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 Eric Cantor stated on April 22, 2014 in a TV ad.: Dave Brat "worked on Democrat Gov. Tim Kaine’s Council of Economic Advisors while Kaine tried to raise our taxes by over $1 billion." Scott Walker stated on April 16, 2014 in a radio interview: "In 2013 we had the largest, the best, private sector job growth we’ve had in this state since the 1990s." Facebook posts stated on April 25, 2014 in a meme shared on social media: "Over 300K home owner suicides attributed to foreclosures." Mary Burke stated on April 8, 2014 in a news release: "In Wisconsin, a woman only earns 80 cents for every $1 a man earns." Jason Carter stated on April 8, 2014 in social media posts: Women are paid 77 cents for every $1 men get for the same work. Seth Magaziner stated on April 13, 2014 in an appearance on “10 News Conference”: "In Rhode Island today, 25 percent of our households either don't have a bank account at all, or they have a bank account and they're still relying on high-cost financial services like payday loans, pawn shop check cashing and so on." Michelle Nunn stated on April 10, 2014 in statements: "On average, women make 77 cents for every dollar men make." Mike Stenhouse stated on April 2, 2014 in a commentary in The Providence Journal: "A grant for $5,000 [from the Governor’s Workforce Board] went to teach an employee at a company that makes ornamental business card holders how to use Facebook and Twitter." Senate Majority PAC stated on March 13, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says the Koch brothers want to "protect tax cuts for companies that ship our jobs overseas." National Partnership for Women & Families stated on April 8, 2014 in a news release: "Women in Oregon are paid 79 cents for every dollar paid to men. If the wage gap was eliminated, a working woman in Oregon would have enough money for 2,877 gallons of gas, 72 more weeks of food for her family or nearly 12 more months of rent." Eric Bolling stated on April 8, 2014 in a discussion on Fox News' "The Five": "Of all the jobs President Obama claims to have created since he started, only 38.5 percent are women. So 61.5 percent have gone to men." Jay Carney stated on April 4, 2014 in a meme on Twitter: "Who will raising the minimum wage actually help? … More than half work full-time. The average worker is 35 years old." Jerry Patterson stated on March 30, 2014 in a news story: Says he was the only statewide elected official to speak in favor of a federal guest worker plan at the 2012 Republican Party of Texas convention. Cokie Roberts stated on March 31, 2014 in an interview on NPR's "Morning Edition": "Two-thirds of the people who receive the minimum wage are female." Mary Burke stated on March 25, 2014 in a jobs proposal: "Wisconsin wages are declining at double the rate of other states." Steven Rattner stated on March 30, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "Manufacturing wages today in America on a per-hour basis are actually a bit lower than average wages in the economy as a whole." Mary Burke stated on March 25, 2014 in a report: "Wisconsin now ranks among the top 10 states for out-migration." Occupy Democrats stated on December 26, 2013 in a Facebook post: "Nine out of the 10 poorest states are Red states." Jeb Bush stated on March 21, 2014 in public remarks: Florida's revenue "is growing at a faster rate than almost any state in the country." Allan Fung stated on March 7, 2014 in a radio interview: After hiring a campaign manager in 2006, "I got this $100 and something fee ... for hazardous materials." Barbara Sharief stated on March 21, 2014 in a speech in Davie, Fla.: Broward County’s unemployment rate of 5.3 percent is "the lowest in Florida." Wendy Davis stated on March 10, 2014 in a tweet: Women "are still paid 82 cents for every dollar a man earns in Texas." Katrina vanden Heuvel stated on March 16, 2014 in a broadcast of ABC's "This Week": "The majority support (raising) the minimum wage." Rob Portman stated on March 8, 2014 in a Republican weekly address: "The average family (is) now bringing home $4,000 less than they did just five years ago." Rick Perry stated on March 7, 2014 in a speech: "If you rent a U-Haul to move your company, it costs twice as much to go from San Francisco to Austin than the other way around, because you can’t find enough trucks to flee the Golden State." Charlie Crist stated on March 9, 2014 in an interview on CNN: The economic "turnaround started at the end of my term." Kenneth Block stated on March 2, 2014 in a TV interview: Under a bill before the legislature, "you’d have to go to court to fire an employee." Barack Obama stated on March 5, 2014 in a speech to the Democratic National Committee in Boston: "When I talk about (raising the) minimum wage ... half of Republicans agree with it." Mary Burke stated on March 5, 2014 in a TV ad: Under Scott Walker, Wisconsin "unemployment's up" from 4.8% to 6.2% Republican Governors Association stated on February 13, 2014 in a campaign TV ad: "(Mary) Burke was a senior member of the Doyle administration that left Wisconsin with 130,000 fewer jobs."
