“A lot of people think that (the coronavirus) goes away in April with the heat.”
PolitiFact rated this: Too soon to know
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.
“Speaking about new water conservation laws in California: "Now that they’re rationing water for people, they’re saying you’re going to get, very shortly — I heard the governor saying you get 50 gallons”
FactCheck.org rated this: Distorts the Facts
“The number of COVID-19 cases in the United States "are going very substantially down, not up.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Spins the Facts
“With Ebola, we were talking about it before, you disintegrated. If you got Ebola, that was it. [Coronavirus] is like a flu, and this is a much different situation than Ebola.”
Washington Post rated this: False
“I won every debate, it’s true. ... I’m just saying, every poll.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Online Surveys, Not Polls
“Says four Justice Department prosecutors "cut and ran after being exposed for recommending a ridiculous 9 year prison sentence to" Roger Stone.”
PolitiFact rated this: Ignores critical facts
“Says he has "the legal right" to intervene in cases handled by the Justice Department.”
PolitiFact rated this: He's right, within limits
“[C]ountless American children have been trapped in failing government schools. To rescue these students, 18 states have created school choice in the form of Opportunity Scholarships. The programs are so popular that tens of thousands of students remain on a waiting list. One of those students is Janiyah Davis, a fourth grader from Philadelphia.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Misleading
“We will not be touching your Social Security or Medicare in Fiscal 2021 Budget.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Spins the Facts
“Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg's stop-and-frisk policy was "so vicious and so violent” that it resulted in "a revolution in New York, because of what he did.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Once Praised Bloomberg Policy
“Nine years for doing something that nobody even can define what he did," referring to the Justice Department's initial recommendation of a prison sentence of seven to nine years for Roger Stone.”
FactCheck.org rated this: We Review Stone's Crimes
“It looks like by April, you know in theory, when it gets a little warmer, [the new coronavirus] miraculously goes away — I hope that’s true.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Too Early to Say
“Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman's superior "publicly stated that Vindman had problems with judgement, adhering to the chain of command and leaking information.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Spins the Facts
“Retweeted a meme that claims "Romney's son" is "on the board of directors for energy companies doing business in Ukraine.”
FactCheck.org rated this: No Evidence
“Video shows House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ripping up the president’s speech immediately after he honored the Tuskegee airman, retired Brig. Gen. Charles E. McGee, and then again after other White House guests.”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
“Our new (health care) plans are up to 60% less expensive and better" than Obamacare.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
“I thought it was a terrible thing when (Nancy Pelosi) ripped up the speech. First of all, it's an official document. You're not allowed. It's illegal what she did. She broke the law.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“Very close to 160 million people are now working in the United States. Nobody's ever even come close to that number.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
“America has now gained 12,000 new factories under my administration, with thousands upon thousands of plants and factories being planned or built.”
Washington Post rated this: Misleading
“We had first time in 51 years where drug prices actually came down last year.”
The New York Times rated this: False.