Latest Mostly False 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 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." Ron Johnson stated on March 18, 2022 in Twitter: Gas prices are high “due to the Democrats’ war on fossil fuels.” Ben Shapiro stated on March 1, 2022 in a YouTube video: "There is no evidence Biden’s spending produced one job. Nonpartisan projections for job growth in 2021, not including that American Rescue Plan, showed higher job growth than Biden produced.” Mitt Romney stated on January 16, 2022 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": “People are 7% poorer now because of Biden inflation.” Joe Biden stated on January 19, 2022 in a news conference: “This country’s working people actually got a raise.” Instagram posts stated on October 27, 2021 in an Instagram post: A video shows “your packages were rerouted and have arrived in the port of Miami” as a result of Gov. Ron DeSantis. Joe Biden stated on November 2, 2021 in a press conference in Glasgow: “Wages have gone up higher, faster than inflation.” Bryan Steil stated on September 24, 2021 in Twitter: Says Joe Biden's IRS reform proposals "would require banks and credit unions to hand over private information about routine transactions to the IRS." Facebook posts stated on October 1, 2021 in a Facebook post: “There are now 56 cargo freighters anchored off the coast of California from Oakland to Long Beach in what can only be considered a manufactured supply-chain halt.” Terry McAuliffe stated on August 23, 2021 in a TV ad.: Glenn Youngkin “called COVID relief ‘unnecessary.’” Tom Tiffany stated on July 20, 2021 in Twitter: Says spending by Democrats is driving major jumps in car rentals, gas prices and hotel prices this summer Rick Scott stated on July 26, 2021 in a press release: “Thanks to the insane tax-and-spending spree of President Joe Biden and Democrats in Washington, we are seeing six straight months of raging inflation.” X posts stated on July 15, 2021 in a tweet: “You must give EVERY PENNY” of the advance child tax credit payments back when you file your 2021 taxes. Facebook posts stated on May 17, 2021 in social media posts: “Gas prices highest in a decade. Worst jobs report in 2 decades. Highest inflation in 3 decades. Highest increase in illegal immigration in 4 decades.” Bill Cassidy stated on February 7, 2021 in remarks on NBC's "Meet the Press": “New York, for all of their complaining, Gov. Cuomo's complaining, has only had a 1.5% decrease in revenue” due to the coronavirus pandemic. Instagram posts stated on February 11, 2021 in an Instagram post: Due to differing lockdown orders, New York has more COVID-19 cases, deaths, hospitalizations and job losses than Florida, and New York also lags on vaccinations. Joe Biden stated on February 16, 2021 in a CNN town hall in Milwaukee.: “There is a consensus among economists left, right, and center… that we can’t spend too much” on COVID-19 relief. Jim Steineke stated on January 17, 2021 in a TV interview: Gov. Tony Evers “has the authority and revenue necessary” to upgrade the Wisconsin unemployment system without the Legislature. Facebook posts stated on July 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: "Biden wants to end Shareholder Capitalism.. that's your 401k..your pensions.. your retirement.. are you voting for that???" Martha McSally stated on July 31, 2020 in a tweet: “Mark Kelly criticized the (Paycheck Protection Program), then turned around and took money for his own multi-million dollar company.” Facebook posts stated on July 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Mississippi got 10,145 warrants for unemployment fraud!!” Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2020 in a White House briefing: “We're setting record job numbers.” Facebook posts stated on June 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: "China has been stealing our manufacturing, costing Wisconsin almost 90,000 jobs." Dan Bishop stated on April 24, 2020 in an interview: “Half the workforce in the country may have just been idled” by coronavirus.
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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." Ron Johnson stated on March 18, 2022 in Twitter: Gas prices are high “due to the Democrats’ war on fossil fuels.” Ben Shapiro stated on March 1, 2022 in a YouTube video: "There is no evidence Biden’s spending produced one job. Nonpartisan projections for job growth in 2021, not including that American Rescue Plan, showed higher job growth than Biden produced.” Mitt Romney stated on January 16, 2022 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": “People are 7% poorer now because of Biden inflation.” Joe Biden stated on January 19, 2022 in a news conference: “This country’s working people actually got a raise.” Instagram posts stated on October 27, 2021 in an Instagram post: A video shows “your packages were rerouted and have arrived in the port of Miami” as a result of Gov. Ron DeSantis. Joe Biden stated on November 2, 2021 in a press conference in Glasgow: “Wages have gone up higher, faster than inflation.” Bryan Steil stated on September 24, 2021 in Twitter: Says Joe Biden's IRS reform proposals "would require banks and credit unions to hand over private information about routine transactions to the IRS." Facebook posts stated on October 1, 2021 in a Facebook post: “There are now 56 cargo freighters anchored off the coast of California from Oakland to Long Beach in what can only be considered a manufactured supply-chain halt.” Terry McAuliffe stated on August 23, 2021 in a TV ad.: Glenn Youngkin “called COVID relief ‘unnecessary.’” Tom Tiffany stated on July 20, 2021 in Twitter: Says spending by Democrats is driving major jumps in car rentals, gas prices and hotel prices this summer Rick Scott stated on July 26, 2021 in a press release: “Thanks to the insane tax-and-spending spree of President Joe Biden and Democrats in Washington, we are seeing six straight months of raging inflation.” X posts stated on July 15, 2021 