Latest Mostly 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 Bernie Sanders stated on April 15, 2016 in a Democratic debate in New York: "When this campaign began, I said that we’ve got to end the starvation minimum wage of $7.25, raise it to $15. Secretary Clinton said let's raise it to $12." Rick Scott stated on April 5, 2016 in a confrontation with a customer at a Gainesville, Fla., Starbucks: "We got a million jobs." Bill Clinton stated on April 3, 2016 in a campaign speech: "A college loan is the only loan in the United States that you cannot refinance when interest rates go down." Peter Kinder stated on March 17, 2016 in a gubernatorial debate: "Youth unemployment in minority communities is about 40 to 45 percent." Gayle Smith stated on March 9, 2016 in a speech on Capitol Hill: (Since 1990) "every continent has seen substantial gains, with individual incomes growing by more than a third in every region of the developing world." Bernie Sanders stated on March 9, 2016 in a Democratic presidential debate in Miami: "If you look at Latino kids between 17 and 20 who graduated high school, 36 percent of them are unemployed or underemployed. … African-American kids are unemployed or underemployed to the tune of 51 percent." Arnold Schwarzenegger stated on March 6, 2016 in an endorsement speech in Columbus, Ohio.: When John Kasich became governor of Ohio, "there was an $8 billion budget deficit and now there’s a $2 billion surplus." Hillary Clinton stated on March 6, 2016 in a Democratic debate in Flint, Mich.: "President Obama took more money from Wall Street in the 2008 campaign than anybody ever had." Todd Richardson stated on January 10, 2016 in comments on “This Week in Missouri Politics": Says Missouri families’ "earning power is about $5,000 less today than it was at the turn of the century." Bernie Sanders stated on February 7, 2016 in a video: "The richest 80 people in the world own more wealth than the bottom half of the global population." Hillary Clinton stated on February 11, 2016 in a Democratic presidential debate in Milwaukee: "Americans haven’t had a raise in 15 years." Bernie Sanders stated on February 11, 2016 in a PBS Democratic debate: "In America, we pay, by far, the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs." Ted Cruz stated on January 14, 2016 in the Fox Business Network debate: "We have the lowest percentage of Americans working today of any year since 1977." Barack Obama stated on January 12, 2016 in the State of the Union address: "The United States of America, right now, has the strongest, most durable economy in the world." Nikki Haley stated on January 12, 2016 in the Republican response to the State of the Union address: The economy is "too weak to raise income levels." Barack Obama stated on January 12, 2016 in the State of the Union address: We have cut "our deficits by almost three-quarters." Kevin de León stated on November 10, 2015 in a press release: California has "robust job growth that outpaces the rest of the nation." Bernie Sanders stated on November 6, 2015 in a Democratic presidential candidates' forum in Rock Hill, S.C.: "Over half of the black workers in this country earn less" than $15 an hour. Bee Moorhead stated on September 29, 2015 in an oped article in the Austin American-Statesman: Texas has "outstripped the national poverty rate" since "at least 1959." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on October 11, 2015 in comments on "State of the Union": "When we had a conservative Republican president we were losing 750,000 jobs a month." Don Zimmerman stated on September 1, 2015 in an Austin City Council meeting: Salaries of Austin residents who don't work for city government "have not been going up 3 percent a year for the last several years." Hillary Clinton stated on September 19, 2015 in remarks at the 2015 New Hampshire Democratic Party State Convention: "Under Republicans, recessions happen four times as frequently as under Democrats." Bernie Sanders stated on September 14, 2015 in a speech.: "The top 1/10th of 1 percent today in America owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent." Club for Growth stated on September 15, 2015 in a TV ad in Iowa: Says Donald Trump supports the Wall Street bailout. Bill Clinton stated on August 11, 2015 in an interview with Inc. magazine: "There's not a single, solitary example that" signing the bill to end Glass-Steagall "had anything to do with the financial crash." John Kasich stated on August 6, 2015 in comments at a GOP debate in Cleveland: "I took the state of Ohio from an $8 billion hole … to a $2 billion surplus." Hillary Clinton stated on July 28, 2015 in a town hall in Nashua, N.H.: "The stock market does better when you have a Democratic president in the White House." Bernie Sanders stated on July 1, 2015 in a speech: "The top one-tenth of 1 percent" of Americans "own almost as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent." Tim Lee stated on June 30, 2015 in mass email: Cobb County businesses have already been awarded contracts worth $250 million on construction of a new Braves stadium. Bernie Sanders stated on July 6, 2015 in a rally in Portland, Maine: For African-Americans between the ages of 17 and 20, "the real unemployment rate … is 51 percent."
