White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt received a fact check in the form of a community note on the X social media platform after she made "misleading" claims about a DoorDash report on food prices.
"Prices are steadying and wages are climbing, new DoorDash report shows," Leavitt wrote on Tuesday, echoing a Fox Business report.
Readers soon added context, calling Leavitt's claim "misleading."
"The report actually shows rising food prices. Avg price of a cheeseburger, a soda & fries increased 3.8% YoY in Sep25 while typical restaurant meals rose 3.2%," the community note below Leavitt's post said. "This echoes latest (Aug) USDA food cost data: 2.9% more overall, 2.7% (at home) & 3.9% (in restaurants)."
Earlier this month, President Donald Trump insisted that "groceries are down except for the beef."
"The president's claims about grocery prices don't align with the government's own data," Michigan State University professor David Ortega told CNN. "The reality is that prices for many everyday grocery items have increased in recent months, and tariff-related cost increases are now feeding through to consumers."