“President Donald Trump made multiple false and misleading claims regarding U.S. munitions supply, drug seizures, oil, and the economy during his UN General Assembly address.”

Following President Donald Trump's address to the United Nations General Assembly on September 22, 2026, several major news outlets, including the Associated Press and CNN, conducted fact-checks on his remarks. The consensus among these reports is that the President made multiple claims that were either factually incorrect or lacked necessary context. Specifically, regarding U.S. munitions, the President claimed that the U.S. was not facing shortages, contradicting reports from defense officials. Regarding domestic policy, he claimed that crime in Washington, D.C., had decreased by 87% since he took office; while crime rates in the capital have fluctuated, fact-checkers noted that this specific figure is misleading or lacks official corroboration. Other claims regarding drug seizures and economic performance were also flagged as misleading or lacking sufficient supporting data. These reports consistently highlight that many of these assertions were repetitions of claims made previously during his second term.