Joe Biden “inherited inflation of 1.7%. Now we're well over 8% and growing.”
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Snopes→ US Added 428,000 Jobs in April Despite Surging Inflation
The Labor Department's latest job report showed that last month’s hiring kept the unemployment rate at 3.6%, just above the lowest level in a half-century.
Snopes→ Fed Raises Key Rate by a Half-Point in Bid to Tame Inflation
The Federal Reserve intensified its fight against the worst inflation in 40 years by raising its benchmark short-term interest rate by a half-percentage point.
Snopes→ INFLATION QUIZ: Test Your Knowledge of a Century of Changing Prices
How much did a dozen eggs cost back in 1922? When was sugar at its cheapest?
PolitiFact→ Mike Gallagher – Yes, inflation is at a 40-year high, and rates have been climbing throughout Biden’s time in office
“Inflation has gone up every month of the Biden presidency and just hit another 40-year high.”
PolitiFact→ Jane Timken – Biden’s American Rescue Plan fueled inflation. So did post-COVID shortages
Joe Biden's spending “has sent prices skyrocketing."
Snopes→ How Is Record US Inflation Impacting Your Life? Share Your Story!
This spring, Snopes wants to hear how you're navigating rising prices at grocery stores, gas stations and elsewhere.
AllSides→ Washington Post fact-checker declines to give Biden ‘Pinocchios’ for blaming 70% of inflation on Putin
https://www.foxnews.com/media/washington-post-fact-checker-declines-give-pinocchios-biden-blaming-70-percent-inflation-putin
Truth or Fiction?→ AriZona Iced Tea Inflation Meme
On April 18 2022, a popular Facebook post from “The Other 98%,” concerning AriZona Iced Tea’s unchanging price tag (USD$0.99) and ongoing discourse regarding inflation, was shared to Imgur: Most of the meme was text-based, but it f
Washington Post→ Biden’s claim 70% of inflation jump was due to ‘Putin’s price hike’
Biden blamed spiraling inflation on the jump in oil prices because of the Russian invasion on Ukraine. We explain the math.
Snopes→ Amazon Adds 5% ‘Fuel and Inflation Surcharge’ to Seller Fees
Amazon is taking a step to offset its rising costs, announcing it will add a 5% “fuel and inflation surcharge” to fees it charges third-party sellers who use the e-commerce giant's fulfillment services.
Snopes→ US Inflation Jumped 8.5% in Past Year, Highest Since 1981
Inflation soared over the past year at its fastest pace in more than 40 years.
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Did Kamala Harris Avoid a Question About Inflation?
A viral video clip appears to show Vice President Kamala Harris avoiding a question about how long Americans “should be bracing for this historic inflation and some unprecedented gas prices.”RNC Research @RNCResearchREPORTER: "How long shou
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, inflation has not cut Americans’ buying power in half
“And just like that, your $15/hr doesn’t buy you as much as $7.50/hr did a year ago.”
Snopes→ State of the Union: Biden Vows to Halt Russia, Hit Inflation
Biden declared that he and all members of Congress, whatever their political differences, are joined “with an unwavering resolve that freedom will always triumph over tyranny.”
PolitiFact→ Patrick Gaspard – U.S. economic growth exceeds rivals’ and has contributed to inflation
"Inflation has been caused by the global economies shutting down all at once, reopening all at once. And … the U.S. economy is recovering at a far faster pace than any other country in the OECD."
PolitiFact→ Patrick Gaspard – U.S. economic growth exceeds rivals’ and has contributed to inflation
"Inflation has been caused by the global economies shutting down all at once, reopening all at once. And … the U.S. economy is recovering at a far faster pace than any other country in the OECD."
Snopes→ US Inflation Jumped 7.5% in the Past Year, a 40-Year High
The acceleration of prices ranged across the economy, from food and energy to apartment rents and electricity.
Full Fact→ Mirror’s claim that households will be £2,000 a year poorer overstates impact of inflation
“Families to be left £2,000 a year worse off as cost of living continues to soar” Daily Mirror, 2 February 2022. The Daily Mirror has reported on the rising cost of living by claiming families could be left over £2,000 poorer t
PolitiFact→ Mitt Romney – Mitt Romney jab over 7% inflation ignores rising wages
“People are 7% poorer now because of Biden inflation.”
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Biden’s boast about rising wages ignores effect of inflation
“This country’s working people actually got a raise.”
