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: Each year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics revises its monthly employment figures, which come from a survey of employers, based on more comprehensive data it obtains later from state filings. It's a routine revision.
Donald Trump, Former U.S. president
Washington Post rated this: Four Pinocchios
Washington Post says: This is a nonsense figure
Donald Trump, former president
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: Trump was president when Black poverty and unemployment reached record lows. But he leaves out President Joe Biden, saw both record lows surpassed on his watch.
Donald Trump, Former U.S. President
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: The total U.S. trade deficit with China in goods and services in 2023 was about $252 billion, the lowest it has been in 14 years.
Donald Trump, president
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Biden is proposing a tax increase of roughly 7% over the next decade, which is far lower than the 300% increase that Trump claimed. And the vast majority of that increase will hit the top 1% of income earners.
Tim Scott, U.S. Senator
FactCheck.org rated this: Distorts the Facts
FactCheck.org says: The lowest African American unemployment rate was under President Biden, and the lowest unemployment rate for Hispanics was the same under both presidents. Women also had their lowest rate since the 1950s under Biden.
Donald Trump, Former U.S. president
Washington Post rated this: False
Washington Post says: Biden has repeatedly said he will not raises taxes on people making less than $400,000.
Donald Trump, former president
PolitiFact rated this: Accurate, but needs caution
PolitiFact says: Trump is right on the numbers. However, to the layperson, his framing might make this drop sound more alarming than it is. GDP continued to grow, but half as fast as it did in the previous quarter.
Donald Trump, Former U.S. president
Washington Post rated this: False
Washington Post says: Thi number --w hich is doubled -- does not say what Trump claims.