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Eric Cantor stated on April 22, 2014 in a TV ad.: Dave Brat "worked on Democrat Gov. Tim Kaine’s Council of Economic Advisors while Kaine tried to raise our taxes by over $1 billion." Scott Walker stated on April 16, 2014 in a radio interview: "In 2013 we had the largest, the best, private sector job growth we’ve had in this state since the 1990s." Facebook posts stated on April 25, 2014 in a meme shared on social media: "Over 300K home owner suicides attributed to foreclosures." Mary Burke stated on April 8, 2014 in a news release: "In Wisconsin, a woman only earns 80 cents for every $1 a man earns." Jason Carter stated on April 8, 2014 in social media posts: Women are paid 77 cents for every $1 men get for the same work. Seth Magaziner stated on April 13, 2014 in an appearance on “10 News Conference”: "In Rhode Island today, 25 percent of our households either don't have a bank account at all, or they have a bank account and they're still relying on high-cost financial services like payday loans, pawn shop check cashing and so on." Michelle Nunn stated on April 10, 2014 in statements: "On average, women make 77 cents for every dollar men make." Mike Stenhouse stated on April 2, 2014 in a commentary in The Providence Journal: "A grant for $5,000 [from the Governor’s Workforce Board] went to teach an employee at a company that makes ornamental business card holders how to use Facebook and Twitter." Senate Majority PAC stated on March 13, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says the Koch brothers want to "protect tax cuts for companies that ship our jobs overseas." National Partnership for Women & Families stated on April 8, 2014 in a news release: "Women in Oregon are paid 79 cents for every dollar paid to men. If the wage gap was eliminated, a working woman in Oregon would have enough money for 2,877 gallons of gas, 72 more weeks of food for her family or nearly 12 more months of rent." Eric Bolling stated on April 8, 2014 in a discussion on Fox News' "The Five": "Of all the jobs President Obama claims to have created since he started, only 38.5 percent are women. So 61.5 percent have gone to men." Jay Carney stated on April 4, 2014 in a meme on Twitter: "Who will raising the minimum wage actually help? … More than half work full-time. The average worker is 35 years old." Jerry Patterson stated on March 30, 2014 in a news story: Says he was the only statewide elected official to speak in favor of a federal guest worker plan at the 2012 Republican Party of Texas convention. Cokie Roberts stated on March 31, 2014 in an interview on NPR's "Morning Edition": "Two-thirds of the people who receive the minimum wage are female." Mary Burke stated on March 25, 2014 in a jobs proposal: "Wisconsin wages are declining at double the rate of other states." Steven Rattner stated on March 30, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "Manufacturing wages today in America on a per-hour basis are actually a bit lower than average wages in the economy as a whole." Mary Burke stated on March 25, 2014 in a report: "Wisconsin now ranks among the top 10 states for out-migration." Occupy Democrats stated on December 26, 2013 in a Facebook post: "Nine out of the 10 poorest states are Red states." Jeb Bush stated on March 21, 2014 in public remarks: Florida's revenue "is growing at a faster rate than almost any state in the country." Allan Fung stated on March 7, 2014 in a radio interview: After hiring a campaign manager in 2006, "I got this $100 and something fee ... for hazardous materials." Barbara Sharief stated on March 21, 2014 in a speech in Davie, Fla.: Broward County’s unemployment rate of 5.3 percent is "the lowest in Florida." Wendy Davis stated on March 10, 2014 in a tweet: Women "are still paid 82 cents for every dollar a man earns in Texas." Katrina vanden Heuvel stated on March 16, 2014 in a broadcast of ABC's "This Week": "The majority support (raising) the minimum wage." Rob Portman stated on March 8, 2014 in a Republican weekly address: "The average family (is) now bringing home $4,000 less than they did just five years ago." Rick Perry stated on March 7, 2014 in a speech: "If you rent a U-Haul to move your company, it costs twice as much to go from San Francisco to Austin than the other way around, because you can’t find enough trucks to flee the Golden State." Charlie Crist stated on March 9, 2014 in an interview on CNN: The economic "turnaround started at the end of my term." Kenneth Block stated on March 2, 2014 in a TV interview: Under a bill before the legislature, "you’d have to go to court to fire an employee." Barack Obama stated on March 5, 2014 in a speech to the Democratic National Committee in Boston: "When I talk about (raising the) minimum wage ... half of Republicans agree with it." Mary Burke stated on March 5, 2014 in a TV ad: Under Scott Walker, Wisconsin "unemployment's up" from 4.8% to 6.2% Republican Governors Association stated on February 13, 2014 in a campaign TV ad: "(Mary) Burke was a senior member of the Doyle administration that left Wisconsin with 130,000 fewer jobs."
