As President Biden has told it in recent months, America has the fastest-growing economy in the world, his student debt forgiveness program passed Congress by a vote or two, and Social Security benefits became more generous thanks to his leadership.

None of that was accurate.

The president, who has long been seen as embellishing the truth, has recently overstated his influence on the economy, or omitted key facts. …

But as it gets closer to midterm elections that will determine the fate of the rest of Mr. Biden’s legislative agenda, the president’s cheerleading has increasingly grown to include exaggerations or misstatements about the economy and his policy record.

[No, they’ve only been paying more attention to it as the midterms approach. Biden has lied constantly about the economy and his track record throughout his presidency. But it is curious just how much news outlets are now reporting on it, now that Democrats are facing a midterm disaster. Pollsters may not be the only organization attempting to get their records in order. — Ed]