President Donald Trump continues to insist damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was the result of vandalism, despite a Department of Justice motion filed on July 31 that placed the blame squarely on a contractor’s “botched” installation of the pool coating “and not vandalism as initially represented” by the Department of Interior.
Stories by Robert Farley
Deputy Director, FactCheck.org
Trump’s Numbers, July 2026 Update
Trump’s Distorted Venezuela Elections Claim
FactChecking Trump’s Election Security Speech
Alaska Senate Race Ads Mislead on Peltola’s Votes on Military Pay Raise
Trump’s Dubious Claim that Birthright Citizenship Could Still Be Overturned with Legislation
After the Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship, the president called on Congress to end it through legislation, saying a “long and unwieldy” constitutional amendment was not necessary. But constitutional and immigration law experts disagree.
Trump’s Inaccurate Anecdote on ‘Right to Repair’ Cars
FactChecking Trump’s Contentious ‘Meet the Press’ Interview
Trump’s Push to Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent
Legislative efforts to make daylight saving time permanent year round got a boost with support from President Donald Trump, who criticized the twice-yearly clock switching as cost-prohibitive. But there is no strong evidence that Trump’s solution — switching permanently to daylight saving time — would provide the economic boost Trump suggests it would.









