The president delivers a partisan speech to a divided chamber—and nation.
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The Dispatch→ Fact-Checking Trump’s Joint Session of Congress Address
The president made false claims about polling, government spending, and inflation.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Women’s History Month Was NOT Just Created By A Trump Executive Order — It Was Started By Congress In 1987
Did Donald Trump just designate the month of March as "Women's History Month" by signing an executive order? No, that's not true: The formal observation of Women's History Month was started by Congress in 1987, an expansion of the previou
FactCheck.org→ Video: FactChecking Trump’s Address to Congress
Here’s our fact-check of President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress, in video form. The video, produced by FactCheck.org Social Media Manager Josh Diehl, is based on our article on the president’s March 4
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: President Trump Did NOT Mistake ‘Transgenic’ For ‘Transgender’ While Talking About Mice Before Congress
Did President Donald Trump confuse research on transgenic mice with research on "making mice transgender," when addressing Congress, as some social media users suggested? No, that's not true: A day later, on March 5, 2025, the White House
Full Fact→ President Trump repeats familiar claims in address to Congress
The Dispatch→ Trump Addresses a Joint Session of Congress
The president touted his achievements and leveled partisan attacks.
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s Address to Congress
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Summary In his first address to a joint session of Congress in his second term, President Donald Trump distorted the facts on fraud, immigration, aid to Ukraine, the economy, aut
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking President Donald Trump’s address to joint session of Congress
PolitiFact fact-checked President Donald Trump’s address to Congress which covered his administration’s approach to immigration, foreign policy. Trump alleged Social Security fraud and touted false lowered numbers of border apprehensions.
The Dispatch→ Video: President Trump Addresses Joint Session of Congress
Join us tonight for analysis of President Trump’s speech.
Internet Archive→ President Trump Addresses Joint Session of Congress & Democratic Response : CSPAN : March 4, 2025 9:13pm-11:07pm EST
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Internet Archive→ President Trump Address to Joint Session of Congress : FOXNEWSW : March 4, 2025 5:55pm-8:00pm PST
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Donald Trump Did NOT Ask Anyone To Share ‘Congressional Reform Act’ In Early 2025, Nor Ever Before
Did U.S. President Donald Trump ask people to forward the "Congressional Reform Act of 2017," also described as "the TRUMP Rules," to "a minimum of 20 people" in early 2025? No, that's not true: His social media posts did not mention the
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Live: President Trump Addresses Joint Session of Congress
Join us tonight for analysis of President Trump’s speech.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump’s Address To Joint Session of Congress IS Being Aired By CNN On March 4, 2025
Will President Trump's Address to the Joint Session of Congress on March 4, 2025, not be aired by CNN? No, that's not true: The CNN TV programming schedule shows the address will air live at 9 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The schedule has
PolitiFact→ How to watch President Donald Trump’s speech to Congress: Is it a State of the Union address?
President Donald Trump will deliver an address Tuesday to a joint session of Congress. But it’s not technically a State of the Union address. Here’s what to know and how to follow our live fact-checks of the speech.
New York Times→ 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.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: DOGE ‘Congressional Audits’ Of Rep. Raskin, Rep. Crockett, Sen. Warren Are NOT Real — No Sudden Wealth
Is DOGE conducting congressional audits of Rep. Jamie Raskin, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren because of recent surges in their personal wealth? No, that's not true: The meme making the claim is from a satirical Facebook
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Congress Did NOT ‘Decide’ To Deport Rep. Ilhan Omar ‘To Somalia’ As Of February 28, 2025 — Only Federal Courts Could
Did Congress vote to deport Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), a naturalized citizen, as of February 28, 2025? No, that's not true: An immigration expert told Lead Stories that a naturalized citizen cannot be deported. U.S. Citizenship and Immigrati
The Dispatch→ Can Congress Finally Avoid Stop-Gap Spending Plans?
With a funding deadline approaching, Republicans seek to fund the government for a full year.
