“It [inflation] was 9% when I came to office, 9%.”
Joe Biden
U.S. President. TV interview. Claim dated 8 May 2024.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse
What FactCheck.org found
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.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Joe Biden (U.S. President) made this claim around 8 May 2024. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 10 May 2024, 2 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Joe Biden has 509 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 140 of them false or fake, 281 misleading or mixed and 34 true.
This check was done by FactCheck.org, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.
Related checks
- PolitiFact: False“Inflation “was 9% when I came to office.”
- Washington Post: Four Pinocchios“Inflation “was at 9 percent when I came in and it’s now down around 3 percent.”