About The TrumpTracker

A non-profit, volunteer-driven accountability project documenting the Trump presidency.

Our Mission

The TrumpTracker is a comprehensive, data-driven web application that tracks, categorizes, and analyzes the actions, statements, lies, scandals, and patterns of the Trump presidency across both terms. Every entry is sourced from major news outlets, fact-checkers, and official records.

This site exists because accountability matters. Nothing is fabricated or exaggerated. We believe that accountability requires documentation, and documentation requires transparency. Every claim on this site can be independently verified through the sources we provide.

How This Site Works

Every incident on this site goes through a multi-stage pipeline before it reaches the public page, including automated sourcing, AI analysis, and periodic human spot-checks.

1. Automated Importing

News articles are automatically scanned from wire services (AP, Reuters), major outlets (NYT, WaPo, BBC, CNN, WSJ), and — for verifying what Trump actually said — even Fox News, OANN, and Newsmax. Matching articles are imported as draft incidents and queued for processing.

2. AI Assessment

Each incident is analyzed by AI (Claude Haiku 4.5), which generates a summary, assigns a category, and produces a full severity rating using our Dual Rating Methodology: Isolated Severity (how bad is this specific incident?) and Pattern Impact (how significant when factoring in repeated behavior?). The AI also scores behavioral dimensions including Presidential Norm Deviation, Adult Behavior Deviation, and Global Reputation Impact.

3. Specialized Scans

After assessment, three targeted scans run: Accuracy Scan (cross-references claims against PolitiFact, Snopes, FactCheck.org), Corruption Scan (evaluates for conflicts of interest, abuse of power, self-dealing), and Cognitive Decline Scan (analyzes speech patterns, confusion, name substitutions).

4. Spot-Checks & Publishing

Human reviewers spot-check content for accuracy, rating quality, and source reliability. With limited volunteer staff, not every incident is manually reviewed before publishing — we're working to expand coverage through funding and volunteer recruitment.

The entire pipeline is designed for transparency. Every rating has a formula. Every claim has a source. Every score can be audited. Full details are on the Methodology page. If something looks wrong, tell us — we correct mistakes.

Our Principles

Sourced, Not Fabricated

Every claim links to verifiable sources: wire services (AP, Reuters), major outlets of record, fact-checkers, official documents, and video evidence.

Transparent Methodology

Our severity formulas, scoring criteria, and AI assessment methods are fully documented and publicly available on every relevant page.

No Anonymous Claims

We do not use anonymous social media posts, unverified rumors, or unsourced assertions as primary evidence.

Equal Scrutiny

We apply the same standards to Trump that were applied to Biden and other presidents. If cognitive fitness was fair game for one, it must be fair game for all.

Corrections Welcome

If we get something wrong, we want to know. Every page has a way to report errors, and we correct them promptly.

Non-Partisan, Non-Profit

This is a volunteer-run accountability project. Not affiliated with any political party, campaign, or organization.

How We Use Sources

A common objection is that some of our sources come from outlets that lean left or right. This misunderstands how we use sources. We are not citing an author's opinion, commentary, or reaction. We are documenting that an event happened.

When we link to an article, we are using it to confirm a factual occurrence: Trump said X at a rally. A policy was signed. A person was fired. A statement was made on camera. The source is evidence that the event took place — not an endorsement of how the author feels about it.

Having multiple sources — even from traditionally partisan outlets on opposite sides — is a strength, not a weakness. If both CNN and Fox News report that Trump said something, that is confirmation from across the political spectrum that it actually happened.

Wire Services

AP, Reuters, AFP

Fact-Checkers

PolitiFact, Snopes, FactCheck.org, WaPo Fact Checker

Outlets of Record

NYT, WaPo, BBC, CNN, WSJ, Fox News, NPR, PBS

Support This Project

This is a non-profit effort. All donations go directly toward web hosting, database costs, and keeping this resource free and accessible to everyone.

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Built By Volunteers

The TrumpTracker is built and maintained by volunteers who believe that accountability requires documentation and transparency. We have no corporate sponsors, no political affiliations, and no agenda beyond documenting what happened — with receipts. All content is protected under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and constitutes protected political speech and commentary.

A Note on Opinion Content

While the overwhelming focus of this website is verifiable, sourced facts, there are a handful of sections where the author has included their own analysis, interpretation, or commentary alongside the evidence. In every instance, these sections are clearly labeled with a visible disclaimer — marked with a 🤔 emoji — so you can distinguish them from the factual reporting that makes up the vast majority of this site.

The author felt that in these cases, adding perspective helped provide context that the facts alone don't fully convey. These aren't “alternative facts” as Kellyanne Conway was famous for saying — they are more like inconvenient truths that can sometimes be hard for the die-hard MAGA fan to accept. In short: while the conclusions presented are opinion, the material they are based on is fact. You are always encouraged to read the evidence and draw your own conclusions.

Sections containing author opinion: