March 2025 Fact-Checks
Statements made in March 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.
Lacks Evidence — cannot be verified or substantiated with available data.
Statements and rulings
| Date | Claim | Verdict | Source | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31 | Trump pledged on Truth Social to annex Alaska from Canada. | False | Reuters Fact Check | Reuters found no evidence of such a pledge; the claim originated from miscaptioned social posts. |
| Mar 21 | “Biden’s pardons are void because he used an autopen.” | False | FactCheck.org | Experts note presidents have used autopens for years; no legal basis voids properly issued pardons. |
| Mar 18 | “Under Biden, 1 in 4 new jobs were government jobs; under me, 93% were private-sector.” | Misleading | FactCheck.org | Cherry-picked timeframes inflate the contrast; over Biden’s term about 11% of added jobs were government roles. |
| Mar 14 | Viral clip: Trump told UK PM Starmer “That’s enough.” | Misleading | Reuters Fact Check | Close‑up angle omitted that Trump was addressing a reporter, not the prime minister. |
| Mar 6 | Video shows a massive London pro‑Trump rally in March 2025. | False | Reuters Fact Check | Reuters traced the footage to a 2018 event; posts misrepresented it as 2025. |
| Mar 5 | Address to Congress claims (fraud, immigration, Ukraine aid, economy, autism) were accurate. | Misleading | FactCheck.org · PolitiFact · AP Fact Focus | Independent reviews flagged numerous exaggerations and inaccuracies across topics in the March 4 address. |
| Mar 5 | “A group headed by Stacey Abrams was behind efforts to block my ballot access.” | False | PolitiFact | PolitiFact found no evidence Abrams headed such efforts; claims conflated separate groups and lawsuits. |
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