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The claim record, kept in the open.

A running tally of how public figures' statements have measured against the evidence — and how the major policy debates are trending. Everyone is tracked by the same standard.

These are records of claims we've checked, not a watchlist. We track figures across every party, and a record reflects what was said — not who said it.

The published record

Every check so far

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The Baseline record
All published checks · updated Sep 5, 2026
35
claims checked
51%
rated true / mostly
True11 · 31%
Mostly True7 · 20%
Misleading6 · 17%
Missing Context4 · 11%
False7 · 20%
Verdict counts across all published checks
VerdictCount
True11
Mostly True7
Misleading6
Missing Context4
False7
Share of checks rated True or Mostly True, by month of publication
25%50%75%
Jun · 2Jul · 21Sep · 12

Counted from the published record, never modeled or projected. The label under each month is the number of checks it holds; a month with few checks moves the line more than it should, so read the count with the share.

Read every check in the record →

By figure

Who we have checked most

20 checks
Donald Trump
60% true / mostly
1 check
Sen. Chris Murphy
100% true / mostly
1 check
Sen. Bernie Sanders
0% true / mostly
1 check
Sen. Tammy Duckworth
100% true / mostly
1 check
Mehmet Oz, CMS Administrator
0% true / mostly

Figures with published checks, most first. A record here is a count of what was said and how it measured, not a rating of the person. Every speaker on the record →

By issue

Topic trackers

Elections

3 checks
0% rated false or misleading

Jobs

3 checks
0% rated false or misleading

Media

3 checks
0% rated false or misleading

Energy

3 checks
67% rated false or misleading

Technology

2 checks
0% rated false or misleading

Immigration

2 checks
50% rated false or misleading

Foreign Policy

2 checks
0% rated false or misleading

Voting

2 checks
50% rated false or misleading

Crime

2 checks
50% rated false or misleading

Congress

1 check
100% rated false or misleading

National Security

1 check
0% rated false or misleading

Government

1 check
0% rated false or misleading

Climate

1 check
100% rated false or misleading

Healthcare

1 check
100% rated false or misleading

Labor

1 check
0% rated false or misleading

Social Security

1 check
0% rated false or misleading

Federal Budget

1 check
100% rated false or misleading

Inflation

1 check
100% rated false or misleading

Manufacturing

1 check
100% rated false or misleading

Trade

1 check
100% rated false or misleading

Debt

1 check
0% rated false or misleading

Spending

1 check
100% rated false or misleading
Across all figures

Recently checked claims

Verdict: True
Trump endorsed Darline Graham in the South Carolina Republican Senate primary to replace her late brother.
Donald Trump · Reported by the Guardian's live blog on the South Carolina GOP Senate primary, August 2026
Sep 5
Verdict: True
The U.S. economy added 162,000 jobs in August
Donald Trump · Truth Social · Donald Trump
Sep 5
Verdict: True
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 · Truth Social · Donald Trump
Sep 5
Verdict: True
The G20 Innovation Ministerial took place over two days in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Donald Trump · Truth Social · Donald Trump
Sep 5
Verdict: Misleading
Democrats voted against denouncing Socialism and the Democratic Socialists of America platform
Donald Trump · Truth Social · Donald Trump
Sep 5
Verdict: Mostly True
The White House's August jobs report showed explosive job growth driven by manufacturing and private-sector hiring.
Donald Trump · Truth Social · Donald Trump
Sep 5
Verdict: True
The Missouri Supreme Court ruled in favor of reverting the state's congressional maps to their previous version.
Donald Trump · Truth Social · Donald Trump
Sep 4
Verdict: True
Maria Bartiromo will no longer have her shows on FoxNews/Business.
Donald Trump · Truth Social · Donald Trump
Sep 4
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