BREAKING: 56% of Americans currently believe we are in a recession, according to a Harris poll conducted for the Guardian.

Currently, 55% of Americans believe the economy is shrinking and 49% believe that the S&P 500 is down for the year.

Meanwhile, GDP data has shown POSITIVE GDP growth for 7 STRAIGHT quarters and the S&P 500 is up 12% this year at a new all time high.

The poll says that 49% of Americans believe unemployment is at a 50-year high, though the rate has been under 4%, a near 50-year low.

58% of Americans blame the president for the state of the economy, according to the poll.

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