“Record low unemployment — 21 straight months of unemployment below 4%.”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: The rate was below 4% for 27 straight months from late 1967 to early 1970, and for 35 straight months from 1951 to 1953.
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“I have no notion that the Palestinians are telling the truth about how many people are killed. I’m sure innocents have been killed, and it’s the price of waging a war. … I have no confidence in the number that the Palestinians are using.”
Washington Post rated this: Uninformed
Washington Post says: Biden's remarks are remarkably uninformed by history and precedent
“Gas prices have skyrocketed since Joe Biden took office and continue to do so everyday.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: It's clear that gasoline prices have been higher during Joe Biden’s presidency than during Donald Trump’s. However, experts say a president’s ability to shape current gasoline prices is sharply limited.
“Since Joe Biden “has taken office, unemployment in our (Latino) community has been cut in half.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
PolitiFact says: In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, Joe Biden’s reelection campaign launched ads targeting Latinos. In one spot, a narrator says Biden has helped the Latino community by lowering its unemployment rate.
“Joe Biden was using a pseudonym and he copied his son about a shady, shady transaction where Joe Biden was going to leverage American tax dollars to save his son’s butt.”
Washington Post rated this: Four Pinocchios
Washington Post says: The prosecutor had already been fired.
“U.S. inflation is "now down close to 3%, the lowest among the world’s leading economies.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
PolitiFact says: Starting in July 2023, the U.S. passed Canada for the lowest inflation rate among the G-7 countries. In a larger grouping of 30-plus large economies, the U.S. has one of the lowest inflation rates, but not the lowest.
“According to the Congressional Budget Office,” the Inflation Reduction Act “will save the federal government $160 billion over the next 10 years because Medicare will be paying less for the prescription drugs they’re making available to seniors.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
PolitiFact says: The Congressional Budget Office projects 10-year cumulative savings of $161.7 billion from two provisions of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act. But $44.3 billion of that will be plowed into other Medicare initiatives.
“Unemployment has been below 4 percent for the longest stretch in over 50 years -- 50 years.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Cherry Picks
FactCheck.org says: Had Biden set the threshold a tick higher, at or below 4% — instead of simply below 4% — then “the longest stretch in over 50 years” would have occurred under President Donald Trump.
“Joe Biden announced that the U.S. dollar will now become cryptocurrency.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“The Inflation Reduction Act "cuts pollution by 1 billion tons, cuts emissions by 50% by 2030.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Exaggerates
FactCheck.org says: Even with the law, the U.S. still falls short of the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions 50% from 2005 by 2030.
“Says that under his presidency, the unemployment rate has “been below 4% for the longest stretch in 50 years in American history.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
PolitiFact says: Under Biden, unemployment has been below 4% for 16 straight months. But his 50-year time frame excludes two longer stretches when unemployment was below 4%.
“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.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: The $500 increase in costs because of inflation is based on a June 2022 analysis, when year-over-year inflation was 9.1%. Today, inflation is 4%, so the impact would be smaller.
“Over the last decade, the single largest contribution to the debt, aside from the pandemic, were the Trump tax cuts — skewed to the wealthy and large corporations — for $2 trillion.”
Washington Post rated this: Misleading
Washington Post says: The Trump tax cut has not yet reduced revenues by $2 trillion, and Biden is ignoring a Obama tax cut
“If you add up" Republican budget proposals, they "would add more than $3 trillion to the debt over 10 years.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Cherry Picks
FactCheck.org says: Biden fails to mention Republican spending cuts.
“The “average tax” for billionaires is “about 3%,” which is “a lower tax than a schoolteacher or a firefighter.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: This refers to calculations made under a theoretical proposal. Under today’s laws, the 25 highest-earning billionaires paid an average tax rate of 16%.
“Republicans “want to impose a 30% national sales tax on everything from food, clothing, school supplies, housing, cars -- a whole deal.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Few Publicly Support It
FactCheck.org says: As of Jan. 27, the FairTax Act had 24 Republican co-sponsors in the House. But at least six House Republicans have already said that they oppose the bill -- enough to keep it from passing.
“Two years ago this week, 18 million people were out of work needing unemployment benefits. Today, that number is under 1.6 million, the lowest in decades.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: The 18 million figure accurately represents traditional unemployment insurance recipients plus those who benefited from temporary programs during the coronavirus pandemic. But the two aren't precisely comparable.
“One quarter” of today’s $31.4 trillion federal debt “was accumulated in the four years of my predecessor,” Donald Trump.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: Biden's number is accurate, but assigning debt to a particular president is tricky.
“Exports are up, which means we’re making things here in America and shipping the products overseas rather than shipping the jobs overseas.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Misleading
FactCheck.org says: An international trade expert said an increase in U.S. exports means the U.S. is shipping more American-made things overseas, but not necessarily that the U.S. is not shipping jobs overseas.
“For the last several months, wages have gone up more than prices have gone up.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
PolitiFact says: While inflation remains high by historical standards, from July through November 2022, monthly wage increases did exceed monthly inflation increases.