President Donald Trump has been boasting for weeks of a “super V” economic recovery. But figures released today show an economy still far from fully recovered.It’s true that the economy is improving, but not to the extent the president suggests.Yes, the economy grew at a record annual rate of 33.1% in the third quarter, according toBut actually, the economy still has a long way to go. Dig a into the latest figures and we see that real (inflation-adjusted) gross domestic product in the most recent quarter was still 2.9% below where it had been in the same quarter a year earlier (Table 6).The...…President Donald Trump has been boasting for weeks of a “super V” economic recovery. But figures released today show an economy still far from fully recovered.It’s true that the economy is improving, but not to the extent the president suggests.Yes, the economy grew at a record annual rate of 33.1% in the third quarter, according toBut actually, the economy still has a long way to go. Dig a into the latest figures and we see that real (inflation-adjusted) gross domestic product in the most recent quarter was still 2.9% below where it had been in the same quarter a year earlier (Table 6).The...WW…

In an Oct. 15 town hall on NBC News, President Donald Trump made false and misleading claims on the coronavirus, the economy and more:The was held in Miami and hosted by “Today” show anchor Savannah Guthrie. Over on ABC News, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden was answering questions in another town hall at the same time. We .Wrong on MasksTrump the CDC “came out with a statement that 85% of the people who wear masks catch” the coronavirus. Rather, among the COVID-19 patients surveyed in the study, 85% reported they “always” or “often” wore a mask in the 14 days before illness...…In an Oct. 15 town hall on NBC News, President Donald Trump made false and misleading claims on the coronavirus, the economy and more:The was held in Miami and hosted by “Today” show anchor Savannah Guthrie. Over on ABC News, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden was answering questions in another town hall at the same time. We .Wrong on MasksTrump the CDC “came out with a statement that 85% of the people who wear masks catch” the coronavirus. Rather, among the COVID-19 patients surveyed in the study, 85% reported they “always” or “often” wore a mask in the 14 days before illness...WW…

SummaryDuring Donald Trump’s time in office:AnalysisThen as now, we make no judgment as to how much credit or blame any president deserves for things that happen during his time in office. Opinions differ on that.Jobs and UnemploymentJob growth slowed a bit under Trump — then collapsed as the COVID-19 crisis led to mass unemployment. The job numbers have yet to fully recover.Employment —Back in 2016 Trump boasted that he would be “.” But only 661,000 jobs were regained in September, and at that rate Trump is on pace to end his term with a net loss of employment.Unemployment —The,after...…SummaryDuring Donald Trump’s time in office:AnalysisThen as now, we make no judgment as to how much credit or blame any president deserves for things that happen during his time in office. Opinions differ on that.Jobs and UnemploymentJob growth slowed a bit under Trump — then collapsed as the COVID-19 crisis led to mass unemployment. The job numbers have yet to fully recover.Employment —Back in 2016 Trump boasted that he would be “.” But only 661,000 jobs were regained in September, and at that rate Trump is on pace to end his term with a net loss of employment.Unemployment —The,after...WW…

SummaryIt was another unconventional night for fact-checkers at the truncated Democratic National Convention that has been forced to go virtual because of the coronavirus pandemic.But we found a few statements to write about, including a misleading claim about the U.S. unemployment rate and auto industry bailout claims that don’t tell the whole story.AnalysisOn the night the Democratic Party formally nominated former Vice President Joe Biden as the party’s 2020 presidential nominee, two former U.S. presidents spoke — Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter.Clinton’s Misleading and Meaningless...…SummaryIt was another unconventional night for fact-checkers at the truncated Democratic National Convention that has been forced to go virtual because of the coronavirus pandemic.But we found a few statements to write about, including a misleading claim about the U.S. unemployment rate and auto industry bailout claims that don’t tell the whole story.AnalysisOn the night the Democratic Party formally nominated former Vice President Joe Biden as the party’s 2020 presidential nominee, two former U.S. presidents spoke — Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter.Clinton’s Misleading and Meaningless...WW…

Ask SciCheckQ. Are vaccinated and boosted people more susceptible to infection or disease with the omicron variant than unvaccinated people?A. No. Getting vaccinated increases your protection against COVID-19. Sometimes, certain raw data can suggest otherwise, but that information cannot be used to determine how well a vaccine works.Have a question?…Ask SciCheckQ. Are vaccinated and boosted people more susceptible to infection or disease with the omicron variant than unvaccinated people?A. No. Getting vaccinated increases your protection against COVID-19. Sometimes, certain raw data can suggest otherwise, but that information cannot be used to determine how well a vaccine works.Have a question?WW…