Claim: A bipartisan payroll tax cut championed by the White House has meant that "the average family has an extra $1,000 in their pocket" this year.
Fact-check: Barack Obama says payroll tax cut has boosted average family income by $1,000
Verdict: mostly-true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Louis Jacobson
Date published: 2011-09-06T00:00:00