The Dispatch→ Can Congress Extend Trump’s Tax Cuts Without Ballooning the Deficit?
Senate Republicans eye measuring the cuts’ impact in a novel way in order to make them permanent.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Claim DOGE Forwarded Names Of 163 Members Of Congress To IRS Originated On Satire Page
Did the claim that DOGE forwarded the names of 163 members of Congress to the IRS for "Immediate Audit" and that 156 of them were Democrats originate on an actual news website? No, that's not true: The meme featured a fake, cartoonish DOG
The Dispatch→ Great Men of History. Small Men of Congress.
Also: Can we stop worrying about gerrymandering?
The Dispatch→ Reckless Pardons Vex a Feckless Congress
Few on Capitol Hill have credibility on the issue.
The Dispatch→ Congressional Republicans Giving Trump Time to Make a TikTok Deal
Most think he’s following the ‘spirit of the law’ intended to sever Chinese ownership.
The Dispatch→ Trump’s White House Prepares to Exert Its Strength on a GOP Congress
Expect a concentrated focus on the 2026 midterms—and beyond.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Congress certified Trump’s 2024 win. The next day, he falsely said votes were still being counted.
“They’re still counting the (2024 election) vote in some areas.”
PolitiFact→ The 119th Congress: What to know about House, Senate majorities and what it means for Trump's plans
The 119th Congress is officially underway. Once Donald Trump is sworn in as president on Jan. 20, the Republicans will have unified control of government. But in the House, the margin will be close. Here’s what to look for.
The Dispatch→ Congress Avoids A Shutdown
The negotiations tested President-elect Donald Trump’s hold on the Republican conference.
Full Fact→ No evidence Michelle Obama asked Congress for vote recount
There is no record of the former First Lady having made this comment, as has been claimed on social media.
The Dispatch→ Will Mike Johnson Be a Casualty of Congress’ Spending Fight?
His tenure as speaker takes another turn as a government shutdown looms.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 2024 Continuing Resolution Did NOT Include 40% Pay Raise For Congress
Did a draft continuing resolution or spending bill in late 2024 include a 40 percent salary increase for members of Congress? No, that's not true: The proposed December 2024 temporary funding package included a 3.8 percent pay raise, whic
The Dispatch→ No, the Failed Spending Bill Did Not Include a 40 Percent Pay Raise for Congress
The continuing resolution would have provided lawmakers with a 3.8 percent raise.
PolitiFact→ Department of Government Efficiency – Congress didn’t propose new $243,000 salaries in spending measure, as DOGE account claimed
Spending plan to prevent a government shutdown includes “a pay increase for members of Congress from $174,000 to $243,000 per year.”
FactCheck.org→ Congress Not Proposing to Give Itself 40% Raise
Elon Musk, who has been tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to lead a committee to ferret out government waste, wrongly posted to X that members of Congress are trying to vote themselves a 40% raise. A continuing resolution put forward by Republ
The Dispatch→ Congress Unveils Government Funding Bill
Lawmakers now have less than three days to prevent a shutdown.
The Dispatch→ Congressional Progressives’ New Leader Thinks Time’s on His Side
Rep. Greg Casar is willing to be patient on policy and wait for voters to grow dissatisfied with the GOP.
PolitiFact→ Can President-elect Donald Trump enact tariffs without Congress? And can anyone stop him?
Experts say when President-elect Donald Trump takes office, he could act unilaterally to enact tariffs, without support from a Congress that’s less excited about them than he is.
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Marjorie Taylor Greene quote about Matt Gaetz, Congress members originated on satire account
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said “if every member of Congress had to resign for doing what Matt Gaetz has been accused of, Democrats would have a supermajority.’"
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Marjorie Taylor Greene Did NOT Say ‘Democrats Would Have A Supermajority’ If Others In Congress Resigned For Things Matt Gaetz Is Alleged To Have Done
Did Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene publicly say that if members of Congress resigned over the same allegations leveled against former Rep. Matt Gaetz, "Democrats would have a supermajority"? No, that's not true: A satirical social media acco