An hour before he set foot in Coleman Coliseum on Thursday, President Donald Trump was already issuing multiple false statements surrounding his visit to the University of Alabama campus.

And that doesn’t even count the speech he gave to graduates in Tuscaloosa.

“Just landing in Alabama, where I look forward to giving the Commencement Address to the Great University of Alabama,” Trump posted to his Truth Social account. “They put all of their nine Graduations into one, so I better do well. These are tremendous people. I won the State by 45 points. No pressure!”

For one, the university was not consolidating nine graduations into one; it has eight ceremonies spread throughout the weekend for its various schools.

And once on stage, as usual, Trump falsely claimed that the 2020 election, which he lost, was “rigged.”

The president also did not accurately cite his margin of victory in Alabama for any of the three general elections in which he was a candidate.

In 2016, he defeated Hillary Clinton in Alabama by 28 percentage points — 62.7% to 34.7%.

In 2020, he carried Alabama by 25.5 percentage points; Trump captured 62.2% of the vote in the state to Joe Biden’s 36.7%.

And in 2024, Trump defeated Kamala Harris by 30.6 percentage points. He received 64.8% to Harris’ 34.2%.

In his speech, Trump claimed egg prices have dropped 87% since he took office.

But as FactCheck.org explains:

“For one, egg prices, which Trump frequently claims are down by large percentages, were still increasing, on average, for consumers, as of March. Average wholesale prices, which retailers pay for the eggs they sell in stores, have declined by 46% since Trump was sworn in … Average grocery prices overall, which Trump has claimed ‘are down,’ were up in March as well, according to the Consumer Price Index for at-home food items.”

Trump also claimed that he “slashed the number of illegal aliens released into the United States by 99.99%.”

“If that number is wrong, the fake news, which is all over the place today, is gonna be correcting me before I get to the next sentence,” the president said in his speech.

While some experts say the policy Trump is using to bring border crossings to a halt is illegal, the 99.99% figure is accurate, according to FactCheck.org.

Trump also claimed gas prices are down, but the numbers don’t bear that out, according to the website.

“For drivers, the average price of gas, which Trump also mentions often, hasn’t declined, either, according to the Energy Information Administration,“ according to FactCheck.org.

”The EIA said the national average price of a gallon of regular grade gas was $3.14 for the week ending April 21 — up from $3.11 during the week ending Jan. 20, which is the day that Trump began his second term. The price of crude oil, however, has dropped, after OPEC+ announced it would move up a planned production increase due to recent tariffs imposed by the U.S. and China.”

Trump also boasted of having the “most successful 100 days of any presidential administration in the history of our country.”

While that claim is subjective, several benchmarks undercut his claim.

Trump’s low approval ratings are the worst after a president’s first 100 days in at least 70 years, CNN reported.

Meanwhile, Trump has presided over a shrinking economy in his first 100 days, according to the Associated Press.

The January-March drop in gross domestic product — the nation’s output of goods and services — reversed a 2.4% gain in the last three months of 2024.

Imports grew at a 41% pace, fastest since 2020, and shaved 5 percentage points off first-quarter growth. Consumer spending also slowed sharply — to 1.8% growth from 4% in October-December last year. Federal government spending plunged 5.1% in the first quarter.

The Associated Press contributed reporting.