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Fact check: Trump falsely claims the inflation rate was just 1.7% prior to the Iran war

Posted on May 13, 2026
By CNN
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Fact check: Trump falsely claims the inflation rate was just 1.7% prior to the Iran war

After newly released Consumer Price Index figures showed that the year-over-year inflation rate was 3.8% in April, the highest in nearly three years, President Donald Trump tried to reassure Americans about rising prices – in part by falsely claiming the inflation rate was just 1.7% prior to the war with Iran.