CNN Keeper-of-the-Facts Daniel Dale corrects much of what Trump presents as the history of the Russia/Ukraine conflict. How does one help settle a war — in twenty-four hours or even more — when one has no real understanding of what has occurred so far?
And Daniel Dale also notes that crime in Washington, D.C. is declining — or at least it was before Trump declared it was so on-the-rise that he had to step in and take over. The Associated Press and FactCheck.org both run through the real statistics for us.
FactCheck.org summarizes of the things Trump has said about tariffs that just plain aren't true.
Trump says his approval ratings have never been better. He always says that, no matter how bad they are. Ed Kilgore shows us how bad they are.
And Steve Benen fact-checks some of the things the White House is saying these days about Social Security and — surprise, surprise! — they aren't true.