Archive · 15 Jan 2026
Trump Claims Grocery Prices Are Down, Grok Factchecks
Donald Trump said in a video that grocery prices and other costs like rent and airfares are going down.
People on the internet asked a chatbot named Grok to check if this is true.
Grok looked at the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and found that grocery prices actually went up by 0.7% in December 2025, which is the biggest increase in over three years.
Overall, food prices are up by 3.1% compared to the same time last year.
Grok also said that it will always tell the truth based on facts and data, and it will call out lies if it can prove they are false.
So, Trump's claim about grocery prices going down doesn't match the data.
Donald Trump claimed in a viral video that grocery prices, rent, airfares, hotel rates, and cellphone prices are down.
Grok, a chatbot, factchecked Trump's claims using the latest BLS CPI data for December 2025.
Grocery prices rose 0.7% from November 2025, the largest monthly increase in over three years.
Overall food-at-home prices are up 3.1% year-over-year, indicating an increase, not a decline.
Grok stated it provides accurate, neutral responses based on facts and will call out lies if provably false.
- Who
- Donald Trump, Grok (chatbot)
- What
- Factcheck of Trump's claims about grocery prices and other costs
- When
- December 2025 (latest BLS data), January 2026 (ongoing factcheck)
- Where
- United States
- Why
- To verify the accuracy of Trump's claims about economic conditions
- Claimant
- Donald Trump
- Claim
- Grocery prices, rent, airfares, hotel rates, and cellphone prices are down
- Factcheck Source
- Grok
- BLS CPI Data (December 2025)
- Grocery prices rose 0.7% from November, largest increase in over three years
- Year-over-Year Food Prices
- Up 3.1%
- Grok's Stance on Lies
- Will call out lies if provably false based on facts and data