Trump Makes Numerous False Claims in State of the Union Address About Economy, Drug Prices, and Elections

President Trump delivered his State of the Union address, making multiple false and misleading statements that were widely fact-checked by major news organizations. He falsely claimed he reduced prescription drug prices from 'the highest price in the entire world to the lowest,' contradicted by data showing U.S. drug prices remain among the highest globally. He made false claims about gasoline prices being 'below $2.30 a gallon in most states' when no states had averages that low (national average was $3.12). He repeated false claims about 'rampant' cheating in U.S. elections despite no evidence. He also misrepresented economic achievements, tariff impacts, and claimed to have secured '$18 trillion in investments' since returning to office. Multiple fact-checking organizations including AP News, FactCheck.org, CBC, The Guardian, and RNZ documented these falsehoods.

"I took prescription drugs, a very big part of health care, from the highest price in the entire world to the lowest." — State of the Union address, claiming credit for reducing prescription drug prices despite U.S. prices remaining among the highest globally