At the one-year mark of Trump’s second term, we launch our “numbers” series, providing various statistical measures of his presidency thus far.
Trump’s Numbers, Second Term
Issues: labor force participation
FactChecking Biden’s Campaign-Style Speeches
President Joe Biden has been giving a series of campaign-style speeches, touting the success of his economic policies, which he calls “Bidenomics,” and talking about his efforts to diversify the federal courts. But we found that some of his claims were wrong or imprecise.
FactChecking Tim Scott’s Presidential Campaign Announcement
Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina announced on May 22 that he will seek the Republican nomination for president in 2024. We reviewed his speech — and an exclusive NBC News interview he did shortly after — and found that he made a few claims that were false, misleading or lacked important context.
Biden’s Numbers, April Update
A quarterly update of statistical measures of the president’s time in office.
Biden’s Numbers, January 2023 Update
Here’s how the United States has fared since President Joe Biden took office two years ago.
Biden’s Numbers, October 2022 Update
Various measures of what has happened in the country since the president’s inauguration.
Trump’s Numbers, Preelection Update
What the statistics tell us about the president’s time in office.
Trump’s Numbers July 2020 Update
Statistical measures of how things have changed since the president took office.
Trump’s Numbers October 2019 Update
Statistical measures of how things have changed since the president took office.
Groundhog Friday
On his so-called “victory tour,” President-elect Donald Trump has been repeating some inaccurate talking points that we’ve flagged before.