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Claim: 18 million to 20 million immigrants entered during the Biden administration
Border encounters are enforcement events, not a count of distinct people admitted into or remaining in the United States. Repeat encounters make the claimed total especially unreliable.
See the evidence →Claim: Biden alone caused the post-pandemic inflation surge
Inflation rose substantially during the Biden administration, but economists attribute the surge to several factors, including pandemic disruption, supply constraints, demand and fiscal and monetary policy.
See the evidence →Claim: post-2021 job gains were only rebound jobs or jobs held by undocumented immigrants
Payroll employment exceeded its pre-pandemic peak, and the available labor data do not support the categorical claim about who received every added job.
See the evidence →Says he “saved Kenosha” and the “governor wouldn’t move” on sending the National Guard.
PolitiFact rated this Trump statement Pants on Fire: Says he “saved Kenosha” and the “governor wouldn’t move” on sending the National Guard.
See the evidence →“China … pays the tariffs, not our people.”
U.S. importers remit tariffs to Customs and Border Protection. Economic costs can then be divided among importers, consumers and foreign suppliers.
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