Latest 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 stated on September 20, 2018 in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity: Under the North American Free Trade Agreement, "we lost millions of jobs." West Virginia Republican Party stated on September 4, 2018 in a tweet: "In 2017, the number of new business registrations in West Virginia grew nearly 11 percent (8,318 new businesses registered for the year). This comes off the heels of a 12 percent increase in new business registrations during 2016." Ro Khanna stated on September 12, 2018 in a Facebook post: "Most Americans don’t own stocks." Patrick Morrisey stated on August 21, 2018 in a Donald Trump rally in Charleston, W.Va.: Says Joe Manchin "strongly supported and voted for Hillary Clinton after she said, ‘We’re going to put a lot of coal miners and coal companies out of work.’" West Virginia Republican Party stated on September 7, 2018 in a tweet: "Thanks to President Trump and Republicans over the past year through July, U.S. manufacturing added 327,000 jobs, the most of any 12-month period since April 1995, when the figure added a healthy 345,000 positions." West Virginia Republican Party stated on August 10, 2018 in a tweet: "For only the second time since 2000, there are more job openings than Americans who are unemployed." Donald Trump stated on August 21, 2018 in a rally in Charleston, W.Va.: "A few months ago, it hit where West Virginia is, on a per capita basis, one of the most successful (gross domestic product) states in our union." Beto O'Rourke stated on July 26, 2018 in an ad in the Houston Defender: Says "black Americans have 10 times less wealth than white Americans." West Virginia Republican Party stated on August 8, 2018 in a tweet: "The American economy is continuing its longest monthly streak of job growth in history, with 3.9 million jobs added since President Trump was elected." Sarah Huckabee Sanders stated on August 14, 2018 in a White House press briefing: "President Trump in his first year and a half has already tripled what President Obama did (for African-American employment) in eight years." Nancy Pelosi stated on July 26, 2018 in a tweet: "Between the first and second quarters of 2018 — after the tax cuts were enacted — real wages fell by 1.8 percent." Mike Pence stated on July 22, 2018 in an opinion piece for the Philadelphia Inquirer: "[The] unemployment rate in the Philadelphia metro area is now at its lowest level ever recorded." Kelda Helen Roys stated on April 18, 2018 in a tweet and campaign event: Wisconsin lost "almost 4,000 manufacturing jobs in 2017." Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on July 13, 2018 in 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 stated on June 29, 2018 in an interview with Fox Business Network: "The deficit ... is coming down, and it’s coming down rapidly." Donald Trump stated on June 28, 2018 in a speech in Mount Pleasant, Wis.: "Watch those GDP numbers. We started off at a very low number, and right now we hit a 3.2 (percent). Nobody thought that was possible." Donald Trump stated on June 28, 2018 in a speech in Mount Pleasant, Wis.: "The European Union … they send us Mercedes, they send us -- by the millions -- the BMWs -- cars by the millions." Mitch McConnell stated on June 4, 2018 in a Senate floor speech: "The bottom line is clear: Under the policies of this unified Republican government, American workers, families, and business owners are achieving economic growth that is unmatched in recent memory. … More than 1 million new jobs have been created just since we passed tax reform last December." Ben Sasse stated on May 31, 2018 in a statement: "We’ve been down this road before—blanket protectionism is a big part of why America had a Great Depression." Tina Smith stated on May 21, 2018 in a tweet: "Taking into account inflation, the federal minimum wage is actually worth less than what it was worth 50 years ago." Steve Adler stated on May 8, 2018 in an interview on KLBJ-AM: Says Austin is "creating more jobs than any other city in the country." Don Blankenship stated on April 23, 2018 in a debate: Says illegal immigration is "costing us $130 billion a year to house and feed and give benefits to people that shouldn’t be even in the country." Steve Adler stated on April 25, 2018 in a tweet: Says Austin is the "safest big city in Texas with an unemployment rate under 3% that has been named the best place to live in the entire United States two years running." Donald Trump stated on April 26, 2018 in an interview on "Fox & Friends": "Kanye (West) looks and he sees black unemployment at the lowest it’s been in the history of our country. He sees Hispanic unemployment at the lowest it’s been in the history of our country. He sees (women’s unemployment) the lowest it’s been in now almost 19 years." James Tedisco stated on April 13, 2018 in a blog post : After the minimum wage for tipped workers was raised in Maine, the state "reversed that decision due to restaurant employees organizing en masse against the measure." Donald Trump stated on April 18, 2018 in a press conference: "The United States has a massive trade deficit with Japan. It's anywhere from $69 billion to a $100 billion a year." Charles Schumer stated on April 16, 2018 in a news release from Senate Democrats: In the wake of the Republican-backed tax bill, "more than 100,000 American workers have already been laid off in 2018." Scott Walker stated on April 4, 2018 in a tweet: "Our bold reforms have Wisconsin’s unemployment rate down to an all-time LOW of 2.9 percent, and the number of people working at an all-time HIGH!" Brian Kolb stated on March 31, 2018 in a statement on the state budget: This year’s state budget "continues to direct millions in taxpayer dollars in advertising to the failing Start-Up NY program" Paul Mango stated on May 7, 2017 in a campaign video: "Today, we (in Pennsylvania) have higher unemployment and lower job growth than most."
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Donald Trump stated on September 20, 2018 in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity: Under the North American Free Trade Agreement, "we lost millions of jobs." West Virginia Republican Party stated on September 4, 2018 in a tweet: "In 2017, the number of new business registrations in West Virginia grew nearly 11 percent (8,318 new businesses registered for the year). This comes off the heels of a 12 percent increase in new business registrations during 2016." Ro Khanna stated on September 12, 2018 in a Facebook post: "Most Americans don’t own stocks." Patrick Morrisey stated on August 21, 2018 in a Donald Trump rally in Charleston, W.Va.: Says Joe Manchin "strongly supported and voted for Hillary Clinton after she said, ‘We’re going to put a lot of coal miners and coal companies out of work.’" West Virginia Republican Party stated on September 7, 2018 in a tweet: "Thanks to President Trump and Republicans over the past year through July, U.S. manufacturing added 327,000 jobs, the most of any 12-month period since April 1995, when the figure added a healthy 345,000 positions." West Virginia Republican Party stated on August 10, 2018 in a tweet: "For only the second time since 2000, there are more job openings than Americans who are unemployed." Donald Trump stated on August 21, 2018 in a rally in Charleston, W.Va.: "A few months ago, it hit where West Virginia is, on a per capita basis, one of the most successful (gross domestic product) states in our union." Beto O'Rourke stated on July 26, 2018 in an ad in the Houston Defender: Says "black Americans have 10 times less wealth than white Americans." West Virginia Republican Party stated on August 8, 2018 in a tweet: "The American economy is continuing its longest monthly streak of job growth in history, with 3.9 million jobs added since President Trump was elected." Sarah Huckabee Sanders stated on August 14, 2018 in a White House press briefing: "President Trump in his first year and a half has already tripled what President Obama did (for African-American employment) in eight years." Nancy Pelosi stated on July 26, 2018 in a tweet: "Between the first and second quarters of 2018 — after the tax cuts were enacted — real wages fell by 1.8 percent." Mike Pence stated on July 22, 2018 in an opinion piece for the Philadelphia Inquirer: "[The] unemployment rate in the Philadelphia metro area is now at its lowest level ever recorded." Kelda Helen Roys stated on April 18, 2018 in a tweet and campaign event: Wisconsin lost "almost 4,000 manufacturing jobs in 2017." Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on July 13, 2018 in 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 stated on June 29, 2018 in an interview with Fox Business Network: "The deficit ... is coming down, and it’s coming down rapidly." Donald Trump stated on June 28, 2018 in a speech in Mount Pleasant, Wis.: "Watch those GDP numbers. We started off at a very low number, and right now we hit a 3.2 (percent). Nobody thought that was possible." Donald Trump stated on June 28, 2018 in a speech in Mount Pleasant, Wis.: "The European Union … they send us Mercedes, they send us -- by the millions -- the BMWs -- cars by the millions." Mitch McConnell stated on June 4, 2018 in a Senate floor speech: "The bottom line is clear: Under the policies of this unified Republican government, American workers, families, and business owners are achieving economic growth that is unmatched in recent memory. … More than 1 million new jobs have been created just since we passed tax reform last December." Ben Sasse stated on May 31, 2018 in a statement: "We’ve been down this road before—blanket protectionism is a big part of why America had a Great Depression." Tina Smith stated on May 21, 2018 in a tweet: "Taking into account inflation, the federal minimum wage is actually worth less than what it was worth 50 years ago." Steve Adler stated on May 8, 2018 in an interview on KLBJ-AM: Says Austin is "creating more jobs than any other city in the country." Don Blankenship stated on April 23, 2018 in a debate: Says illegal immigration is "costing us $130 billion a year to house and feed and give benefits to people that shouldn’t be even in the country." Steve Adler stated on April 25, 2018 in a tweet: Says Austin is the "safest big city in Texas with an unemployment rate under 3% that has been named the best place to live in the entire United States two years running." Donald Trump stated on April 26, 2018 in an interview on "Fox & Friends": "Kanye (West) looks and he sees black unemployment at the lowest it’s been in the history of our country. He sees Hispanic unemployment at the lowest it’s been in the history of our country. He sees (women’s unemployment) the lowest it’s been in now almost 19 years." James Tedisco stated on April 13, 2018 in a blog post : After the minimum wage for tipped workers was raised in Maine, the state "reversed that decision due to restaurant employees organizing en masse against the measure." Donald Trump stated on April 18, 2018 in a press conference: "The United States has a massive trade deficit with Japan. It's anywhere from $69 billion to a $100 billion a year." Charles Schumer stated on April 16, 2018 in a news release from Senate Democrats: In the wake of the Republican-backed tax bill, "more than 100,000 American workers have already been laid off in 2018." Scott Walker stated on April 4, 2018 in a tweet: "Our bold reforms have Wisconsin’s unemployment rate down to an all-time LOW of 2.9 percent, and the number of people working at an all-time HIGH!" Brian Kolb stated on March 31, 2018 in a statement on the state budget: This year’s state budget "continues to direct millions in taxpayer dollars in advertising to the failing Start-Up NY program" Paul Mango stated on May 7, 2017 in a campaign video: "Today, we (in Pennsylvania) have higher unemployment and lower job growth than most."
Donald Trump stated on September 20, 2018 in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity: Under the North American Free Trade Agreement, "we lost millions of jobs."
West Virginia Republican Party stated on September 4, 2018 in a tweet: "In 2017, the number of new business registrations in West Virginia grew nearly 11 percent (8,318 new businesses registered for the year). This comes off the heels of a 12 percent increase in new business registrations during 2016."
Patrick Morrisey stated on August 21, 2018 in a Donald Trump rally in Charleston, W.Va.: Says Joe Manchin "strongly supported and voted for Hillary Clinton after she said, ‘We’re going to put a lot of coal miners and coal companies out of work.’"
West Virginia Republican Party stated on September 7, 2018 in a tweet: "Thanks to President Trump and Republicans over the past year through July, U.S. manufacturing added 327,000 jobs, the most of any 12-month period since April 1995, when the figure added a healthy 345,000 positions."
West Virginia Republican Party stated on August 10, 2018 in a tweet: "For only the second time since 2000, there are more job openings than Americans who are unemployed."
Donald Trump stated on August 21, 2018 in a rally in Charleston, W.Va.: "A few months ago, it hit where West Virginia is, on a per capita basis, one of the most successful (gross domestic product) states in our union."
