We fact-checked Biden’s speech — which included many claims we’ve heard before — as well as the remarks of other speakers.
Opening Night of the Democratic National Convention
Issues: murders
Trump’s Bogus Attack on FBI Crime Statistics
Former President Donald Trump said FBI data that show homicides and other violent crimes trending down are “fake numbers.” They’re not.
Biden’s Numbers (Second Quarterly Update)
The most recent statistical measures of how the U.S. has changed since the president took office.
Trump’s Final Numbers
Statistical indicators of President Trump’s four years in office.
House GOP’s Misplaced Blame for Rising Homicides
On Twitter, the House Republican Conference posted an image of rising homicide rates in seven cities with this bit of misleading commentary: “Welcome to President Biden’s America.”
What President Biden Inherits
A raging virus, a struggling economy and a fast-growing mountain of debt.
Trump’s Numbers October 2019 Update
Statistical measures of how things have changed since the president took office.
The Trumps vs. de Blasio on NYC Crime
President Donald Trump and his son Eric both took shots this week at New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, saying crime has risen in the city under his leadership. That’s wrong, according to crime data kept by the New York Police Department.