Fact check: Trump baselessly claims Walz is ‘behind’ cyberattack, repeats debunked claims at Cabinet meeting

Key Points:

• President Trump baselessly accused Minnesota Governor Tim Walz of being behind recent cyberattacks on water systems, despite no evidence and official statements attributing the attacks to suspected Iranian sources.
• Trump falsely claimed the U.S. is building more factories than ever, but federal data shows manufacturing construction spending has declined significantly during his second term.
• His assertion that Biden inherited the worst inflation in 48 years is misleading; inflation peaked during Biden’s term but had decreased before Trump’s inauguration, with current inflation rates slightly higher than at that time.
• Trump exaggerated migration figures, falsely stating Biden allowed 25 million migrants and claiming nearly 12,000 were murderers, misrepresenting federal data that spans multiple administrations and includes individuals convicted after arrival.
• On foreign policy, Trump inaccurately claimed Iran’s military was “obliterated” and “everything is all gone,” ignoring Iran’s ongoing missile and drone capabilities and continued governance by the Islamic regime under a new Supreme Leader.