Latest Mostly False Fact-checks in Economy Tammy Baldwin stated on October 18, 2024 in TV debate: Says opponent Eric Hovde “opposes efforts to negotiate with the big pharmaceutical companies to lower the price of prescription drugs.” Byron Donalds stated on October 13, 2024 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": “Wages adjusted for inflation were massively up under Donald Trump for Black men. … The (Black-white) wage gap in 2019 was actually shrinking under Donald Trump's administration.” Kamala Harris stated on September 25, 2024 in an interview with MSNBC: “Even before the pandemic, (Donald Trump) lost manufacturing jobs, by most people’s estimates at least 200,000.” Senate Leadership Fund stated on September 17, 2024 in a TV ad: “Two years ago, Bob Casey promised us his vote will reduce inflation. ... Casey’s vote for reckless spending” made inflation worse. Donald Trump stated on September 7, 2024 in a rally in Mosinee, Wis.: Vice President Kamala Harris “cast the tiebreaking votes that caused the worst inflation in American history, costing a typical American family $28,000.” Bob Casey stated on August 22, 2024 in a speech at the 2024 Democratic National Convention: “Prices are up because these corporations are scheming to drive them up.” Tim Walz stated on August 14, 2024 in a speech in California: Former President Donald Trump “cut overtime benefits for millions of workers.” Joe Biden stated on April 8, 2024 in a speech: Speaking of semiconductor industry jobs, "Know what the average salary is? $110,000. You don't need a college degree." JD Vance stated on March 14, 2024 in an interview with Fox News: Says “100% of net job creation under the Biden administration has gone to the foreign-born.” Brian Schimming stated on March 13, 2024 in Statement: “On Joe Biden’s watch, Wisconsin has lost 6,000 manufacturing jobs and 455 dairy farms in the last year.” Pete Buttigieg stated on March 10, 2024 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": The stock market “hit an all-time high under President Biden and not under President Trump." Donald Trump stated on February 9, 2024 in a speech to the National Rifle Association: Food “costs 40%, 50%, 60% more than it did just a few years ago.” Dave Murphy stated on November 7, 2023 in Wisconsin Assembly: "Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo signed a three-year contract for $186 million. He and his family, being African American, could receive benefits under affirmative action.” Kamala Harris stated on October 28, 2023 in an interview with CBS News: “Because of our economic policies we now are reducing inflation.” One Nation stated on September 4, 2023 in a petition: Sen. Joe Manchin’s “support for the (Inflation Reduction Act) could cost West Virginia 100,000 fossil fuel jobs.” Joe Biden stated on August 15, 2023 in a speech in Milwaukee: “A higher percentage of American workers are working today than ever before.” Chris Coons stated on July 30, 2023 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": “Consumer confidence is the highest it’s been in years.” Joe Biden stated on January 30, 2023 in A speech in Baltimore: “We used to rank No. 1 in the world in research and development, now we rank No. 9. China used to rank No. 8, now it ranks No. 2.” Facebook posts stated on January 12, 2023 in a photo on Facebook: The cost of eggs has gone up 700%. Robin Vos stated on November 22, 2022 in Public statement: “A lot of the programs (that were) started during the pandemic are still going, even though the pandemic is long over.” Ron Johnson stated on July 14, 2022 in Blog post: “We finally achieved that energy independence… under the Trump administration. President Biden squandered (it) away.” Joe Biden stated on September 14, 2022 in a speech in Detroit: “Incomes are up.” Joe Biden stated on August 16, 2022 in remarks at the White House: The American Rescue Plan “helped create nearly 10 million new jobs.” Rebecca Kleefisch stated on July 6, 2022 in TV ad: “Tim Michels pushed for years to raise (Wisconsin’s) gas tax.” Liberal Groups stated on June 2, 2022 in Public statement: "Milwaukee’s hotels and restaurants are already filled during the summer. The RNC convention will simply replace those who normally visit our city." Lawrence Summers stated on June 17, 2022 in an interview with Barron's: “When you have unemployment below 4% and inflation above 4%, recession always follows within two years.” Nancy Pelosi stated on May 15, 2022 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": “When unemployment goes down, inflation goes up.” Facebook posts stated on April 28, 2022 in a video on Facebook: “We have 76% of Americans living paycheck to paycheck, meaning they are one paycheck away from poverty.” Rebecca Kleefisch stated on March 28, 2022 in TV ad: “As your Lieutenant Governor…I cut your taxes.” Ron Klain stated on April 3, 2022 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": The economy was "dead in the water when we got here. Virtually no jobs created."
