Trump Launches America.gov Chatbot That Rebuts 10 Million-Plus Insurance Loss Claims
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Updated · The New York Times · Sep 29
Trump Launches America.gov Chatbot That Rebuts 10 Million-Plus Insurance Loss Claims
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Sep 29
Summary
America.gov, unveiled Tuesday as a federal AI “front door,” answers user queries with official data that undercuts several of Trump’s repeated claims on elections, immigration, tariffs and inflation.
On tariffs, the chatbot says Americans—not foreign companies—pay import duties; on elections, it says voter-fraud cases are tiny relative to hundreds of millions of ballots and U.S. voting is generally secure.
It also rejects Trump’s claim that 25 million immigrants crossed illegally under Joe Biden and says consumer prices are not falling, contrary to the president’s frequent assertions.
Using Congressional Budget Office estimates, the tool says Trump’s signature domestic-policy law would add trillions to the debt and leave more than 10 million people without health insurance, while worsening inequality.
The contradiction is striking because Trump promoted America.gov as a service for roughly 40 million daily government-site users and said it would answer virtually any question quickly.