Latest Pants on Fire! Fact-checks in Economy Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Donald Trump dicho el Agosto 5, 2025 en an interview on CNBC: Bureau of Labor Statistics employment numbers “were rigged” when the agency revised them “down by almost 900,000 jobs” after the 2024 election. Social Media dicho el Septiembre 24, 2024 en social media posts: Vice President Kamala Harris responded, “Next question please,” when asked about the economy during an Aug. 29 CNN interview. Donald Trump dicho el Agosto 26, 2024 en an interview with a podcaster: Vice President Kamala Harris “is a communist. … She is really a Marxist.” Donald Trump dicho el Agosto 21, 2024 en a Truth Social post: “The Harris-Biden Administration has been caught fraudulently manipulating Job Statistics.” Instagram posts dicho el Febrero 12, 2024 en Instagram posts: Joe Biden’s tweet is proof that a helicopter crash that killed six Nigerian billionaires was planned by Biden. Isabel Brown dicho el Agosto 23, 2023 en a post on TikTok: Americans “currently are making less than at the height of the Great Depression.” Facebook posts dicho el Marzo 31, 2023 en una publicación en Facebook: El presidente Joe Biden dijo, “estamos quebrados, completamente quebrados. Agarren su dinero del banco, sáquenlo, sáquenlo ya”. TikTok posts dicho el Octubre 24, 2021 en in a TikTok video: Product shortages are manufactured; goods are stuck in warehouses. Facebook posts dicho el Mayo 19, 2021 en a Facebook post: Photos show Joe Biden didn’t drive himself during an electric vehicle test drive. Donald Trump dicho el Abril 23, 2019 en a tweet: "In the ‘old days’ if you were president and you had a good economy, you were basically immune from criticism." Wisconsin Republican Legislative leaders dicho el Enero 30, 2019 en a joint statement: Potential Foxconn changes are due to "the wave of economic uncertainty" from Evers administration Andrew Gillum dicho el Septiembre 30, 2018 en in an interview: "Of course you've got a low unemployment rate when people've got to work two and three jobs just to make ends meet." Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez dicho el Julio 13, 2018 en an interview on PBS' "Firing Line": "Unemployment is low because everyone has two jobs. Unemployment is low because people are working 60, 70, 80 hours a week and can barely feed their family." Larry Kudlow dicho el Junio 29, 2018 en an interview with Fox Business Network: "The deficit ... is coming down, and it’s coming down rapidly." X posts dicho el Febrero 5, 2018 en a tweet attributed to @realdonaldtrump: "If the Dow Joans ever falls more than 1000 ‘points’ in a Single Day the sitting president should be 'loaded' into a very big cannon and Shot into the sun at TREMENDOUS SPEED! No excuses!" Bloggers dicho el Julio 8, 2017 en a blog post: "Obama goes to G20 summit ... Everywhere President Donald Trump goes, Obama shows up, too." Donald Trump dicho el Septiembre 20, 2016 en a speech in Kenansville, N.C.: "Our African-American communities are absolutely in the worst shape they've ever been in before. Ever. Ever. Ever." National Republican Senatorial Committee dicho el Agosto 18, 2016 en "Flush," a campaign ad : "And while (Ted) Strickland proposed cuts for services for children, he wasted over $250,000 remodeling his bathrooms at the governor’s mansion." Celia Israel dicho el Agosto 23, 2016 en a press conference by Austin Democrats: Says Donald Trump’s "Make America Great Again" caps are "made in China." Donald Trump Jr. dicho el Julio 24, 2016 en an interview on CNN: Unemployment numbers "are artificial numbers. These are numbers that are massaged to make the existing economy look good, to make this administration look good when, in fact, it's a total disaster." Donald Trump dicho el Junio 22, 2016 en a speech: Says Hillary Clinton "has even deleted this record of total support (for the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement) from her book." Donald Trump dicho el Febrero 9, 2016 en a victory speech after the New Hampshire primary: "Don't believe those phony numbers when you hear 4.9 and 5 percent unemployment. The number's probably 28, 29, as high as 35. In fact, I even heard recently 42 percent." Donald