Republican National Convention Kicks Off with Economic Themes and Trump's Surprise Appearance: A Miraculous Survival and America First Policies

Milwaukee, Wisconsin United States of America
Economy was a significant topic with emphasis on America First policies
Former President Donald Trump made first public appearance since assassination attempt
Republican National Convention kicked off on July 18, 2024
Senator Tim Scott described Trump's survival as a miracle
Trump urged Republicans to use every tool to beat Democrats in elections
Republican National Convention Kicks Off with Economic Themes and Trump's Surprise Appearance: A Miraculous Survival and America First Policies

The Republican National Convention kicked off on July 18, 2024, with the first night focusing on economic themes. Former President Donald Trump made his first public appearance since the attempted assassination at the convention and revealed his vice presidential pick, Sen. J.D. Vance from Ohio.

Trump's speech was met with enthusiasm from the crowd as he urged Republicans to use every appropriate tool available to beat the Democrats in upcoming elections.

The economy was a significant topic during night one of the convention, with speakers emphasizing Trump's America First economic policies. These policies included slashed cumbersome regulations, cut tax rates, and reworked trade deals to create a fairer playing field for American industry and workers.

Senator Tim Scott from South Carolina described Trump's survival of an assassination attempt as a miracle during his speech at the convention. The crowd reacted enthusiastically to any mention of Trump or the attempt on his life.

The Republican Party is undergoing a Trumpian makeover, combining elements of its old identity with populist attitudes on issues like trade and immigration. The GOP's convention platform promises voters a sense of what policies to expect during a second term for Trump, despite its brevity and vague language.

The Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 provides concrete policy proposals to implement the RNC platform's vague Trumpy principles. For instance, they propose tax cuts and deregulation to boost economic growth and individual liberty.

However, there were also misleading statements made during the convention. For example, Republican National Committee Chair Michael Whatley claimed that more than 10 million illegal immigrants have flooded across the border during the Biden administration. The actual number is around 5 million when accounting for 'gotaways.'

Trans Day of Visibility has always fallen on March 31 since its recognition in 2009, and this year it happened to be on Easter Sunday. President Biden had no involvement in the date change.


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Confidence

95%

Doubts
  • Exact number of illegal immigrants that have flooded the border during Biden administration is around 5 million, not over 10 million as claimed by Michael Whatley

Sources

84%

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How the Republican convention and Project 2025 work together

Vox Media LTD Zack Beauchamp Tuesday, 16 July 2024 03:59
  • Unique Points
    • Senator Tim Scott spoke at the Republican National Convention and described former President Trump’s survival of an assassination attempt as a miracle.
    • The crowd reacted enthusiastically to any mention of Trump or the attempt on his life during the convention.
    • The Republican Party is undergoing a Trumpian makeover, combining elements of its old identity with populist attitudes on issues like trade and immigration.
    • The GOP’s convention platform promises voters a sense of what policies to expect during a second term for Trump, despite its brevity and vague language.
    • The Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 provides concrete policy proposals to implement the RNC platform’s vague Trumpy principles.
  • Accuracy
    No Contradictions at Time Of Publication
  • Deception (30%)
    The article contains selective reporting as the author only discusses certain aspects of the Republican National Convention and Project 2025 while ignoring others. The author also makes editorializing statements such as 'the most electrifying speech of the night, from Teamsters President Sean O’Brien, didn’t actually endorse Trump or the Republican platform – and divided the audience against itself.' This statement is an opinion of the author and not a fact.
    • On immigration, it calls for the ‘largest Deportation Program in American History.’ On trade, it proposes an across-the-board tariff on all foreign-made goods.
    • The most electrifying speech of the night, from Teamsters President Sean O’Brien, didn’t actually endorse Trump or the Republican platform – and divided the audience against itself.
  • Fallacies (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Bias (95%)
    The author expresses a clear bias towards the Republican Party and former President Trump. He uses language that depicts Trump in a positive light, such as 'deification' and 'miracle'. He also implies criticism towards the current administration by using phrases like 'malign influences' and 'those who have misused the power of Government to unjustly prosecute their Political Opponents'. The author also mentions that the Republican Party is undergoing a Trumpian makeover, which shows a preference for Trump's policies and ideology.
    • It tells you the big-picture aspirations Republicans would actually try to make reality when in power.
      • Republicans will strengthen Economic, Military, and Diplomatic capabilities to protect the American way of life from the malign influences of Countries that stand against us around the World.
        • The crowd roared right along with him.
          • The platform ratifies Trumpism: turning the cornerstones of his public rhetoric into the officially sanctioned Republican Party policy.
          • Site Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
            None Found At Time Of Publication
          • Author Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
            None Found At Time Of Publication

