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Economy
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Government
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Joe Biden
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Food
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Food
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Joe Biden
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President Biden claimed during the State of the Union that the “average federal tax rate” for billionaires is 8.2%. But the actual number is higher.
National
Fact-checking claims from Biden's State of the Union address
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Money
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Elections
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Donald Trump’s campaign claims gas prices, mortgage rates, income, and retirement savings were better when he was president.
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Fact-checking Trump's political ad on the economy
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