“Lumber, gas, wheat, coal and corn cost more in April 2021 "in Joe Biden's America" than they did a year earlier.”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 22 May 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisHalf True
What PolitiFact found
Prices were sharply higher in April 2021 vs April 2020. The key reason is the nation’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. In April 2020, the pandemic all but shuttered the economy and depressed prices across the board.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 22 May 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 27 May 2021, 5 days later. Its rating was “Half True”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://archive.is/W6j7L
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