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Bernie Sanders stated on April 15, 2016 in a Democratic debate in New York: "When this campaign began, I said that we’ve got to end the starvation minimum wage of $7.25, raise it to $15. Secretary Clinton said let's raise it to $12." Rick Scott stated on April 5, 2016 in a confrontation with a customer at a Gainesville, Fla., Starbucks: "We got a million jobs." Bill Clinton stated on April 3, 2016 in a campaign speech: "A college loan is the only loan in the United States that you cannot refinance when interest rates go down." Peter Kinder stated on March 17, 2016 in a gubernatorial debate: "Youth unemployment in minority communities is about 40 to 45 percent." Gayle Smith stated on March 9, 2016 in a speech on Capitol Hill: (Since 1990) "every continent has seen substantial gains, with individual incomes growing by more than a third in every region of the developing world." Bernie Sanders stated on March 9, 2016 in a Democratic presidential debate in Miami: "If you look at Latino kids between 17 and 20 who graduated high school, 36 percent of them are unemployed or underemployed. … African-American kids are unemployed or underemployed to the tune of 51 percent." Arnold Schwarzenegger stated on March 6, 2016 in an endorsement speech in Columbus, Ohio.: When John Kasich became governor of Ohio, "there was an $8 billion budget deficit and now there’s a $2 billion surplus." Hillary Clinton stated on March 6, 2016 in a Democratic debate in Flint, Mich.: "President Obama took more money from Wall Street in the 2008 campaign than anybody ever had." Todd Richardson stated on January 10, 2016 in comments on “This Week in Missouri Politics": Says Missouri families’ "earning power is about $5,000 less today than it was at the turn of the century." Bernie Sanders stated on February 7, 2016 in a video: "The richest 80 people in the world own more wealth than the bottom half of the global population." Hillary Clinton stated on February 11, 2016 in a Democratic presidential debate in Milwaukee: "Americans haven’t had a raise in 15 years." Bernie Sanders stated on February 11, 2016 in a PBS Democratic debate: "In America, we pay, by far, the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs." Ted Cruz stated on January 14, 2016 in the Fox Business Network debate: "We have the lowest percentage of Americans working today of any year since 1977." Barack Obama stated on January 12, 2016 in the State of the Union address: "The United States of America, right now, has the strongest, most durable economy in the world." Nikki Haley stated on January 12, 2016 in the Republican response to the State of the Union address: The economy is "too weak to raise income levels." Barack Obama stated on January 12, 2016 in the State of the Union address: We have cut "our deficits by almost three-quarters." Kevin de León stated on November 10, 2015 in a press release: California has "robust job growth that outpaces the rest of the nation." Bernie Sanders stated on November 6, 2015 in a Democratic presidential candidates' forum in Rock Hill, S.C.: "Over half of the black workers in this country earn less" than $15 an hour. Bee Moorhead stated on September 29, 2015 in an oped article in the Austin American-Statesman: Texas has "outstripped the national poverty rate" since "at least 1959." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on October 11, 2015 in comments on "State of the Union": "When we had a conservative Republican president we were losing 750,000 jobs a month." Don Zimmerman stated on September 1, 2015 in an Austin City Council meeting: Salaries of Austin residents who don't work for city government "have not been going up 3 percent a year for the last several years." Hillary Clinton stated on September 19, 2015 in remarks at the 2015 New Hampshire Democratic Party State Convention: "Under Republicans, recessions happen four times as frequently as under Democrats." Bernie Sanders stated on September 14, 2015 in a speech.: "The top 1/10th of 1 percent today in America owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent." Club for Growth stated on September 15, 2015 in a TV ad in Iowa: Says Donald Trump supports the Wall Street bailout. Bill Clinton stated on August 11, 2015 in an interview with Inc. magazine: "There's not a single, solitary example that" signing the bill to end Glass-Steagall "had anything to do with the financial crash." John Kasich stated on August 6, 2015 in comments at a GOP debate in Cleveland: "I took the state of Ohio from an $8 billion hole … to a $2 billion surplus." Hillary Clinton stated on July 28, 2015 in a town hall in Nashua, N.H.: "The stock market does better when you have a Democratic president in the White House." Bernie Sanders stated on July 1, 2015 in a speech: "The top one-tenth of 1 percent" of Americans "own almost as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent." Tim Lee stated on June 30, 2015 in mass email: Cobb County businesses have already been awarded contracts worth $250 million on construction of a new Braves stadium. Bernie Sanders stated on July 6, 2015 in a rally in Portland, Maine: For African-Americans between the ages of 17 and 20, "the real unemployment rate … is 51 percent."
