Fact-Check: ‘We’ve Really Got Them Down’ — This Week’s Economic Claims vs. the Federal Data
TIJ tests five August 26 claims from President Trump, Rep. Jason Smith and the DNC against BLS, BEA and Federal Reserve data.
Fact-Check: Is Trump the ‘Lowest of the Last 10 Presidents on Inflation’?
WASHINGTON — This week produced an unusually dense run of checkable public claims: a presidential boast about inflation rankings, dueling congressional statements on the July Consumer Price Index, a new…
Fact-Check: RFK Jr.’s COVID Death-Rate Claim and Four Other Statements Tested Against the Record
TIJ's weekly Fact-Check Spotlight tests five claims against primary records: RFK Jr. on COVID mortality, President Trump on inflation and New Jersey's voter rolls, Gov. Sherrill on the registration error,…
Fact-Check: Was the 2025 Violent Crime Drop the Biggest Since 1937?
The Investigative Journal's Weekly Fact-Check Spotlight tests five recent claims — on violent crime, Medicaid cuts, California's gas tax, tariffs and real wages — against primary data from the FBI,…
Fact-Check: ‘Best Economy Ever,’ Soaring ACA Premiums, and the Border
TIJ tests four recent claims — on jobs, ACA premiums, the border, and coverage losses — against BLS, CBO, CMS, CBP, KFF and Pew data.
Fact-Check: Did Black Unemployment Hit a Record Low? Plus Three More Claims
A TIJ fact-check of four recent claims — on Black unemployment, the border, tariffs and health coverage — tested against BLS, CBP and CBO data.
Fact-Check: Did Tariffs Drive Inflation to a Three-Year High?
TIJ tests four claims from the past week — on inflation, the Iran strikes, the border and ACA premiums — against BLS, IAEA, CBP and CBO data.
Fact-Check: Factory Construction, Inflation Claims, and Tariff Cost Estimates
The Investigative Journal examines four widely circulated public claims from the past week against primary records from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Census Bureau, and the Yale Budget Lab.
Fact-Check: Consumer Confidence, Oil Production, Workforce, Big Beautiful Bill
TIJ's weekly fact-check examines five high-profile public claims — Trump on consumer confidence and oil, Kaptur on the $1B ballroom, Sanders on healthcare losses, and the White House on federal…
Fact-Check: Five Claims From Washington This Week, Examined Against the Record
TIJ tests five public claims from politicians and advocacy groups against the underlying federal record — from Trump's 'roaring economy' to Sanders's 15 million figure.