In 2024, “China made $1 trillion off trade with the United States.”
PolitiFact rated this Trump statement False: In 2024, “China made $1 trillion off trade with the United States.”
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If the “Big, Beautiful” tax and spending bill doesn’t pass, “there will be a 68% tax increase.”
PolitiFact rated this Trump statement False: If the “Big, Beautiful” tax and spending bill doesn’t pass, “there will be a 68% tax increase.”
Open the record →The One Big Beautiful Bill will deliver the promise of “no tax on Social Security.”
PolitiFact rated this Trump statement Mostly False: The One Big Beautiful Bill will deliver the promise of “no tax on Social Security.”
Open the record →The U.S. currently has “no inflation.”
PolitiFact rated this Trump statement False: The U.S. currently has “no inflation.”
Open the record →“The average American worker has already seen a $500 wage increase this year.”
PolitiFact rated this Trump statement Half True: “The average American worker has already seen a $500 wage increase this year.”
Open the record →“My tariffs … are helping to slash the deficit this year by more than 25%.”
PolitiFact rated this Trump statement False: “My tariffs … are helping to slash the deficit this year by more than 25%.”
Open the record →“If we stop this fraud, this massive fraud, we’re going to have a balanced budget.”
PolitiFact rated this Trump statement False: “If we stop this fraud, this massive fraud, we’re going to have a balanced budget.”
Open the record →“We are right now producing more oil than Saudi Arabia and Russia combined.”
PolitiFact rated this Trump statement Mostly True: “We are right now producing more oil than Saudi Arabia and Russia combined.”
Open the record →Gasoline prices have “come down very substantially today.”
PolitiFact rated this Trump statement False: Gasoline prices have “come down very substantially today.”
Open the record →In Venezuela, “We’re making hundreds of billions of dollars (in oil revenue), and so are they.”
PolitiFact rated this Trump statement False: In Venezuela, “We’re making hundreds of billions of dollars (in oil revenue), and so are they.”
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