In a nearly two-hour press conference, President Joe Biden stretched the facts and left out important context on vaccinations, funding for lead pipe removal, child poverty and more.
FactChecking Biden’s Press Conference
Issues: real wages
Trump’s Final Numbers
Statistical indicators of President Trump’s four years in office.
What President Biden Inherits
A raging virus, a struggling economy and a fast-growing mountain of debt.
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 April 2020 Update
Statistical measures of how things have changed during Trump’s time in office.
FactChecking the March Democratic Debate
While debating 6 feet apart due to the coronavirus outbreak, the two leading contenders offered competing versions of the facts on several key issues.
FactChecking the South Carolina Debate
In another feisty affair, the Democrats traded barbs over contested quotes, crime and Castro. We referee some of the rhetoric.
Trump’s Numbers January 2020 Update
Statistical measures of how things have changed during Trump’s first three years.
Video: FactChecking October Debate Claims
In this video, we highlight several claims made by some of the candidates in the Oct.15 Democratic presidential debate.