Unsupported
Iran would soon have missiles capable of reaching the U.S. homeland
Arms-control experts disputed the timeline and the available evidence for this near-term claim.
Read evidence and sources →Kakistocracy Files / Evidence Archive
Claims Tracker
What Trump claimed. What the evidence shows. What happened next. One record per claim, with links to sources and documented repetitions.
162Claims tracked
156Assessed claims
31Categories represented
Misleading
The murder rate had its single largest annual decline ever because of the administration
A large decline does not by itself establish the cause or the administration responsible.
Read evidence and sources →False
Gasoline averaged below $2.30 in most states
State-level average prices are different from individual stations offering lower prices.
Read evidence and sources →Misleading
Stock market gains since the election exceeded those of Biden’s final years
Market returns depend on the exact index and time window selected.
Read evidence and sources →Misleading
Tariffs could substantially replace federal income taxes
Tariff revenues are much smaller than federal income-tax collections, and U.S. importers pay the duties.
Read evidence and sources →False
Military warrior-dividend checks were funded by tariffs
The source was an appropriation in the 2025 tax and spending legislation.
Read evidence and sources →Unsupported
Fentanyl crossing the border fell by a record 56% in one year
Seizure totals are not equivalent to total trafficking volume.
Read evidence and sources →False
Almost every economic metric went from worst to best under Trump
FactCheck.org found mixed results after his first year: slower job growth, higher unemployment and debt, lower border apprehensions and higher real earnings.
Read evidence and sources →Misleading
Wages first began outpacing inflation under Trump in 2025
Year-over-year wage growth had already exceeded inflation since June 2023, well before his second inauguration.
Read evidence and sources →Unsupported
America attracted $18 trillion in new investments during 2025
FactCheck.org found the figure greatly inflated; investment announcements are not equivalent to funds actually invested.
Read evidence and sources →False
A state had an average gasoline price of $1.99 in December 2025
No state had a statewide average that low, though some individual gas stations advertised $1.99.
Read evidence and sources →False
Inflation was exactly 2% in autumn 2025
The CPI had risen 3% in the 12 months ending September 2025.
Read evidence and sources →Misleading
Other countries had recently conducted nuclear explosive tests
Russia had tested nuclear-capable delivery systems, not detonated nuclear warheads. North Korea is the only country to have conducted a nuclear explosive test in the 21st century.
Read evidence and sources →False
Grocery prices were falling in 2025
The food-at-home CPI increased 1.4% between January and September 2025.
Read evidence and sources →Unsupported
Babies should not be given Tylenol because of autism concerns
Research has not demonstrated that appropriately dosed acetaminophen after birth causes autism; pediatric guidance allows its use when appropriately dosed under medical guidance.
Read evidence and sources →Unsupported
Taking Tylenol during pregnancy has been established to cause autism
Observational associations have not established causation; medical groups caution that untreated fever or pain in pregnancy can also pose risks.
Read evidence and sources →Misleading
Trump stopped an active war between Serbia and Kosovo
His administration facilitated a 2020 economic normalization agreement, but that did not end an active war between the two countries.
Read evidence and sources →False
The Congo-Rwanda conflict was fully settled and nobody was being killed
The U.S. helped broker a peace agreement, but violence continued afterward, including hundreds of reported civilian deaths in North Kivu.
Read evidence and sources →False
Mail-in ballots are inherently fraudulent
There is no evidence that voting by mail inherently produces widespread fraud; states have verification and auditing safeguards.
Read evidence and sources →Unsupported
Electronic voting machines are broadly inaccurate and untrustworthy
The allegations were not accompanied by evidence of widespread vote manipulation; election systems use testing, audits and paper records in many jurisdictions.
Read evidence and sources →False
The president can unilaterally dictate how states conduct elections
The Constitution assigns primary election administration to states, subject to congressional legislation; the president cannot simply impose nationwide voting procedures alone.
Read evidence and sources →False
The United States is the only country allowing mail-in voting
FactCheck.org identified 11 other countries that allow all voters to vote by mail in some form and another 22 that permit some voters to do so.
Read evidence and sources →Misleading
The European Union gave the United States $600 billion
The figure referred to anticipated private-sector investment, not a cash payment or gift to the U.S. government.
Read evidence and sources →False
Higher tariff collections occurred with zero inflation
Inflation measures changes in the price level, not whether all prices are falling.
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