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Elections

Trump endorsed Darline Graham in the South Carolina Republican Senate primary to replace her late brother.

Donald Trump

Verdict: True
Trump endorsed Darline Graham, who won the South Carolina GOP Senate primary runoff to replace her late brother, Sen. Lindsey Graham.The Baseline automated desk · Sep 5, 2026
Jobs

The U.S. economy added 162,000 jobs in August

Donald Trump

Verdict: True
The U.S. economy added 162,000 jobs in August, confirming Trump's claim.The Baseline automated desk · Sep 5, 2026
Media

Donald Trump joined Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick on his new podcast, Lt. Dan, to discuss the upcoming Republican Convention in Dallas, Iran, and other issues.

Donald Trump

Verdict: True
Trump's own Truth Social post and the iHeart podcast listing confirm he joined Dan Patrick's 'Lt. Dan' podcast to discuss the upcoming Republican Convention in Dallas, Iran, and other issues like socialism/communism.The Baseline automated desk · Sep 5, 2026
Technology

The G20 Innovation Ministerial took place over two days in Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Donald Trump

Verdict: True
The G20 Innovation Ministerial was indeed held over two days in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, as confirmed by multiple sources.The Baseline automated desk · Sep 5, 2026
Congress

Democrats voted against denouncing Socialism and the Democratic Socialists of America platform

Donald Trump

Verdict: Misleading
While 192 House Democrats did vote against the resolution denouncing socialism and the DSA, eight Democrats voted for it and two voted present, so Trump's claim ignoring these dissenters oversimplifies the vote.The Baseline automated desk · Sep 5, 2026
Jobs

The White House's August jobs report showed explosive job growth driven by manufacturing and private-sector hiring.

Donald Trump

Verdict: Mostly True
Independent reporting confirms the August jobs report beat expectations, with private-sector and manufacturing hiring both outperforming forecasts, matching the White House's framing.The Baseline automated desk · Sep 5, 2026
Elections

The Missouri Supreme Court ruled in favor of reverting the state's congressional maps to their previous version.

Donald Trump

Verdict: True
The Missouri Supreme Court did block the new GOP-drawn congressional map, effectively reverting the state to its previous district lines for the November election.The Baseline automated desk · Sep 4, 2026
Media

Maria Bartiromo will no longer have her shows on FoxNews/Business.

Donald Trump

Verdict: True
Multiple outlets confirm Fox News parted ways with Maria Bartiromo, ending her shows on Fox News and Fox Business, matching Trump's Truth Social statement.The Baseline automated desk · Sep 4, 2026
Elections

The Missouri Supreme Court ruled in favor of changing the congressional/legislative maps back to their previous boundaries.

Donald Trump

Verdict: Mostly True
The Missouri Supreme Court did block Trump-backed congressional maps and restored the state's previous district boundaries, though it also ordered a statewide referendum on the map rather than permanently reinstating the old lines.The Baseline automated desk · Sep 4, 2026
National Security

Adam Telle, the current Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, will become Acting Secretary of the Army, effective immediately.

Donald Trump

Verdict: True
Trump announced via Truth Social that Adam Telle, the Senate-confirmed Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, would become Acting Secretary of the Army effective immediately, following Dan Driscoll's resignation.The Baseline automated desk · Sep 4, 2026
Government

President Trump delivered a eulogy for Lindsey Graham

Donald Trump

Verdict: True
Multiple outlets confirm President Trump delivered the eulogy for Sen. Lindsey Graham at his funeral in Washington.The Baseline automated desk · Sep 4, 2026
Media

Jon Voight visited the White House to show support for the American movie and television industry.

Donald Trump

Verdict: True
Multiple sources confirm Jon Voight visited the White House and met with Trump specifically to discuss support for the American movie and television industry, including a federal tax incentive.The Baseline automated desk · Sep 4, 2026
Climate

"The United Nations top climate committee just admitted that its own projections were WRONG! WRONG! WRONG!"

President Donald Trump

Verdict: Misleading
A routine update narrowed the range of emissions scenarios, retiring an old worst-case path partly because the world shifted off coal toward renewables. It does not mean climate science was wrong, and researchers stress warming remains a serious, worsening problem.FactCheck.org, IPCC · Jun 4, 2026
Immigration

"Among Somalis in Minnesota, 92% of them don't work."