Beto O'Rourke stated on July 26, 2018 in an ad in the Houston Defender: Says "black Americans have 10 times less wealth than white Americans."
West Virginia Republican Party stated on August 8, 2018 in a tweet: "The American economy is continuing its longest monthly streak of job growth in history, with 3.9 million jobs added since President Trump was elected."
Sarah Huckabee Sanders stated on August 14, 2018 in a White House press briefing: "President Trump in his first year and a half has already tripled what President Obama did (for African-American employment) in eight years."
Nancy Pelosi stated on July 26, 2018 in a tweet: "Between the first and second quarters of 2018 — after the tax cuts were enacted — real wages fell by 1.8 percent."
Mike Pence stated on July 22, 2018 in an opinion piece for the Philadelphia Inquirer: "[The] unemployment rate in the Philadelphia metro area is now at its lowest level ever recorded."
Kelda Helen Roys stated on April 18, 2018 in a tweet and campaign event: Wisconsin lost "almost 4,000 manufacturing jobs in 2017."
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on July 13, 2018 in 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 stated on June 29, 2018 in an interview with Fox Business Network: "The deficit ... is coming down, and it’s coming down rapidly."
Donald Trump stated on June 28, 2018 in a speech in Mount Pleasant, Wis.: "Watch those GDP numbers. We started off at a very low number, and right now we hit a 3.2 (percent). Nobody thought that was possible."
Donald Trump stated on June 28, 2018 in a speech in Mount Pleasant, Wis.: "The European Union … they send us Mercedes, they send us -- by the millions -- the BMWs -- cars by the millions."
Mitch McConnell stated on June 4, 2018 in a Senate floor speech: "The bottom line is clear: Under the policies of this unified Republican government, American workers, families, and business owners are achieving economic growth that is unmatched in recent memory. … More than 1 million new jobs have been created just since we passed tax reform last December."
Ben Sasse stated on May 31, 2018 in a statement: "We’ve been down this road before—blanket protectionism is a big part of why America had a Great Depression."
Tina Smith stated on May 21, 2018 in a tweet: "Taking into account inflation, the federal minimum wage is actually worth less than what it was worth 50 years ago."
Steve Adler stated on May 8, 2018 in an interview on KLBJ-AM: Says Austin is "creating more jobs than any other city in the country."
Don Blankenship stated on April 23, 2018 in a debate: Says illegal immigration is "costing us $130 billion a year to house and feed and give benefits to people that shouldn’t be even in the country."
Steve Adler stated on April 25, 2018 in a tweet: Says Austin is the "safest big city in Texas with an unemployment rate under 3% that has been named the best place to live in the entire United States two years running."
Donald Trump stated on April 26, 2018 in an interview on "Fox & Friends": "Kanye (West) looks and he sees black unemployment at the lowest it’s been in the history of our country. He sees Hispanic unemployment at the lowest it’s been in the history of our country. He sees (women’s unemployment) the lowest it’s been in now almost 19 years."
James Tedisco stated on April 13, 2018 in a blog post : After the minimum wage for tipped workers was raised in Maine, the state "reversed that decision due to restaurant employees organizing en masse against the measure."
Donald Trump stated on April 18, 2018 in a press conference: "The United States has a massive trade deficit with Japan. It's anywhere from $69 billion to a $100 billion a year."
Charles Schumer stated on April 16, 2018 in a news release from Senate Democrats: In the wake of the Republican-backed tax bill, "more than 100,000 American workers have already been laid off in 2018."
Scott Walker stated on April 4, 2018 in a tweet: "Our bold reforms have Wisconsin’s unemployment rate down to an all-time LOW of 2.9 percent, and the number of people working at an all-time HIGH!"
Brian Kolb stated on March 31, 2018 in a statement on the state budget: This year’s state budget "continues to direct millions in taxpayer dollars in advertising to the failing Start-Up NY program"
Paul Mango stated on May 7, 2017 in a campaign video: "Today, we (in Pennsylvania) have higher unemployment and lower job growth than most."
