Let's go claim by claim. First false statements, in the order in which he tweeted them:
"The best unemployment rate of all time, especially for blacks, Hispanics, Asians and women," said Trump.
The unemployment rate of Americans of Asian origin was 2.8% in August, higher than the 2.6% in December 2016, the last full month of President Obama. The rate fell to a record level under Trump in May 2018, at 2.0%, but then rose; Trump went on to say that he held the record, even after it had stopped being true.
The unemployment rate for women was 3.6% in August, the lowest since 1953 if we ignore the 3.4% in April this year. But the record, set in 1953, was significantly lower at 2.7%.
Energy
"Became the world's number one and independent energy company," said Trump.
Facts first: These are distinct claims, and they are both false. The United States has become the world's largest energy producer under Obama, not Trump; c & # 39; crude oil production in particular in which he took first place under Trump. And the United States has not yet become "energy independent," although government forecasters predict that their energy exports will exceed US energy imports next year.
The United States claimed the top spot for energy production in 2012. This is particularly noteworthy as Trump has accused the Obama administration of perpetrating a "cruel war against US energy".
"The United States is the world's largest producer of natural gas since 2009, when US natural gas production exceeded that of Russia, and the world's largest producer of petroleum hydrocarbons since 2013, when its output exceeded that of the United States. Saudi Arabia "Information Administration said.
The United States is close to energy independence, according to a common definition, but that has not happened yet: they should export more energy than they do. import by 2020, according to the Energy Information Administration. Trump continues to stretch when he claims that this has already happened.
It should also be noted that the decline in US imports and the rise in exports began before the Trump administration; Obama presided over a liquefied natural gas export boom and signed a bill lifting a ban on crude oil exports for 40 years.
"The truth is that the two presidents of this decade (President Obama and President Trump) have presided over an incredibly rapid expansion of our capacity to produce oil and refined products." Executive policy has little to do with explosive gains , which are attributable to technology and price, "said Tom Kloza, global head of energy analysis of oil price information service.
The definitions of "energy independence" vary. Even if US exports exceed US imports, the United States will of course continue to use a substantial amount of resources from other countries.
The judges
"We will soon have a record number of judges, 2 Supreme Court justices," Trump said.
Facts first: Trump could indeed break the record if he was re-elected, given his current pace, but it would certainly take years; At present, he has appointed less than half the number of judges Ronald Reagan has practiced in the last eight years, according to data from Russell Wheeler, a guest of the Brookings Institution and forensic confirmation specialist.
Wheeler's data show that 373 judges were confirmed by Reagan in District Courts and Appellate Courts, Bill Clinton 371, George W. Bush 321. As of Monday, the number of judges for Trump was of 142, said Wheeler. Reagan, Clinton and Bush, of course, have served Trump's eight-year-olds for at least three years so far. So we are not saying that Trump will never get there – if he won the 2020 election and maintained his current pace. less than 50 per year, it would do so by 2024. However, a definition over several additional years is not considered "soon" by a reasonable definition.
Trump could actually boast more specifically: in an August article, Wheeler noted that Trump had placed a record number of judges in the Court of Appeals since coming to the presidency, leaving his predecessors "in the dust" . But Wheeler also noted that Trump had not set a global record, if you include district courts, and had not set a percentage record anyway.
The investigation on Russia
"Made more than any president in the first two and a half years despite the fake and fraudulent witch hunt unlawfully conducted against him," Trump said.
Facts first: "Done more" is subjective, so let's slide it. But there is no evidence that the investigation of the Trump campaign's relations with Russia, which he described as "witch hunt", was illegal.
Special advocate Robert Mueller was appointed by a Republican appointed by Trump, then Deputy Attorney General, Rod Rosenstein. Trump questioned the motives and tactics of Mueller's team, but he provided no evidence of illegality.
"Treason crimes"
"No obstruction, no collusion, only treason crimes committed by the other party and led by the Democrats," Trump said.
The pine treest: Mueller's report presented several cases of possible obstruction; The appointment of Trump as Attorney General, William Barr, concluded the evidence was insufficient to establish that a crime had been committed, although other renowned jurists have expressed their disagreement. Be that as it may, there is no evidence of "treason crimes" on the "other side", whether Trump means the Mueller team or the Democrats – and there is no evidence that such crimes have been "led by the Democrats".
"Betrayal" can be read at least slightly sweeter than the Trump periodical
claim that the people involved in the investigation did indeed commit "treason". Nevertheless, it remains unfounded, albeit vaguely, suggesting a kind of treason plot involving Democrats.
Former White House lawyer, Greg Craig, was charged in a case arising from the investigation into the Mueller case, but he was acquitted last week. And Mueller has obtained convictions from several people in his own orbit: former campaign president, Paul Manafort, former vice president, Rick Gates, former campaign advisor, George Papadopoulos, former National Security Advisor, Michael Flynn, and former Trump attorney and organizational executive Michael Cohen.
Claims requiring more context
Total employment
"More people are working today than ever before," Trump said.
Facts first: That's right, but Trump relies primarily on increasing the population. As you can see from the government official graphicthe number of people working tends to increase steadily with population growth.
The military and veterans
"Soldiers rebuilt and choices for veterans," said Trump.
Facts first: One wonders how much Trump "rebuilt" the army, although he increase in military spending. Contrary to his frequent claims, Trump did not succeed in getting the Veterans Choice health program sign Adopted by Obama in 2014. Trump signed the VA MISSION Act in 2018, which expands and modifies the Choice program.
It was a more grammatically ambiguous version of Choice Choice than usual, so we will not call it false. If Trump claimed to have "rebuilt" Choice, it's not that he adopted it himself, it's fundamentally true. The VA MISSION Act makes substantial changes to the Obama version of the program, allowing more veterans to be reimbursed for consulting a private doctor.
The report on James Comey
"Win on Mueller Report, Mueller Testimonial & James Comey …… IG Report, which showed him as a disgraced and dirty cop," said Trump.
Facts first: Trump may rightly claim a "WIN" on the Inspector General's report on Comey, who blamed him for violating the FBI's policy and his employment contract when he kept and leaked memos that he had written about his relationship with Trump in 2017. that the Inspector General found that a frequent charge of Trump – that Comey had leaked classified documents to media – was wrong.
Inspector General Michael Horowitz said Comey was giving a "dangerous example" for FBI employees to "achieve a desired outcome for all", namely the appointment of a special council. This lent credence to Trump's accusations that Comey was misbehaved.
At the same time, Horowitz rejected one of Trump's favorite accusations against Comey, finding "no evidence that Comey or his lawyers leaked the classified information contained in the memos to members of the media."