Trump dicho el Septiembre 28, 2015 en a press conference: The unemployment rate may be as high as "42 percent." Donald Trump dicho el Junio 16, 2015 en his presidential announcement speech: "The last quarter, it was just announced, our gross domestic product … was below zero. Who ever heard of this? It's never below zero." Facebook posts dicho el Mayo 17, 2015 en a meme on social media: "During Obama's first five years as president, black unemployment increased 42 percent. During Reagan's presidency, black unemployment dropped 20 percent." Jim Lampley dicho el Mayo 2, 2015 en comments before the Mayweather vs. Pacquiao fight: The projected revenue from the Mayweather/Pacquiao fight is "larger than the annual GDP of 29 different countries." Rick Perry dicho el Enero 26, 2015 en a breakfast talk in Iowa: The U.S. unemployment rate has "been massaged, it’s been doctored." Facebook posts dicho el Diciembre 5, 2014 en a meme on social media: "When (Barack Obama) took office, 2.3 million people were out of work. Five-plus years later, we have 5 million-plus out of work." Gary Lambert dicho el Agosto 11, 2014 en a campaign mailer: Says Marilinda Garcia supports "$150 billion in new taxes." Facebook posts dicho el Julio 18, 2014 en a meme on social media: Says former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said that "if the workers are more insecure, that's very healthy for the society" because "they'll serve the masters gladly and passively."
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Donald Trump dicho el Agosto 5, 2025 en an interview on CNBC: Bureau of Labor Statistics employment numbers “were rigged” when the agency revised them “down by almost 900,000 jobs” after the 2024 election. Social Media dicho el Septiembre 24, 2024 en social media posts: Vice President Kamala Harris responded, “Next question please,” when asked about the economy during an Aug. 29 CNN interview. Donald Trump dicho el Agosto 26, 2024 en an interview with a podcaster: Vice President Kamala Harris “is a communist. … She is really a Marxist.” Donald Trump dicho el Agosto 21, 2024 en a Truth Social post: “The Harris-Biden Administration has been caught fraudulently manipulating Job Statistics.” Instagram posts dicho el Febrero 12, 2024 en Instagram posts: Joe Biden’s tweet is proof that a helicopter crash that killed six Nigerian billionaires was planned by Biden. Isabel Brown dicho el Agosto 23, 2023 en a post on TikTok: Americans “currently are making less than at the height of the Great Depression.” Facebook posts dicho el Marzo 31, 2023 en una publicación en Facebook: El presidente Joe Biden dijo, “estamos quebrados, completamente quebrados. Agarren su dinero del banco, sáquenlo, sáquenlo ya”. TikTok posts dicho el Octubre 24, 2021 en in a TikTok video: Product shortages are manufactured; goods are stuck in warehouses. Facebook posts dicho el Mayo 19, 2021 en a Facebook post: Photos show Joe Biden didn’t drive himself during an electric vehicle test drive. Donald Trump dicho el Abril 23, 2019 en a tweet: "In the ‘old days’ if you were president and you had a good economy, you were basically immune from criticism." Wisconsin Republican Legislative leaders dicho el Enero 30, 2019 en a joint statement: Potential Foxconn changes are due to "the wave of economic uncertainty" from Evers administration Andrew Gillum dicho el Septiembre 30, 2018 en in an interview: "Of course you've got a low unemployment rate when people've got to work two and three jobs just to make ends meet." Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez dicho el Julio 13, 2018 en an interview on PBS' "Firing Line": "Unemployment is low because everyone has two jobs. Unemployment is low because people are working 60, 70, 80 hours a week and can barely feed their family." Larry Kudlow dicho el Junio 29, 2018 en an interview with Fox Business Network: "The deficit ... is coming down, and it’s coming down rapidly." X posts dicho el Febrero 5, 2018 en a tweet attributed to @realdonaldtrump: "If the Dow Joans ever falls more than 1000 ‘points’ in a Single Day the sitting president should be 'loaded' into a very big cannon and Shot into the sun at TREMENDOUS SPEED! No excuses!" Bloggers dicho el Julio 8, 