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This claim is false. According to Food Price Outlook by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the CPI (Consumer Price Index) increased by 0.3% from July 2025 to August 2025. Recently since the summer of 2025, prices have gradually gone up instead of down. In 2026, it's expected to continue to grow, the hope of grocery prices going down is very slim. 

https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-price-outlook/summary-findings
 

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I found this claim to be untrue. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the consumer price index (CPI) for all food-at-home (grocery store food) increased by 2.7% from August 2024 to August 2025 (USDA). The price of restaurant food has also increased in the past year, by 3.9%. While the prices of certain items may have decreased, the overall majority of food prices are rising steadily. Food prices are rising faster than the rate of overall inflation. Since the pandemic in 2020, grocery prices have risen by almost 29% (NPR) and are expected to reach record highs in 2026, and increase by an additional 2.7%.

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This claim is false. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the average change over time in the prices for food increased by 0.4% from July 2025 to August 2025 and increased by 3.2% from August 2024 to August 2025. According to Trading Economics, with data from the US bureau of Labor Statistics, the peak U.S. Food price inflation was 11.4% in August 2022, declining to 2.9% in November of 2023 and staying under 3%, with its lowest in October 2024 at 2.1%, until March of 2025, hovering around 3% up to September 2025. The Federal Reserve Economic Data reports that between September 2024 and September 2025, the Consumer Price Index for Food went from 331.716 to 342.054, with 100 indicating the average CPI for food in 1982 to 1984. What this data is saying is that in the past year, groceries are getting more expensive, and the rate at which they are getting more expensive is increasing.

 U.S. Department of Agriculture- https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-price-outlook/summary-findings 

Trading Economics- https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/food-inflation 

Federal Reserve Economic Data- https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CPIUFDSL 

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After reading this claim, I found it to be false. Over the past few years, grocery prices in the United States have risen significantly. The original claim didn’t have any article or credible source to support it with evidence. Since Donald Trump’s election, he has repeatedly stated that he would lower grocery prices, yet there has been no action or policy to make that happen. This could be the reason for people making a claim like this one. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture food prices are expected to continue increasing at a historic rate in 2025. They reported that “The food-at-home (grocery store or supermarket food purchases) CPI increased 0.4 percent from July 2025 to August 2025 and was 2.7 percent higher than in August 2024.” This data shows that grocery prices have not decreased in recent years but instead continue to rise steadily. The Bureau of Labor Statistics also reported that grocery prices have increased by approximately 30% over the past five years. Because this claim has no supporting evidence and is the opposite of reliable data, it’s clearly false. After doing more research, I can say that grocery prices have actually risen instead of declined.

Sources: https://www.npr.org/2025/09/19/nx-s1-5539547/grocery-prices-tariffs-food-inflation

https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-price-outlook/summary-findings 

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This claim is false. Grocery prices in the United States have gone up since Trump took office. According to an article titled Fact Check: Grocery prices are up not "way down" as Donald Trump claimed by CNN, "average grocery prices rose 0.3% from August to September... that increase followed a 0.6% jump from July to August, which was the biggest month-to-month jump in three years." It goes on to say that Average grocery prices in September were about 2.7% higher than they were a year prior and about 1.4% higher than they were in January, the month Trump returned to office." 

Given this information it is not hard to conclude that the claim is false, however I will attach another article for further proof. 

I wanted to include an entirely statistical source, so here is the Consumer Price Index by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, last updated 09/25. Here is an excerpt I found that sums it up: 

"The index for food rose 0.2 percent in September, after rising 0.5 percent in August. The food at home index increased
0.3 percent over the month. Four of the six major grocery store food group indexes increased in September. The index for
other food at home rose 0.5 percent over the month after rising 0.1 percent in August. The cereals and bakery products
index and the nonalcoholic beverages index both increased 0.7 percent in September. The index for meats, poultry, fish,
and eggs rose 0.3 percent over the month following a 1.0-percent increase in August."

Food prices are increasing in the U.S, therefore, this claim is false. 

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ago by Newbie (340 points)

This claim is most likely untrue. The Economic Research Service (ERS) states that in 2025, food prices were predicted to increase by 3%, and in 2026, food prices were predicted to increase a further 2.7%.[1] This information indicates that food prices have seen a constant upward trend in the last few years. 