President Donald Trump

Verdict: False
Census data show the opposite scale: about 72% of Minnesota Somalis are in the labor force, so roughly 28% are not working, a lower non-working rate than Minnesotans overall. The 92% figure appears to confuse receiving any public assistance with not working.PolitiFact, U.S. Census Bureau · Feb 2, 2026
Foreign Policy

"There's not a single example in the entirety of American history of an air campaign alone resulting in positive regime change."

Sen. Chris Murphy

Verdict: Mostly True
Most military historians agree: air power alone has rarely, if ever, produced lasting, positive regime change without ground forces or the credible threat of them. A few cases (Libya 2011, the Balkans) are debated, but each involved ground forces or fell short of Murphy's bar.PolitiFact, military historians · Mar 1, 2026
Healthcare

"As a result of the Big Beautiful Bill, 15 million Americans have been thrown off the healthcare that they need."

Sen. Bernie Sanders

Verdict: Misleading
The figure describes coverage losses projected over the next decade, not people already dropped. CBO estimated the 2025 law would add about 10 million to the uninsured by 2034, plus roughly 4 million from expiring ACA tax credits. So far ACA enrollment is down only about 1 million.PolitiFact, CBO, CMS · Apr 30, 2026
Labor

“The United States is the only wealthy country with no national paid family leave.”

Verdict: True
Among the 38 OECD member countries, the U.S. is the only one with no national paid maternity or parental leave program. Thirteen states and D.C. run their own programs, but there is no federal guarantee.OECD / BPC · Jul 3, 2026
Energy

"We are right now producing more oil than Saudi Arabia and Russia combined."

President Donald Trump

Verdict: Mostly True
True if you count all petroleum liquids: the U.S. produces more total liquids than Saudi Arabia and Russia combined. For crude oil alone, the U.S. leads each country but not their combined total.PolitiFact, U.S. Energy Information Administration · Apr 29, 2026
Social Security

“Social Security will be bankrupt by 2032.”

Verdict: Missing Context
The 2026 trustees report does project the retirement trust fund’s reserves run out in late 2032 — but “bankrupt” implies zero. Payroll taxes keep flowing, and incoming revenue would still cover 78% of scheduled benefits unless Congress acts first.SSA Trustees · Jul 3, 2026
Federal Budget

"With the help of tariffs, we have cut the federal budget deficit by a staggering 27% in a single year."

President Donald Trump

Verdict: Misleading
On a fiscal-year basis the deficit fell about 2.3%, from $1.82 trillion in FY2024 to $1.78 trillion in FY2025 - not 27%. The larger number comes from comparing a cherry-picked window of calendar months, and CBO projects FY2026 will end higher than FY2025.FactCheck.org, CBO, U.S. Treasury · Feb 19, 2026
Voting

"9% of American citizens don't have the identification that the SAVE Act requires to vote. Almost 1 in 10."

Sen. Tammy Duckworth

Verdict: Mostly True
Survey research supports roughly this share: studies estimate that about 9% of voting-age citizens, on the order of 20 million people, lack a current government-issued photo ID. Estimates vary by survey and by how ID is defined.PolitiFact, University of Maryland · Mar 18, 2026
Inflation

"I inherited the worst inflation in the history of our country."

President Donald Trump

Verdict: False
Inflation peaked at 9.1% in June 2022 - the highest since 1981, but far from a record. Prices rose 23.7% in the year ending June 1920. And the rate inherited in January 2025 was about 3%, not a historic high.FactCheck.org, Bureau of Labor Statistics · Feb 19, 2026
Energy

"If you look at gasoline, $1.99 a gallon."

President Donald Trump

Verdict: False
The national average was $2.90 a gallon the week of Feb. 9, 2026 - nearly a dollar higher than claimed. No state averaged under $2; the cheapest, Oklahoma, was about $2.36.FactCheck.org, U.S. Energy Information Administration · Feb 19, 2026
Jobs

"There are more people working today than at any time in the history of our country."

