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COVID-19 emergency relief

The COVID-19 emergency relief efforts and their impact on the federal debt during the Trump presidency

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Jan 15, 2026
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How much did COVID-19 relief legislation contribute to the national debt under Trump versus Biden?

COVID-era fiscal packages increased the national debt substantially under both administrations, but most authoritative budget trackers attribute a larger COVID-related share to the Trump years than to...

Jan 19, 2026

How did mainstream fact‑checking organizations document and categorize Trump’s false historical claims during his presidency?

Mainstream fact‑checking organizations documented Donald Trump’s false historical claims through large-scale databases, systematic rating systems and thematic tallies that treated repetitions, narrati...