Fact-checking Trump's 2026 State of the Union address on inflation, tax cuts and immigration
Fact-checkers found President Trump’s claims on tariffs, $18 trillion investment, inflation, and crime rates contain exaggerations and inaccuracies, impacting economic and policy discussions.
- Trump made claims about falling beef and egg prices, as well as overall grocery inflation being 2.1% over the past year.
- Trump stated gasoline prices were around $2.30 per gallon, but only a few stations nationally had prices below $2.
- While Trump boasted of $9.7 trillion in new investment, an economist cautioned the figure includes pledges that may not materialize.
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Fact-checking Trump’s State of the Union claims
President Trump touted the economy and his immigration policies in a record-long State of the Union address, and he'll soon take those messages on the road. The White House is hoping Trump can convince Americans to stay the course, as Democrats slammed the speech for being too partisan, divisive and out of touch. Liz Landers recaps and fact-checks the president's speech.
Trump Gets Gas Price Wrong in the State of the Union - The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity
President Donald Trump, unlike his predecessor in office Joe Biden, talks with reporters quite frequently. In those press conferences and other interactions, Trump makes some misstatements of fact. To an extent it makes sense to cut him some slack regarding misstatements in extemporaneous and impromptu communication. But, Trump making clear misstatements of fact in his annual State of the Union speech is another matter. That is just what we saw …
State of the Union: Trump makes false, misleading claims about immigration, economy
During his State of the Union speech, US President Donald Trump made a slew of false or misleading claims including about the US economy, immigration and his role in ending wars. FRANCE 24's Charlotte Hughes takes a closer look in Truth or Fake.
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