{"id":67185,"date":"2026-02-25T03:25:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T03:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/fact-checking-trumps-2026-state-of-the-union-address\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T03:25:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T03:25:07","slug":"fact-checking-trumps-2026-state-of-the-union-address","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/fact-checking-trumps-2026-state-of-the-union-address\/","title":{"rendered":"Fact checking Trump&#8217;s 2026 State of the Union address"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>CBS News is fact checking <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/state-of-the-union-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">President Trump&#8217;s 2026 State of the Union address<\/a><\/span> Tuesday night. The president is touting his first-year accomplishments and plans for his agenda this year, in the months before the midterm elections in November.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the claims the president made during his speech, and CBS News&#8217; ratings and context for those claims:<\/p>\n<h2>True: Trump claims murder rate saw its largest decline in recorded history last year<\/h2>\n<p><em>&#8220;Last year, the murder rate saw its single largest decline in recorded history. This is the biggest decline, think of it, in recorded history \u2014 the lowest number in over 125 years.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Details<\/strong>:\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Preliminary data from independent researchers suggests that homicides may have hit an 125-year low last year, although the FBI&#8217;s official annual crime report for 2025 will not be released until later this year.<\/li>\n<li>A January study by the <a href=\"https:\/\/counciloncj.org\/crime-trends-in-u-s-cities-year-end-2025-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Council on Criminal Justice<\/a>, or CCJ, found a &#8220;strong possibility&#8221; that the 2025 homicide rate will drop to about 4 per 100,000 residents, which would be the lowest recorded in law enforcement or public health data dating back to 1900. The homicide rate has been declining since 2022, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fbi.gov\/news\/press-releases\/fbi-releases-2024-reported-crimes-in-the-nation-statistics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">annual<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fbi.gov\/news\/press-releases\/fbi-releases-2023-crime-in-the-nation-statistics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">FBI<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fbi.gov\/news\/press-releases\/fbi-releases-2022-crime-in-the-nation-statistics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">reports<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The CCJ report also noted that the reasons for last year&#8217;s decline are not clear, but researchers say possible influences include &#8220;changes in criminal justice policies and programs, shifts in the use of technology, and broader social, economic, and cultural trends.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>By Laura Doan<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Partially true: Trump claims that in the past 9 months, no illegal immigrants have been admitted into the U.S.<\/h2>\n<p><em>&#8220;In the past nine months, zero illegal aliens have been admitted to the United States.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Details:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mr. Trump is likely referring to the number of migrants released by Border Patrol after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past nine months, U.S. Customs and Border Protection has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbp.gov\/newsroom\/national-media-release\/historic-9th-straight-month-zero-releases-border\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">reported<\/a> zero releases of migrants by Border Patrol along the U.S. southern border.<\/p>\n<p>That does not necessarily mean every single migrant who has entered the U.S. illegally since Mr. Trump took office has been deported.<\/p>\n<p>Some migrants initially arrested by Border Patrol and then transferred to the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement could be released by that agency, though the Trump administration has sought to bar those who entered the U.S. illegally from being eligible for bond.<\/p>\n<p>Border Patrol&#8217;s numbers also do not account for migrants who enter the U.S. illegally surreptitiously, without being caught by Border Patrol agents. It&#8217;s unclear how many of those so-called &#8220;got-aways&#8221; have been recorded under the second Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, illegal border crossings have plummeted under Mr. Trump&#8217;s second administration, <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/illegal-crossings-immigration-us-mexico-southern-border-lowest-level-1970-trump-dhs\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">falling<\/a><\/span> to the lowest level since 1970 in fiscal year 2025. Still, thousands of migrants continue crossing into the U.S. illegally each month. In January, Border Patrol apprehended roughly 6,000 migrants after they crossed the southern border unlawfully,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbp.gov\/newsroom\/stats\/southwest-land-border-encounters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> government data<\/a> show.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>By Camilo Montoya-Galvez<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Misleading: Trump claims more Americans working today than at any time in U.S. history\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p><em>&#8220;More Americans are working today than at any time in the history of our country. Think about that \u2014 any time in the history of our country, more working today. And 100% of all jobs created under my administration have been in the private sector.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Details<\/strong>:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Preliminary data from the <a href=\"https:\/\/data.bls.gov\/timeseries\/CES0000000001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bureau of Labor and Statistics<\/a> show there are roughly 158.6 million people employed in the U.S., as of January 2026, which is more than at any other point on record. But the total number of employed people usually rises <a href=\"https:\/\/fred.stlouisfed.org\/series\/POPTHM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">as the population grows<\/a>. About 157 million people were employed when President Joe Biden left office in January 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Economists generally rely on the share of people working to compare labor market strength over time, which has remained largely flat over the past year. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/charts\/employment-situation\/civilian-labor-force-participation-rate.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">labor force participation rate<\/a> sat at 62.5% in January, which is identical to the rate in December 2024, Biden&#8217;s last full month in office.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/charts\/employment-situation\/civilian-unemployment-rate.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">unemployment rate<\/a> has ticked up under Mr. Trump to 4.3% from 4.1% in December 2024.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>By Aaron Navarro\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>False\/not supported: Trump claims he&#8217;s secured $18 trillion in new investment in the U.S.