President Donald Trump

Verdict: Missing Context
Literally true - about 158.6 million people were employed in January, a record - but that is expected as the population grows. The share of the population working actually slipped from 60.1% to 59.8% over Trump's first year.FactCheck.org, Bureau of Labor Statistics · Feb 19, 2026
Manufacturing

"Factory construction is up by 41%."

President Donald Trump

Verdict: Misleading
Census data show manufacturing construction spending fell about 6.7% since Trump took office. The 41% compares 2025 months to a 2021-24 average and ignores the CHIPS Act-driven surge under Biden.FactCheck.org, U.S. Census Bureau · Feb 19, 2026
Voting

"By federal law, if you sign someone up for Medicaid, you also give them the right to vote."

Mehmet Oz, CMS Administrator

Verdict: False
No federal law ties Medicaid enrollment to voting rights. The National Voter Registration Act requires agencies including Medicaid offices to offer voter-registration services, but signing up for Medicaid does not register anyone or grant the right to vote.PolitiFact, National Voter Registration Act · Jan 14, 2026
Energy

“Gas prices hit an all-time record high this year.”

Verdict: Misleading
May 21, 2026 did set a record — for the Trump presidencies, at $4.56 a gallon. It was not an all-time record: June 2022 averaged over $5.00 nominal, and adjusted for inflation 2012 gas cost about $5.07 in today’s dollars. Prices have since fallen back to about $3.84.EIA / AAA · Jul 2, 2026
Immigration

“Illegal border crossings are at the lowest levels ever recorded.”

Verdict: Mostly True
CBP’s own data backs the core: June 2026 nationwide encounters (25,243) were the lowest in the agency’s records, 89% below the 2021–24 monthly average. Two caveats keep it from a clean True: encounters count apprehensions, not total crossings, and the record only reaches back to the modern data series.CBP / DHS · Jul 2, 2026
Crime

"California has lower homicide rates than Alabama, Arkansas and Oklahoma."

Gov. Gavin Newsom

Verdict: Mostly True
Federal mortality data support the comparison: California's per-capita homicide rate is below those of Alabama, Arkansas and Oklahoma. The exact ranking can shift by year and dataset, but the core claim holds.PolitiFact, CDC · Jun 12, 2025
Technology

“The House just passed the Kids Online Safety Act.”

Verdict: Missing Context
The House passed a 14-bill package (267–117) that includes a revised KOSA — but with the “duty of care” enforcement provision stripped out. That removal is the core of the coming Senate fight, and it changes what the bill actually does.Congress.gov / Axios · Jul 1, 2026
Trade

“Foreign countries pay the tariffs, not Americans.”

Verdict: False
Tariffs are paid at the border by U.S. importers, and studies of the 2025 tariffs find American firms and consumers bear roughly 90–95% of the cost. No mechanism sends the bill to foreign governments.NY Fed / CBO · Jul 1, 2026
Crime

“Violent crime in America is at record highs.”

Verdict: False
FBI data for 2025 shows the opposite: violent crime fell 9.3% and murder fell 18.1% — the largest one-year drop since 1937 — putting the murder rate at roughly 4.1 per 100,000, the lowest ever recorded.FBI UCR · Jul 1, 2026
Debt

“Interest on the national debt now costs more than the entire defense budget.”

Verdict: True
CBO’s final tally for fiscal year 2025 puts net interest at $970 billion versus $859 billion in national defense outlays. Interest first crossed above defense in FY2024 and the gap widened in FY2025.CBO / U.S. Treasury · Jul 1, 2026
Spending

“Foreign aid makes up a quarter of all federal spending.”

Verdict: False
International affairs spending was about $60 billion in FY2025 — under 1% of roughly $7 trillion in total federal outlays. The claim overstates the real share by more than twentyfold.CRS / Congress.gov · Jun 28, 2026
Foreign Policy

“For the first time in history, Congress has passed a war powers resolution directing the president to end hostilities.”

Verdict: Missing Context
Congress passed war powers resolutions in 2019 (Yemen) and 2020 (Iran) too — both were vetoed. What is genuinely new in 2026 is the form: a concurrent resolution that does not go to the president and cannot be vetoed.Congress.gov / PolitiFact · Jun 25, 2026