FACT FOCUS: A Look at False and Misleading Claims During the Republican Midterm Convention
Fact-checkers said several Trump and Vance claims on jobs, inflation, drug prices and border crossings were contradicted by federal data and other records.
- On Thursday, President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance rallied supporters at the two-day Republican convention in Dallas, preparing for November midterm elections.
- House Speaker Mike Johnson claimed Republicans inherited record-high inflation from President Joe Biden, though federal data showed 2.9% in December 2024 and 3.0% in January 2025.
- Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. alleged Democrats 'lost 360,000 children' at the border, yet a Department of Homeland Security inspector general report found no evidence of government trafficking.
- Trump claimed prescription drug prices fell by up to 600%, but federal data shows a 3.1% year-over-year decline; mathematically, prices cannot drop more than 100%.
- Biden won the 2020 election with 306 electoral votes to Trump's 232, a result state officials and judges have repeatedly upheld against repeated fraud allegations.
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FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims during the Republican midterm convention - Regional Media News
President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and other Republican officials came together for a two-day convention this week to rally voters in advance of midterm elections in November. But in celebrating their accomplishments, they made several false and misleading claims, many of which have been stated repeatedly during Trump's second term. They covered topics including the economy, immigration, healthcare and the 2020 election. Trump spoke…
A closer look at claims during the Republican midterm convention
President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and other Republican officials came together for a two-day convention this week to rally voters in advance of midterm elections in November. But in celebrating their accomplishments, they made several false and misleading claims, many of which have been stated repeatedly during Trump’s second term.
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President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and other Republican officials came together for a two-day convention this week to rally voters in advance of midterm elections in November. But in celebrating their accomplishments, they made several false and misleading claims, many of which have been stated repeatedly during Trump’s second term. They covered topics...
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FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims during the Republican midterm convention
President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and other Republican officials came together for a two-day convention this week to rally voters in advance of midterm elections in November. But
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Analysis by Daniel Dale, CNN Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and other speakers made false statements during their interventions on the second night of the Republican convention held on Thursday. Below, we verify some of the statements made during the convention: Kennedy competed unsuccessfully for the presidential candidacy
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