Fact-check: “Rate of inflation is dropping”
Verdict: Mostly True (78% confidence)
The broad trend since the 2022 peak is well-documented: U.S. CPI inflation fell sharply from around 9% in mid-2022 to 2.4% in January 2026, per BLS data reported by AP and PBS. The most recent data point (January 2026) shows year-over-year CPI at 2.4%, down from 2.7% in December 2025, which supports the claim that inflation is still dropping. The 'mostly' qualifier reflects that the path has not been perfectly linear — there were brief upticks along the way — but the overall and current directi…
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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