2017 en a blog post: "Obama goes to G20 summit ... Everywhere President Donald Trump goes, Obama shows up, too." Donald Trump dicho el Septiembre 20, 2016 en a speech in Kenansville, N.C.: "Our African-American communities are absolutely in the worst shape they've ever been in before. Ever. Ever. Ever." National Republican Senatorial Committee dicho el Agosto 18, 2016 en "Flush," a campaign ad : "And while (Ted) Strickland proposed cuts for services for children, he wasted over $250,000 remodeling his bathrooms at the governor’s mansion." Celia Israel dicho el Agosto 23, 2016 en a press conference by Austin Democrats: Says Donald Trump’s "Make America Great Again" caps are "made in China." Donald Trump Jr. dicho el Julio 24, 2016 en an interview on CNN: Unemployment numbers "are artificial numbers. These are numbers that are massaged to make the existing economy look good, to make this administration look good when, in fact, it's a total disaster." Donald Trump dicho el Junio 22, 2016 en a speech: Says Hillary Clinton "has even deleted this record of total support (for the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement) from her book." Donald Trump dicho el Febrero 9, 2016 en a victory speech after the New Hampshire primary: "Don't believe those phony numbers when you hear 4.9 and 5 percent unemployment. The number's probably 28, 29, as high as 35. In fact, I even heard recently 42 percent." Donald Trump dicho el Septiembre 28, 2015 en a press conference: The unemployment rate may be as high as "42 percent." Donald Trump dicho el Junio 16, 2015 en his presidential announcement speech: "The last quarter, it was just announced, our gross domestic product … was below zero. Who ever heard of this? It's never below zero." Facebook posts dicho el Mayo 17, 2015 en a meme on social media: "During Obama's first five years as president, black unemployment increased 42 percent. During Reagan's presidency, black unemployment dropped 20 percent." Jim Lampley dicho el Mayo 2, 2015 en comments before the Mayweather vs. Pacquiao fight: The projected revenue from the Mayweather/Pacquiao fight is "larger than the annual GDP of 29 different countries." Rick Perry dicho el Enero 26, 2015 en a breakfast talk in Iowa: The U.S. unemployment rate has "been massaged, it’s been doctored." Facebook posts dicho el Diciembre 5, 2014 en a meme on social media: "When (Barack Obama) took office, 2.3 million people were out of work. Five-plus years later, we have 5 million-plus out of work." Gary Lambert dicho el Agosto 11, 2014 en a campaign mailer: Says Marilinda Garcia supports "$150 billion in new taxes." Facebook posts dicho el Julio 18, 2014 en a meme on social media: Says former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said that "if the workers are more insecure, that's very healthy for the society" because "they'll serve the masters gladly and passively."
Donald Trump dicho el Agosto 5, 2025 en an interview on CNBC: Bureau of Labor Statistics employment numbers “were rigged” when the agency revised them “down by almost 900,000 jobs” after the 2024 election.
Social Media dicho el Septiembre 24, 2024 en social media posts: Vice President Kamala Harris responded, “Next question please,” when asked about the economy during an Aug. 29 CNN interview.
Donald Trump dicho el Agosto 26, 2024 en an interview with a podcaster: Vice President Kamala Harris “is a communist. … She is really a Marxist.”
Donald Trump dicho el Agosto 21, 2024 en a Truth Social post: “The Harris-Biden Administration has been caught fraudulently manipulating Job Statistics.”
Instagram posts dicho el Febrero 12, 2024 en Instagram posts: Joe Biden’s tweet is proof that a helicopter crash that killed six Nigerian billionaires was planned by Biden.
Isabel Brown dicho el Agosto 23, 2023 en a post on TikTok: Americans “currently are making less than at the height of the Great Depression.”
Facebook posts dicho el Marzo 31, 2023 en una publicación en Facebook: El presidente Joe Biden dijo, “estamos quebrados, completamente quebrados. Agarren su dinero del banco, sáquenlo, sáquenlo ya”.
TikTok posts dicho el Octubre 24, 2021 en in a TikTok video: Product shortages are manufactured; goods are stuck in warehouses.
