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Search results for "Americans deserve lower prices and lower interest rates"

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Fact-checks (25073)

Donald Trump stated on June 08, 2024 in a Truth Social post:
Lower insulin prices were the work of the Trump administration, not “Crooked Joe Biden. He had NOTHING to do with it.”
By Jacob Gardenswartz• July 12, 2024
Donald Trump stated on July 04, 2017 in a tweet:
"Gas prices are the lowest in the U.S. in over ten years!"
By Louis Jacobson, Manuela Tobias• July 6, 2017
Bill Clinton stated on April 18, 2010 in an interview on ABC's This Week:
Passage of Clinton budget bill in 1993 "led to an enormous flowering of the economy in America."
By Louis Jacobson• April 19, 2010
Thomas Brown stated on November 07, 2011 in an interview:
"Most of, if not all of, the [DeKalb school construction] projects always came in on or were under budget."
By Eric Stirgus• December 6, 2011
Kamala Harris stated on October 28, 2023 in an interview with CBS News:
“Because of our economic policies we now are reducing inflation.”
By Louis Jacobson• November 3, 2023
X posts stated on June 02, 2022 in a tweet:
Biden gave Americans “the cheapest gas prices on Earth.”
By Samantha Putterman• June 6, 2022
Pete Gallego stated on May 14, 2014 in an email blast:
"The average student loan debt in Texas is over $22,000...the cost of an average size pickup truck." But unlike car owners, "students are not allowed to refinance their loans at lower rates."
By W. Gardner Selby• June 9, 2014
Joe Biden stated on February 04, 2024 in a post on X:
“Inflation has been at the pre-pandemic level of 2% over the last half year.”
By Louis Jacobson• February 7, 2024
Newt Gingrich stated on February 05, 2012 in an interview on "Meet the Press":
Says President Barack Obama "has an Environmental Protection Agency proposal that would raise the price of gasoline by 25 cents a gallon."
By Molly Moorhead• February 7, 2012
TikTok posts stated on November 18, 2023 in a post on TikTok:
The federal government and the Federal Reserve were “raising inflation,” something that “had nothing to do with … getting our economy back in line” but rather to fund a “war against a bunch of civilians.”
By Louis Jacobson• November 21, 2023
Bill O'Reilly stated on July 26, 2011 in a comment on Fox News' "The O'Reilly Factor":
Since 1965, the United States has spent "untold trillions" yet the poverty rate hasn’t budged.
By Louis Jacobson• July 29, 2011
Donald Trump stated on July 24, 2024 in a speech at a campaign rally in Charlotte, North Carolina:
“Vice President, Kamala Harris cast the tie-breaking vote to cut, as you know, Medicare by $273 billion. She cast a vote to cut Medicare.”
By Jacob Gardenswartz• August 15, 2024
Donald Trump stated on May 22, 2019 in a speech at the White House:
"Drug prices are coming down, first time in 51 years because of my administration."
By Shefali Luthra, Amy Sherman• May 22, 2019
Lenny Curry stated on March 04, 2012 in an interview on "Political Connections":
Says Barack Obama "promised" gasoline at $2.50 a gallon.
By Angie Drobnic Holan• March 8, 2012
Michael Bloomberg stated on September 06, 2011 in a speech in Lower Manhattan:
"Over the past 10 years, the number of people living in Lower Manhattan has nearly doubled. In fact, Lower Manhattan has added more people over the last 10 years than Atlanta, Dallas and Philadelphia combined."
By Bill Wichert• September 11, 2011
Kamala Harris stated on September 10, 2024 in the ABC News presidential debate:
“Donald Trump said he was going to allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices. He never did. We did.”
By Jacob Gardenswartz• September 30, 2024
Bernie Sanders stated on October 03, 2021 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
"The pharmaceutical industry has 1,400 lobbyists on Capitol Hill right now trying to stop" Medicare drug price negotiation.
By Louis Jacobson• October 5, 2021
Seth Moulton stated on June 02, 2019 in a CNN town hall:
"The VA negotiates prescription drug prices. Medicare doesn't do that."  
By Stefanie Pousoulides• June 7, 2019
Herman Cain stated on May 21, 2011 in a speech announcing his presidential run:
The U.S. has "47 million people on food stamps. That’s 14 million more than when the current occupant of the White House took over."
By Willoughby Mariano• May 24, 2011
Barack Obama stated on July 18, 2008 in a statement e-mailed to reporters.:
"Sen. McCain's economic plan gives nearly $4-billion in tax breaks to the oil companies but doesn't provide any tax relief to more than 100-million middle-class families."
By Adriel Bettelheim• July 23, 2008

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Why do so many Americans think the economy is bad when the data says otherwise?

By Louis Jacobson• March 6, 2024

Donald Trump’s rally spotlighted the Biden, Trump economies. We fact-checked the graphics

By Louis Jacobson• December 21, 2023

How bad off will soybean farmers be this year?

By Andrew Withers• October 29, 2018

For pharma, Trump versus Harris is a showdown between two industry foes

By Stephanie Armour• August 27, 2024

Ad Watch: One of Donald Trump’s closing ads uses deceptively edited news stories to mislead

By Louis Jacobson• October 30, 2024

Trump’s early health moves signal intent to erase Biden’s legacy. What’s next is unclear.

By Julie Appleby, Stephanie Armour• January 23, 2025

Joe Biden gets some good news on inflation, but challenges remain

By Louis Jacobson• July 13, 2023

What is the bond market, and why is it so important for the economy?

By Louis Jacobson• April 15, 2025

Obama's muddle about the middle

By Adriel Bettelheim• July 23, 2008

Fact-checking 6 claims in Joe Biden’s budget speech on the economy, taxes and Medicare

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• March 10, 2023

Fact-checking the May 17 news shows

By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Aaron Sharockman• May 17, 2015

Donald Trump has floated big tariffs. What could the impact be?

By Louis Jacobson• June 21, 2016

PunditFact fact-checks the May 17 news shows

By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Aaron Sharockman• May 17, 2015

The Biden-versus-Trump economy: Who did better on inflation, jobs, gasoline prices and more?

By Louis Jacobson• March 4, 2024

Ask PolitiFact: Fact-checking Harris, Trump’s AARP interviews

By Louis Jacobson• October 6, 2024

The effects of Donald Trump's trade war

By Manuela Tobias• July 30, 2018

No shortage of energy claims -- true and otherwise

By Molly Moorhead• April 12, 2012

The Democrats’ overstated claim that the Inflation Reduction Act curbs debt, inflation

By Louis Jacobson• August 19, 2022

The pros and cons of a gas tax holiday

By Ellie Borst, Louis Jacobson• June 23, 2022

Allen and Kaine have big differences on budget issues

By Sean Gorman, Nancy Madsen• November 2, 2012