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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, President

“You see the number today? 33.1 GDP. The biggest in the history of our country by almost triple, right? Almost triple. Now it’s very much bigger than any GDP we’ve ever had.”

Washington Post rated this: Lacks context

Washington Post says: Trump’s figure of 33.1% is an annualized figure and is pretty misleading in this context. The GDP was 7.4% higher than in the second quarter, short of the 10% needed. But for the economy to recover all that w