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 Dwight Jones stated on February 3, 2011 in his annual State of the City Address.: "Overall we currently have $981 million, almost a billion dollars in active development projects right here in the City of Richmond." Jim Renacci stated on January 4, 2011 in an interview on WCPN 90.3 FM: "For [GM] to pay back everything it owes, it would have to sell its shares at $143 a share . . . where the highest value of a General Motors share ever was $43, $44, $46, whatever the dollars were . . ." Rand Paul stated on February 4, 2011 in an interview with ABC News: Israel's per capita income "is greater than probably three-fourths of the rest of the world." Steve Moore stated on February 2, 2011 in HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher": In the 1980s, "The lowest income people had the biggest gains." Rachel Maddow stated on January 21, 2011 in HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher": "From 1980 to 1990, the top 1 percent saw their income go up by roughly 80 percent" while "the median wage in the country over (the same) 10 years went up 3 percent." Rob Portman stated on January 20, 2011 in a speech to the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce: Says the United States does not "trade as much as other developed nations." Hank Johnson stated on January 26, 2011 in an online posting: "The economy we preside over today is better than the one we inherited." David Dewhurst stated on January 18, 2011 in his inaugural address.: "Last year, out of the 500,000 (in) population growth we had in the state of Texas, about 250,000 of the 500,000 came to Texas... from the other 49 states." Marcy Kaptur stated on November 23, 2010 in an MSNBC interview: "Six institutions in our country now control two thirds of the capital." Michele Bachmann stated on January 25, 2011 in a rebuttal to the State of the Union address: "While the government grew, we lost more than 2 million jobs." Michele Bachmann stated on January 25, 2011 in a response to the State of the Union: "The White House promised us that all the spending would keep unemployment under 8 percent." Paul Ryan stated on January 25, 2011 in a response to the State of the Union address: "The debt will soon eclipse our entire economy." Barack Obama stated on January 25, 2011 in the State of the Union address: The United States has "one of the highest corporate tax rates in the world." Barack Obama stated on January 25, 2011 in the State of the Union address: "Two years after the worst recession most of us have ever known ... corporate profits are up." Bob McDonnell stated on January 12, 2011 in the State of the Commonwealth address: "It is estimated that every $100 million spent on construction generates 3,000 new jobs." Mike Pence stated on July 15, 2010 in a press release: The financial regulatory bill "will kill jobs." Eric Cantor stated on January 19, 2011 in a bill introduced on the House floor.: The health care law is "job killing." Steve Southerland stated on January 17, 2011 in comments at the Liberty County Chamber of Commerce annual dinner.: "92 percent" of President Barack Obama's administration has "never worked outside government." Robert Flanders stated on December 17, 2010 in an economic forum: "Every dropout costs us $72,000 for the life of that person." Todd Staples stated on December 29, 2010 in an op-ed: "On average, Americans spend less than 10 percent of their disposable income on food. Compare that to folks in Mexico, who spend 22 percent, China, 28 percent and Russia, 37 percent." Brent Larkin stated on January 2, 2011 in a newspaper column: Says the 3C Corridor train would have taken "an hour and 15 minutes longer" to carry passengers across Ohio "than it would have taken on a New York Central train in 1935." John Kasich stated on December 14, 2010 in a news conference: "Ohio has lost more population than every other state in the country except for two." David Wyss stated on December 13, 2010 in a newspaper article: State governments have little ability to stimulate job growth in the short run. Marie Ghazal stated on December 17, 2010 in a commentary in The Providence Journal: "Rhode Island has the highest percentage of uninsured adults of any state in New England." Ted Strickland stated on December 20, 2010 in an interview with The Plain Dealer: "We are one of only two states to have eight consecutive months of declining unemployment. Twenty-one states had increased unemployment last month. Ours went down." Chain email stated on December 20, 2010 in a message via the Internet: Unemployment and the housing and auto industry crises can be fixed by giving a million dollars to every worker over age 50 to retire. Bumper Sticker stated on December 20, 2010 in Washington, D.C.: "CEOs now earn 431 times what their workers earn." Robin Vos stated on December 12, 2010 in a television interview: Right-to-work states "have higher rates of income growth." Sherrod Brown stated on December 9, 2010 in a CNN interview: The tax cut deal is giving "$700 billion to millionaires and billionaires." Matthew Dowd stated on December 12, 2010 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "Barack Obama is in an economy that's only worsened since he's been president of the United States."
