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.

Checked by Washington Post26 Sep 2019United States

Donald Trump, President

“When Biden’s son walks out of China with $1.5 billion in a fund, and the biggest funds in the world can’t get money out of China, and he’s there for one quick meeting and he flies in on Air Force Two, I think that’s a horrible thing. I think it’s a horrible thing.”

Washington Post rated this: Four Pinocchios

Checked by PolitiFact25 Sep 2019United States Religion

Donald Trump, President of the United States

“80% of the world’s population lives in countries where religious liberty is in significant danger or even completely outlawed.”

PolitiFact rated this: Half True

Checked by PolitiFact25 Sep 2019United States War and conflict

Donald Trump, President of the United States

“Europe and other nations (need to) contribute to Ukraine. Because they’re not doing it. Just the United States. We’re putting up the bulk of the money.”

PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False

Checked by Washington Post25 Sep 2019United States Elections

Donald Trump, President

“I’m leading in the polls; they have no idea how they stop me.”

Washington Post rated this: Four Pinocchios

Checked by The New York Times24 Sep 2019United States War and conflict

Donald Trump

“I’ll withhold again and I’ll continue to withhold until such time as Europe and other nations contribute to Ukraine because they’re not doing it. Just the United States. We’re putting up the bulk of the money.”

The New York Times rated this: This is exaggerated.

Checked by FactCheck.org24 Sep 2019United States Politics and government

Donald Trump, President of the United States

“It was something where [then-Vice President Joe Biden] said, “I’m not going to give billions of dollars to Ukraine unless they remove this prosecutor.” ... And the prosecutor was prosecuting the company of the son and the son," Hunter Biden.”

FactCheck.org rated this: Distorts the Facts

Checked by PolitiFact23 Sep 2019United States Politics and government

Donald Trump, President

“Says of intelligence community whistleblower who reportedly raised concerns about interactions between Trump and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, "It’s a partisan whistleblower.”

PolitiFact rated this: We don't know identity

Checked by Washington Post23 Sep 2019United States

Donald Trump, President

“What wasn’t perfect is the horrible thing that Joe Biden said. And now he made a lie when he said he never spoke to his son. I mean, give me a break. He’s already said he spoke to his son.”

Washington Post rated this: Not the Whole Story

Checked by The New York Times21 Sep 2019United States War and conflict

Donald Trump

“Germany, France, Russia, many other countries made a lot of money with Iran. And we didn’t make money with Iran, which that was just one of the many bad parts about the deal.”

The New York Times rated this: This is misleading.

Checked by PolitiFact19 Sep 2019United States

Donald Trump, President of the United States

“Says Ilhan Omar "partied" on the anniversary of 9/11.”

PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire

Checked by FactCheck.org19 Sep 2019United States

Donald Trump, President

“They were forcing you to buy lightbulbs that cost a fortune” and were "very dangerous with all of the gases.” If a lightbulb breaks, “it’s considered almost like a waste site.”

FactCheck.org rated this: Misleading

Checked by FactCheck.org18 Sep 2019United States War and conflict

Donald Trump, President

“Trump retweeted a post purporting to show Rep. Ilhan Omar "partying" and "celebrating" on the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.”

FactCheck.org rated this: False

Checked by FactCheck.org17 Sep 2019United States

Donald Trump, President of the United States

“A lot of people are being saved" under the Right to Try Act, which was enacted last year to provide faster access to unapproved medications still in development.”

FactCheck.org rated this: Unsupported

Checked by Washington Post17 Sep 2019United States

Donald Trump, President

“Together, we enacted the VA Accountability Act, so that anyone who mistreats or abuses our great veterans can be promptly fired. There was a time you couldn’t fire anyone, no matter how they treated our veterans, whether they stole or they were sadists. And we had some of them, too. You couldn’t fire them, and now we can do it very, very quickly and easily.”

Washington Post rated this: Three Pinocchios

Checked by PolitiFact16 Sep 2019United States

Donald Trump, U.S. president

“And very importantly, I don't know if you know this, they have warnings. If it breaks, it’s considered a hazardous waste site; it’s gases inside.”

PolitiFact rated this: Isn't true for LEDs

Checked by PolitiFact13 Sep 2019United States

Donald Trump, President

“The United States is "very energy independent.”

PolitiFact rated this: Half True

Checked by Washington Post12 Sep 2019United States

Donald Trump, President

“Soon after, I went down to Ground Zero with men who worked for me to try to help in any little way that we could.”

Washington Post rated this: No evidence

Checked by PolitiFact10 Sep 2019United States

Donald Trump, President of the United States

“China has "had now the worst year in 57 years.”

PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False

Checked by FactCheck.org5 Sep 2019United States Health

Donald Trump, President of the United States

“91% of the world’s population are exposed to air pollution above the World Health Organization’s suggested level. NONE ARE IN THE U.S.A.!”

FactCheck.org rated this: False

Checked by FactCheck.org5 Sep 2019United States

Donald Trump, President

“I know that Alabama was in the original forecast. ... And, in all cases, Alabama was hit — if not lightly, in some cases pretty hard. Georgia, Alabama — it was a different route. They actually gave that a 95 percent chance probability.”

FactCheck.org rated this: False