Snopes→ Did Jen Psaki Say ‘If You Don’t Buy Anything, You Won’t Experience Inflation’?
This quote started as satire, but it was removed from its original context before circulating on social media.
Full Fact→ Boris Johnson did say inflation fears had been ‘unfounded’
”In October, the Prime Minister said that fears about inflation were unfounded.” Angela Rayner, 5 January 2022. “Of course I said no such thing because inflation is always something we have to be careful about.” Boris Johnson
Full Fact→ Priti Patel’s tweet on police funding doesn’t account for inflation
Both the Home Secretary Priti Patel and the official Home Office Twitter account recently tweeted a graph showing what appears to be a significant increase in police funding from 2015/16 to 2022/23, alongside an announcement that funding would increase
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Do U.S. families have more money in their pockets now, despite inflation?
“Even after accounting for rising prices, the typical American family has more money in their pockets than they did last year.”
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘The Maximum Legal Campaign Donation is Indexed to Inflation, But the Minimum Wage is Not’
On December 1 2021, Imgur user Lanhdanan shared an undated Twitter screenshot with an uncited claim that maximum campaign donations were tied to inflation — but the federal minimum wage was not: Although, as mentioned, the context of the date wa
PolitiFact→ Rick Scott – Florida Sen. Rick Scott off-base in claim that Medicare premiums are rising due to inflation
An increase in Medicare Part B premiums means “America’s seniors are paying the price for Biden’s inflation crisis.”
Poynter→ Jen Psaki was incorrect when she said no economist thinks the Biden bill will boost inflation
The White House is running into turbulence over concerns that President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better safety net bill could drive up inflation, which has already soared to its highest level in three decades. The bill is nearing a vote in the House. T
PolitiFact→ Jen Psaki – Jen Psaki incorrect in saying no economist thinks Biden bill will boost inflation
“No economist out there is projecting that (the Build Back Better bill) will have a negative impact on inflation.”
Washington Post→ Biden’s claim that Nobel winners say his plan would ‘reduce inflation’
The president keeps citing a letter issued in September. But the plan has changed, so what do the signers say now?
AllSides→ Beware People Trying to Dismiss Jack Dorsey’s Inflation Analysis as Disinformation
https://reason.com/2021/11/02/beware-people-trying-to-dismiss-jack-dorseys-inflation-analysis-as-disinformation/
Poynter→ Don’t blame inflation. A viral photo of a $123,000 turkey at Target is an old pricing error.
As supply chain issues mount, some Facebook users are sharing an image that purports to show a turkey for sale at Target for an eye-popping price: $123,199, and $9,999.99 per pound. “No Turkey for Thanksgiving this year,” said one such F
Snopes→ Winter Heating Bills Set to Jump As Inflation Hits Home
Get ready to pay sharply higher bills for heating this winter, along with seemingly everything else.
Snopes→ Social Security COLA Largest in Decades As Inflation Jumps
Millions of retirees on Social Security will get a 5.9% boost in benefits for 2022.
Poynter→ How big is the threat of inflation in the post-pandemic era?
Inflation — a phenomenon that most Americans haven’t had to think about much for a decade or two — has reemerged as a concern as the economy recovers from the coronavirus pandemic. On May 12, the government announced that the consumer price index
Snopes→ Ex-Fed Chair Volcker Dies, Tamed Inflation with Recession
Paul Volcker, who as Federal Reserve chairman in the early 1980s elevated interest rates to historic highs and triggered a recession as the price of quashing double-digit inflation, has died.
PolitiFact→ Why it feels like wages aren't outpacing inflation, even though they are
Democrats like to talk about struggling families who find wages aren’t keeping up with the cost of living. But our fact-checking has found that the economic data clashes with their argument. Readers who are pinching pennies have told us they don&
Snopes→ Social Security Checks Will Grow in 2019 as Inflation Rises
It's the biggest increase most retired baby boomers have gotten.
PolitiFact→ Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs – Is Oklahoma spending more than ever? Only if you ignore inflation
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly False | Is Oklahoma spending more than ever? Only if you ignore inflation As Oklahoma’s elected officials wrestle to close a budget gap, a recent op-ed from the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs argued that tax
FactCheck.org→ Biden’s Numbers, April 2024 Update
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Summary As President Joe Biden runs for reelection, here’s how the U.S. has fared during his time in office: The economy added 15.2 million jobs. The number is now near