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Live fact-checking Donald Trump’s Davos speech

President Donald Trump speaks during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (AP)

By PolitiFact Staff January 21, 2026

President Donald Trump will address the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 21. His address to world, policy and economic leaders follows Trump’s jockeying to own Greenland, tensions with NATO allies and the U.S. military capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.

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stated on December 8, 2021 in an interview with Hugh Hewitt:

Gas prices were "$1.86 when I left" the White House.

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Louise Slaughter

stated on September 5, 2017 in a tweet:

Rescinding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program "will harm our economy."

true

true

stated on March 2, 2017 in a headline:

"Doctors who discovered cancer enzymes in vaccines all found murdered."

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David Menchetti

stated on November 28, 2016 in testimony before the Illinois House Labor and Commerce Committee:

"The causation standard in Indiana is exactly the same as it is in Illinois."

true

true

stated on September 16, 2016 in a White House press conference:

"If you look at any real analysis," the Trans-Pacific Partnership is "going to generate better-paying jobs that are more stable."

half-true

half-true

stated on November 17, 2015 in press release:

While the smoking rate nationally has fallen, more than 18 percent of Georgians still light up.

mostly-true

mostly-true

NextGen Climate Action Committee

stated on August 8, 2014 in a campaign ad:

Says Rick Scott "is letting Duke (Energy) keep collecting billions" despite troubled power plants.

half-true

half-true

Georgia Department of Transportation

stated on July 19, 2011 in a press release:

The Northwest Corridor highway project in Cobb and Cherokee counties "is expected to create over 9,700 jobs statewide."

false

false

Republican National Committee

stated on June 5, 2008 in in a news release:

Obama couldn't have afforded his home without Rezko's help.

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Donald Trump
stated on January 5, 2026 in a graphic on Truth Social and Instagram:

The former U.S. childhood vaccine schedule called for babies to get “72 injections.”

By Grace Abels • January 15, 2026
Mark Warner
stated on January 11, 2026 in una entrevista:

“No están recibiendo el entrenamiento tradicional de cinco meses… .El entrenamiento para los agentes de ICE ahora es de 47 días”.

By Madison Czopek • January 15, 2026
Social Media
stated on January 11, 2026 in social media posts:

A letter sent to postal service employees about working during emergencies such as civil unrest is a sign that President Donald Trump will impose martial law.

By Amy Sherman • January 15, 2026
Mehmet Oz
stated on January 6, 2026 in an interview on Fox News:

“By federal law, if you sign someone up for Medicaid, you also give them the right to vote. … This is political patronage at the expense of Medicaid.”

By Amy Sherman • January 14, 2026
Donald Trump
stated on January 13, 2026 in a speech in Detroit:

"If we stop this fraud, this massive fraud, we're going to have a balanced budget."

By Louis Jacobson • January 13, 2026
Social Media
stated on January 11, 2026 in social media posts:

A document shows Minnesota shooting victim Renee Good had a record of child abuse.

By Loreben Tuquero • January 12, 2026
Donald Trump
stated on January 11, 2026 in remarks to reporters:

Credit card companies would be “in violation of the law” if they don’t cap interest rates at 10% by Jan. 20.

By Louis Jacobson • January 12, 2026
Mark Warner
stated on January 11, 2026 in an interview:

“They are not getting the traditional five months training. … The training for the ICE agents now is 47 days.”

By Madison Czopek • January 12, 2026
Social Media
stated on January 7, 2026 in social media posts:

Images of an unmasked man show the immigration officer who shot a woman in Minneapolis.

By Loreben Tuquero • January 8, 2026
Social Media
stated on January 7, 2026 in social media posts:

Viral photo shows the woman killed by an ICE agent Jan. 7 in Minneapolis.

By Maria Briceño • January 8, 2026