Latest True 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 Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in the State of the Union address: The economy is "creating jobs at the fastest pace since 1999." Barack Obama stated on January 7, 2015 in a speech in Wayne. Mich.: Over the past five years, the American automobile industry has "created about 500,000 new jobs." Mark Drewniak stated on January 6, 2015 in in a press interview: Mercedes said high taxes and the cost of doing business in New Jersey worked to Georgia’s advantage in landing the company's USA corporate headquarters. Chuck Todd stated on November 9, 2014 in an interview: Wisconsin is below the national average in wage growth and job growth. Jeb Bush stated on October 27, 2014 in a fundraising letter: "Among the developed nations, we are the least economically and socially mobile country in the world." David Cicilline stated on October 26, 2014 in a TV debate: "We have the third-lowest minimum wage … of developed countries." Charlie Crist stated on October 14, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says Rick Scott changed his promise from 700,000 jobs created "on top of what normal growth would be" to just 700,000 jobs. Nathan Deal stated on September 15, 2014 in candidate forum: The state’s overall revenues only returned this year to 2007 levels. Jorge Elorza stated on September 30, 2014 in a Providence Journal-WPRI debate: "We have a retiree that is collecting a $17,000 paycheck a month . . . tax free." Catherine Taylor stated on September 7, 2014 in a TV interview: "Every time [the people from Newport Tent] work in a city or town they have a whole different set of permits that they have to get in order to pitch a tent." Scott Walker stated on September 14, 2014 in a campaign news release: Since I took office, "Wisconsin ranks 11th in the nation in total business establishment growth compared to 47th in the years Mary Burke was Commerce secretary." Barack Obama stated on September 1, 2014 in a speech in Milwaukee: "We cut our deficits by more than half." Mary Burke stated on July 18, 2014 in a campaign TV ad: "Wisconsin’s dead last in Midwest job growth." Bloggers stated on August 14, 2014 in various blogs and Internet comments: Wisconsin is "dead last in income growth" among midwestern states during Gov. Scott Walker’s term. Gina Raimondo stated on August 7, 2014 in a campaign ad: "Before I was state treasurer, my Rhode Island business helped create over 1,000 jobs." Scott Walker stated on July 30, 2014 in a tweet: "Wisconsin is #1 in the Midwest for personal income growth over the year." Rand Paul stated on August 5, 2014 in a speech in Iowa: "It cost us more to shut the government down than to keep it open." Dennis Richardson stated on July 18, 2014 in a campaign debate: "It's been 17 years that we've had unemployment higher than the national average in Oregon." Democratic National Committee stated on May 29, 2014 in an email blast: Rick Perry doesn’t think there should be a federal minimum wage. 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." 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." 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. 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." Kasim Reed stated on January 31, 2014 in a speech: The annual gross domestic product of metro Atlanta is "bigger than 28 states in the union." Mike Stenhouse stated on January 27, 2014 in a news release: Of minimum wage workers in Rhode Island "only 14 percent serve as sole income earner for their family." Tammy Baldwin stated on January 22, 2014 in a news release: "Over 3 million Americans are employed in the growing green-collar workforce," which is more than the number "of people working in the fossil fuel industry." Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in the State of the Union address: There is "more oil produced at home than we buy from the rest of the world – the first time that’s happened in nearly 20 years." Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in the State of Union address: During the past four years, "average wages have barely budged."
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Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in the State of the Union address: The economy is "creating jobs at the fastest pace since 1999." Barack Obama stated on January 7, 2015 in a speech in Wayne. Mich.: Over the past five years, the American automobile industry has "created about 500,000 new jobs." Mark Drewniak stated on January 6, 2015 in in a press interview: Mercedes said high taxes and the cost of doing business in New Jersey worked to Georgia’s advantage in landing the company's USA corporate headquarters. Chuck Todd stated on November 9, 2014 in an interview: Wisconsin is below the national average in wage growth and job growth. Jeb Bush stated on October 27, 2014 in a fundraising letter: "Among the developed nations, we are the least economically and socially mobile country in the world." David Cicilline stated on October 26, 2014 in a TV debate: "We have the third-lowest minimum wage … of developed countries." Charlie Crist stated on October 14, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says Rick Scott changed his promise from 700,000 jobs created "on top of what normal growth would be" to just 700,000 jobs. Nathan Deal stated on September 15, 2014 in candidate forum: The state’s overall revenues only returned this year to 2007 levels. Jorge Elorza stated on September 30, 2014 in a Providence Journal-WPRI debate: "We have a retiree that is collecting a $17,000 paycheck a month . . . tax free." Catherine Taylor stated on September 7, 2014 in a TV interview: "Every time [the people from Newport Tent] work in a city or town they have a whole different set of permits that they have to get in order to pitch a tent." Scott Walker stated on September 14, 2014 in a campaign news release: Since I took office, "Wisconsin ranks 11th in the nation in total business establishment growth compared to 47th in the years Mary Burke was Commerce secretary." Barack Obama stated on September 1, 2014 in a speech in Milwaukee: "We cut our deficits by more than half." Mary Burke stated on July 18, 2014 in a campaign TV ad: "Wisconsin’s dead last in Midwest job growth." Bloggers stated on August 14, 2014 in various blogs and Internet comments: Wisconsin is "dead last in income growth" among midwestern states during Gov. Scott Walker’s term. Gina Raimondo stated on August 7, 2014 in a campaign ad: "Before I was state treasurer, my Rhode Island business helped create over 1,000 jobs." Scott Walker stated on July 30, 2014 in a tweet: "Wisconsin is #1 in the Midwest for personal income growth over the year." Rand Paul stated on August 5, 2014 in a speech in Iowa: "It cost us more to shut the government down than to keep it open." Dennis Richardson stated on July 18, 2014 in a campaign debate: "It's been 17 years that we've had unemployment higher than the national average in Oregon." Democratic National Committee stated on May 29, 2014 in an email blast: Rick Perry doesn’t think there should be a federal minimum wage. 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." 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." 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. 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." Kasim Reed stated on January 31, 2014 in a speech: The annual gross domestic product of metro Atlanta is "bigger than 28 states in the union." Mike Stenhouse stated on January 27, 2014 in a news release: Of minimum wage workers in Rhode Island "only 14 percent serve as sole income earner for their family." Tammy Baldwin stated on January 22, 2014 in a news release: "Over 3 million Americans are employed in the growing green-collar workforce," which is more than the number "of people working in the fossil fuel industry." Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in the State of the Union address: There is "more oil produced at home than we buy from the rest of the world – the first time that’s happened in nearly 20 years." Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in the State of Union address: During the past four years, "average wages have barely budged."
Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in the State of the Union address: The economy is "creating jobs at the fastest pace since 1999."
Barack Obama stated on January 7, 2015 in a speech in Wayne. Mich.: Over the past five years, the American automobile industry has "created about 500,000 new jobs."
Mark Drewniak stated on January 6, 2015 in in a press interview: Mercedes said high taxes and the cost of doing business in New Jersey worked to Georgia’s advantage in landing the company's USA corporate headquarters.
Chuck Todd stated on November 9, 2014 in an interview: Wisconsin is below the national average in wage growth and job growth.
Jeb Bush stated on October 27, 2014 in a fundraising letter: "Among the developed nations, we are the least economically and socially mobile country in the world."
David Cicilline stated on October 26, 2014 in a TV debate: "We have the third-lowest minimum wage … of developed countries."
Charlie Crist stated on October 14, 2014 in a campaign ad: Says Rick Scott changed his promise from 700,000 jobs created "on top of what normal growth would be" to just 700,000 jobs.
Nathan Deal stated on September 15, 2014 in candidate forum: The state’s overall revenues only returned this year to 2007 levels.
Jorge Elorza stated on September 30, 2014 in a Providence Journal-WPRI debate: "We have a retiree that is collecting a $17,000 paycheck a month . . . tax free."
Catherine Taylor stated on September 7, 2014 in a TV interview: "Every time [the people from Newport Tent] work in a city or town they have a whole different set of permits that they have to get in order to pitch a tent."
Scott Walker stated on September 14, 2014 in a campaign news release: Since I took office, "Wisconsin ranks 11th in the nation in total business establishment growth compared to 47th in the years Mary Burke was Commerce secretary."
Barack Obama stated on September 1, 2014 in a speech in Milwaukee: "We cut our deficits by more than half."
Mary Burke stated on July 18, 2014 in a campaign TV ad: "Wisconsin’s dead last in Midwest job growth."
Bloggers stated on August 14, 2014 in various blogs and Internet comments: Wisconsin is "dead last in income growth" among midwestern states during Gov. Scott Walker’s term.
Gina Raimondo stated on August 7, 2014 in a campaign ad: "Before I was state treasurer, my Rhode Island business helped create over 1,000 jobs."
Scott Walker stated on July 30, 2014 in a tweet: "Wisconsin is #1 in the Midwest for personal income growth over the year."
Rand Paul stated on August 5, 2014 in a speech in Iowa: "It cost us more to shut the government down than to keep it open."
Dennis Richardson stated on July 18, 2014 in a campaign debate: "It's been 17 years that we've had unemployment higher than the national average in Oregon."
Democratic National Committee stated on May 29, 2014 in an email blast: Rick Perry doesn’t think there should be a federal minimum wage.
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."
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."
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.
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."
Kasim Reed stated on January 31, 2014 in a speech: The annual gross domestic product of metro Atlanta is "bigger than 28 states in the union."
Mike Stenhouse stated on January 27, 2014 in a news release: Of minimum wage workers in Rhode Island "only 14 percent serve as sole income earner for their family."
Tammy Baldwin stated on January 22, 2014 in a news release: "Over 3 million Americans are employed in the growing green-collar workforce," which is more than the number "of people working in the fossil fuel industry."
Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in the State of the Union address: There is "more oil produced at home than we buy from the rest of the world – the first time that’s happened in nearly 20 years."
Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in the State of Union address: During the past four years, "average wages have barely budged."
