Fact-checking the president's key claims to Congress
BBC Verify has looked into several claims made by Trump during his speech to Congress.
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Fact-Checking Trump’s Claims on Tariffs, Ukraine and DOGE Before Address to Congress
The president has repeatedly made false or misleading claims in pursuing an aggressive agenda in the first weeks of his second term.The New York Times - 1d -
Fact-checking Trump's address to Congress
CBS News' Confirmed team fact checks President Trump's 2025 joint address to Congress.CBS News - 21h -
Fact-checking Trump's speech to Congress
Fact-checking President Donald Trump's speech to Congress.ABC News - 14h -
Fact-checking Trump's speech to Congress
On issues including Social Security, immigration and fentanyl, President Donald Trump bent the facts during his speech to Congress.NBC News - 13h -
Fact-checking Trump's claims on amount of US aid to Ukraine
President Donald Trump, as he navigates the Russia-Ukraine war, is making false claims about the amount of aid the U.S. has given to support Ukraine.ABC News - Feb. 26 -
Fact-checking Trump's claims on Social Security fraud, DOGE cuts
President Trump made claims during his address to Congress about apparent fraud in the Social Security system. Mr. Trump also touted the work by the Department of Government Efficiency, which is ...CBS News - 7h -
Fact-checking Trump's claims on inflation, Biden's electric vehicle policy
President Trump made claims during his address to Congress about the history of U.S. inflation and about the electric vehicle policy under former President Joe Biden. CBS News' Rhona Tarrant has more.CBS News - 6h -
Fact-checking Trump’s anti-transgender comments in his address to Congress
President Donald Trump mentioned the transgender community half a dozen times throughout his address to Congress on Tuesday.NBC News - 5h -
Key takeaways from the PM's meeting with US president
A surprise letter from King Charles III to a possible trade deal - the key moments from Starmer's visit to the White House.BBC News - 6d
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Trump issues 'last warning' to Hamas as US confirms direct hostage talks
The president also appeared to threaten civilians in Gaza, saying they would be "dead" if they held hostages.BBC News - 4h -
The NHS is spending a fortune giving people a death they don't want
The UK was once ranked the best country for end-of-life care - but, say experts, that has all changedBBC News - 3h -
Home buyers race to beat stamp duty rise
Thresholds will change on 1 April, leaving buyers a few weeks to complete or pay more in stamp duty.BBC News - 3h -
Three heli-skiers feared dead in Alaska mountain avalanche
Officials say the group, which was skiing via helicopter, may be buried under 100ft (30m) of snow.BBC News - 1h -
Doctors back total ban on smacking children in England
Smacking is legal in some cases in England and Northern Ireland, but is banned in Scotland and Wales.BBC News - 2h
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'Blood on your hands': Mayors from 'sanctuary cities' grilled during House hearing
The Mayors of Boston, Chicago, Denver and New York City testified in front of the House Oversight Committee during a blockbuster hearing on sanctuary citiesABC News - 9m -
Republicans cannot meet their own budget target without cutting Medicare or Medicaid, budget office says
The House GOP has ordered the Energy and Commerce Committee, which oversees Medicare and Medicaid funding, to cut $880 billion in a bill to advance Trump's agenda.NBC News - 28m -
Musk and GOP senators discuss pathway to cement DOGE cuts in closed-door meeting
Elon Musk met with Senate Republicans for nearly two hours in a closed-door lunch meeting Wednesday, seeking to reassure them amid voter angst over the sweeping cuts his Department of Government ...NBC News - 28m -
Hunter Biden cites financial woes in request for federal judge to dismiss laptop data case
Biden’s attorneys said he "has had difficulty in finding a new permanent place to live as well as finding it difficult to earn a living."NBC News - 45m -
Trump Administration Told to Reinstate Nearly 6,000 USDA Workers
The fired employees were on probationary status, swept up in the administration’s push to rapidly reduce the size of the federal work force in part by targeting those types of workers.The New York Times - 47m