Gary Black, U.S. Senate candidate, R-Ga.
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Federal data shows that agriculture accounted for about 0.7% of Georgia's gross domestic product in 2021. That ranked far down the list of biggest industry sectors in the state.
Brian Kemp, Georgia governor
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: Debt rose about $10 trillion during Perdue’s time as senator, but it didn’t accumulate only from liberals' votes. There are many causes for inflation; some experts point to spending approved after Perdue left office.
Adam Bandt, Greens leader
RMIT ABC Fact Check rated this: Overblown
RMIT ABC Fact Check says: Mr Bandt's claim is overblown. A document provided by his office to Fact Check attributed the vast majority of this figure to the cost of the government's fuel tax credits scheme. There is some debate as to whether the …
Nancy Pelosi, House speaker
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: Pelosi’s comment is outdated. There is still an element of truth to this theory, but several decades of real-world experience has shown that the relationship between unemployment and inflation is not all that precise.
Social media posts
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: Different surveys yield different figures, but we found no recent data putting the percentage of Americans living paycheck to paycheck as high as 76%. There is also no clear definition of “paycheck to paycheck.”
Social media posts
Youturn rated this: Fake
Kathy Barnette, U.S. Senate candidate, R-Pa.
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
PolitiFact says: Inflation has spiked significantly on Biden’s watch, partially though not entirely due to his policies, analysts say. But it's premature to say that it's still "growing."
Joe Biden, president
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: The federal government’s planned paydown during the second quarter — when the government is flush with tax payments — will be swamped by new borrowing during the other three quarters of the year.
Social media posts
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: There are no reports attributing the viral message about inflation and subsidies to the Sri Lankan central bank governor. Also there are no reports attributing any similar comments in line with the claim to Weerasinghe.…
Joe Biden, U.S. President
FactCheck.org rated this: Spins the Facts
FactCheck.org says: He’s right, but the federal debt held by the public is up 10.2% under Biden so far, and Treasury has said it will resume borrowing next quarter.
Social media posts
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: Federal law dictates who owes taxes, how much is owed and when that amount is due; paying those taxes is mandatory, not optional. This claim is linked to a complex, persistent and unfounded conspiracy theory.
Social media posts
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The Central Bank of India through their official social media handles clarified that they did not make any decision to shut down a large number of branches during the fiscal year 2022-23. However, the bank emphasised in…
Social media posts
FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING
FACTLY says: Recent News clip – ‘banks have waived off loans amounting to 68 thousand crores of 50 wilful defaulters including fugitive Nirav and Mehul’
Philippine Daily Sun
Vera Files rated this: Satire
John Macco, Wisconsin state Rep.
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
Anthony Albanese, Opposition Leader
RMIT ABC Fact Check rated this: Wrong
RMIT ABC Fact Check says: Mr Albanese is wrong. Historical data shows that debt and deficit, when measured against GDP, were higher in the years following the world wars when compared with current levels. It is this measure economists use to mak…
Opportunity Wisconsin, Advocacy group
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
Social media posts
FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING
FACTLY says: The video is from an agitation by congress workers in Dhule, Maharashtra. This unique agitation of using megaphones was done under the leadership of Congress MLA from Dhule Rural, Kunal Patil. Prime Minister’s earlier s…
Mike Gibbons, Candidate for U.S. Senate in Ohio
FactCheck.org rated this: Not the Whole Story
FactCheck.org says: Vance has called for higher taxes for some companies that, in his view, "use their money to fund anti-American radical movements."
Mike Gibbons, 2022 candidate for GOP nomination for U.S. Senate in Ohio
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: Mike Gibbons is partly right that J.D. Vance called for higher taxes. Vance supports raising taxes for some corporations and corporate leaders. But he has not called for tax increases broadly.