<\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;In four long years, the last administration got less than $1 trillion in new investment in the United States. And when I say less, substantially less. In 12 months, I secured commitments for more than $18 trillion, pouring in from all over the globe.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Details<\/strong>:\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bea.gov\/news\/2025\/new-foreign-direct-investment-united-states-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">US Bureau of Economic Analysis<\/a>, new foreign direct investments over Biden&#8217;s four years in office did add up to less than $1 trillion.<\/li>\n<li>But a CBS News <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-20-trillion-new-us-investments-numbers-dont-add-up\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">review<\/a><\/span>\u00a0found no evidence that total commitments or new investments approach the scale the president has cited. New investment of $18 trillion would represent almost 60% of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fred.stlouisfed.org\/series\/GDP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">U.S. GDP<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The administration&#8217;s own list of major investment commitments &#8220;made possible by President Trump&#8217;s leadership&#8221; totaled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/investments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">$9.6 trillion<\/a> as of the latest update in November, but even that figure is exaggerated and includes some investments announced while Biden was president.<\/li>\n<li>Additionally, federal data shows corporate investment levels are similar to levels last year, with U.S. companies <a href=\"https:\/\/fred.stlouisfed.org\/series\/GPDI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">on track to invest<\/a> over $5 trillion in 2025. Overall, since the end of the pandemic, corporate investment has been rising.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>By Jui Sarwate<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>False: Trump claims gas is &#8220;now below $2.30 a gallon in most states&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p><em>&#8220;Gasoline, which reached a peak of over $6 a gallon in some states under my predecessor \u2014 it was, quite honestly, a disaster \u2014 is now below $2.30 a gallon in most states, and in some places, $1.99 a gallon. And when I visited the great state of Iowa just a few weeks ago, I even saw $1.85 a gallon for gasoline.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Details<\/strong>:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While gas prices have dropped from a national peak of $5.02 in June 2022 to $2.95, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/?state=US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">AAA<\/a>, they are not below $2.30 in most states.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Only one state, Oklahoma, had an average gas price around $2.30 as of Feb. 24, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/state-gas-price-averages\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">AAA<\/a> data. According to GasBuddy, which tracks prices at roughly 150,000 stations nationwide, the <a href=\"https:\/\/gaspriceguy.substack.com\/p\/the-real-state-of-fuel-prices-what\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">cheapest 10%<\/a> of all stations had gas priced at $2.30, as of February 23. Only eight gas stations nationwide were selling a gallon of gas for under $2, GasBuddy told CBS News.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Trump specifically mentioned $1.85 gas in Iowa. <a href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/pump-prices-holding-steady-for-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">AAA did report Iowa among the 10 states<\/a> with the lowest prices \u2013 but the average price in the state was $2.50.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>By Laura Doan, Julia Ingram, John Kelly<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Misleading: Trump claims &#8220;members of the Somali community have pillaged an estimated $19 billion from the American taxpayer&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p><em>&#8220;When it comes to the corruption that is plundering \u2014 really, it&#8217;s plundering America \u2014 there&#8217;s been no more stunning example than Minnesota, where members of the Somali community have pillaged an estimated $19 billion from the American taxpayer.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Details<\/strong>:\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>President Trump&#8217;s &#8220;estimated $19 billion dollars&#8221; figure refers to the roughly $18 billion in federal funds that supported <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/minnesota\/news\/billions-paid-out-by-medicaid-in-minnesota-may-be-fraudulent-us-attorney\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">over a dozen<\/a><\/span> state-run programs in Minnesota since 2018.<\/li>\n<li>The exact extent of the fraud and losses is still being investigated. In December 2025, a top prosecutor <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/minnesota\/news\/billions-paid-out-by-medicaid-in-minnesota-may-be-fraudulent-us-attorney\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">suggested<\/a><\/span> the total amount of fraud could be $9 billion or more.<\/li>\n<li>More than 90% of the people charged in major fraud cases announced before December 2025 were of Somali descent, according to the <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/minnesota\/news\/billions-paid-out-by-medicaid-in-minnesota-may-be-fraudulent-us-attorney\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">U.S. Attorney&#8217;s Office for Minnesota<\/a><\/span>. But the number of people of Somali descent charged,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/minnesota-fraud-feeding-our-future-medicaid-9911799c0d0149a64a042abed095be57\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">82 individuals<\/a>, is a small fraction of the Somali community across the state. <a href=\"https:\/\/data.census.gov\/table\/ACSSPP1Y2024.S0201?q=selected+population+profile+in+the+united+states&amp;t=1257&amp;g=040XX00US27_310XX00US33460\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Census Bureau data<\/a> shows that there are more than 107,000 people who identify as Somali in the state.<\/li>\n<li>Prosecutors have <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/aimee-bock-minnesota-fraud-feeding-our-future-interview\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">said<\/a><\/span> the mastermind behind Feeding Our Future, Minnesota&#8217;s biggest fraud scheme to date, is Aimee Bock, a White woman.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>By Emma Li<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n<\/section>\n<p>  <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation  \">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">More from CBS News<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"component__item-recirc-block\">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">Go deeper with The Free Press<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n      <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__tags\">\n<p class=\"content__tags__label\">In:<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/fact-check-state-of-the-union-2026\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CBS News is fact checking President Trump&#8217;s 2026 State of the Union address Tuesday night. 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