“Life expectancy is significantly longer today than it was when Social Security was created in the 1930s.”
Nikki Haley
GOP presidential candidate. a CNN debate in Iowa. Claim dated 10 Jan 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisLife expectancy has risen
What PolitiFact found
Life expectancy has risen consistently since 1940 and remains significantly higher despite some backsliding in 2020 and 2021.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Nikki Haley (GOP presidential candidate) made this claim around 10 January 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 11 January 2024, 1 day later. Its rating was “Life expectancy has risen”.
Nikki Haley has 35 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 12 of them false or fake, 19 misleading or mixed and 1 true.
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