Politifact took a break from fact-checking satirical publications this week to examine a claim going around social media about prices rising during the Biden presidency.
The GOPer who made the graphic in question took exception to how Politifact handled things:
Omg my graphic got “fact-checked” today and they came to the conclusion that yes my data is accurate but APPARENTLY there has been a pandemic going on and I should’ve included “context”??? pic.twitter.com/nM8s9CNdSi
— Maggie Howell (@Mar__G_3) May 28, 2021
They also brought in a “Harvard university senior lecturer” !! pic.twitter.com/7GY83qDaoz
— Maggie Howell (@Mar__G_3) May 28, 2021
Here is the link if anyone is interested:
“Yes prices are higher under Biden, but” I love thathttps://t.co/JlercpR2tC— Maggie Howell (@Mar__G_3) May 28, 2021
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You can tell immediately from the headline that it’s going to be one of those “true but partly false” fact checks:
The PolitiFact fact-check article on this begins, and I quote, “Yes, prices are higher under Biden, but” https://t.co/hWs1VL2qXJ
— Jerry Dunleavy (@JerryDunleavy) May 28, 2021
Would Politifact have done the “context” gymnastics if Trump were still in office and the same thing was happening? For some reason we doubt it.
This is not a "fact check." This is an opinion. https://t.co/w0KZKBnldX
— Kelly Jane Torrance (@KJTorrance) May 28, 2021
"The main reason is the nation’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic."
Hahahahaha such crap.https://t.co/A898LgK1ge— Walterindenver (@WalterinDenver) May 28, 2021
Also the country isn’t recovering economically from the pandemic, it’s recovering from Democrat politicians’ lockdown & shutdown orders in response to the pandemic (and quest to get Trump out of office).
