Donald Trump

“Los Angeles was under siege" by protesters "until we got there," referring to the deployment of the National Guard.”

FactCheck.org says: President Donald Trump sent National Guard troops to Los Angeles to address what he has described as a city “under siege” by protesters opposed to his immigration policy, but state politicians and one federal court have…

“From now on, MASKS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED to be worn at protests.”

“If the “Big, Beautiful” tax and spending bill doesn’t pass, “there will be a 68% tax increase.”

PolitiFact says: If the 2017 tax law is not extended through passage of the "Big Beautiful Bill," taxes will increase, but by far less than President Donald Trump said. The nonpartisan Tax Policy Center projects that the increase would …

“If the One Big Beautiful Bill Act doesn’t pass, Americans "will get a 68% tax increase.”

FactCheck.org says: The Tax Policy Center estimates that, on average, Americans’ taxes would rise about 7.5% if the 2017 tax cuts are allowed to fully expire at the end of the year. The president may be referring to the percentage of Ameri…

“THE ONE, BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL' ... will kick millions of Illegal Aliens off of Medicaid to PROTECT it for those who are the ones in real need.”

FactCheck.org says: A CBO analysis of an early version of House reconciliation bill said that under the bill 1.4 million people "without verified citizenship, nationality, or satisfactory immigration status" would lose state-funded health …

“A video shows "Burial sites [for] over a thousand of white farmers" in South Africa.”

FactCheck.org says: In a meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, U.S. President Donald Trump played a video that he said showed "burial sites" for a thousand white farmers. But it actually showed a 2020 demonstration bringing…

“In the House bill, “we’re not changing Medicaid,” only cutting “waste, fraud and abuse.”

PolitiFact says: The legislation includes some provisions that can improve the detection of beneficiaries who aren’t eligible for Medicaid coverage. However, the bill also cuts reimbursements for states that cover people in the U.S. ill…

“We’ll do close to $10 trillion of investment ... because of the tariffs.”

“Declining cargo traffic at U.S. ports “means we lose less money. … When you say it's slowed down, that's a good thing.”

“It’s a genocide that’s taking place" in South Africa against "white farmers.”

FactCheck.org says: There is a real issue with South African farmers being killed or violently attacked, experts told us. But most of the violent acts are committed during robberies in a country where most of the wealth and land post-apart…

“Under a new executive order, prescription drug prices will be reduced “almost immediately.”

PolitiFact says: The order specifies a 30-day period to develop pricing targets for drugmakers, followed by an unspecified amount of time to determine if companies achieve the targets. If they don’t meet the price targets, a formal rule…

“The Digital Equity Act is a handout "based on race,” and “illegal.”

“We have now close to $10 trillion” in investments. “We’re talking about essentially two months.”

PolitiFact says: The White House has publicly disclosed far less than $10 trillion in investments; it cites $2.1 trillion in corporate investments, or $5.1 trillion when including investments countries have promised. There is no guarant…

“Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia “had ‘MS-13’ on his knuckles tattooed. … He had ‘MS’ as clear as you can be. Not 'interpreted.’”

PolitiFact says: The figures M, S, 1 and 3 and words below the symbols don’t appear in other photographs of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia’s hand, including one shared by the Salvadoran government.

“The cost of eggs has come down like 93%, 94% since we took office, and they’re pretty much normally priced now.”

FactCheck.org says: As of March, the most recent data available, the average retail price of eggs was up, not down. And there are no states where the price of gasoline has dipped below $2. The national average is $3.11.

“Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia "has been found by two separate Courts to be a member of the violent, killer gang MS-13, was in our Country illegally, and is under a Deportation Order.”

“Kilmar Armado Abrego-Garcia "has MS-13 tattooed onto his knuckles.”

“日本がアメリカのコメに700%の関税をかけている”

“Look, we’re making $2 billion a day now [from tariffs]. And during Biden, we were losing $3 billion a day.”

FactCheck.org says: Economists told us that Trump appears to be wrongly comparing a very high – and unlikely – estimate of potential daily revenue from his tariffs with a figure reflecting the average daily U.S. trade deficit during Biden’…

“Coal is “clean,” “cheap” and “incredibly efficient,” people have bemoaned and decimated the industry “for absolutely no reason.”

FactCheck.org says: Experts agree the main culprit for the decrease in coal-fired power in recent decades was the surge of more cost-effective and cleaner kinds of energy, especially natural gas. Also, coal combustion emits more carbon emi…