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Trump’s Native-Born Job-Creation Claim Based on Questionable Figures

Trump’s Native-Born Job-Creation Claim Based on Questionable Figures
December 23, 2025

For months, President Donald Trump or members of his administration have used federal data showing a large increase in employment for U.S.-born workers and a decrease in employment among foreign-born workers to claim that “all net job creation” in his second term has been for citizens. And for months, multiple economists and labor experts have said that officials should not do that because these specific figures are misleading.

Sorting Out Competing Claims on Air Traffic Control

Sorting Out Competing Claims on Air Traffic Control
December 23, 2025

President Donald Trump and former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg have sparred over the condition of the air traffic control system, which is complex and carries a history of planned upgrades and overhauls that stretches back decades.

Trump, FDA Make Misleading International Vaccine Schedule Comparisons

Trump, FDA Make Misleading International Vaccine Schedule Comparisons
December 23, 2025

Echoing a longstanding anti-vaccine trope, President Donald Trump falsely claimed that the American vaccine schedule “long required” babies to get “far more” vaccines than are given in “any other” country, and he directed health officials to better “align” practices with those of other countries. The recommended schedule in the U.S. is quite similar to that of other high-income nations, and it isn’t a federal mandate.

FactChecking Trump’s Rapid-Fire Prime-Time Address

FactChecking Trump’s Rapid-Fire Prime-Time Address
December 18, 2025

President Donald Trump blitzed through a prime-time address to the nation on Dec. 17, but while short, Trump’s speech contained a number of inaccurate or misleading claims, many of which he has repeated in public speeches for months.

FactChecking Trump’s Economic Speech

FactChecking Trump’s Economic Speech
December 11, 2025

In a campaign-style rally in Pennsylvania on Dec. 9, President Donald Trump honed a message of “lower prices, bigger paychecks” ahead of next year’s midterm elections. Some of his talking points on the economy missed the mark.

Probing Trump’s Verbal Attack on Somalis

Probing Trump’s Verbal Attack on Somalis
December 9, 2025

In a disparaging attack on Somalia in which he said he didn’t want people of Somali descent in the United States, President Donald Trump said Somalis “ripped off” Minnesota “every year” for “billions of dollars,” an apparent reference to a fraud investigation, and suggested that “like 88%” of Somalis receive “welfare” benefits. But the White House didn’t provide us with evidence for either of those figures.