Charts showing findings of two newspapers' fact checkers re the number of "false or misleading" or "false" claims by U.S. President Donald Trump.
<p><br><i><b>Data sources:</b></i>
</p>
<dl><dd><dl><dd>— <i>The Washington Post</i> (upper chart)</dd></dl></dd></dl><ul><li>Fact Checker <cite style="font-style:normal"> (<span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2019-10-09">October 9, 2019</span>). "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191024042508/https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/trump-claims-database/">In 993 days, President Trump has made 13,435 false or misleading claims</a>". <i>The Washington Post</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/trump-claims-database/">the original</a> on <span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2019-10-24">October 24, 2019</span>.</cite></li></ul><ul><li>Fact Checker <cite style="font-style:normal"> (<span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2019-12-10">December 10, 2019</span>). "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191217073434/https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/trump-claims-database/">President Trump has made 15,413 false or misleading claims over 1,055 days</a>". <i>The Washington Post</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/trump-claims-database/">the original</a> on <span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2019-12-17">December 17, 2019</span>.</cite></li></ul><ul><li>Fact Checker <cite style="font-style:normal"> (<span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2020-01-19">January 19, 2020</span>). "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200120225527/https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/trump-claims-database/">In 1,095 days, President Trump has made 16,241 false or misleading claims</a>". <i>The Washington Post</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/trump-claims-database/">the original</a> on <span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2019-01-20">January 20, 2019</span>.</cite></li></ul><ul><li>Fact Checker <cite style="font-style:normal"> (<span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2020-04-03">April 3, 2020</span>). "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200415033539/https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/trump-claims-database/">In 1,170 days, President Trump has made 18,000 false or misleading claims</a>". <i>The Washington Post</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/trump-claims-database/">the original</a> on <span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2020-04-15">April 15, 2020</span>.</cite></li></ul><ul><li>Fact Checker <cite style="font-style:normal"> (<span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2020-05-29">May 29, 2020</span>). "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200604060548/https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/trump-claims-database/">In 1,226 days, President Trump has made 19,127 false or misleading claims</a>". <i>The Washington Post</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/trump-claims-database/">the original</a> on <span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2020-06-04">June 4, 2020</span>.</cite></li></ul><ul><li>Fact Checker <cite style="font-style:normal"> (<span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2020-07-09">July 9, 2020</span>). "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200713060712/https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/trump-claims-database/">In 1,267 days, President Trump has made 20,055 false or misleading claims</a>". <i>The Washington Post</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/trump-claims-database/">the original</a> on <span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2020-07-13">July 13, 2020</span>.</cite></li></ul><ul><li>Fact Checker <cite style="font-style:normal"> (<span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2020-08-27">August 27, 2020</span>). "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201021213333/https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/trump-claims-database/">In 1,316 days, President Trump has made 22,247 false or misleading claims</a>". <i>The Washington Post</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/trump-claims-database/">the original</a> on <span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2020-10-21">October 21, 2020</span>.</cite></li></ul><ul><li>Fact Checker <cite style="font-style:normal"> (<span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2020-09-03">September 3, 2020</span>). "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201115213610/https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/trump-claims-database/">In 1,323 days, President Trump has made 22,510 false or misleading claims</a>". <i>The Washington Post</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/trump-claims-database/">the original</a> on <span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2020-11-15">November 15, 2020</span>.</cite></li></ul><ul><li>Fact Checker <cite style="font-style:normal"> (<span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2020-10-16">October 16, 2020</span>). "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201220140140/https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/trump-claims-database/">In 1,366 days, President Trump has made 25,653 false or misleading claims</a>". <i>The Washington Post</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/trump-claims-database/">the original</a> on <span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2020-12-20">December 20, 2020</span>.</cite></li></ul><ul><li>Fact Checker <cite style="font-style:normal"> (<span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2020-11-05">November 5, 2020</span>). "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210105014625/https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/trump-claims-database/">In 1,386 days, President Trump has made 29,508 false or misleading claims</a>". <i>The Washington Post</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/trump-claims-database/">the original</a> on <span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2021-01-05">January 5, 2021</span>.</cite></li></ul><ul><li>Fact Checker <cite style="font-style:normal"> (<span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2021-01-13">January 13, 2021</span>). "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210116063240/https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/trump-claims-database/">In 1,455 days, President Trump has made 30,529 false or misleading claims</a>". <i>The Washington Post</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/trump-claims-database/">the original</a> on <span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2021-01-16">January 16, 2021</span>.</cite></li></ul><ul><li>Fact Checker <cite style="font-style:normal"> (<span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2021-01-20">January 20, 2021</span>). "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210120194744/https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/trump-claims-database/">In four years, President Trump made 30,573 false or misleading claims</a>". <i>The Washington Post</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/trump-claims-database/">the original</a> on <span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2021-01-20">January 20, 2021</span>.</cite> Clicking on "Monthly" at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210208044219/https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/politics/trump-claims-database/">archive of February 8, 2021</a> articulates specific value for month of January.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p>
<dl><dd><dl><dd>— <i>Toronto Star</i> and CNN (lower chart)</dd></dl></dd></dl><ul><li>Dale, Daniel <cite style="font-style:normal"> (<span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2019-06-05">June 5, 2019</span>). "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191003215457/https://www.thestar.com/news/world/analysis/2019/06/05/donald-trump-has-now-said-more-than-5000-false-claims-as-president.html">Donald Trump has now said more than 5,000 false things as president</a>". <i>Toronto Star</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.thestar.com/news/world/analysis/2019/06/05/donald-trump-has-now-said-more-than-5000-false-claims-as-president.html">the original</a> on <span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2019-10-03">October 3, 2019</span>.</cite></li></ul><ul><li>Dale, Daniel <cite style="font-style:normal"> (<span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2020-01-06">January 6, 2020</span>). "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200106225906/https://twitter.com/ddale8/status/1214229268458328065">Internal chart of Trump's false claims per day from July 8 (2019)</a>". <i>CNN</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://twitter.com/ddale8/status/1214229268458328065">the original</a> on <span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2020-01-06">2020-01-06</span>. Retrieved on <span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2020-01-07">2020-01-07</span>.</cite> (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200106230008/https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ENnNz4TXsAE0dML?format=jpg&amp;name=large">image of chart</a>).</li></ul><ul><li>Dale, Daniel <cite style="font-style:normal"> (<span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2020-03-09">March 9, 2020</span>). "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200309184231/https://twitter.com/ddale8/status/1237083913496989702">Trump is averaging about 59 false claims per week since ... July 8, 2019.</a>". <i>CNN</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://twitter.com/ddale8/status/1237083913496989702">the original</a> on <span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2020-03-09">2020-03-09</span>. Retrieved on <span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2020-04-15">2020-04-15</span>.</cite> (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200415192932/https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ESsA5nTXYAA562e?format=png">direct image of chart</a>)</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br><i><b>Related articles:</b></i>
</p>
<ul><li>Glenn Kessler, Salvador Rizzo and Meg Kelly <cite style="font-style:normal"> (<span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2019-10-14">October 14, 2019</span>). "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191101155503/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/10/14/president-trump-has-made-false-or-misleading-claims-over-days/">President Trump has made 13,435 false or misleading claims over 993 days</a>". <i>The Washington Post</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/10/14/president-trump-has-made-false-or-misleading-claims-over-days/">the original</a> on <span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2019-11-01">November 1, 2019</span>.</cite></li></ul><ul><li>Glenn Kessler, Salvador Rizzo and Meg Kelly, <cite style="font-style:normal"> (<span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2019-12-16">December 16, 2019</span>). "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20191217000543/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/12/16/president-trump-has-made-false-or-misleading-claims-over-days/">President Trump has made 15,413 false or misleading claims over 1,055 days</a>". <i>The Washington Post</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/12/16/president-trump-has-made-false-or-misleading-claims-over-days/">the original</a> on <span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2019-12-17">December 17, 2019</span>.</cite></li></ul><ul><li>Tubb, Ed <cite style="font-style:normal"> (<span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2019-06-05">June 5, 2019</span>). "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190609172135/https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2019/06/05/washington-bureau-chief-daniel-dale-does-his-last-trump-fact-check-for-the-toronto-star.html">Washington bureau chief Daniel Dale does his last Trump fact check for the Toronto Star</a>". <i>Toronto Star</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2019/06/05/washington-bureau-chief-daniel-dale-does-his-last-trump-fact-check-for-the-toronto-star.html">the original</a> on <span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2019-06-09">June 9, 2019</span>.</cite></li></ul><dl><dd><dl><dd>— apparently the reason I could not find an updated version of the <i>Toronto Star</i> fact check chart: fact-checker Daniel Dale moved to CNN:
