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PolitiFact is a United States fact-checking site run by the Poynter Institute. It rates claims by politicians and viral posts on its Truth-O-Meter, from True to Pants on Fire.

Checked by PolitiFact11 Jul 2025United StatesPolitics and government
Kevin Hassett, White House economic adviser

“A Congressional Budget Office estimate of people who stand to lose insurance from President Donald Trump’s tax and spending law said “about 5 million … have other insurance,” so “if they lose one (type of coverage), they're still insured.”

PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False

PolitiFact says: The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office projects that 2.9 million people who stand to lose Medicaid from President Donald Trump’s tax and spending law are already covered by Medicare or by Medicaid in another state.…

Checked by PolitiFact8 Jul 2025United StatesPolitics and government
Hakeem Jeffries, House Minority Leader

“President Donald Trump’s tax law has “tax breaks for billionaires, permanent; tax breaks for everybody else, expire.”

PolitiFact rated this: Half True

PolitiFact says: Some of the law’s provisions benefitting taxpayers of ordinary means — including tax cuts for tipped and overtime income — are set to expire in 2028. But several of the bill’s other key elements are permanent and affect…

Checked by PolitiFact26 Jun 2025United StatesPolitics and government
Donald Trump, president

“If the “Big Beautiful Bill” passes, "hardworking Americans and families will see an average increase in take-home pay of OVER $10,000 per year.”

PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False

PolitiFact says: The analysis is based on the White House’s projections about how the bill will boost the economy. But independent groups project much smaller economic gains from the bill, and a much more limited boost to take-home pay.