“Under President Joe Biden, “Black unemployment is the lowest in American history.”
Donna Brazile
Democratic strategist. remarks on ABC's "This Week". Claim dated 4 Feb 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly True
What PolitiFact found
The all-time low for Black unemployment was set less than a year ago under Joe Biden. Since that record was set, Black unemployment has risen half a percentage point.
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In short
Donna Brazile (Democratic strategist) made this claim around 4 February 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 5 February 2024, 1 day later. Its rating was “Mostly True”.
Where the claim appeared
- abcnews.go.comhttps://abcnews.go.com/Politics/week-transcript-2-4-24-white-house-national/story?id=1069…
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