The vice president accepted his party’s nomination and then delivered a speech filled with false and misleading claims..
Republican Convention Night 3
Issues: health insurance
Final Night of the Democratic Convention
We provide context to some of Joe Biden’s claims in his speech accepting the party’s presidential nomination.
Trump’s Numbers April 2020 Update
Statistical measures of how things have changed during Trump’s time in office.
Trump’s Numbers January 2020 Update
Statistical measures of how things have changed during Trump’s first three years.
Old Meme Misinforms on CHIP Funding
A 2017 meme has resurfaced on Facebook, spreading outdated speculation that the Republicans would not fund the federal Children’s Health Insurance Program. In fact, President Donald Trump signed bipartisan legislation in February 2018 that funds CHIP through fiscal year 2027.
Sanders Misleads on Family Health Care Costs
Sen. Bernie Sanders continues to make the misleading claim that “the average family of four spends $28,000 a year on health care.” That’s the projected average cost for employer-sponsored health insurance for “typical” families of that size, but the employer paid 56% of the total amount in 2018.
Trump’s Numbers October 2019 Update
Statistical measures of how things have changed since the president took office.
Video: FactChecking Round Two of July Debate
This video covers some of the claims the candidates made on July 31 during round two of the second Democratic debate in Detroit.
Video: FactChecking the Democratic Debate
In this video, we examine some of the false and misleading claims from the July 30 Democratic debate.
FactChecking the Second Democratic Debate
The first of the back-to-back Democratic debates in July included spin from the candidates on gun violence, Republican tax cuts, climate change, manufacturing jobs and more.