Trump Posts Price Chart Full of “Breathtaking” Lies

The Trump administration is hoping to trick Americans into thinking that prices are going down—while the actual numbers indicate the opposite. The U.S. Department of Labor posted a graphic on X Friday claiming that the prices of “many” goods were falling year-over-year, touting “THE TRUMP EFFECT!”Independent journalist Justin Wolfers cross-referenced the chart with data from the Consumer Price Index and revealed that the dozen or so products the agency had chosen to highlight were blatantly...