Facebook posts dicho el Mayo 19, 2021 en a Facebook post: Photos show Joe Biden didn’t drive himself during an electric vehicle test drive.
Donald Trump dicho el Abril 23, 2019 en a tweet: "In the ‘old days’ if you were president and you had a good economy, you were basically immune from criticism."
Wisconsin Republican Legislative leaders dicho el Enero 30, 2019 en a joint statement: Potential Foxconn changes are due to "the wave of economic uncertainty" from Evers administration
Andrew Gillum dicho el Septiembre 30, 2018 en in an interview: "Of course you've got a low unemployment rate when people've got to work two and three jobs just to make ends meet."
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez dicho el Julio 13, 2018 en an interview on PBS' "Firing Line": "Unemployment is low because everyone has two jobs. Unemployment is low because people are working 60, 70, 80 hours a week and can barely feed their family."
Larry Kudlow dicho el Junio 29, 2018 en an interview with Fox Business Network: "The deficit ... is coming down, and it’s coming down rapidly."
X posts dicho el Febrero 5, 2018 en a tweet attributed to @realdonaldtrump: "If the Dow Joans ever falls more than 1000 ‘points’ in a Single Day the sitting president should be 'loaded' into a very big cannon and Shot into the sun at TREMENDOUS SPEED! No excuses!"
Bloggers dicho el Julio 8, 2017 en a blog post: "Obama goes to G20 summit ... Everywhere President Donald Trump goes, Obama shows up, too."
Donald Trump dicho el Septiembre 20, 2016 en a speech in Kenansville, N.C.: "Our African-American communities are absolutely in the worst shape they've ever been in before. Ever. Ever. Ever."
National Republican Senatorial Committee dicho el Agosto 18, 2016 en "Flush," a campaign ad : "And while (Ted) Strickland proposed cuts for services for children, he wasted over $250,000 remodeling his bathrooms at the governor’s mansion."
Celia Israel dicho el Agosto 23, 2016 en a press conference by Austin Democrats: Says Donald Trump’s "Make America Great Again" caps are "made in China."
Donald Trump Jr. dicho el Julio 24, 2016 en an interview on CNN: Unemployment numbers "are artificial numbers. These are numbers that are massaged to make the existing economy look good, to make this administration look good when, in fact, it's a total disaster."
Donald Trump dicho el Junio 22, 2016 en a speech: Says Hillary Clinton "has even deleted this record of total support (for the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement) from her book."
Donald Trump dicho el Febrero 9, 2016 en a victory speech after the New Hampshire primary: "Don't believe those phony numbers when you hear 4.9 and 5 percent unemployment. The number's probably 28, 29, as high as 35. In fact, I even heard recently 42 percent."
Donald Trump dicho el Septiembre 28, 2015 en a press conference: The unemployment rate may be as high as "42 percent."
Donald Trump dicho el Junio 16, 2015 en his presidential announcement speech: "The last quarter, it was just announced, our gross domestic product … was below zero. Who ever heard of this? It's never below zero."
Facebook posts dicho el Mayo 17, 2015 en a meme on social media: "During Obama's first five years as president, black unemployment increased 42 percent. During Reagan's presidency, black unemployment dropped 20 percent."
Jim Lampley dicho el Mayo 2, 2015 en comments before the Mayweather vs. Pacquiao fight: The projected revenue from the Mayweather/Pacquiao fight is "larger than the annual GDP of 29 different countries."
Rick Perry dicho el Enero 26, 2015 en a breakfast talk in Iowa: The U.S. unemployment rate has "been massaged, it’s been doctored."
Facebook posts dicho el Diciembre 5, 2014 en a meme on social media: "When (Barack Obama) took office, 2.3 million people were out of work. Five-plus years later, we have 5 million-plus out of work."
Gary Lambert dicho el Agosto 11, 2014 en a campaign mailer: Says Marilinda Garcia supports "$150 billion in new taxes."
Facebook posts dicho el Julio 18, 2014 en a meme on social media: Says former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said that "if the workers are more insecure, that's very healthy for the society" because "they'll serve the masters gladly and passively."
