Trust Index: Fact-checking Trumpโs town hall claims on coronavirus
In President Trumpโs town hall Thursday night, the coronavirus took center stage as it has during this campaign. First weโre taking a look at a claim the President has made before thatโs rating has changed since the first time he said it. Next is a claim the President has been making about the lives heโs saved during the pandemic. We were expected to lose 2,200,000 people and maybe more than that,โ the President told one of women who asked a question during the town hall. More Town Hall fact checks from the Trust Index:
Trust Index: Fact-checking Bidenโs economic promises, auto jobs
Former Vice President Joe Bidenโs town hall Thursday night was largely policy-oriented, especially on matters of jobs and the economy, which is why itโs where weโre starting Bidenโs plan for economic recovery. โWall Street said I will create 18.6 million new jobs, good paying jobs. The GDP will grow by $1 trillion more than under Trump and seven million more jobs than under Trump,โ Biden said. โElectric vehicles will save billions of gallons of oil and will create 1 million, not me, Wall Street (says), automobile jobs,โ Biden told one audience member. The Biden plan doesnโt offer any specifics on how that would work and skeptics have said the switch over to electric vehicles without federal help could actually cost the industry jobs.
Trust Index: Fact-checking Trumpโs town hall economic claims
For this Trust Index weโre taking a look at a pair of claims about the state of the economy under the trump administration. What is the Trust Index? We were just hitting 160 million jobs,โ Trump said. What is the Trust Index? More Town Hall fact checks from the Trust Index: