The President's News Conference in Évian-les-Bains, France

Donald Trump, President of the United States

Official record: Office of the Federal Register, Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents (govinfo.gov). Retrieved 2 Oct 2026.

Frequent bluff & spinProvisional

1061 sentences · 17 checked claims · 16 questions

What makes up this item's score

Definitions

Accuracy38%

Checked claims that hold upadds 30.9 of 50.0

Supported“the stock market has surged to record highs, picking up thousands of points over the last short period of time.” Press Q&A, 17 Jun 2026 · Reuters via Investing.com · Al Jazeera

Partly supported“He only traveled on commercial airlines—was big ones with lots of people, because he knew we wouldn't shoot them down.” Press Q&A, 17 Jun 2026 · NBC News · Times of Israel

Partly supported“He loaded up a plane with $1,700,000,000 in green cash from banks all over Washington, Maryland, and Virginia.” Press Q&A, 17 Jun 2026 · CNN · CNN

Supported“they were aimed at these different places: Qatar, Saudi Arabia, U.A.E.—think of it—Bahrain, Kuwait. They got hit.” Press Q&A, 17 Jun 2026 · Human Rights Watch · Al Jazeera

Supported“they were criticized by certain members of the press, like CNN, for possibly not doing that much damage.” Press Q&A, 17 Jun 2026 · CNN · PBS NewsHour

Contradicted by evidence“We have the most. Russia has second.” Press Q&A, 17 Jun 2026 · SIPRI · SIPRI Yearbook 2026

Not supported“we did send a copy to Israel, by the way.” Press Q&A, 17 Jun 2026 · NBC News · Middle East Eye

Not supported“He raised taxes too fast, and he raised interest rates too fast all at the same time, and it caused the Great Depression.” Press Q&A, 17 Jun 2026 · Federal Reserve History · Econlib

Not supported“we just gave you the largest tax decrease—largest tax cut in the history of our country.” Press Q&A, 17 Jun 2026 · Tax Foundation · PolitiFact

Contradicted by evidence“Eleven thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight murderers allowed into our country.” Press Q&A, 17 Jun 2026 · FactCheck.org · FactCheck.org

Contradicted by evidence“we gave $375 million. The rest of the world gave, essentially, nothing.” Press Q&A, 17 Jun 2026 · KFF · Africa CDC

Partly supported“we signed a declaration on illegal immigration, the first time ever for a G–7 statement.” Press Q&A, 17 Jun 2026 · Élysée (G7 presidency) · G7 Information Centre, University of Toronto

All 17 checked claims, with sources

Answers questions72%

Questions answered straightadds 14.1 of 50.0

AnsweredQ: “Can you explain though what the difference is between giving Iran U.S. dollars and unfreezing U.S. dollars for the Iranians?” The President's News Conference in Évian-les-Bains, France, 17 Jun 2026 · official record

Partly answeredQ: “And I did just want to ask you about this. A wise man once said in January of 2020, "Iran never won a war, but never lost a negotiation." That wise ma…” The President's News Conference in Évian-les-Bains, France, 17 Jun 2026 · official record

Partly answeredQ: “Bonsoir, Mr. President. In the "Art of the Deal," you write about the importance of leverage. Obviously, you have a lot of leverage when it comes to I…” The President's News Conference in Évian-les-Bains, France, 17 Jun 2026 · official record

AnsweredQ: “Two questions. If you could clarify something you said just a few minutes ago. One of the goals of Epic Fury, going into it—you said was to—— Sorry. O…” The President's News Conference in Évian-les-Bains, France, 17 Jun 2026 · official record

Partly answeredQ: “Iran's position has always been that their nuclear program was for civilian purposes. If they come back after the signing of this and say they want to…” The President's News Conference in Évian-les-Bains, France, 17 Jun 2026 · official record

Partly answeredQ: “Thank you, Mr. President for the question. Now that you're approaching a new phase in this conflict with Iran, can you now say whether you will hold a…” The President's News Conference in Évian-les-Bains, France, 17 Jun 2026 · official record

Partly answeredQ: “Mr. President, you've been saying all week that this deal permanently prevents Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, but the drafts—— ——the drafts of th…” The President's News Conference in Évian-les-Bains, France, 17 Jun 2026 · official record

Partly answeredQ: “So you're threatening to bomb Iran if they don't comply, but there's nothing enforceable in the deal itself. Is that correct? Have you shared the text…” The President's News Conference in Évian-les-Bains, France, 17 Jun 2026 · official record

Partly answeredQ: “Thank you, President Trump. Oil prices are now plummeting. How do you see this agreement further affecting energy prices in the U.S. and the U.S. econ…” The President's News Conference in Évian-les-Bains, France, 17 Jun 2026 · official record

Partly answeredQ: “To follow up on oil, can you confirm: Will Iran be able to immediately sell their oil to market? And will U.S. sanctions snapback immediately if—— ——t…” The President's News Conference in Évian-les-Bains, France, 17 Jun 2026 · official record

AnsweredQ: “Thank you, Mr. President. My name is Shinji Abe. I'm a Japanese Yomiuri newspaper company from the Washington correspondent. My question is about the …” The President's News Conference in Évian-les-Bains, France, 17 Jun 2026 · official record

Partly answeredQ: “Thanks a lot, Mr. President. Question on Brazil: I would like to know: How was your interaction here in Évian during the G–7 with the Brazilian Presid…” The President's News Conference in Évian-les-Bains, France, 17 Jun 2026 · official record

All 16 questions

ConsistencyNot checked

No unacknowledged contradictionsshown, not in the score

Contradiction checks start once more of the record is in. Until then this measure is left out, not counted as perfect.

SubstanceNot enough data

Emotion that comes with substanceshown, not in the score

8 emotional passages labelled, 3 flagged as deflecting. Needs 20.

How the number is built

30.9 + 14.1 = 45.0

Bluff = 50 × (1 − Accuracy 38%) = 30.9 Spin = 50 × (1 − Answers questions 72%) = 14.1 BS Index = Bluff + Spin = 45.0 → shown as 45

The same fixed weights for everyone. Consistency and Substance are shown alongside, never in the number.

The record

The President's News Conference in Évian-les-Bains, France. Office of the Federal Register, Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents (govinfo.gov), 17 Jun 2026. Open the official record · hash and fetch details