in a tweet: “You must give EVERY PENNY” of the advance child tax credit payments back when you file your 2021 taxes. Facebook posts stated on May 17, 2021 in social media posts: “Gas prices highest in a decade. Worst jobs report in 2 decades. Highest inflation in 3 decades. Highest increase in illegal immigration in 4 decades.” Bill Cassidy stated on February 7, 2021 in remarks on NBC's "Meet the Press": “New York, for all of their complaining, Gov. Cuomo's complaining, has only had a 1.5% decrease in revenue” due to the coronavirus pandemic. Instagram posts stated on February 11, 2021 in an Instagram post: Due to differing lockdown orders, New York has more COVID-19 cases, deaths, hospitalizations and job losses than Florida, and New York also lags on vaccinations. Joe Biden stated on February 16, 2021 in a CNN town hall in Milwaukee.: “There is a consensus among economists left, right, and center… that we can’t spend too much” on COVID-19 relief. Jim Steineke stated on January 17, 2021 in a TV interview: Gov. Tony Evers “has the authority and revenue necessary” to upgrade the Wisconsin unemployment system without the Legislature. Facebook posts stated on July 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: "Biden wants to end Shareholder Capitalism.. that's your 401k..your pensions.. your retirement.. are you voting for that???" Martha McSally stated on July 31, 2020 in a tweet: “Mark Kelly criticized the (Paycheck Protection Program), then turned around and took money for his own multi-million dollar company.” Facebook posts stated on July 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Mississippi got 10,145 warrants for unemployment fraud!!” Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2020 in a White House briefing: “We're setting record job numbers.” Facebook posts stated on June 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: "China has been stealing our manufacturing, costing Wisconsin almost 90,000 jobs." Dan Bishop stated on April 24, 2020 in an interview: “Half the workforce in the country may have just been idled” by coronavirus.
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."
Ron Johnson stated on March 18, 2022 in Twitter: Gas prices are high “due to the Democrats’ war on fossil fuels.”
Ben Shapiro stated on March 1, 2022 in a YouTube video: "There is no evidence Biden’s spending produced one job. Nonpartisan projections for job growth in 2021, not including that American Rescue Plan, showed higher job growth than Biden produced.”
Mitt Romney stated on January 16, 2022 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": “People are 7% poorer now because of Biden inflation.”
Joe Biden stated on January 19, 2022 in a news conference: “This country’s working people actually got a raise.”
Instagram posts stated on October 27, 2021 in an Instagram post: A video shows “your packages were rerouted and have arrived in the port of Miami” as a result of Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Joe Biden stated on November 2, 2021 in a press conference in Glasgow: “Wages have gone up higher, faster than inflation.”
Bryan Steil stated on September 24, 2021 in Twitter: Says Joe Biden's IRS reform proposals "would require banks and credit unions to hand over private information about routine transactions to the IRS."
Facebook posts stated on October 1, 2021 in a Facebook post: “There are now 56 cargo freighters anchored off the coast of California from Oakland to Long Beach in what can only be considered a manufactured supply-chain halt.”
Terry McAuliffe stated on August 23, 2021 in a TV ad.: Glenn Youngkin “called COVID relief ‘unnecessary.’”
Tom Tiffany stated on July 20, 2021 in Twitter: Says spending by Democrats is driving major jumps in car rentals, gas prices and hotel prices this summer
Rick Scott stated on July 26, 2021 in a press release: “Thanks to the insane tax-and-spending spree of President Joe Biden and Democrats in Washington, we are seeing six straight months of raging inflation.”
X posts stated on July 15, 2021 in a tweet: “You must give EVERY PENNY” of the advance child tax credit payments back when you file your 2021 taxes.
Facebook posts stated on May 17, 2021 in social media posts: “Gas prices highest in a decade. Worst jobs report in 2 decades. Highest inflation in 3 decades. Highest increase in illegal immigration in 4 decades.”
Bill Cassidy stated on February 7, 2021 in remarks on NBC's "Meet the Press": “New York, for all of their complaining, Gov. Cuomo's complaining, has only had a 1.5% decrease in revenue” due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Instagram posts stated on February 11, 2021 in an Instagram post: Due to differing lockdown orders, New York has more COVID-19 cases, deaths, hospitalizations and job losses than Florida, and New York also lags on vaccinations.
Joe Biden stated on February 16, 2021 in a CNN town hall in Milwaukee.: “There is a consensus among economists left, right, and center… that we can’t spend too much” on COVID-19 relief.
Jim Steineke stated on January 17, 2021 in a TV interview: Gov. Tony Evers “has the authority and revenue necessary” to upgrade the Wisconsin unemployment system without the Legislature.
Facebook posts stated on July 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: "Biden wants to end Shareholder Capitalism.. that's your 401k..your pensions.. your retirement.. are you voting for that???"
Martha McSally stated on July 31, 2020 in a tweet: “Mark Kelly criticized the (Paycheck Protection Program), then turned around and took money for his own multi-million dollar company.”
Facebook posts stated on July 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Mississippi got 10,145 warrants for unemployment fraud!!”
Facebook posts stated on June 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: "China has been stealing our manufacturing, costing Wisconsin almost 90,000 jobs."
Dan Bishop stated on April 24, 2020 in an interview: “Half the workforce in the country may have just been idled” by coronavirus.
