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Economy & business fact checks

Explore claims publishers have checked about economy & business. Read their original ratings and follow the evidence.

7,106 published reviews in this topic

FactCheck.orgEconomy & business

Biden New Initiative Gives Americans Stimulus Loans Up To $40,000.

Publisher’s rating: False

Washington PostEconomy & business

“I do think that we should have a minimum wage, stand by itself, $15 an hour and work your way up to the — it doesn’t have to be boom. And all the economics show, if you do that, the whole economy rises.”

Publisher’s rating: Two Pinocchios

PolitiFactEconomy & business

Walmart is selling bicycles for $6.95 instead of recycling them.

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactEconomy & business

Taco Bell is selling menudo for the month of November.

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactEconomy & business

"Yesterday we had the strongest dollar in the history of our country."

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactEconomy & business

“Buyers with good credit scores will pay even more to cover for those with bad credit."

Publisher’s rating: Mostly False

PolitiFactEconomy & business

“In America our own (central bank digital currency) system is going to be launching July 1. It’s called the FedNow payment system.”

Publisher’s rating: False

FactCheck.orgEconomy & business

“Americans on average have about $100 more in their pockets each month than they did last year, after accounting for inflation.”

Publisher’s rating: Spins the Facts

PolitiFactEconomy & business

“Bidenomics is costing the typical American household over $11,400 more a year to buy the basics.”

Publisher’s rating: Half True

Donald TrumpEconomy & business

"Mexico, they took 30 percent of our automobile business."

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactEconomy & business

“Under my administration, 7 million Americans have come off of food stamps, and 10 million people have been lifted off of welfare.”

Publisher’s rating: Half True

PolitiFactEconomy & business

“Big drug companies charge as little as $7 for an inhaler overseas and nearly $500 for the exact same one here in the US.”

Publisher’s rating: Mostly True

PolitiFactEconomy & business

“In Congress Ron DeSantis pushed a 23% national sales tax.”

Publisher’s rating: Half True

PolitiFactEconomy & business

“Lauren Boebert received a PPP loan for her restaurant.”

Publisher’s rating: False

Rashid AbdallahEconomy & business

Journalist Rashid Abdalla is recruiting people for money-making opportunities

Publisher’s rating: FALSE

FactCheck.orgEconomy & business

"Prior to 1983, social security was not taxable. Joe Biden voted successfully in favor of taxing 50% of social security. In 1993, Joe Biden was the deciding vote in raising taxes on social security from 50% to 85%. Now he wants to tax our 401k's and IRA's."

Publisher’s rating: Misleading

FactCheck.orgEconomy & business

Democrats didn’t speak out against companies buying out competitors and creating monopolies until Musk bought Twitter.

Publisher’s rating: Misleading

Washington PostEconomy & business

“It’s time for a wealth tax in America. I have heard there are some billionaires who don’t support this plan… All we are saying is when you make it big, pitch in two cents so everyone else gets a chance to make it.”

Publisher’s rating: Three Pinocchios

PolitiFactEconomy & business

"Most people below $50,000 don’t pay any income tax. The top 1 percent in our country pay 40%."

Publisher’s rating: Mostly True

PolitiFactEconomy & business

Says businesses that refuse any legal tender can be fined and sued.

Publisher’s rating: Half True