          83%

          The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermine the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
          (Site Conflicts Of Interest + Author Conflicts Of Interest) / 2.0 * 0.2 + ArticleBiasScore * 0.20 + UniquePointsScore * 0.05 + DeceptionScore * 0.20 + ReadabilityScore * 0.05 + FallacyScore * 0.20

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          Fact-checking Day 1 of the 2024 Republican National Convention

          The Fixing Site: A Summary of the Article. Glenn Kessler Tuesday, 16 July 2024 03:38
          • Unique Points
            • Approximately 10 million 'encounters' occurred at the US southern border between February 2021 and June, but not all of these individuals entered the country illegally.
            • Republican National Committee Chair Michael Whatley claimed that more than 10 million illegal immigrants have flooded across the border during the Biden administration. The actual number is around 5 million when accounting for 'gotaways'.
            • Trans Day of Visibility has always fallen on March 31 since its recognition in 2009, and this year it happened to be on Easter Sunday. President Biden had no involvement in the date change.
          • Accuracy
            No Contradictions at Time Of Publication
          • Deception (30%)
            The article by Glenn Kessler from The Washington Post provides a fact-check for claims made during the first night of the 2024 Republican National Convention. While it does not directly create deceptive content, it does present selective reporting and editorializing. It focuses on misleading GOP talking points without providing context or acknowledging potential counterarguments, which can mislead readers into believing these claims are entirely false. Additionally, the author uses loaded language such as 'flooded' to imply a negative connotation without clarifying the full context of the situation.
            • As is our practice, we do not award Pinocchios for a roundup of statements made during convention events.
          • Fallacies (95%)
            The author makes two factual errors in the article. The first error is made by Michael Whatley when he claims that 'more than 10 million illegal immigrants have flooded across our border [during the Biden administration]'. While it is true that there were over 10 million encounters with individuals at the border during this time period, not all of these individuals entered the country illegally. Some were expelled due to covid-related rules and others encountered multiple times. The author correctly points out that only about 3.2 million migrants have been released into the US at the southern border under Biden's administration, but fails to mention that this number does not include 'gotaways'. If we add these estimated 2 million individuals, the total number of migrants arriving during Biden's presidency is around 5 million. Whatley's statement is therefore an exaggeration. The second error is made by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene when she claims that 'They claim that our economy is thriving, yet hundreds of thousands of American-born workers lost their jobs these past few months'. While it's true that some American-born workers have lost their jobs, it's not accurate to claim that this contradicts the idea that the economy is thriving. Economic indicators such as GDP growth and low unemployment rates can still be strong even if some individuals experience job loss.
            • ]The first night of the 2024 Republican National Convention featured many misleading GOP talking points that we have previously debunked.[/...]
          • Bias (95%)
            Glenn Kessler makes two factual errors in the article. The first error is when he states that 'Customs and Border Protection recorded about 10 million encounters between February 2021 and June.' He fails to mention that not all of these encounters resulted in people entering the country illegally, some were expelled or encountered multiple times. This misrepresentation of the data is an example of disproportionate quoting and monetary bias as it creates a false impression about the number of illegal immigrants entering the country during Biden's presidency. The second error is when he states that 'President Biden had nothing to do with it [Trans Day of Visibility falling on Easter Sunday].' This statement is factually incorrect, but Glenn Kessler fails to acknowledge this and instead blames Marjorie Taylor Greene for making the claim. This omission and mischaracterization of the facts is an example of ideological bias.
            • Customs and Border Protection recorded about 10 million encounters between February 2021, after President Biden took office, through June.
              • President Biden had nothing to do with it [Trans Day of Visibility falling on Easter Sunday].
              • Site Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
                None Found At Time Of Publication
              • Author Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
                None Found At Time Of Publication

