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Checked by PolitiFact21 Jan 2022United States Economy and jobs

Mitt Romney, U.S. Senator, R-Utah

“People are 7% poorer now because of Biden inflation.”

PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False

PolitiFact says: The inflation rate was 7% over the past year. However, a 4.7% increase in wages has reduced the impact on the typical worker by about two-thirds, making Romney’s figure exaggerated.

Checked by PolitiFact23 Sep 2020United States Economy and jobs

Social media posts

“Quotes Sen. Mitt Romney as saying: “The Merrick Garland decision wasn’t unfair & the notion that someone has to pay the price to make up for it is wrong.”

PolitiFact rated this: Half True

PolitiFact says: The post paraphrases remarks that Romney gave to reporters about Republicans’ decision to block the nomination of Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court in 2016.