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Official data indicates a 3.4 percent rise in consumer prices year-on-year in August, with food up 2.2 percent and gasoline prices surging.","category":"Politics","area":null,"publishedAt":"2026-09-14T23:25:11.169Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-09-14T22:50:09.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-14T23:25:11.169Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":42,"critic":59,"hype":41,"notes":{"trust":"Central claim attributed to Trump, with data from Bureau of Labor Statistics and University of Michigan.","critic":"Reports quote Trump directly and cite data, but lack comment from Biden administration or opposing viewpoints.","hype":"Headline promises data analysis, but the article focuses more on Trump's claims and consumer sentiment."}},"tags":["#DonaldTrump","#JoeBiden","#Inflation","#Economy","#ConsumerPrices"],"entities":["Donald Trump","Joe Biden","Bureau of Labor Statistics","Truth Social","University of Michigan"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Donald Trump claimed on Truth Social that Joe Biden and his administration are responsible for price increases throughout America.","Trump stated that oil prices were higher under Biden and that other prices are falling sharply.","Bureau of Labor Statistics data show consumer prices rose 3.4 percent in August from a year earlier.","Gasoline prices were up sharply from a year earlier as global oil prices surged above $100 a barrel."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Donald Trump stated on Truth Social that price increases throughout America were caused by Joe Biden and his administration, not by Trump. He also claimed that oil prices were higher under Biden and that, apart from oil, prices are coming down sharply. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that consumer prices rose 3.4 percent in August from a year earlier. Prices for food purchased at home increased by 2.2 percent in the same period. Gasoline prices were up sharply from a year earlier, with global oil prices surging to above $100 a barrel."},{"type":"heading","text":"Divergent views on price trends"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Newsweek reported that while Trump pointed to falling egg prices as evidence of his administration's economic policies, the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics data presented a more mixed picture. Consumer prices rose 3.4 percent in August year-on-year, and food prices rose 2.2 percent. Gasoline prices, however, were up sharply as global oil prices surged. Newsweek also noted that consumer sentiment, according to the University of Michigan's preliminary September survey, fell to 47.8, down from 51.7 in August, with consumers expecting prices to rise 4.6 percent over the next year."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the right-rated reports or digests mention the University of Michigan's preliminary September survey findings on consumer sentiment or inflation expectations. 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