“Consumer confidence is the highest it’s been in years.”
Chris Coons
U.S. Senator, D-Del.. an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press". Claim dated 30 Jul 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly False
What PolitiFact found
There are two major surveys of consumer confidence. One shows the highest confidence levels in two years. The other shows confidence near historical lows.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Chris Coons (U.S. Senator, D-Del.) made this claim around 30 July 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 3 August 2023, 4 days later. Its rating was “Mostly False”.
Where the claim appeared
- YouTube videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY9RErFO5rc
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