Bernie Sanders stated on April 15, 2016 in a Democratic debate in New York: "When this campaign began, I said that we’ve got to end the starvation minimum wage of $7.25, raise it to $15. Secretary Clinton said let's raise it to $12."
Rick Scott stated on April 5, 2016 in a confrontation with a customer at a Gainesville, Fla., Starbucks: "We got a million jobs."
Bill Clinton stated on April 3, 2016 in a campaign speech: "A college loan is the only loan in the United States that you cannot refinance when interest rates go down."
Peter Kinder stated on March 17, 2016 in a gubernatorial debate: "Youth unemployment in minority communities is about 40 to 45 percent."
Gayle Smith stated on March 9, 2016 in a speech on Capitol Hill: (Since 1990) "every continent has seen substantial gains, with individual incomes growing by more than a third in every region of the developing world."
Bernie Sanders stated on March 9, 2016 in a Democratic presidential debate in Miami: "If you look at Latino kids between 17 and 20 who graduated high school, 36 percent of them are unemployed or underemployed. … African-American kids are unemployed or underemployed to the tune of 51 percent."
Arnold Schwarzenegger stated on March 6, 2016 in an endorsement speech in Columbus, Ohio.: When John Kasich became governor of Ohio, "there was an $8 billion budget deficit and now there’s a $2 billion surplus."
Hillary Clinton stated on March 6, 2016 in a Democratic debate in Flint, Mich.: "President Obama took more money from Wall Street in the 2008 campaign than anybody ever had."
Todd Richardson stated on January 10, 2016 in comments on “This Week in Missouri Politics": Says Missouri families’ "earning power is about $5,000 less today than it was at the turn of the century."
Bernie Sanders stated on February 7, 2016 in a video: "The richest 80 people in the world own more wealth than the bottom half of the global population."
Hillary Clinton stated on February 11, 2016 in a Democratic presidential debate in Milwaukee: "Americans haven’t had a raise in 15 years."
Bernie Sanders stated on February 11, 2016 in a PBS Democratic debate: "In America, we pay, by far, the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs."
Ted Cruz stated on January 14, 2016 in the Fox Business Network debate: "We have the lowest percentage of Americans working today of any year since 1977."
Barack Obama stated on January 12, 2016 in the State of the Union address: "The United States of America, right now, has the strongest, most durable economy in the world."
Nikki Haley stated on January 12, 2016 in the Republican response to the State of the Union address: The economy is "too weak to raise income levels."
Barack Obama stated on January 12, 2016 in the State of the Union address: We have cut "our deficits by almost three-quarters."
Kevin de León stated on November 10, 2015 in a press release: California has "robust job growth that outpaces the rest of the nation."
Bernie Sanders stated on November 6, 2015 in a Democratic presidential candidates' forum in Rock Hill, S.C.: "Over half of the black workers in this country earn less" than $15 an hour.
Bee Moorhead stated on September 29, 2015 in an oped article in the Austin American-Statesman: Texas has "outstripped the national poverty rate" since "at least 1959."
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on October 11, 2015 in comments on "State of the Union": "When we had a conservative Republican president we were losing 750,000 jobs a month."
Don Zimmerman stated on September 1, 2015 in an Austin City Council meeting: Salaries of Austin residents who don't work for city government "have not been going up 3 percent a year for the last several years."
Hillary Clinton stated on September 19, 2015 in remarks at the 2015 New Hampshire Democratic Party State Convention: "Under Republicans, recessions happen four times as frequently as under Democrats."
Bernie Sanders stated on September 14, 2015 in a speech.: "The top 1/10th of 1 percent today in America owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent."
Club for Growth stated on September 15, 2015 in a TV ad in Iowa: Says Donald Trump supports the Wall Street bailout.
Bill Clinton stated on August 11, 2015 in an interview with Inc. magazine: "There's not a single, solitary example that" signing the bill to end Glass-Steagall "had anything to do with the financial crash."
John Kasich stated on August 6, 2015 in comments at a GOP debate in Cleveland: "I took the state of Ohio from an $8 billion hole … to a $2 billion surplus."
Hillary Clinton stated on July 28, 2015 in a town hall in Nashua, N.H.: "The stock market does better when you have a Democratic president in the White House."
Bernie Sanders stated on July 1, 2015 in a speech: "The top one-tenth of 1 percent" of Americans "own almost as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent."
Tim Lee stated on June 30, 2015 in mass email: Cobb County businesses have already been awarded contracts worth $250 million on construction of a new Braves stadium.
Bernie Sanders stated on July 6, 2015 in a rally in Portland, Maine: For African-Americans between the ages of 17 and 20, "the real unemployment rate … is 51 percent."