0 People 25354 Fact-checks 7948 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (25354) Marco Rubio stated on April 11, 2024 in an interview with Fox News: “It's very misleading when (President Biden) says (inflation) used to be at 9%. This is compounding. It’s not like it went down from 9% to 3%. This is building month after month. The better way to think about it is that it’s 18%, 19% over the last three years." By Louis Jacobson• April 17, 2024 Wes Riddle stated on October 22, 2011 in a speech.: Says combined inflation and unemployment rates in October 2011 were the highest since Ronald Reagan succeeded Jimmy Carter. By W. Gardner Selby• June 8, 2012 Facebook posts stated on May 17, 2021 in social media posts: “Gas prices highest in a decade. Worst jobs report in 2 decades. Highest inflation in 3 decades. Highest increase in illegal immigration in 4 decades.” By Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde• May 26, 2021 Terry McAuliffe stated on December 17, 2015 in a speech.: "We are taking Virginia’s investment in public education to the highest level in the commonwealth’s history." By Warren Fiske• January 11, 2016 Mike Gallagher stated on April 12, 2022 in News release: “Inflation has gone up every month of the Biden presidency and just hit another 40-year high.” By Laura Schulte• April 22, 2022 Rick Scott stated on November 16, 2021 in a press release headline: An increase in Medicare Part B premiums means “America’s seniors are paying the price for Biden’s inflation crisis.” By Phil Galewitz• November 23, 2021 Tim Kaine stated on December 07, 2011 in in a debate: George Allen and his colleagues in the Senate "turned the biggest surplus in the history of the United States into the biggest deficit in the history of the United States." By Sean Gorman• May 15, 2012 Jan Schakowsky stated on November 12, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC: The United States "has never been richer, if you look at per capita GDP." By Steve Contorno• November 18, 2013 Erica Smith stated on December 30, 2021 in a tweet: “Corporate profit margins are at their highest point in 70 years. … They’re overcharging us for gas, medicine, and groceries, and pocketing the difference.” By Paul Specht• January 7, 2022 Shelley Moore Capito stated on August 23, 2023 in a post on X: “#Bidenomics has led to mortgage rates hitting a 21-year high → over 7%.” By Sophia Bookwood• October 5, 2023 Bruce Rauner stated on June 01, 2016 in a press conference: "We have lower family incomes in Illinois today than we had 17 years ago in Illinois ... because of the control of (House) Speaker (Michael) Madigan and his Democrats." By Matt Dietrich• July 13, 2016 Chris Coons stated on July 30, 2023 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": “Consumer confidence is the highest it’s been in years.” By Louis Jacobson• August 3, 2023 Mike Romano stated on December 08, 2018 in an op-ed: "Adjusting for inflation, West Virginia’s median household income has not grown in a decade." By Shannon MacNeil• December 12, 2018 Tim Scott stated on June 21, 2023 in a Fox News town hall: “Median income in this country is … $35,000 a year. Because of Joe Biden's inflation, the average monthly expenses have increased by $500, almost.” By Louis Jacobson• June 26, 2023 Mitt Romney stated on September 22, 2011 in newspaper article: Says Texas’ unemployment rate has doubled on Rick Perry’s watch. By Sue Owen• September 23, 2011 Jason Carter stated on January 15, 2014 in a speech: The average Georgia family makes $6,000 less than the average family did 10 years ago when inflation is factored in. By Nancy Badertscher• January 23, 2014 West Virginia Republican Party stated on August 17, 2023 in a post on X: “Since Biden took office ... real wages have fallen monthly.” By Jacquie Broush• October 12, 2023 Donald Trump stated on September 07, 2024 in a rally in Mosinee, Wis.: Vice President Kamala Harris “cast the tiebreaking votes that caused the worst inflation in American history, costing a typical American family $28,000.” By Louis Jacobson• September 8, 2024 Facebook posts stated on March 07, 2022 in a Facebook post: U.S. imports 1% of its oil from Russia while “Exxon, Chevron, BP and Shell profits are at their highest level in over 7 years.” By Andy Nguyen• March 10, 2022 Facebook posts stated on October 05, 2021 in social media posts: “In case you forgot. Two years ago today, we were experiencing the greatest economy in the history of the world.” By Louis Jacobson• October 8, 2021 Articles (7948) Donald Trump’s rally spotlighted the Biden, Trump economies. We fact-checked the graphics By Louis Jacobson• December 21, 2023 Ask PolitiFact: Fact-checking Harris, Trump’s AARP interviews By Louis Jacobson• October 6, 2024 Fact-checking Donald Trump on inflation rate at State of the Union By Louis Jacobson• February 25, 2026 Donald Trump repeats inaccurate claims on economy in local news interview in Pennsylvania By Louis Jacobson• May 8, 2024 The Biden-versus-Trump economy: Who did better on inflation, jobs, gasoline prices and more? By Louis Jacobson• March 4, 2024 Fact-checking Donald Trump on his economy and Joe Biden’s By Louis Jacobson• August 21, 2023 Comparing economic performance for Latinos under Trump, Biden By Louis Jacobson• July 8, 2024 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 PolitiFact Wisconsin 'High Five' for April 2022 By D.L. 