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“When I was your president, the 30-year mortgage rate reached a record low of 2.65%.”
Donald Trump former president. a video. Claim dated 16 Aug 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisThis needs context

What PolitiFact found

Trump leaves out that this low point for mortgage rates came amid the pandemic, when officials were more concerned about promoting economic activity. Rates were similar during the first year of Biden's presidency.

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In short

Donald Trump (former president) made this claim around 16 August 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 21 August 2023, 5 days later. Its rating was “This needs context”.

Donald Trump has 1,168 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 663 of them false or fake, 375 misleading or mixed and 13 true.

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