In a speech on inflation and the economy, President Joe Biden made some misleading claims and used political spin to criticize Republicans and promote his policies.
Biden’s Economic Spin
Issues: deficit
FactChecking Biden’s State of the Union Address
The president stretched the facts on gas prices, jobs, tax cuts and more.
CBO: Build Back Better Not Quite ‘Fully Paid For’
For weeks, President Joe Biden has been saying the Build Back Better plan would be “fully paid for” and would not increase the deficit. But the official congressional scorekeeper in its long-awaited final analysis contradicted the president’s claims.
Biden Spins Facts on Framework
In a speech announcing the framework for a pared-down spending plan, President Joe Biden made some questionable claims.
Trump’s Numbers October 2019 Update
Statistical measures of how things have changed since the president took office.
Trump’s Numbers July 2019 Update
Statistical measures of how things have changed since the president took office.
Trump’s Numbers, April 2019 Update
Statistical measures of how things have changed since the president took office.
Video: Trump on Deficits
In this week’s video, CNN’s Jake Tapper explains that federal deficits are rising rather than “coming down,” as President Donald Trump claimed.
Trump Disinformation on Deficits
President Donald Trump misleadingly claimed that “deficits seem to be coming down,” when in fact deficits are rising, largely because of the tax cuts he enacted.
Trump’s Numbers January 2019 Update
Statistical measures of how things have changed since the president took office.