Eric Cantor stated on April 22, 2014 in a TV ad.: Dave Brat "worked on Democrat Gov. Tim Kaine’s Council of Economic Advisors while Kaine tried to raise our taxes by over $1 billion."
Scott Walker stated on April 16, 2014 in a radio interview: "In 2013 we had the largest, the best, private sector job growth we’ve had in this state since the 1990s."
Facebook posts stated on April 25, 2014 in a meme shared on social media: "Over 300K home owner suicides attributed to foreclosures."
Mary Burke stated on April 8, 2014 in a news release: "In Wisconsin, a woman only earns 80 cents for every $1 a man earns."
Jason Carter stated on April 8, 2014 in social media posts: Women are paid 77 cents for every $1 men get for the same work.
Seth Magaziner stated on April 13, 2014 in an appearance on “10 News Conference”: "In Rhode Island today, 25 percent of our households either don't have a bank account at all, or they have a bank account and they're still relying on high-cost financial services like payday loans, pawn shop check cashing and so on."
Michelle Nunn stated on April 10, 2014 in statements: "On average, women make 77 cents for every dollar men make."
Mike Stenhouse stated on April 2, 2014 in a commentary in The Providence Journal: "A grant for $5,000 [from the Governor’s Workforce Board] went to teach an employee at a company that makes ornamental business card holders how to use Facebook and Twitter."
Senate Majority PAC stated on March 13, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says the Koch brothers want to "protect tax cuts for companies that ship our jobs overseas."
National Partnership for Women & Families stated on April 8, 2014 in a news release: "Women in Oregon are paid 79 cents for every dollar paid to men. If the wage gap was eliminated, a working woman in Oregon would have enough money for 2,877 gallons of gas, 72 more weeks of food for her family or nearly 12 more months of rent."
Eric Bolling stated on April 8, 2014 in a discussion on Fox News' "The Five": "Of all the jobs President Obama claims to have created since he started, only 38.5 percent are women. So 61.5 percent have gone to men."
Jay Carney stated on April 4, 2014 in a meme on Twitter: "Who will raising the minimum wage actually help? … More than half work full-time. The average worker is 35 years old."
Jerry Patterson stated on March 30, 2014 in a news story: Says he was the only statewide elected official to speak in favor of a federal guest worker plan at the 2012 Republican Party of Texas convention.
Cokie Roberts stated on March 31, 2014 in an interview on NPR's "Morning Edition": "Two-thirds of the people who receive the minimum wage are female."
Mary Burke stated on March 25, 2014 in a jobs proposal: "Wisconsin wages are declining at double the rate of other states."
Steven Rattner stated on March 30, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "Manufacturing wages today in America on a per-hour basis are actually a bit lower than average wages in the economy as a whole."
Mary Burke stated on March 25, 2014 in a report: "Wisconsin now ranks among the top 10 states for out-migration."
Occupy Democrats stated on December 26, 2013 in a Facebook post: "Nine out of the 10 poorest states are Red states."
Jeb Bush stated on March 21, 2014 in public remarks: Florida's revenue "is growing at a faster rate than almost any state in the country."
Allan Fung stated on March 7, 2014 in a radio interview: After hiring a campaign manager in 2006, "I got this $100 and something fee ... for hazardous materials."
Barbara Sharief stated on March 21, 2014 in a speech in Davie, Fla.: Broward County’s unemployment rate of 5.3 percent is "the lowest in Florida."
Wendy Davis stated on March 10, 2014 in a tweet: Women "are still paid 82 cents for every dollar a man earns in Texas."
Katrina vanden Heuvel stated on March 16, 2014 in a broadcast of ABC's "This Week": "The majority support (raising) the minimum wage."
Rob Portman stated on March 8, 2014 in a Republican weekly address: "The average family (is) now bringing home $4,000 less than they did just five years ago."
Rick Perry stated on March 7, 2014 in a speech: "If you rent a U-Haul to move your company, it costs twice as much to go from San Francisco to Austin than the other way around, because you can’t find enough trucks to flee the Golden State."
Charlie Crist stated on March 9, 2014 in an interview on CNN: The economic "turnaround started at the end of my term."
Kenneth Block stated on March 2, 2014 in a TV interview: Under a bill before the legislature, "you’d have to go to court to fire an employee."
Barack Obama stated on March 5, 2014 in a speech to the Democratic National Committee in Boston: "When I talk about (raising the) minimum wage ... half of Republicans agree with it."
Mary Burke stated on March 5, 2014 in a TV ad: Under Scott Walker, Wisconsin "unemployment's up" from 4.8% to 6.2%
Republican Governors Association stated on February 13, 2014 in a campaign TV ad: "(Mary) Burke was a senior member of the Doyle administration that left Wisconsin with 130,000 fewer jobs."
