I've seen multiple administrations try to make the numbers seem better than they are but this administration has gone fully into gaslight mode. It's going to get a lot worse going into the election too. You're going to see articles like this daily. Whatever numbers the government is publishing do not reflect the experiences of the citizens.

Housing is more unaffordable than it has possibly ever been. Grocery prices have skyrocketed. Several of the big jobs reports were actually all part time or government jobs. Full time private employment was flat or down.