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CNN’s Fact-Checking Dynamo: Daniel Dale’s Busy Start to Trump’s Term
When President Donald Trump took office on January 20, CNN’s ace fact-checker Daniel Dale hit the ground running. In just the first 80 days of Trump’s presidency, Dale has become a near-constant presence on the network.
According to transcripts from Grabien which were reviewed by Fox News Digital, Dale has appeared on air at least 23 times since Inauguration Day to scrutinize statements from Trump and his administration—a stark contrast to the quieter pace he kept during the same period under President Joe Biden in 2021.
Dale didn’t waste a moment getting started. Hours after Trump’s swearing-in, he was on air, fact-checking remarks delivered from the Oval Office. Since then, CNN anchors have kept Dale on speed dial, calling him in to unpack Trump’s claims after high-profile moments like his speech to the World Economic Forum, his address to Congress, and even off-the-cuff exchanges with reporters.
On at least two different times, Dale’s fact-checking marathon saw him pop up on CNN three times in a single 24-hour stretch. From tariffs and trade to Ukraine aid, California wildfires, and a tragic plane-helicopter crash at Reagan International Airport, no topic has been too big or small for Dale’s sharp eye.
Flash back to 2021, and the picture was different. During Biden’s first 80 days, Dale’s on-air fact-checking was notably sparse, with just two appearances to address the then-president’s statements. Curiously, Dale spent more airtime that spring analyzing Trump—who was out of office—and GOP lawmakers, despite Republicans lacking control of Congress at the time.
In a February 2021 chat on CNN’s now-canceled “Reliable Sources,” Dale made it clear he wasn’t taking it easy under Biden. “We know Biden speaks less, he tweets less, and he lies less when he talks and tweets,” he told host Brian Stelter. “Trump was a unique case, but that doesn’t mean Biden is perfect. He sometimes exaggerates, he sometimes embellishes.”
Dale went on to describe Biden’s inaccuracies as a “smattering of falsehoods” compared to “the daily avalanche we got from Trump” during his first term.
The contrast in Dale’s workload seems tied to the public styles of the two presidents. Trump’s 2025 term has been a whirlwind of appearances, press scrums, and unfiltered commentary, giving Dale plenty to chew on. Biden, by contrast, kept a lower profile in 2021, limiting public engagements and press interactions, which naturally reduced the need for real-time fact-checking.
Dale’s first Biden fact-check didn’t air until March 25, 2021—over two months into his term—when he tackled Biden’s mistaken claim that his administration was turning away migrant families at the southern border.
A second check came on April 3, addressing Biden’s comments on Georgia’s election reform bill. Meanwhile, Dale was busier that spring revisiting Trump’s January 6 claims, his 2020 election narratives, and Republican remarks on government spending.
“Biden has been generally factual so far, especially in scripted remarks,” Dale posted on X in March 2021. “Where he has been inaccurate, it has often been when he has been attempting off the cuff to refer to numbers he doesn’t have nailed down.”
The gap extends beyond television. Online, Dale’s output for CNN.com tells a similar story. In Trump’s first 80 days of 2025, he penned at least 26 fact-checking pieces targeting the president, compared to just eight for Biden during the same window in 2021.
Dale has been upfront about how he approaches each president. In a 2020 interview with Stelter, he explained that Trump “makes the same false and misleading claims over and over,” while Biden’s inaccuracies are allegedly less predictable.
“If Trump lies, you probably know it,” Dale said. “If Biden were to lie, you might not know it because it might be new.”
To mark each president’s first month, Dale summed up their records with distinct tones. For Biden, it was “Fact check: Breaking down Joe Biden’s first month of claims.” For Trump, it was punchier: “Analysis: Trump’s 13 biggest lies of his first month back in office.”
As Trump’s term rolls on, Dale’s relentless fact-checking shows no signs of slowing. An unfortunate fact for Donald Trump and the rest of America.
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