All 6,159 of Trump’s lies
Every statement by Donald Trump that the Washington Post Fact Checker or PolitiFact put in its most severe category, 2017–2026. Browse by topic or year, or search the full record.
By topic
- Immigration 873
- Foreign policy 790
- Economy 646
- Election 446
- Taxes 434
- Trade 388
- Health care 382
- Jobs 372
- Impeachment (Ukraine) 350
- Environment 278
- Russia 272
- Other 258
- Crime 238
- Coronavirus 204
- Biographical record 141
- Education 49
- Terrorism 18
- Courts & investigations 17
- Guns 3
By year
Most repeated lies
- This is the greatest economy in U.S. historyEconomy · 492 times, Jun 4, 2018 – Jan 19, 2021
- The biggest tax cut in historyEconomy · 290 times, May 1, 2017 – Jan 20, 2021
- The border wall is being builtImmigration · 256 times, Mar 22, 2018 – May 4, 2020
- Tariffs are filling the TreasuryTrade · 244 times, Nov 2, 2018 – Jan 19, 2021
- More Americans are employed than everJobs · 188 times, Aug 4, 2018 – Oct 30, 2020
- Republicans will protect pre-existing conditionsHealth care · 177 times, Sep 20, 2018 – Jan 4, 2021
- Mail ballots mean cheatingElection · 144 times, Apr 7, 2020 – Dec 26, 2020
- Biden will end oil and gasEnvironment · 141 times, Jul 14, 2020 – Dec 5, 2020
- Iran was collapsing until the Iran dealForeign policy · 121 times, Feb 2, 2017 – Dec 5, 2020
- No one else could pass the VA billsHealth care · 117 times, Jul 25, 2017 – Jan 20, 2021
Summaries of each repeated claim; the Post logged each one as a lie this many times (2017 – Jan 2021).