Tammy Baldwin stated on October 18, 2024 in TV debate: Says opponent Eric Hovde “opposes efforts to negotiate with the big pharmaceutical companies to lower the price of prescription drugs.” Byron Donalds stated on October 13, 2024 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": “Wages adjusted for inflation were massively up under Donald Trump for Black men. … The (Black-white) wage gap in 2019 was actually shrinking under Donald Trump's administration.” Kamala Harris stated on September 25, 2024 in an interview with MSNBC: “Even before the pandemic, (Donald Trump) lost manufacturing jobs, by most people’s estimates at least 200,000.” Senate Leadership Fund stated on September 17, 2024 in a TV ad: “Two years ago, Bob Casey promised us his vote will reduce inflation. ... Casey’s vote for reckless spending” made inflation worse. Donald Trump stated on September 7, 2024 in a rally in Mosinee, Wis.: Vice President Kamala Harris “cast the tiebreaking votes that caused the worst inflation in American history, costing a typical American family $28,000.” Bob Casey stated on August 22, 2024 in a speech at the 2024 Democratic National Convention: “Prices are up because these corporations are scheming to drive them up.” Tim Walz stated on August 14, 2024 in a speech in California: Former President Donald Trump “cut overtime benefits for millions of workers.” Joe Biden stated on April 8, 2024 in a speech: Speaking of semiconductor industry jobs, "Know what the average salary is? $110,000. You don't need a college degree." JD Vance stated on March 14, 2024 in an interview with Fox News: Says “100% of net job creation under the Biden administration has gone to the foreign-born.” Brian Schimming stated on March 13, 2024 in Statement: “On Joe Biden’s watch, Wisconsin has lost 6,000 manufacturing jobs and 455 dairy farms in the last year.” Pete Buttigieg stated on March 10, 2024 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": The stock market “hit an all-time high under President Biden and not under President Trump." Donald Trump stated on February 9, 2024 in a speech to the National Rifle Association: Food “costs 40%, 50%, 60% more than it did just a few years ago.” Dave Murphy stated on November 7, 2023 in Wisconsin Assembly: "Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo signed a three-year contract for $186 million. He and his family, being African American, could receive benefits under affirmative action.” Kamala Harris stated on October 28, 2023 in an interview with CBS News: “Because of our economic policies we now are reducing inflation.” One Nation stated on September 4, 2023 in a petition: Sen. Joe Manchin’s “support for the (Inflation Reduction Act) could cost West Virginia 100,000 fossil fuel jobs.” Joe Biden stated on August 15, 2023 in a speech in Milwaukee: “A higher percentage of American workers are working today than ever before.” Chris Coons stated on July 30, 2023 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": “Consumer confidence is the highest it’s been in years.” Joe Biden stated on January 30, 2023 in A speech in Baltimore: “We used to rank No. 1 in the world in research and development, now we rank No. 9. China used to rank No. 8, now it ranks No. 2.” Facebook posts stated on January 12, 2023 in a photo on Facebook: The cost of eggs has gone up 700%. Robin Vos stated on November 22, 2022 in Public statement: “A lot of the programs (that were) started during the pandemic are still going, even though the pandemic is long over.” Ron Johnson stated on July 14, 2022 in Blog post: “We finally achieved that energy independence… under the Trump administration. President Biden squandered (it) away.” Joe Biden stated on September 14, 2022 in a speech in Detroit: “Incomes are up.” Joe Biden stated on August 16, 2022 in remarks at the White House: The American Rescue Plan “helped create nearly 10 million new jobs.” Rebecca Kleefisch stated on July 6, 2022 in TV ad: “Tim Michels pushed for years to raise (Wisconsin’s) gas tax.” Liberal Groups stated on June 2, 2022 in Public statement: "Milwaukee’s hotels and restaurants are already filled during the summer. The RNC convention will simply replace those who normally visit our city." Lawrence Summers stated on June 17, 2022 in an interview with Barron's: “When you have unemployment below 4% and inflation above 4%, recession always follows within two years.” Nancy Pelosi stated on May 15, 2022 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": “When unemployment goes down, inflation goes up.” Facebook posts stated on April 28, 2022 in a video on Facebook: “We have 76% of Americans living paycheck to paycheck, meaning they are one paycheck away from poverty.” Rebecca Kleefisch stated on March 28, 2022 in TV ad: “As your Lieutenant Governor…I cut your taxes.” Ron Klain stated on April 3, 2022 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": The economy was "dead in the water when we got here. Virtually no jobs created."
