Fact Check: Are Americans now paying the lowest prescription drug prices in the world?

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Claimant: Donald Trump (R)


Claim: Americans now pay the lowest prescription drug prices in the world, with prices reduced by 300% to 700%.


Rating: BLATANT LIE


Explanation: There is no evidence that Trump’s drug-pricing agreements broadly reduced U.S. prescription drug prices to the lowest in the world. Claims of price reductions between 300% and 700% are also mathematically impossible unless sellers were paying consumers to take the drugs.


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Date: 11/04/2026


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Last Updated on November 4, 2026 by Media Bias Fact Check