Fact check: Grocery prices and inflation realities
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New inflation data shows grocery prices have increased since Trump took office, contradicting his claims that they are 'way down.' Prices rose 0.3% from August to September and are about 2.7% higher than a year ago, with broad increases across most categories. Experts attribute some of the rise to tariffs and trade policies implemented during his administration.
- Fact check: Grocery prices are up, not ‘way down’ as Trump claimed CNN
- Trump says inflation is dead. Most data says: Not quite. The Washington Post
- Trump’s weird claims about grocery prices are the most self-defeating of his lies MSNBC News
- Why Is Everything So Expensive? NerdWallet
- Donald Trump facing backlash as inflation rises after claim of 'bringing wealth back to America' The Mirror US
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