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In 2025, the Snopes newsroom investigated a flurry of rumors about U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration — as well as claims that originated with them.

For example, amid Trump's ongoing push for the largest mass deportation program in U.S. history, we investigated accusations about the budget for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the large Florida immigration detention site known as "Alligator Alcatraz."

The claims extended beyond immigration policy. In September, the president suggested that Tylenol was linked to autism and urged pregnant women to avoid taking it, even though there is no proof to support that claim. We broke down scientific research to set the record straight.

Trump himself was also the subject of many rumors, including widespread claims about his health. Posts falsely claimed he died over Labor Day weekend and others alleged without much evidence that he wore a catheter during an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) event.

Claims about people in Trump's social circle — including White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and tech billionaire and former Trump adviser Elon Musk — also landed in our inbox for verification. 

These 25 claims involving Trump and members of his administration stood out to our reporters in 2025, in no particular order: