No, supermarket companies Kroger, Food Lion and Publix didn’t announce a 4% price cut

In the days since President-elect Donald Trump won back the White House, some social media users have started touting his purported accomplishments. 

Among them is what looks like good news for voters worried about grocery store costs. 

"Kroger, Food Lion and Publix announce a 4% price cut across the board #winning," a Nov. 11 Threads post said. 

This post was flagged as part of Meta’s efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed. (Read more about our partnership with Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and Threads.)

We contacted the three supermarket companies and heard back from Kroger. 

"This is not accurate," a Kroger spokesperson said.

Featured Fact-check

Instagram posts

stated on November 24, 2024 in an Instagram post

“Rachel Maddow MELTS DOWN over Elon Musk posting memes about buying MSNBC.”

We found no credible evidence, such as news reports, press releases or public statements, that Food Lion or Publix had announced a 4% price cut, either. 

The claim appears to have originated on a Facebook page that posts fabricated news headlines. 

"Kroeger, Food Lion, and Publix all announced a 4 percent price cut across the board. He's already making a difference," said a Nov. 9 Facebook post, misspelling "Kroger." It’s from the account "Reagan Was Right," which describes itself as a "satire/parody" account and notes that "nothing on this page is real."

CBS News reported Nov. 12 that some grocery prices dipped in October for the first time since January 2020.

In its "food price outlook" for 2024 and 2025, the U.S. Agriculture Department forecast, "In 2025, food prices are expected to increase more slowly than the historical average rate of growth." 

We rate claims that Kroger, Food Lion and Publix announced a 4% price cut across all products False.