“I have waived interest that all student loans held by federal government agencies, and that will be until further notice.”
The New York Times rated this: This needs context.
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.
“I met with the leaders of health insurance industry, who have agreed to waive all co-payments for coronavirus treatments.”
Washington Post rated this: Wrong
“The health insurance industry has “agreed to waive all co-payments for coronavirus treatments.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“These prohibitions will not only apply to the tremendous amount of trade and cargo, but various other things as we get approval. Anything coming from Europe to the United States is what we are discussing.”
PolitiFact rated this: Wrong
“To keep new cases from entering our shores, we will be suspending all travel from Europe to the United States for the next 30 days.”
Washington Post rated this: Mostly false
“To keep new cases from entering our shores, we will be suspending all travel from Europe to the United States for the next 30 days.”
FactCheck.org rated this: False. Not All Travel.
“Anybody that wants a test (for the coronavirus) can get a test.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“Michael Bloomberg “did not poll well as mayor in handling crisis!”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
“Anybody that wants a test [for COVID-19] can get a test. That’s what the bottom line is. ... Anybody right now and yesterday — anybody that needs a test gets a test. We — they’re there. They have the tests. And the tests are beautiful. Anybody that needs a test gets a test.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Exaggerates
“Video shows Joe Biden saying “we can only re-elect Donald Trump.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
“We have lifted 10 million people off of welfare.”
FactCheck.org rated this: We Explain that Figure
“The Obama administration "didn't do anything about” swine flu.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“I think the 3.4% is really a false number. Now, this is just my hunch … Personally, I would say the number is way under 1%”
PolitiFact rated this: Hard to estimate early
“The Obama administration made a decision on testing that turned out to be very detrimental to what we’re doing” on the coronavirus.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“The Obama administration made a decision on testing that turned out to be very detrimental to what we’re doing. And we undid that decision a few days ago so that the testing can take place in a much more accurate and rapid fashion.”
Washington Post rated this: Four Pinocchios
“[T]he Obama administration made a decision on testing that turned out to be very detrimental to what we’re doing. And we undid that decision ... [W]e ended that rule very quickly.”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
“The U.S. economy is “nothing compared to what it’s going to be when the trade deals kick in. … China, as an example, they didn’t do anything with us. They’re now spending $250 billion a year, and that’s only for phase one.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Distorts the Facts
“We have many health care plans now, where it's 60%, even 65% less expensive than Obamacare. It's better than Obamacare.”
PolitiFact rated this: Not new, not better
“Insurers "have agreed to waive all co-payments for coronavirus treatments”
The New York Times rated this: This is exaggerated.
“Says the media cut out his request of Russian hackers to find Hillary Clinton’s emails “right at the end so that you don’t see the laughter, the joke.”
PolitiFact rated this: False