A TV ad from a group supportive of President Donald Trump makes misleading claims, and uses outdated data, to argue that he is “fixing” an economy “ruined” by Democrats.
Pro-Trump TV Ad Overstates His Second-Term Economic Record
Issues: 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 However, the chart cites some figures that are inaccurate, outdated or misleading.
FactChecking Trump’s Immigration-Related Claims in Phoenix and Las Vegas
Former President Donald Trump has made illegal immigration and its impact on the U.S. a focus of his campaign – but several of his talking points are wrong or misleading. Here’s what we found among his immigration claims at recent events in the electoral swing states of Arizona and Nevada.
Biden’s Numbers, April 2024 Update
Our latest quarterly update on the state of the U.S. during the Biden presidency.
FactChecking Biden’s State of the Union
His speech included misleading claims on inflation, crime, clean energy investments, wages and other subjects.
Biden’s Misleading Talking Point on $100K No-Degree Jobs
While touting investments in semiconductor factories in the U.S., President Joe Biden has repeatedly left the misleading impression that new jobs at the facilities would pay well more than $100,000 a year for those without a college degree. But Intel has said $135,000 is the average salary for thousands of jobs, including those requiring advanced degrees.
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
Statistical measures of the president’s term to date.
Biden’s Wage Claims: Mostly Malarkey
President Joe Biden has been saying “wages are up” and rising “faster than inflation.” While weekly paychecks have indeed gotten larger since he became president, they have not kept pace with inflation.
Republican Convention Night 2
The fact-checking fodder included claims about the economy, the Democratic nominee and the president’s actions.