🗓 February 2025 Fact-Checks
Statements made in February 2025 by President Donald Trump and key surrogates. Each entry includes a verdict, concise explanation, and a source link to a public fact-check or primary record.
🔎 Verdict key
- ✅ True — accurate and supported by strong evidence.
- ⚠️ Misleading — contains elements of truth but presented in a deceptive or incomplete way.
- ❌ False — factually incorrect or contradicted by reliable sources.
- ℹ️ Lacks Evidence — cannot be verified or substantiated with available data.
🧾 Statements and rulings
| Date | Claim | Verdict | Source | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26 | Trump signed an order capping public housing benefits at two years from 2026. | ❌ False | Reuters Fact Check | No such order exists; rumor originated on social media. |
| Feb 26 | Viral video shows Trump piloting Air Force One for a Navy flyby. | ❌ False | Reuters Fact Check | AI-generated video, confirmed by digital forensics experts. |
| Feb 25 | Audio of Trump restricting visas for Nigerian professionals is real. | ❌ False | Reuters Fact Check | Likely AI-generated; no policy or recording supports it. |
| Feb 26 | “We need proof of citizenship, voter ID, paper ballots and one-day voting.” | ⚠️ Misleading | PolitiFact | Only citizens can vote in federal elections; most states already require voter ID. |
| Feb 21 | “Millions and millions of people over 100 years old” are getting Social Security checks. | ❌ False | FactCheck.org | Fewer than 90,000 recipients are 99 or older; “millions” is false. |
| Feb 19 | Courts “want to stop us from looking for corruption.” | ⚠️ Misleading | FactCheck.org | Court orders limited spending, not investigations. |
| Feb 13 | USAID “funded” Politico and other outlets. | ⚠️ Misleading | FactCheck.org | USAID bought subscriptions — not newsroom funding. |
| Feb 7 | U.S. is “ranked 40 out of 40” in education outcomes. | ❌ False | FactCheck.org | U.S. ranks far higher; statement misrepresents OECD data. |
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