Facts you can check.

RealPulse is created and operated by Chris Serger.

Purpose

• We bring selected national conditions into one usable timeline.
• The 17 indicators are not a complete measure of American wellbeing.
• National averages do not describe every household.
• Presidential dates provide context, not causal attribution or an overall grade.

Operation and costs

• The dashboard is free to access.
• Hosting and data collection use free services; the owner maintains the domain.
• No paid data feeds or subscriptions were added.
• Original agencies and providers are attributed and do not endorse RealPulse.

Consistent rules

• The same period, baseline and comparison rules apply to both terms.
• Prices describe costs; real wages and median household income describe purchasing power.
• Recruiting measures attainment against published targets; border encounters measure recorded enforcement events.
• Checks name a difference in a measure, not statistical significance or political credit.
• We do not total checks into a presidential score.

Automatic updates and evidence

• Sources are checked daily and publish on their own schedules.
• Invalid or unavailable updates retain verified history with visible status.
• Unknown reporting changes require review rather than guessed values.
• Each saved version preserves its observations and calculation methods.
• Upstream data revisions are distinct from changes to our methods.

Data revisions and method changes · Saved version index

Self-service reference

• Use View evidence and Copy citation to see exact periods, source links, calculations and saved versions.
• RealPulse does not provide individualized analysis or a staffed press desk.