“No economist out there is projecting that (the Build Back Better bill) will have a negative impact on inflation.”
What PolitiFact found
Numerous economists have said there probably will be inflationary effects from the bill, especially in the near term. However, most analysts say the bill’s inflationary impacts should be mild and brief.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Jen Psaki (White House press secretary) made this claim around 15 November 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 18 November 2021, 3 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Jen Psaki has 5 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 3 of them false or fake, 0 misleading or mixed and 1 true.
Where the claim appeared
- whitehouse.govhttps://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/press-briefings/2021/11/15/press-briefing-by-pre…
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