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Dwight Jones stated on February 3, 2011 in his annual State of the City Address.: "Overall we currently have $981 million, almost a billion dollars in active development projects right here in the City of Richmond." Jim Renacci stated on January 4, 2011 in an interview on WCPN 90.3 FM: "For [GM] to pay back everything it owes, it would have to sell its shares at $143 a share . . . where the highest value of a General Motors share ever was $43, $44, $46, whatever the dollars were . . ." Rand Paul stated on February 4, 2011 in an interview with ABC News: Israel's per capita income "is greater than probably three-fourths of the rest of the world." Steve Moore stated on February 2, 2011 in HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher": In the 1980s, "The lowest income people had the biggest gains." Rachel Maddow stated on January 21, 2011 in HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher": "From 1980 to 1990, the top 1 percent saw their income go up by roughly 80 percent" while "the median wage in the country over (the same) 10 years went up 3 percent." Rob Portman stated on January 20, 2011 in a speech to the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce: Says the United States does not "trade as much as other developed nations." Hank Johnson stated on January 26, 2011 in an online posting: "The economy we preside over today is better than the one we inherited." David Dewhurst stated on January 18, 2011 in his inaugural address.: "Last year, out of the 500,000 (in) population growth we had in the state of Texas, about 250,000 of the 500,000 came to Texas... from the other 49 states." Marcy Kaptur stated on November 23, 2010 in an MSNBC interview: "Six institutions in our country now control two thirds of the capital." Michele Bachmann stated on January 25, 2011 in a rebuttal to the State of the Union address: "While the government grew, we lost more than 2 million jobs." Michele Bachmann stated on January 25, 2011 in a response to the State of the Union: "The White House promised us that all the spending would keep unemployment under 8 percent." Paul Ryan stated on January 25, 2011 in a response to the State of the Union address: "The debt will soon eclipse our entire economy." Barack Obama stated on January 25, 2011 in the State of the Union address: The United States has "one of the highest corporate tax rates in the world." Barack Obama stated on January 25, 2011 in the State of the Union address: "Two years after the worst recession most of us have ever known ... corporate profits are up." Bob McDonnell stated on January 12, 2011 in the State of the Commonwealth address: "It is estimated that every $100 million spent on construction generates 3,000 new jobs." Mike Pence stated on July 15, 2010 in a press release: The financial regulatory bill "will kill jobs." Eric Cantor stated on January 19, 2011 in a bill introduced on the House floor.: The health care law is "job killing." Steve Southerland stated on January 17, 2011 in comments at the Liberty County Chamber of Commerce annual dinner.: "92 percent" of President Barack Obama's administration has "never worked outside government." Robert Flanders stated on December 17, 2010 in an economic forum: "Every dropout costs us $72,000 for the life of that person." Todd Staples stated on December 29, 2010 in an op-ed: "On average, Americans spend less than 10 percent of their disposable income on food. Compare that to folks in Mexico, who spend 22 percent, China, 28 percent and Russia, 37 percent." Brent Larkin stated on January 2, 2011 in a newspaper column: Says the 3C Corridor train would have taken "an hour and 15 minutes longer" to carry passengers across Ohio "than it would have taken on a New York Central train in 1935." John Kasich stated on December 14, 2010 in a news conference: "Ohio has lost more population than every other state in the country except for two." David Wyss stated on December 13, 2010 in a newspaper article: State governments have little ability to stimulate job growth in the short run. Marie Ghazal stated on December 17, 2010 in a commentary in The Providence Journal: "Rhode Island has the highest percentage of uninsured adults of any state in New England." Ted Strickland stated on December 20, 2010 in an interview with The Plain Dealer: "We are one of only two states to have eight consecutive months of declining unemployment. Twenty-one states had increased unemployment last month. Ours went down." Chain email stated on December 20, 2010 in a message via the Internet: Unemployment and the housing and auto industry crises can be fixed by giving a million dollars to every worker over age 50 to retire. Bumper Sticker stated on December 20, 2010 in Washington, D.C.: "CEOs now earn 431 times what their workers earn." Robin Vos stated on December 12, 2010 in a television interview: Right-to-work states "have higher rates of income growth." Sherrod Brown stated on December 9, 2010 in a CNN interview: The tax cut deal is giving "$700 billion to millionaires and billionaires." Matthew Dowd stated on December 12, 2010 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "Barack Obama is in an economy that's only worsened since he's been president of the United States."
