“Wage increases have exceeded” the cost of inflation.”
PolitiFact says: For his entire term, inflation has outpaced wages. But wages have outpaced inflation compared to right before the pandemic, and for the past year and the past two years.
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PolitiFact says: For his entire term, inflation has outpaced wages. But wages have outpaced inflation compared to right before the pandemic, and for the past year and the past two years.
PolitiFact says: Biden is proposing a tax increase of roughly 7% over the next decade, which is far lower than the 300% increase that Trump claimed. And the vast majority of that increase will hit the top 1% of income earners.
PolitiFact says: Tariffs do generally get passed along to the consumer in higher prices, but in the case of Biden's tariffs, they are likely too narrowly focused to spur inflation for "every family."
PolitiFact says: Inflation hit 9% during President Joe Biden’s tenure, the highest in about four decades. But it reached that level about a year and a half into his presidency.
Washington Post says: Inflation was 1.4 percent when he became president
FactCheck.org says: The U.S. annual rate of inflation was 1.4% when Biden took office in January 2021. Inflation rose quickly in Biden’s first year, but it didn’t hit 9% until 17 months into his presidency.
PolitiFact says: Some of these businesses' store closures lack context; other figures are incorrect. These closures are largely because of lower sales or business rebrands, not President Joe Biden’s economic policies.
PolitiFact says: To earn a salary of $110,000 or higher, employees in the semiconductor industry need undergraduate or graduate-level degrees, according to the groups.
FactCheck.org says: Under President Joe Biden, the Latino unemployment rate reached a low of 3.9% in September 2022 — the lowest rate since September 2019, during the Trump administration.
PolitiFact says: Biden’s claim holds when calculating debt accrued during his first three years in office. But by the end of his four-year term, debt accumulation on his watch is projected to exceed the debt under Donald Trump.
PolitiFact says: The federal government is negotiating the cost of 10 prescription drugs, with new prices becoming effective in 2026.
Washington Post says: The tax cut was not the main reason for the increase in the deficit under Trump.
PolitiFact says: Biden makes it sound as though this is the actual tax rate the wealthiest Americans pay under current law. It's not. It's a theoretical calculation that includes forms of unrealized wealth that are not taxed today.
Washington Post says: Trump had a fraught relationship with Black people
FactCheck.org says: Employment under Trump was positive until the economy lost 20.5 million jobs in April 2020, as efforts to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus led to business closures and layoffs.
PolitiFact says: Using two main inflation metrics, the U.S. inflation rate has ranged from 2.6% to 3% over the past six months. The White House said it’s referring to a different calculation that's less familiar to the public.
PolitiFact says: Biden's right if you count both auto manufacturing jobs and positions with auto and parts dealers. Counting only manufacturing jobs, his claim falls short.
Washington Post says: The math mostly adds up but Biden is assuming income not currently counted for tax purposes
FactCheck.org says: Hunter Biden’s attorney said the payments — which totaled a little over $4,000 — simply reflect Hunter Biden repaying his father, who bought him a truck while Hunter was in the throes of drug and alcohol addiction.