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Search results for "Food inflation could approach 10 per cent by the end of 2026 as a result of the war"

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Fact-checks (21672)

Gwen Moore stated on August 23, 2023 in Public appearance:
Thanks to negotiating drug prices "our seniors, instead of paying $500 a month for drugs, are paying no more than 35 cents."
By Ricardo Torres• October 9, 2023
Sarah Palin stated on July 10, 2011 in an interview with "Newsweek":
Slim Jims "just recently" cost 99 cents but now cost $2.69.
By Louis Jacobson• July 11, 2011
James Clyburn stated on October 08, 2025 in an X post:
“Trump’s budget called for a $300 (million) cut” to the Women, Infants and Children program.
By Amy Sherman• October 16, 2025
Facebook posts stated on March 07, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Says Joe Biden executive orders caused price increases of 50 cents in gas and 10% in food.
By Tom Kertscher• March 10, 2021
Renewable Fuels Association stated on June 22, 2011 in an advertisement in Washington, D.C., Metro stations:
Ethanol reduced gas prices by 89 cents per gallon in 2010, and if ethanol disappeared, gas prices could rise by as much as 92 percent.
By Louis Jacobson• July 1, 2011
Richard Hudson stated on November 24, 2025 in a newsletter:
“This Thanksgiving, turkey prices are at their lowest point since 2000.”
By Paul Specht• November 26, 2025
Elizabeth Warren stated on March 27, 2019 in a policy paper posted on Medium:
Mergers and integration in agribusiness "squeeze" family farms, and "the result is that farmers are getting a record-low amount of every dollar Americans spend on food."  
By Jon Greenberg• April 4, 2019
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce stated on March 07, 2022 in TV ad:
Says Gov. Tony Evers "tried to make us pay even more at the pump by hiking the gas tax."
By D.L. Davis• April 1, 2022
Republican Governors Association stated on September 16, 2010 in a series of campaign TV ads:
Tom Barrett "voted for the largest tax increase in history ... raising taxes on gas and Social Security."
By Dave Umhoefer• September 17, 2010
Facebook posts stated on June 16, 2014 in a post on Facebook:
"For the cost of the Iraq War we could’ve ended world hunger for 30 years."
By Jon Greenberg• June 24, 2014
Richard Saslaw stated on January 15, 2013 in a news conference.:
Except for Virginia, "the other 49 states keep raising their gas tax."
By Sean Gorman• February 11, 2013
National Partnership for Women & Families stated on April 08, 2014 in a news release:
"Women in Oregon are paid 79 cents for every dollar paid to men. If the wage gap was eliminated, a working woman in Oregon would have enough money for 2,877 gallons of gas, 72 more weeks of food for her family or nearly 12 more months of rent."
By Dana Tims• April 10, 2014
Donald Trump stated on June 24, 2025 in a White House fact sheet:
If the “Big Beautiful Bill” passes, "hardworking Americans and families will see an average increase in take-home pay of OVER $10,000 per year."
By Louis Jacobson• June 26, 2025
Steve Adler stated on December 02, 2014 in a TV ad:
Mike "Martinez has voted to raise taxes and utility rates while ending free bus service for seniors."
By W. Gardner Selby• December 11, 2014
No Tax For Tracks stated on September 30, 2014 in an email newsletter:
The Greenlight Pinellas 1-cent sales tax "is permanent, we never get to vote on this again."
By Joshua Gillin• October 14, 2014
George Voinovich stated on November 08, 2010 in a news release:
Says that the federal gas tax has not been raised since 1993.
By Stephen Koff• November 11, 2010
Nikki Haley stated on July 04, 2022 in a tweet:
The cost of a Fourth of July cookout in 2022 increased by 67.2% because of inflation.
By Louis Jacobson• July 5, 2022
Bernie Sanders stated on March 19, 2016 in a TV ad :
Says Bernie Sanders "fundamentally changed the lives" of Immokalee farm workers in Florida for the better.  
By Amy Sherman• April 5, 2016
Georgia Restaurant Association stated on June 25, 2014 in in a study:
The wages of about 60,562 state and local government employees would be affected if the minimum wage is increased to $10.10 in Georgia, for a combined cost to taxpayers of more than $164 million annually.  
By Nancy Badertscher• June 25, 2014
Jamie Radtke stated on April 05, 2012 in a statement:
If Congress froze the current spending level and then cut it by 2 percent annually, "we could balance the budget in five years."
By Nancy Madsen• May 10, 2012

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By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe• January 20, 2026

Inflation’s effects on the holiday season

By Jeff Cercone• November 22, 2022

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By Louis Jacobson• March 4, 2026

Casey DeSantis warns of ‘triple-digit' levels of weed killer in bread. Should you be worried?

By Samantha Putterman• February 11, 2026

Fact-check: What Trump said about ‘$6 billion to Iran,’ immigration, economy at New Hampshire rally

By Matthew Crowley, Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• October 9, 2023

Looming food shortages? Probably not in the US

By Jon Greenberg• April 18, 2022

Food stamps: Facts to know as millions on SNAP face losing benefits during shutdown

By Amy Sherman• October 23, 2025

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The pros and cons of a gas tax holiday

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Trump tax cuts: Sorting truth versus spin on tips, overtime, Social Security policy before Tax Day

By Amy Sherman• April 14, 2026

How big is the threat of inflation in the post-pandemic era?

By Louis Jacobson, Tom Kertscher• May 13, 2021

How long will the Iran war last? See Trump’s timeline shift

By Amy Sherman, Zoe Weyand• March 30, 2026

Fact-checking Donald Trump's Davos speech on Greenland, US economy

By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• January 21, 2026

Does ethanol bring down the price of gasoline?

By Louis Jacobson• July 1, 2011

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Fact-checking Bernie Sanders in Ames, Iowa

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Will you pay $500 more for gas this year because of the Iran war? Fact-checking Democrat Ed Markey

By Amy Sherman• March 26, 2026

In Context: What Stacey Abrams said about the economic aspect of abortion

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