The numbers are nearly all in now. What they show about what really happened during the eight years that Barack Obama was president is sometimes different from what politicians claimed.
Obama’s Final Numbers
Issues: wages
Groundhog Friday
At this stage of the campaign, we often hear similar claims repeated over and over in stump speeches.
Obama’s Numbers October 2016 Update
Our last update on statistical indicators of the Obama presidency before his successor is elected.
Video: FactChecking Clinton Stump Speech
This week, CNN’s Jake Tapper, working with FactCheck.org, highlights four claims Hillary Clinton made in a speech in Hampton, Illinois, on Sept. 5.
Groundhog Friday
Yes, there were repeated debunked claims yet again in the presidential campaign this week. We summarize our fact-checking of these familiar talking points in our “Groundhog Friday” feature.
More Bogus Trumponomics
Donald Trump mangled his economic facts — again — when he said many people are working two jobs largely “because of this horrible Obamacare.”
Groundhog Friday
This week’s Groundhog Friday — a wrap-up of political claims we’ve debunked before — includes assertions about illegal immigration, tax returns, jobs, wages, the Iraq War and the trade deficit.
Groundhog Friday
This week, the candidates for the White House repeated claims they’ve made before on nuclear weapons, jobs and wages.
Groundhog Friday
This week’s edition of Groundhog Friday, our wrap-up of repeated claims we’ve debunked before, includes claims on guns, health insurance premiums, wages and income inequality.
Democratic Convention Day 1
We found the Democratic speakers made a few false and misleading claims on opening night.