
FALSEHOOD #43: Biden falsely claimed that, under his presidency, the U.S. economy was the fastest-growing economy in the world.
Biden said, “Look, here’s where we are. We have the fastest-growing economy in the world. The world. The world.”
Joe Biden made this false claim on June 8, 2022, during an interview on the ABC late-night show “Jimmy Kimmel Live!
EXPLANATION: This is false. According to data from the International Monetary Fund, the United States economy grew by 5.7% in 2021, but over 50 other nations had higher economic growth that year. Many countries are expected to continue to grow at a higher rate than the U.S.
SOURCE
Dale, D. (2022, June 10). Fact check: Biden falsely claims us has ‘fastest-growing economy in the world’ | CNN politics . CNN. Retrieved December 8, 2022, from https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/06/10/politics/fact-check-biden-fastest-growing-economy-jimmy-kimmel/index.html
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