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28 October
7:42 pm

Prices went up twenty percent during the Biden administration.

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John E. Sununu, at New Hampshire U.S. Senate General Election Debate (WMUR)

7:42 pm
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Why we checked itA specific 20% cumulative price increase figure attributed to the Biden administration — a concrete, verifiable economic claim central to the speaker's housing affordability argument.
What we foundPrices did rise substantially during the Biden administration, but the full-term cumulative figure was approximately 21–21.5%, not exactly 20%; the claim understates the actual final figure while being in the right ballpark.
CorrectedCorrection: Originally rated Overstated. Rating changed to Supported following post-debate review: consumer prices rose about 21 to 21.5 percent over the Biden term, so twenty percent slightly understates the increase. Sununu's earlier statement of the same figure in this debate is rated the same way. The evidence is unchanged.
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