The most recent statistical measures of how the U.S. has changed since the president took office.
Biden’s Numbers (First Quarterly Update)
Issues: manufacturing
FactChecking Biden’s State of the Union Address
The president stretched the facts on gas prices, jobs, tax cuts and more.
Biden’s Numbers
Statistical measures of the president’s term to date.
Trump’s Final Numbers
Statistical indicators of President Trump’s four years in office.
Trump’s Exaggerated Claims on Biden and Pharma in Puerto Rico
At a rally in Sanford, Florida, President Trump made the exaggerated claim that his Democratic rival, Joe Biden, “voted to obliterate” Puerto Rico’s pharmaceutical manufacturing industry.
Trump’s Numbers, Preelection Update
What the statistics tell us about the president’s time in office.
FactChecking the Vice Presidential Debate
The candidates disagreed on the facts regarding the coronavirus, jobs, taxes and more.
FactChecking the First Trump-Biden Debate
In a chaotic debate with plenty of crosstalk, there was also plenty to fact-check.
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 Touts Strong Jobs Report, Flubs Some Facts
In a Rose Garden address to comment on a surprisingly strong May jobs report, President Donald Trump continued to repeat false, misleading and exaggerated claims about the economy, the administration’s response to COVID-19, the border wall, veterans programs and trade with China.