The number of people affected by Trump’s travel ban: About 90,000

Trump likes to cite a very small figure to minimize the impact of his travel ban. But that's highly misleading.

Fact-checking Trump’s rhetoric on crime and the ‘American carnage’

We dig into the statistics and facts underlying Trump's rhetoric on crime trends.

Trump’s facile claim that his refugee policy is similar to Obama’s in 2011

Trump says his refugee ban reflects a 2011 Obama policy concerning Iraq. But there are some important differences.

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The Trump Promise Tracker

Donald Trump made 60 key promises during the 2016 campaign. We will track his progress during his presidency.

The 2016 Election Fact Checker

Every fact check of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton in one place.

The Four-Pinocchio claim that ‘on average, girls first become victims of sex trafficking at 13 years old’

Once again, politicians and the media blithely repeat a Four-Pinocchio statistic on sex trafficking that does not hold up to scrutiny.

What you need to know about the terrorist threat from foreigners and Trump’s executive order

Here are some facts about Trump's authority to ban foreigners, and the terror threat posed by refugees and other individuals born outside of the U.S.

Trump’s claim that it is ‘very tough’ for Christian Syrians to get to the United States

Relatively few Christians have been admitted as refugees from Syria. But that doesn't mean they have been subject to discrimination.

President Trump’s first seven days of false claims, inaccurate statements and exaggerations

In his first seven days, Trump made many misleading statements based on incomplete information, inaccurate statistics or flights of fancy.

Does Trump’s Mexico City policy ban funds to groups that ‘even mention’ abortion?

We dig into an abortion-rights advocacy group's claim that President Trump reinstated a policy that would ban global health providers from even mentioning abortion.

Trump’s absurd claim the 2012 Pew report researcher was ‘groveling’

Yet again, we award Trump Four Pinocchios for his claims about voter fraud.

President Trump’s inflated estimate for Keystone XL construction jobs

President Obama used to say not many jobs would be created by the pipeline. Now Trump over-inflates the number.

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