Fact-Checking Trump’s Misleading Claims After One Year Back in Office
The New York Times • • general
Key Points:
- In his first year of the second term, President Trump has used numerous falsehoods and baseless claims to justify major policy changes on the economy, immigration, and military deployments.
- Trump has made exaggerated and inaccurate statements, such as claiming the "worst inflation" under his predecessor and a "600 percent" decline in drug prices, which are mathematically impossible or unsupported by evidence.
- His claims about unauthorized migration are overstated, including a disputed figure of 25 million migrants under the Biden administration, which exceeds credible estimates and even his own prior numbers.
- Contrary to Trump's assertions, most migrants deported during his first year back in office did not have criminal convictions, undermining his portrayal of migrants as criminals.
