Donald Trump made several false and misleading statements in a speech at the Detroit Economic Club on Aug. 8.
Trump’s Economic Speech
Stories by Eugene Kiely
Former Director, FactCheck.org
Spinning Clinton’s Emails (Again)
Rep. Xavier Becerra claimed that FBI Director James Comey testified that Hillary Clinton “had no knowledge” of sending and receiving classified emails on her private server as secretary of state. That’s not what Comey said.
July 30, 2016: Trade, Debt, Putin
Video: FactChecking Clinton’s Speech
The last of our daily fact-checking videos from the political conventions focuses on Hillary Clinton’s speech accepting the Democratic presidential nomination.
FactChecking the Democratic Convention
FactCheck.org Director Eugene Kiely discusses some of the false and misleading claims at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.
Video: Day 2 of DNC Convention
FactCheck.org Director Eugene Kiely discusses our fact-checking of the second day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.
Day 3 at the Democratic Convention
The president and other top Democrats stretch the facts on budgets, energy and foreign policy.
Trump’s Press Conference
Donald Trump made several false and misleading statements in an hour-long press conference — on Bernie Sanders, Vladimir Putin, Hillary Clinton’s emails and more.
FactChecking Day 2 of the DNC
Misleading claims at the convention touched on health care, approval ratings and incarceration.
Trump on Tim Kaine’s Gifts
Donald Trump falsely claimed that former Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine “took far more money” in gifts than another Virginia governor who was convicted on bribery charges.