This idea may have come from recent claims from the U.S. government, as  an article came out stating that “Grocery prices saw their largest decline in nearly five years.” Mike Bloomberg claims that “Grocery prices were down 0.4% on the month, and eggs fell 12.7%, the most since 1984, validating some of President Donald Trump’s messaging.”[2] 

When looking at the U.S. Department of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index (CPI), the information backs up the ERS’s predictions, as the CPI shows that “The index for all items less food and energy increased 0.2 percent in September (SA); up 3.0 percent over the year (NSA).” [3] 

I’m unable to find any reliable sources to back up the U.S. government’s claims, so I will leave my answer as untrue. 

Sources:

[1] https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-price-outlook/summary-findings 

[2] https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/05/four-year-low-prices-for-essentials-fall-as-workers-see-relief-in-president-trumps-economy/

[3] https://www.bls.gov/cpi/

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ago by Newbie (300 points)

Although select items have decreased in price, overall grocery prices are increasing in the United States.

According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, grocery prices have steadily increased in the past years, with rapid fluctuations of select items, such as eggs, being attributable to factors such as bird flu outbreaks. Similarly, the Economic Research Service of the USDA predicts increasing grocery prices in the coming months based on past trends, citing a 2.9% increase in the Consumer Price Index since August 2024.

Secondary sources such as CNN corroborate the finding that grocery prices have increased in the US, citing food economist and MSU professor David Ortega's explanation that increasing tariffs and detention of migrant workers have increased the price of produce. As a left-leaning news source, CNN has an interest in reporting failures of the current administration; however, its sources are reliable.

US Bureau of Labor Statistics

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ago by Newbie (300 points)

This claim is false. Multiple reports show that grocery prices have continued to rise, even though some people point to a few items that have gone down. One source from the USDA explained that the Consumer Price Index for food went up 0.4% between July 2025 and August 2025. They also noted that food prices in August 2025 were 3.2% higher than they were in August 2024, which shows that the overall trend is still upward. The USDA also mentioned that food costs are expected to keep rising faster than the historical average growth rate.

Another source, NPR’s Cost of Living article from September 2025, connected these increases to President Trump’s tariffs. They explained that the tariffs are raising the cost of imported foods like bananas and coffee, which are everyday items many people buy. The article also pointed out that the cost of groceries has become one of the biggest financial stress points for Americans, even more than rent or health care in some cases. This shows how much of an impact food inflation is having on households across the country.

CNN also reported on the issue and included comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. He warned that Trump’s tariff policies are likely to slow down economic growth while also pushing inflation higher. Taken together, these sources make it clear that the original claim is not accurate. Food prices are not falling overall — they are still going up, and many families are feeling the effects every time they go to the store.


 

Sources: https://www.npr.org/2025/09/19/nx-s1-5539547/grocery-prices-tariffs-food-inflation 

https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/17/politics/fact-check-trump-grocery-prices-down 

http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-price-outlook/summary-findings

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Most credible and official sources of the government will claim that grocery prices have in fact gone up. The US department agriculture states that "The food-at-home (grocery store or supermarket food purchases) CPI increased 0.4 percent from July 2025 to August 2025 and was 2.7 percent higher than in August 2024." this evidence is contrary to claims of the president, who claims in a YouTube post made by the official White House account that "Groceries are down, energy is down, and interest rates are down. The beauty there is when we refinance debt... our budget's going to look a lot better because interest costs are way down." Due to the statistical and overwhelming evidence contrary to the president's beliefs, the claim that groceries have gone down in the united states should be considered false from the most recent and credible sources.

https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-price-outlook/summary-findings

https://youtube.com/shorts/OsNNBh5rXOs?si=Ug8zPwV3CO70VWmM

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ago by Newbie (300 points)

THis claim is false and as of September 2025. Grocery prices are actually 2.7 % higher than a year ago and 1.4 % higher than January. From July to August prices jumped 0.6% which was the biggest monthly jump in 3 years. Beef and eggs are up in prices too. Our prices of food continue to grow and it was scary to read that back in 2020-2023 prices of food rose 24%! This was really eye-opening to feed. I can see where it is so hard for families to put food on the table. 

https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/politics/fact-check-grocery-prices-trump

https://www.npr.org/2025/09/19/nx-s1-5539547/grocery-prices-tariffs-food-inflation

https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-price-outlook/summary-findings

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