Of course the press is rooting for a recession. Fed holds interest rates steady, defying pressure from Trump
| Claim | Result | Source Reference | Source Quote |
|---|---|---|---|
| The press is rooting for a recession. | rejected | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49402311 | The White House is nervous that something bad may happen to the economy. As an insurance policy, it floated the idea of using the policy Republicans once opposed before walking it back. |
| The press is rooting for a recession. | rejected | https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/shrum-gop-rooting-recession-flna814585 | Democratic strategist Bob Shrum accused Republicans of "rooting for a recession" |
| The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady, defying pressure from Trump. | verified | https://abcnews.go.com/US/fed-expected-hold-interest-rates-steady-defying-trump/story?id=121510718 | The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday, just weeks after President Donald Trump intensified calls for lower borrowing costs and voiced eagerness about the potential "termination" of Fed Chair Jerome Powell. |
| The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady, defying pressure from Trump. | verified | https://abcnews.go.com/Business/fed-expected-hold-interest-rates-steady-defying-pressure-trump/story?id=118175314 | The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday, just days after President Donald Trump called on the central bank to lower them. |
🤖 Conclusion [40/100]: The statement consists of two parts: (1) that the press is rooting for a recession, and (2) that the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady, defying pressure from Trump.
The second part about the Fed is strongly supported and verified by the provided sources: both ABC News articles confirm the Federal Reserve did hold interest rates steady in the face of vocal pressure from President Trump to lower them.
The first part—that the press is rooting for a recession—is not supported by the cited references. The sources provided either do not indicate the press as "rooting" for a recession or refer to accusations directed at Republicans, not journalists. There is no credible evidence in the sources that the media as an institution is hoping for or advocating for a recession.
Therefore, the overall truthfulness of the statement is limited by the unsupported first claim. A score of 40 reflects the partial accuracy due only to the second, well-supported claim.