The president’s marathon address to a joint session of Congress was littered with false claims he’s been corrected on but continued to repeat

Summary

Trump’s recent Congress address was rife with debunked claims.

  • He falsely stated the U.S. gave Ukraine $350bn, ignoring data showing $120bn from the U.S. and nearly $138bn from Europe.

  • He mischaracterized USAID’s Lincoln Scholarships as $45m for DEI in Burma.

  • He misleadingly claimed millions of dead people receive Social Security payments and alleged a Florida school “socially transitioned” a 13-year-old—a lawsuit that was dismissed.

  • He cherry-picked an outdated poll to claim most Americans think the country is on the right track.

  • He falsely asserted Musk’s cost-cutting uncovered hundreds of billions in fraud, which lacks evidence and amounts to less than $9 billion at most.