As Biden enters the final months of his presidency, we look at various statistical measures of what’s happened during his term.
Biden’s Numbers, July 2024 Update
Issues: real wages
Viral Posts Cite Misleading Economic Data to Compare Biden, Trump Presidencies
A chart widely shared on social media comparing macroeconomic indicators purports to show the country fared better under former President Donald Trump than President Joe Biden. However, the chart cites some figures that are inaccurate, outdated or misleading.
Night 3 of the Republican National Convention
Former President Donald Trump’s newly selected running mate, JD Vance, accepted the Republican Party’s vice presidential nomination on the convention’s third night, which featured claims about the economy, immigration and foreign policy.
Biden’s Numbers, January 2024 Update
Our latest quarterly look at various statistical measures during Biden’s presidency.
Biden’s Numbers, October 2023 Update
Statistical measures of the economy, immigration, oil production and more since Biden became president.
Biden’s Numbers, July 2023 Update
Our latest update of what’s happened in the U.S. under Biden’s presidency.
The Twitter Debate About Biden’s Wages Claim
A reader’s note temporarily attached by Twitter to a claim by President Joe Biden — that “real wages for the average American worker is higher than it was before the pandemic” — said that statement “contains a factual error.” But it turns out it doesn’t.
Biden’s Numbers, April Update
A quarterly update of statistical measures of the president’s time in office.
Video: Hearst on the State of the Union
Hearst Television — one of our media partners — produced this fact-checking video segment featuring our article on President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address.
FactChecking the State of the Union
Biden’s address to Congress included claims that didn’t tell the full story.