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“The Democrats' Inflation Reduction Act "will pay down the national debt & fight inflation.”
Tim Ryan U.S. Senate candidate, D-Ohio. a tweet. Claim dated 18 Aug 2022.
PolitiFact rated thisDespite bill's name, impact on inflation is uncertain

What PolitiFact found

Most estimates project that the measure will have a very limited impact on inflation. What impact it does have will likely take several years to realize, and that’s probably too long to make a dent in today's inflation.

Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.

In short

Tim Ryan (U.S. Senate candidate, D-Ohio) made this claim around 18 August 2022. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 20 August 2022, 2 days later. Its rating was “Despite bill's name, impact on inflation is uncertain”.

Tim Ryan has 6 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 0 of them false or fake, 5 misleading or mixed and 0 true.

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