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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 of the United States

“We spend more money per pupil than any other nation in the world, and yet we’re rated No. 40. ... We have to tell the teachers union, we’re rated last in the world in education, of the Top 40.”

FactCheck.org rated this: False

FactCheck.org says: U.S. high school students performed above average in science and reading, and a bit below average in math, according to the latest data compiled by OECD. In other international assessments, elementary students in the U.…

Checked by FactCheck.org24 Jan 2025United States
Donald Trump, President of the United States

“On Jan. 6: "And obviously the FBI was involved, because [FBI Director Christopher] Wray admitted the FBI was. Didn’t he say 23 people, indirectly or directly were involved? And it was then 26?”

FactCheck.org rated this: Distorts the Facts

FactCheck.org says: A Department of Justice inspector general report found the FBI had no undercover agents embedded in the protest crowds that day, and while there were some FBI informants there, none of them were “directed by the FBI to …

Checked by FactCheck.org10 Jan 2025United States
Donald Trump, President-elect

“California Gov. Gavin Newsom “refused to sign” a declaration that would have allowed water to flow from Northern California to "the areas that are currently burning in a virtually apocalyptic way" to “protect an essentially worthless fish.”

FactCheck.org rated this: False

FactCheck.org says: But water policy experts told us there’s no connection between state water regulations or water flowing from the north and the ability to fight the fire.

Checked by FactCheck.org10 Dec 2024United States
Donald Trump, U.S. President-elect

“The House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol "deleted and destroyed all evidence ... that they found.”

FactCheck.org rated this: False

FactCheck.org says: The committee preserved more than a million records for publication and archiving in coordination with several governmental offices, including the National Archives and the Committee on House Administration.

Donald Trump, President-elect

“With your Democrat governor, you have some of the highest electricity prices and highest energy costs. It’s just about at the top in Wisconsin.”

PolitiFact rated this: False

PolitiFact says: Looking at average residential electric bills, Wisconsin is routinely lower than the national average, according to the Public Service Commission. And Although Gov. Tony Evers appoints commissioners to the Public Servic…

Donald Trump, Former President

“As California attorney general, (Kamala Harris) redefined child sex trafficking, assault with a deadly weapon, and rape of an unconscious person as a totally nonviolent crime.”

PolitiFact rated this: False

PolitiFact says: CA's Prop 57 allowed "nonviolent offenders" to be considered earlier for parole. It relied on existing laws to define "nonviolent." Harris didn't propose the law, but had to write ballot language as Attorney General.

Donald Trump, Former President

“They’re going to say we may take an extra 12 days," to finish counting ballots. "And what do you think happens during that 12 days? ... These elections have to be, they have to be decided by 9:00, 10:00, 11:00 on Tuesday night.”

FactCheck.org rated this: Falsely Suggests Fraud

FactCheck.org says: Election experts say delays are due to extremely close results and the routine counting of mail-in ballots.

Donald Trump, Former President of the United States

“Vice President Kamala Harris has "unleashed an army of migrant gangs. They're waging a campaign of violence and terror against our citizens like we've never suffered before.”

FactCheck.org rated this: No Evidence

FactCheck.org says: There have been some high-profile crimes committed by immigrants who are in the country illegally, but there’s no evidence of a wave of what Trump has called “migrant crime” in the existing data, experts have said.