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Donald Trump

President of the United States. 1,168 claims checked by other fact-checking organisations, from 2018 to 2026. The ratings are theirs, in their own words.

Donald Trump, Former President

“In the 2020 election, Detroit had “more votes than we have people” and Pennsylvania “had hundreds of thousands of more votes than they had people voting.”

FactCheck.org rated this: False

FactCheck.org says: The Pennsylvania Department of State said his claim is “based on incomplete and inaccurate data." In Detroit, the number of ballots cast versus the number of voters checked into polling precincts differed by a mere 357.

Donald Trump, President of the United States

“I immediately deployed the National Guard and federal law enforcement to secure the building and expel the intruders.”

FactCheck.org rated this: Disputed

FactCheck.org says: Trump’s claim that he acted quickly is contradicted by news reports citing unnamed sources who say the president initially resisted efforts to bring in the National Guard at the outset of the Capitol riot.

Donald Trump, President of the United States

“Vice President Mike Pence "has the absolute right" to "send it back to the states to recertify, and we become president.”

FactCheck.org rated this: False

FactCheck.org says: The Constitution doesn’t say the vice president shall count the votes, Epps said. “It says the votes shall be counted.” And the Electoral Count Act says that counting is done by tellers in Congress.