New York Times Fact-Checks Trump’s Claims in U.N. Speech

President Donald Trump made a series of claims about U.S. foreign and domestic policy in his speech to the U.N. General Assembly, some of which The New York Times found to be exaggerated or unsupported by sufficient evidence.

Trump claimed that the United States and Venezuela control more than 60% of the world’s oil. In fact, the two countries together hold about 22% of the world’s proven oil reserves. He also credited his administration with ending the war in Gaza, a claim The New York Times described as exaggerated as Israeli attacks and casualties have continued to rise.

Trump’s claim that maritime drug trafficking has fallen by 97% also lacks sufficient evidence. U.S. government reports indicate that strikes on suspected drug-smuggling boats may have disrupted some trafficking routes, but there is no evidence of a comparable decline in the supply or price of cocaine in the United States.

The New York Times also found Trump’s claims about securing $21 trillion in foreign investment, delivering the largest tax cut in U.S. history, achieving record employment, producing record amounts of ammunition and helping end eight wars to be false, misleading or exaggerated.

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