CNN Fact-Checker Leisurely Tackles Trump’s Latest Lies: ‘Debunked By Math Itself’
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Key Points:
- President Donald Trump made multiple false claims during his Detroit Economic Club speech, including that inflation has stopped and consumer prices have decreased, which fact-checker Daniel Dale disproved using recent Consumer Price Index data showing prices have actually risen.
- Trump incorrectly stated that grocery prices are rapidly falling, while data indicates grocery costs spiked at the fastest rate in over three years from November to December 2024.
- The president exaggerated reductions in prescription drug prices, claiming cuts of 300% to 600%, which is mathematically impossible since a price cut cannot exceed 100%.
- Trump falsely asserted that U.S. tariffs on imports are paid by other countries, particularly China, and inaccurately claimed China is a major taxpayer to the U.S.
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