Inflation had 'stopped'? Prices kept rising.
WHEN & WHERE WAS IT SAID?
When: Dec 17, 2025
Where: Prime-time address
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Inflation was the worst in history when he took office, and had now stopped
WHAT HE SAID (WORD FOR WORD, SADLY)
In a prime-time address he said inflation had been the worst in history when he took office, and that it had now stopped.
WHEN AND WHERE (THE RECEIPTS HAVE A CALENDAR)
Prime-time address, Dec. 17, 2025. FactCheck.org reviewed it in a piece on the 'rapid-fire' address.
WHAT THE RECORD SHOWS (BRING SNACKS)
- FactCheck.org found the historical comparison inaccurate: inflation was 3.0% in January 2025, far below earlier peaks.
- It also found the suggestion that inflation had stopped inaccurate. Prices were still rising.
WHY THIS MATTERS
Slower is not stopped. Prices do not go back down just because the rate of increase does.
FactCheck.org found both the historical comparison and the suggestion that inflation had stopped inaccurate.
Finding: FalseBold. Wrong, but bold.
Sources & further reading
Keep digging
- Five-thousand-dollar checks and tariff arithmetic
- Greatest economy in history? GDP tells a different story.
- The $21 trillion investment claim
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