“People are 7% poorer now because of Biden inflation.”
Mitt Romney
U.S. Senator, R-Utah. an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press". Claim dated 17 Jan 2022.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly False
What PolitiFact found
The inflation rate was 7% over the past year. However, a 4.7% increase in wages has reduced the impact on the typical worker by about two-thirds, making Romney’s figure exaggerated.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Mitt Romney (U.S. Senator, R-Utah) made this claim around 17 January 2022. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 21 January 2022, 4 days later. Its rating was “Mostly False”.
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