Dwight Jones stated on February 3, 2011 in his annual State of the City Address.: "Overall we currently have $981 million, almost a billion dollars in active development projects right here in the City of Richmond."
Jim Renacci stated on January 4, 2011 in an interview on WCPN 90.3 FM: "For [GM] to pay back everything it owes, it would have to sell its shares at $143 a share . . . where the highest value of a General Motors share ever was $43, $44, $46, whatever the dollars were . . ."
Rand Paul stated on February 4, 2011 in an interview with ABC News: Israel's per capita income "is greater than probably three-fourths of the rest of the world."
Steve Moore stated on February 2, 2011 in HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher": In the 1980s, "The lowest income people had the biggest gains."
Rachel Maddow stated on January 21, 2011 in HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher": "From 1980 to 1990, the top 1 percent saw their income go up by roughly 80 percent" while "the median wage in the country over (the same) 10 years went up 3 percent."
Rob Portman stated on January 20, 2011 in a speech to the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce: Says the United States does not "trade as much as other developed nations."
Hank Johnson stated on January 26, 2011 in an online posting: "The economy we preside over today is better than the one we inherited."
David Dewhurst stated on January 18, 2011 in his inaugural address.: "Last year, out of the 500,000 (in) population growth we had in the state of Texas, about 250,000 of the 500,000 came to Texas... from the other 49 states."
Marcy Kaptur stated on November 23, 2010 in an MSNBC interview: "Six institutions in our country now control two thirds of the capital."
Michele Bachmann stated on January 25, 2011 in a rebuttal to the State of the Union address: "While the government grew, we lost more than 2 million jobs."
Michele Bachmann stated on January 25, 2011 in a response to the State of the Union: "The White House promised us that all the spending would keep unemployment under 8 percent."
Paul Ryan stated on January 25, 2011 in a response to the State of the Union address: "The debt will soon eclipse our entire economy."
Barack Obama stated on January 25, 2011 in the State of the Union address: The United States has "one of the highest corporate tax rates in the world."
Barack Obama stated on January 25, 2011 in the State of the Union address: "Two years after the worst recession most of us have ever known ... corporate profits are up."
Bob McDonnell stated on January 12, 2011 in the State of the Commonwealth address: "It is estimated that every $100 million spent on construction generates 3,000 new jobs."
Mike Pence stated on July 15, 2010 in a press release: The financial regulatory bill "will kill jobs."
Eric Cantor stated on January 19, 2011 in a bill introduced on the House floor.: The health care law is "job killing."
Steve Southerland stated on January 17, 2011 in comments at the Liberty County Chamber of Commerce annual dinner.: "92 percent" of President Barack Obama's administration has "never worked outside government."
Robert Flanders stated on December 17, 2010 in an economic forum: "Every dropout costs us $72,000 for the life of that person."
Todd Staples stated on December 29, 2010 in an op-ed: "On average, Americans spend less than 10 percent of their disposable income on food. Compare that to folks in Mexico, who spend 22 percent, China, 28 percent and Russia, 37 percent."
Brent Larkin stated on January 2, 2011 in a newspaper column: Says the 3C Corridor train would have taken "an hour and 15 minutes longer" to carry passengers across Ohio "than it would have taken on a New York Central train in 1935."
John Kasich stated on December 14, 2010 in a news conference: "Ohio has lost more population than every other state in the country except for two."
David Wyss stated on December 13, 2010 in a newspaper article: State governments have little ability to stimulate job growth in the short run.
Marie Ghazal stated on December 17, 2010 in a commentary in The Providence Journal: "Rhode Island has the highest percentage of uninsured adults of any state in New England."
Ted Strickland stated on December 20, 2010 in an interview with The Plain Dealer: "We are one of only two states to have eight consecutive months of declining unemployment. Twenty-one states had increased unemployment last month. Ours went down."
Chain email stated on December 20, 2010 in a message via the Internet: Unemployment and the housing and auto industry crises can be fixed by giving a million dollars to every worker over age 50 to retire.
Bumper Sticker stated on December 20, 2010 in Washington, D.C.: "CEOs now earn 431 times what their workers earn."
Robin Vos stated on December 12, 2010 in a television interview: Right-to-work states "have higher rates of income growth."
Sherrod Brown stated on December 9, 2010 in a CNN interview: The tax cut deal is giving "$700 billion to millionaires and billionaires."
Matthew Dowd stated on December 12, 2010 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "Barack Obama is in an economy that's only worsened since he's been president of the United States."