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Marco Rubio stated on April 11, 2024 in an interview with Fox News: “It's very misleading when (President Biden) says (inflation) used to be at 9%. This is compounding. It’s not like it went down from 9% to 3%. This is building month after month. The better way to think about it is that it’s 18%, 19% over the last three years." By Louis Jacobson• April 17, 2024 Wes Riddle stated on October 22, 2011 in a speech.: Says combined inflation and unemployment rates in October 2011 were the highest since Ronald Reagan succeeded Jimmy Carter. By W. Gardner Selby• June 8, 2012 Facebook posts stated on May 17, 2021 in social media posts: “Gas prices highest in a decade. Worst jobs report in 2 decades. Highest inflation in 3 decades. Highest increase in illegal immigration in 4 decades.” By Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde• May 26, 2021 Terry McAuliffe stated on December 17, 2015 in a speech.: "We are taking Virginia’s investment in public education to the highest level in the commonwealth’s history." By Warren Fiske• January 11, 2016 Mike Gallagher stated on April 12, 2022 in News release: “Inflation has gone up every month of the Biden presidency and just hit another 40-year high.” By Laura Schulte• April 22, 2022 Rick Scott stated on November 16, 2021 in a press release headline: An increase in Medicare Part B premiums means “America’s seniors are paying the price for Biden’s inflation crisis.” By Phil Galewitz• November 23, 2021 Tim Kaine stated on December 07, 2011 in in a debate: George Allen and his colleagues in the Senate "turned the biggest surplus in the history of the United States into the biggest deficit in the history of the United States." By Sean Gorman• May 15, 2012 Jan Schakowsky stated on November 12, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC: The United States "has never been richer, if you look at per capita GDP." By Steve Contorno• November 18, 2013 Erica Smith stated on December 30, 2021 in a tweet: “Corporate profit margins are at their highest point in 70 years. … They’re overcharging us for gas, medicine, and groceries, and pocketing the difference.” By Paul Specht• January 7, 2022 Shelley Moore Capito stated on August 23, 2023 in a post on X: “#Bidenomics has led to mortgage rates hitting a 21-year high → over 7%.” By Sophia Bookwood• October 5, 2023 Bruce Rauner stated on June 01, 2016 in a press conference: "We have lower family incomes in Illinois today than we had 17 years ago in Illinois ... because of the control of (House) Speaker (Michael) Madigan and his Democrats." By Matt Dietrich• July 13, 2016 Chris Coons stated on July 30, 2023 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": “Consumer confidence is the highest it’s been in years.” By Louis Jacobson• August 3, 2023 Mike Romano stated on December 08, 2018 in an op-ed: "Adjusting for inflation, West Virginia’s median household income has not grown in a decade." By Shannon MacNeil• December 12, 2018 Tim Scott stated on June 21, 2023 in a Fox News town hall: “Median income in this country is … $35,000 a year. Because of Joe Biden's inflation, the average monthly expenses have increased by $500, almost.” By Louis Jacobson• June 26, 2023 Mitt Romney stated on September 22, 2011 in newspaper article: Says Texas’ unemployment rate has doubled on Rick Perry’s watch. By Sue Owen• September 23, 2011 Jason Carter stated on January 15, 2014 in a speech: The average Georgia family makes $6,000 less than the average family did 10 years ago when inflation is factored in. By Nancy Badertscher• January 23, 2014 West Virginia Republican Party stated on August 17, 2023 in a post on X: “Since Biden took office ... real wages have fallen monthly.” By Jacquie Broush• October 12, 2023 Donald Trump stated on September 07, 2024 in a rally in Mosinee, Wis.: Vice President Kamala Harris “cast the tiebreaking votes that caused the worst inflation in American history, costing a typical American family $28,000.” By Louis Jacobson• September 8, 2024 Facebook posts stated on March 07, 2022 in a Facebook post: U.S. imports 1% of its oil from Russia while “Exxon, Chevron, BP and Shell profits are at their highest level in over 7 years.” By Andy Nguyen• March 10, 2022 Facebook posts stated on October 05, 2021 in social media posts: “In case you forgot. Two years ago today, we were experiencing the greatest economy in the history of the world.” By Louis Jacobson• October 8, 2021
Donald Trump’s rally spotlighted the Biden, Trump economies. We fact-checked the graphics By Louis Jacobson• December 21, 2023 Ask PolitiFact: Fact-checking Harris, Trump’s AARP interviews By Louis Jacobson• October 6, 2024 Fact-checking Donald Trump on inflation rate at State of the Union By Louis Jacobson• February 25, 2026 Donald Trump repeats inaccurate claims on economy in local news interview in Pennsylvania By Louis Jacobson• May 8, 2024 The Biden-versus-Trump economy: Who did better on inflation, jobs, gasoline prices and more? By Louis Jacobson• March 4, 2024 Fact-checking Donald Trump on his economy and Joe Biden’s By Louis Jacobson• August 21, 2023 Comparing economic performance for Latinos under Trump, Biden By Louis Jacobson• July 8, 2024 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 PolitiFact Wisconsin 'High Five' for April 2022 By D.L. Davis, Madeline Heim, Laura Schulte• May 4, 2022 PolitiFact checks run gamut By Jim Tharpe• May 1, 2011 Under Joe Biden, is inflation coming down or are prices much higher? Both By Louis Jacobson• July 31, 2023 2024 RNC fact-check: What Trump VP pick JD Vance got right, wrong in Milwaukee speech By PolitiFact Staff • July 18, 2024 PolitiFact West Virginia's state of the state 2019 By Louis Jacobson• January 7, 2019 Gasoline prices: Where they stand now, and why By Louis Jacobson• October 25, 2022 Ad Watch: Fact-checking Donald Trump’s closing economic arguments By Louis Jacobson• October 29, 2024 Fact-checking Barack Obama's 2016 State of the Union address By Lauren Carroll, C. Eugene Emery Jr., Louis Jacobson, Katie Sanders• January 13, 2016 The state of the US economy under Joe Biden, in 15 charts By Louis Jacobson• February 6, 2023 Comparing economic performance for Black Americans under Trump, Biden By Louis Jacobson• June 25, 2024 Fact-checking Ted Cruz's 'Real State of the Union' By Nusaiba Mizan• March 17, 2022 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s interview with ‘Meet the Press’ By Louis Jacobson• December 8, 2024