Tammy Baldwin stated on October 18, 2024 in TV debate: Says opponent Eric Hovde “opposes efforts to negotiate with the big pharmaceutical companies to lower the price of prescription drugs.”
Byron Donalds stated on October 13, 2024 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": “Wages adjusted for inflation were massively up under Donald Trump for Black men. … The (Black-white) wage gap in 2019 was actually shrinking under Donald Trump's administration.”
Kamala Harris stated on September 25, 2024 in an interview with MSNBC: “Even before the pandemic, (Donald Trump) lost manufacturing jobs, by most people’s estimates at least 200,000.”
Senate Leadership Fund stated on September 17, 2024 in a TV ad: “Two years ago, Bob Casey promised us his vote will reduce inflation. ... Casey’s vote for reckless spending” made inflation worse.
Donald Trump stated on September 7, 2024 in a rally in Mosinee, Wis.: Vice President Kamala Harris “cast the tiebreaking votes that caused the worst inflation in American history, costing a typical American family $28,000.”
Bob Casey stated on August 22, 2024 in a speech at the 2024 Democratic National Convention: “Prices are up because these corporations are scheming to drive them up.”
Tim Walz stated on August 14, 2024 in a speech in California: Former President Donald Trump “cut overtime benefits for millions of workers.”
Joe Biden stated on April 8, 2024 in a speech: Speaking of semiconductor industry jobs, "Know what the average salary is? $110,000. You don't need a college degree."
JD Vance stated on March 14, 2024 in an interview with Fox News: Says “100% of net job creation under the Biden administration has gone to the foreign-born.”
Brian Schimming stated on March 13, 2024 in Statement: “On Joe Biden’s watch, Wisconsin has lost 6,000 manufacturing jobs and 455 dairy farms in the last year.”
Pete Buttigieg stated on March 10, 2024 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": The stock market “hit an all-time high under President Biden and not under President Trump."
Donald Trump stated on February 9, 2024 in a speech to the National Rifle Association: Food “costs 40%, 50%, 60% more than it did just a few years ago.”
Dave Murphy stated on November 7, 2023 in Wisconsin Assembly: "Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo signed a three-year contract for $186 million. He and his family, being African American, could receive benefits under affirmative action.”
Kamala Harris stated on October 28, 2023 in an interview with CBS News: “Because of our economic policies we now are reducing inflation.”
One Nation stated on September 4, 2023 in a petition: Sen. Joe Manchin’s “support for the (Inflation Reduction Act) could cost West Virginia 100,000 fossil fuel jobs.”
Joe Biden stated on August 15, 2023 in a speech in Milwaukee: “A higher percentage of American workers are working today than ever before.”
Chris Coons stated on July 30, 2023 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": “Consumer confidence is the highest it’s been in years.”
Joe Biden stated on January 30, 2023 in A speech in Baltimore: “We used to rank No. 1 in the world in research and development, now we rank No. 9. China used to rank No. 8, now it ranks No. 2.”
Robin Vos stated on November 22, 2022 in Public statement: “A lot of the programs (that were) started during the pandemic are still going, even though the pandemic is long over.”
Ron Johnson stated on July 14, 2022 in Blog post: “We finally achieved that energy independence… under the Trump administration. President Biden squandered (it) away.”
Joe Biden stated on August 16, 2022 in remarks at the White House: The American Rescue Plan “helped create nearly 10 million new jobs.”
Rebecca Kleefisch stated on July 6, 2022 in TV ad: “Tim Michels pushed for years to raise (Wisconsin’s) gas tax.”
Liberal Groups stated on June 2, 2022 in Public statement: "Milwaukee’s hotels and restaurants are already filled during the summer. The RNC convention will simply replace those who normally visit our city."
Lawrence Summers stated on June 17, 2022 in an interview with Barron's: “When you have unemployment below 4% and inflation above 4%, recession always follows within two years.”
Nancy Pelosi stated on May 15, 2022 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": “When unemployment goes down, inflation goes up.”
Facebook posts stated on April 28, 2022 in a video on Facebook: “We have 76% of Americans living paycheck to paycheck, meaning they are one paycheck away from poverty.”
Ron Klain stated on April 3, 2022 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": The economy was "dead in the water when we got here. Virtually no jobs created."
