“A campaign TV ad says: "What is Trump saying he'll actually do in office? A 10% across the board tax increase.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Misleading
FactCheck.org says: Trump is proposing a 10% tariff on all imported goods.
Nikki Haley
Republican presidential candidate. 35 claims checked by other fact-checking organisations, from 2019 to 2024. The ratings are theirs, in their own words.
“If Texas says, “‘We don’t want to be part of America anymore’ … that’s their decision to make.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Constitutional law experts said the Civil War settled the issue of whether states can secede from the U.S. They cannot. The Supreme Court also ruled that states do not have the right to unilaterally secede.
“Trump "actually said he wants to raise the retirement age to 70.”
PolitiFact rated this: Not current position
PolitiFact says: Trump wrote in his book in 2000 that "we can also raise the age for receipt of full Social Security benefits to seventy" but not for those already retired or near retirement.
“I defeat Biden by 17 points in The Wall Street Journal poll.”
PolitiFact rated this: Poll is old and unmatched
PolitiFact says: Haley left out that this poll result is 6 weeks old, and that no poll since then has come close to matching that margin.
“Donald Trump “proposed when he was president” that “he wanted to raise the gas tax up to 25 cents.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: On a few occasions while president, Trump said — or was reported to have said — that he was open to the idea raising the federal gas tax by 25 cents. But that falls short of him proposing or publicly backing the idea.
“As a matter of fact, (DeSantis) gave (Disney) the largest corporate subsidies in Florida history.”
PolitiFact rated this: Missing context
PolitiFact says: In 2020, The Walt Disney Co. was eligible for a state tax credit program that would have allowed Disney to earn up to $570 million in tax credits over 20 years. But Disney pulled the plug on that project.
“He spent more money on private planes than he has on commercials trying to get Iowans to vote for him.”
Washington Post rated this: Unverified
Washington Post says: The numbers don't add up
“Life expectancy is significantly longer today than it was when Social Security was created in the 1930s.”
PolitiFact rated this: Life expectancy has risen
PolitiFact says: Life expectancy has risen consistently since 1940 and remains significantly higher despite some backsliding in 2020 and 2021.
“Why is it that (Florida) is named the American hotspot for inflation? Why is it that his state is now known to have the highest cost of living increases?”
PolitiFact rated this: Tampa, Miami have high inflation
PolitiFact says: The federal government doesn’t collect inflation data by state. But it does collect it for a range of metropolitan areas, and the two Florida metro areas tracked in this way currently have high inflation.
“Right now, over 70% of federal employees are still working from home three years after COVID.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: The 70% figure includes full-time teleworkers and anyone who ever works from home, however infrequently. Only about half that figure — 37% — worked a majority of the week remotely.
“We’ve had more Americans die of fentanyl than the Iraq, Afghanistan, and Vietnam Wars, combined.”
PolitiFact rated this: True
PolitiFact says: About 65,300 soldiers died in Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan combined. About 127,000 Americans died from drug overdoses involving a synthetic opioid other than methadone in 2020 and 2021, federal data shows.
“China “had the largest naval fleet in the world. They had 370 ships. They'll have 400 ships in two years. We won't even have 350 ships in two decades.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: Numerically, Haley is on target with both countries’ ship counts. But experts say counting ships says little about military capabilities.
“Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis “did something six months ago” akin to Nikki Haley recruiting Chinese companies to South Carolina.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: PolitiFact did not find any government reports or news stories that show Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recruited Chinese companies to the state in the last six months. Other fact-checkers reported similar findings.
“China has the largest naval fleet in the world. They have 350 ships. They’ll have 400 ships in two years. We won’t even have 350 ships in two decades.”
Washington Post rated this: Lacks context
Washington Post says: Not all ships are the same. The United States has more carriers
“Ron [DeSantis], you are the chair of your economic development agency that, as of last week, said Florida is the ideal place for Chinese businesses.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Lacks Context
FactCheck.org says: The agency was abolished in May. Its report cited by Haley was about three years old and the fact that it was still available on the website doesn’t necessarily mean that it reflects the agency’s current goals.
“China is “the largest developer of neuro-strike weapons, weapons engineered to change the brain activity of military commanders and segments of the population.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
PolitiFact says: Scientists familiar with neuro-weapons, which affect people’s central and peripheral nervous systems, say the weapons are technologically plausible and are being pursued by China and possibly the U.S.
“We didn’t sell any land to the Chinese. But, yes, I recruited a fiberglass company.”
Washington Post rated this: Four Pinocchios
Washington Post says: The state sold land and gave land for free.
“Joe Biden "put 20 million people on Medicaid who aren’t even eligible, then stopped states from taking them off.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Biden didn't add 20 million ineligible people to Medicaid, as Haley claimed. A 2020 provision that allowed people to stay on Medicaid through the COVID-19 pandemic emergency was signed by former President Donald Trump.
“Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis "banned fracking" and "banned offshore drilling.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Spins the Facts
FactCheck.org says: DeSantis has supported bans on both fracking and offshore drilling in Florida. But he hasn’t actually implemented bans, and the prohibition on offshore drilling in the state was the result of a constitutional amendment.
“Ron DeSantis is against fracking. He is against drilling”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: During his 2018 campaign for Florida governor, Ron DeSantis promised to ban fracking and prevent oil drilling off the state’s coast.