“The federal government and the Federal Reserve were “raising inflation,” something that “had nothing to do with … getting our economy back in line” but rather to fund a “war against a bunch of civilians.”
Social media posts
a TikTok post. Claim dated 19 Nov 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Hamas’ surprise terrorist attacks Oct. 7 precipitated the war in Gaza. These occurred on Hamas’ own timetable, and happened when inflation in the U.S. had cooled to near-the Fed’s 3% target level.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 19 November 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 22 November 2023, 3 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- TikTok videohttps://www.tiktok.com/@bangbang1973/video/7302883743344168234?amp%3Blang=en&browserMode=1
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