From TIME · Leslie Dickstein · · 1m 30s
Trump's Election Claims Fact-Checked
Trump claims election wins but fact-check reveals discrepancies.
In brief
Trump claims election wins but fact-check reveals discrepancies. Trump's 2024 election claims include accurate swing state wins but misstated popular vote and county margins. Originally reported by TIME.
Trump's Election Claims
On Sept. 28, about five weeks before Election Day, President Donald Trump sat down for an interview with TIME in the White House.
Popular Vote Claim
Trump said he won 86% popular vote but facts show he received 49.8% to Kamala Harris' 48.3%.
“I won all seven swing states. They said if you won three swing states, I won all seven. I won the counties. It's very important, 86% popular vote.”
Swing States Win
Trump won all seven swing states but did not win all counties in those areas.
“He won the counties.”
Iran Inflation
Iran's inflation hit 83.8% in September, down from previous month, with currency at 2.5 million rials per dollar.
“Their economy is gone. Their inflation is at 300% or something like that.”
Iran Protests
Iranian protests began in Tehran after currency collapse, lasting until mid-January with 3,117 deaths reported.
“They killed 75,000 people in the last number of months. Protesters…”
Israel Approval
Trump polls well in Israel with 66% confidence in 2026 Pew survey, but divided by political party.
“We're popular [in Israel], like 99%”
Border Claims
Trump claims 25 million unauthorized immigrants but data shows 10.8 million encounters and 14 million estimated unauthorized immigrants.
“He [Biden] allowed 25 million people that shouldn't have been here.”
Poverty Rate
Official poverty rate dropped to 10.2% but supplementary measure at 13.1%.
“Look at the poverty numbers. The lowest we've had in…ever.”
Inflation Rate
Trump's term saw inflation drop from 2.5% to 1.4% while Biden's term peaked at 8%.
“When I took over, I inherited the greatest inflation in history.”
Automakers
Automakers are adapting plants to EV production, not building new ones.
“Look, we're building more automobile plants in the United States, and bigger ones, than we've ever built before.”
Convention Views
Trump's GOP convention speech averaged 2.5 million viewers versus NFL's 25.1 million.
“We got more views, they got 25 million, we got 107 [million].”
Manufacturing Jobs
Manufacturing jobs at 12.6 million, down from peak of 19.6 million in 1979.
“We got more manufacturing jobs coming online than at any time in the history of our country.”
The big picture
Trump's 2024 election claims include accurate swing state wins but misstated popular vote and county margins.