              100%

              The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermine the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
              (Site Conflicts Of Interest + Author Conflicts Of Interest) / 2.0 * 0.2 + ArticleBiasScore * 0.20 + UniquePointsScore * 0.05 + DeceptionScore * 0.20 + ReadabilityScore * 0.05 + FallacyScore * 0.20

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              Fact-checking night 1 of the Republican National Convention

              CNN News Site: In-Depth Reporting and Analysis with Some Financial Conflicts and Sensational Language Tuesday, 16 July 2024 01:11
              • Unique Points
                • Former President Donald Trump urged Republicans to use every appropriate tool available to beat the Democrats during the Republican National Convention.
                • Trump disparaged mail-in voting and falsely claimed it was rife with fraud during his speech.
                • Trump insinuated that the 2020 election was not secure and that Democrats cheat in elections.
              • Accuracy
                No Contradictions at Time Of Publication
              • Deception (100%)
                None Found At Time Of Publication
              • Fallacies (100%)
                None Found At Time Of Publication
              • Bias (100%)
                None Found At Time Of Publication
              • Site Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
                None Found At Time Of Publication
              • Author Conflicts Of Interest (0%)
                None Found At Time Of Publication

              74%

              The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermine the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
              (Site Conflicts Of Interest + Author Conflicts Of Interest) / 2.0 * 0.2 + ArticleBiasScore * 0.20 + UniquePointsScore * 0.05 + DeceptionScore * 0.20 + ReadabilityScore * 0.05 + FallacyScore * 0.20

              A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

              RNC 2024: Fact-checking Day 1

              PolitiFact Louis Jacobson Tuesday, 16 July 2024 08:49
              • Unique Points
                • Former President Donald Trump made his first public appearance since the attempted assassination at the Republican National Convention on July 18, 2024.
                • Trump revealed his vice presidential pick, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance, during the convention.
              • Accuracy
                • The federal judge overseeing the classified documents criminal indictment against Trump dismissed the case in July 2024.
                • The Republican National Convention focused on the economy during its first day.
                • Senator Katie Britt claimed that under President Trump, ‘We had the strongest economy in history.’ but this is false as his economic growth and wage growth were not record-breaking.
                • Grocery prices have risen by more than 21.5% since January 2021.
                • Electricity prices have risen by 27.2% from January 2021 to January 2024.
                • Gasoline prices have increased by 55% since January 2021.
                • Mortgage rates have more than doubled, with the average rate being 6.89% in July 2024.
                • Rent has increased by 21.5% under President Biden’s watch
                • Donald Trump signed the fourth-largest tax cut in American history according to inflation-adjusted dollars.
                • Women, Black Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Asian Americans all saw record low employment under Trump for Asian Americans only.
                • The average monthly number of layoffs was higher under Trump than it has been under Biden
                • Entrepreneur David Sacks claimed that Democrats have set off ‘the worst inflation since Jimmy Carter.’ but this is false as the peak annual inflation rate under Biden was 8% in 2022, which is lower than the inflation rates during Reagan’s presidency.
                • Homeownership is out of reach for most Americans unless they make over $106,000 according to an analysis by Zillow.
              • Deception (30%)
                The article contains several instances of selective reporting and misleading statements. The author fact-checks various claims made during the RNC speeches but fails to provide context or mention contradictory information that would give a more complete picture. For example, when discussing Sen. Katie Britt's claim about the strongest economy in history under Trump, the author only mentions that Biden matched or exceeded some economic indicators under Trump but does not mention that these indicators were broadly similar between the two presidencies. Similarly, when discussing Sen. Marsha Blackburn's claim about the largest tax cut in American history, the author only mentions that it was actually the fourth-largest in inflation-adjusted dollars and seventh in percentage of GDP but does not mention that it was still a significant tax cut. These omissions create a misleading impression by focusing only on information that supports the authors' position.
                • Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., "Under President Trump, we had the strongest economy in history." False. The strongest evidence in favor of this assertion is the unemployment rate. During Trump’s presidency, the unemployment rate fell to levels untouched in five decades.
                • Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn.: Donald Trump signed "the largest tax cut in American history." False. When it was passed in 2017, Trump’s tax cut was, in inflation-adjusted dollars, the fourth-largest since 1940.
              • Fallacies (85%)
                The article contains several factual statements and direct quotes from various speakers at the Republican National Convention. However, there are also instances of misleading or inaccurate claims made by the authors regarding economic data and historical comparisons. These include exaggerations about inflation rates and unemployment statistics, as well as incorrect attributions for certain economic trends.
                • Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., "Under President Trump, we had the strongest economy in history." False. The strongest evidence in favor of this assertion is the unemployment rate. During Trump’s presidency, the unemployment rate fell to levels untouched in five decades. But his successor, President Joe Biden, matched or exceeded those levels.
                • The price of groceries has risen by 21.5% in the more than three and a half years since Biden was inaugurated in January 2021. For electricity, Britt overstates the rise when you compare the same month in 2021 with the same month in 2024.
                • Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Va.: "Women, Black Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, all saw record low employment under Donald J. Trump." Half True.
                • Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga.: "They claim that our economy is thriving, yet hundreds of thousands of American-born workers lost their jobs these past few years." Mostly False.
                • Entrepreneur David Sacks: Democrats have set off "the worst inflation since Jimmy Carter." False. The peak annual inflation rate under Biden was 8% in 2021. To find annual inflation that high requires going back to 1981, when Reagan, a Republican, presided over 10.3% inflation.
                • Conservative activist Charlie Kirk: "Homeownership is now out of reach unless you make over $106,000." True, based on one analysis.
              • Bias (80%)
                The author makes several factual statements in the article, some of which are not entirely accurate. For example, Sen. Katie Britt's statement about the strongest economy in history under President Trump is false as there were previous presidents with stronger economies based on certain metrics. Similarly, Marsha Blackburn's claim about the largest tax cut in American history is also false as there have been larger tax cuts in inflation-adjusted dollars and as a percentage of GDP. These statements demonstrate a slight bias towards presenting information favorable to the Republican Party.
                • Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn.: Donald Trump signed "the largest tax cut in American history."
                  • Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., "Under President Trump, we had the strongest economy in history."
                  • Site Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
                    None Found At Time Of Publication
                  • Author Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
                    None Found At Time Of Publication

