Fact Check: Trump’s UN General Assembly Speech Riddled with False Claims

President Donald Trump‘s address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday was swiftly fact-checked by analysts, revealing a pattern of inaccuracies across several key topics. The speech, delivered in New York City, included numerous claims that have been previously debunked or are not supported by evidence, ranging from global conflicts and economic performance to climate policy and immigration figures.

Among the most significant falsehoods, Trump asserted he had ‘ended seven wars,’ including conflicts between Egypt and Ethiopia, and Serbia and Kosovo, despite these nations not being actively at war during his presidency. His claim of brokering peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda was also contradicted by ongoing deadly fighting reported on the ground.

Economically, Trump declared ‘inflation has been defeated,’ ‘grocery prices are down,’ and US electricity bills are ‘coming way down.’ These statements are directly refuted by Consumer Price Index data, which shows inflation worsening since May, average grocery prices increasing, and electricity prices spiking. His assertion of securing ‘$17 trillion’ in foreign investment in eight months also lacked substantiation, with his own White House press secretary citing a significantly lower, and still unverified, figure.

On climate and energy, Trump reiterated his stance that climate change is ‘the greatest con job ever perpetrated’ and a ‘global warming hoax,’ despite overwhelming scientific consensus. He made false claims about China’s limited use of wind power, despite it being a world leader in wind energy generation, and inaccurately stated that renewable energy sources ‘don’t work.’

Immigration claims also drew scrutiny, with Trump citing a fictional ’25 million’ migrants entering the US under the previous administration and misrepresenting a DHS report on unaccompanied migrant children. The report, which covered periods including Trump’s first term, did not confirm the exploitation or death of hundreds of thousands of children as he suggested, but rather noted failures to appear in court or process paperwork.

Furthermore, Trump’s claim of having his ‘highest poll numbers ever’ was contradicted by multiple public polling averages, which indicated a substantial decline in his approval rating since the beginning of his second term in January.

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