<dl><dd><ul><li><cite style="font-style:normal"> (2019). "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190902012332/https://www.cnn.com/profiles/daniel-dale">Daniel Dale / Reporter (profile)</a>". <i>CNN</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.cnn.com/profiles/daniel-dale">the original</a> on <span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2019-09-02">September 2, 2019</span>.</cite></li></ul></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl><ul><li>Kessler, Glenn; Rizzo, Salvador; Kelly, Meg <cite style="font-style:normal"> (<span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2020-01-20">January 20, 2020</span>). "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/01/20/president-trump-made-16241-false-or-misleading-claims-his-first-three-years/">President Trump made 16,241 false or misleading claims in his first three years</a>". <i>The Washington Post</i>.</cite></li></ul><ul><li>Kessler, Glen; Rizzo, Salvador; Kelly, Meg <cite style="font-style:normal"> (<span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2020-04-14">April 14, 2020</span>). "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200415032424/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/04/14/president-trump-made-18000-false-or-misleading-claims-1170-days/">President Trump made 18,000 false or misleading claims in 1,170 days</a>". <i>The Washington Post</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/04/14/president-trump-made-18000-false-or-misleading-claims-1170-days/">the original</a> on <span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2020-04-15">April 15, 2020</span>.</cite></li></ul><ul><li>Kessler, Glen; Rizzo, Salvador; Kelly, Meg <cite style="font-style:normal"> (<span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2020-06-02">June 2, 2020</span>). "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200604060503/https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/trump-fact-checker-book/2020/06/01/c6323b88-a435-11ea-b619-3f9133bbb482_story.html">The central feature of Trump’s presidency: False claims and disinformation</a>". <i>The Washington Post</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/trump-fact-checker-book/2020/06/01/c6323b88-a435-11ea-b619-3f9133bbb482_story.html">the original</a> on <span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2020-06-04">June 4, 2020</span>.</cite></li></ul><ul><li>Kessler, Glenn; Rizzo, Salvador; Kelly, Meg <cite style="font-style:normal"> (<span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2020-07-13">July 13, 2020</span>). "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200713124704/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/07/13/president-trump-has-made-more-than-20000-false-or-misleading-claims/">President Trump has made more than 20,000 false or misleading claims</a>". <i>The Washington Post</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/07/13/president-trump-has-made-more-than-20000-false-or-misleading-claims/">the original</a> on <span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2020-07-13">July 13, 2020</span>.</cite></li></ul><ul><li>Blake, Meredith, <cite style="font-style:normal"> (<span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2020-10-30">October 30, 2020</span>). "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201030230404/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2020-10-30/trump-false-claims-cnn-daniel-dale-fact-checker">Trump makes so many false claims, CNN fact-checker Daniel Dale has lost count</a>". <i>The Los Angeles Times</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2020-10-30/trump-false-claims-cnn-daniel-dale-fact-checker">the original</a> on <span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2020-10-30">October 30, 2020</span>.</cite> — Dale reports that because Trump was talking so much in advance of the November 3, 2020 presidential election, Dale in September 2020 stopped keeping tallies of all Trump's statements, to allow Dale to "just focus on the big stuff".</li></ul><ul><li>Kessler, Glenn <cite style="font-style:normal"> (<span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2021-01-23">January 23, 2021</span>). "<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210124185206/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/how-fact-checker-tracked-trump-claims/2021/01/23/ad04b69a-5c1d-11eb-a976-bad6431e03e2_story.html">Trump made 30,573 false or misleading claims as president. Nearly half came in his final year.</a>". <i>The Washington Post</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/how-fact-checker-tracked-trump-claims/2021/01/23/ad04b69a-5c1d-11eb-a976-bad6431e03e2_story.html">the original</a> on <span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2021-01-24">2021-01-24</span>. Retrieved on <span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2021-01-24">2021-01-24</span>.</cite></li></ul><p><br></p><p><i><b>Data:</b></i>
</p>
<ul><li>Listings of actual data used to make the above two charts are provided in collapsible text below.</li></ul>
<a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:RCraig09" title="User:RCraig09">RCraig09</a>
CC BY-SA 4.0
<span class="int-own-work" lang="en">Own work</span>