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Checked by PolitiFact30 Aug 2024United StatesEconomy and jobs
Kamala Harris, Vice President

“Former President Donald Trump "intends to enact what, in effect, is a national sales tax ... that would raise prices on middle-class families by almost $4,000 a year.”

PolitiFact rated this: Half True

PolitiFact says: The specific projected dollar impact on consumers varies. Two estimates we found broadly support Harris’ $4,000 figure; two others show a smaller — though still significant — impact.

Checked by FactCheck.org30 Aug 2024United StatesEconomy and jobs
Kamala Harris, Vice president of the United States

“The Inflation Reduction Act, what we have done to invest ... probably a trillion dollars over the next 10 years, investing in a clean energy economy. What we've already done creating over 300,000 new clean energy jobs.”

FactCheck.org rated this: Spins the Facts

FactCheck.org says: Not all the funding has come from the IRA, and her jobs figure is an estimate based on announced projects.

Checked by PolitiFact30 Aug 2024United States
Ron DeSantis, Florida Governor

“The proposal to put golf courses, hotels in Florida state parks “was something that was leaked. … a lot of that stuff was half-baked and was not ready for prime time.”

PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False

PolitiFact says: The initiative to build golf courses, hotels and more in nine Florida state parks was not an undeveloped idea. There were publicly shared plans, documents and scheduled public meetings across the state.

Checked by PolitiFact30 Aug 2024United States
Social media posts

“Videos muestran a Kamala Harris ebria.”

PolitiFact rated this: False

PolitiFact says: La vicepresidenta Kamala Harris se paró y aplaudió varias veces durante la primera noche de la Convención Nacional Demócrata en Chicago. Ella permaneció sentada cuando la multitud la aplaudió durante los comentarios de e

Checked by PolitiFact29 Aug 2024United StatesEconomy and jobs
J.D. Vance, vice presidential nominee

“Anything that you lose on the tariff from the perspective of the consumer, you gain in higher wages, so you're ultimately much better off.”

PolitiFact rated this: False

PolitiFact says: Surveys have shown that the vast majority of economists believe tariffs’ negative impacts — which include higher costs for consumers — consistently outweigh the benefits. Academic studies bolster those views.