Fact-check: “Inflation reached the 9.1% level during the Biden Administration”
Verdict: True (99% confidence)
The BLS's official July 13, 2022 news release documented that the CPI-U for all items rose 9.1% over the 12 months ending June 2022 — a not-seasonally-adjusted, year-over-year figure that fell squarely within the Biden administration (January 20, 2021 – January 20, 2025). Later BLS historical tables and the November 2024 release continue to report that same 9.1% figure with no revision. The 9.1% reading is accurate as stated, though it represents the single-month peak (June 2022) rather than th…
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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