FALSEHOOD #42: Biden falsely claimed that inflation was worse everywhere else but the United States.

In reference to inflation, Biden said that his economic plan has “put America in the position to tackle a worldwide problem that’s worse everywhere but here.”

Joe Biden made this false claim in June 2022, during an AFL-CIO conference in Philadelphia.

EXPLANATION: This is false. During April 2022, the rate of inflation was 8.3%. It was rose to 8.6% in the month of May. During those months, the United States had worse inflation than France, India, Italy, Canada, Germany, and Saudi Arabia.

SOURCES

Keene, H. (2022, June 14). Biden falsely claims inflation ‘worse everywhere but here,’ but US rate higher than most developed countries. Fox Business. Retrieved December 8, 2022, from https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/biden-falsely-claims-inflation-worse-everywhere-but-here-us-rate-higher-most-developed-countries

Nelson , S. (2022, June 16). White House pressed on Biden’s false claim inflation higher ‘everywhere’ else. New York Post . Retrieved December 8, 2022, from https://www.google.com/amp/s/nypost.com/2022/06/16/white-house-pressed-on-bidens-claim-inflation-higher-everywhere-else/amp/

Moore , S., & Antoni, E. J. (2022, July 20). Biden’s six favorite lies about inflation and the economy. The Hill. Retrieved December 8, 2022, from https://www.google.com/amp/s/thehill.com/opinion/finance/3566045-bidens-six-favorite-lies-about-inflation-and-the-economy/amp/