                  94%

                  The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermine the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
                  (Site Conflicts Of Interest + Author Conflicts Of Interest) / 2.0 * 0.2 + ArticleBiasScore * 0.20 + UniquePointsScore * 0.05 + DeceptionScore * 0.20 + ReadabilityScore * 0.05 + FallacyScore * 0.20

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                  Republican National Convention announces daily themes

                  Wisconsin News Network (WISN) Stephen Cohn Tuesday, 09 July 2024 01:01
                  • Unique Points
                    • Republican National Convention announces daily themes
                    • The convention will take place in Milwaukee
                    • The theme for the first night is 'Make America Wealthy Once Again', focusing on the economy and President Trump's America First economic policies
                    • On Monday, the focus will be on 'President Trump's America First economic policies', including slashed cumbersome regulations, cut tax rates, and reworked trade deals to create a fairer playing field for American industry and workers
                    • The RNC's theme for Tuesday is 'Make America Safe Once Again', with a focus on immigration and crime
                    • On Tuesday, President Donald J. Trump will stand up for law enforcement to end the senseless crime spree and drug flow in America
                    • The convention's third day will focus on foreign affairs under the banner 'Make America Strong Once Again'
                    • The ongoing war in the Middle East is part of the foreign affairs focus on the third day of the convention
                    • Thursday, July 18 is the convention's final day with a theme of 'Make America Great Once Again'
                    • President Donald J. Trump will usher in a new golden age for America according to the release
                    • The Democratic National Convention is next month in Chicago
                  • Accuracy
                    • ][The economy was the focus of the first day of the convention with a theme of 'Make America Wealthy Once Again'.][On Monday, the focus will be on 'President Trump’s America First economic policies', including slashed cumbersome regulations, cut tax rates, and reworked trade deals to create a fairer playing field for American industry and workers.]
                    • [][The Republican Party is undergoing a Trumpian makeover, combining elements of its old identity with populist attitudes on issues like trade and immigration.]
                  • Deception (100%)
                    None Found At Time Of Publication
                  • Fallacies (100%)
                    None Found At Time Of Publication
                  • Bias (100%)
                    None Found At Time Of Publication
                  • Site Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
                    None Found At Time Of Publication
                  • Author Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
                    None Found At Time Of Publication