“Americans “currently are making less than at the height of the Great Depression.”
Isabel Brown
TikTok influencer. a TikTok post. Claim dated 23 Aug 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisPants on Fire
What PolitiFact found
The claim uses 1930 income figures that captured only the richest 10% of Americans, skewing the comparison with incomes for the entire population today. A valid measure shows income six times higher, after inflation.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Isabel Brown (TikTok influencer) made this claim around 23 August 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 7 September 2023, 15 days later. Its rating was “Pants on Fire”.
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