Fact Briefs | Econofact - Part 2

Fact Check: Did young single women buy more houses than young single men between July 2024 and July 2025?

By Emma Caillet

June 1, 2026

Fact Check: Did jobless claims one week in April 2026 reach the lowest level since 1969?

By Gabriel DeLuca Vinocur

May 30, 2026

Fact Check: Has the number of trading ships officially crossing the Strait of Hormuz fallen by around 90% since the start of the Iran War?

By Gabriel DeLuca Vinocur

May 13, 2026

Fact Check: Has the national debt exceeded 100% of GDP?

By Keshav Srikant

May 7, 2026

Fact Check: Does Brazil need to borrow nearly 8% of its GDP to pay interest on its debt?

By Gabriel DeLuca Vinocur

April 16, 2026

Fact Check: Have long-term debt obligations been estimated to total close to $100 trillion?

By Gabriel DeLuca Vinocur

April 1, 2026

Fact Check: Have AI-related companies driven stock gains since the launch of ChatGPT?

By Keshav Srikant

March 22, 2026

Fact Check: Do current Americans work four times as many days per year as medieval peasants?

By Gabriel DeLuca Vinocur

March 7, 2026

Fact Check: Has the US stock market lagged behind international stock markets since the start of Trump’s second term?

By Gabriel DeLuca Vinocur

March 2, 2026