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 Facebook posts stated on April 14, 2022 in a Facebook post: President Joe Biden was confused, “turned around and shook hands with thin air” after a speech. Tony Kurtz stated on April 7, 2022 in Twitter: If Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers "had passed his (gas) tax increases ... fuel prices would be at least a dime higher. 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." Donald Trump stated on March 29, 2022 in an interview with Just the News: “You go to a store, they don’t have bread.” Ron Johnson stated on March 18, 2022 in Twitter: Gas prices are high “due to the Democrats’ war on fossil fuels.” Wisconsin Initiative stated on February 23, 2022 in TV ad: “Gov. Tony Evers brought Republicans and Democrats together to cut income taxes for the middle class.” Facebook posts stated on March 14, 2022 in a Facebook post: Comparing the price of oil and gas in June 2008 to March 2022 shows that oil companies are “price gouging.” Glenn Grothman stated on February 3, 2022 in Twitter: Says President Joe Biden "is trying to send taxpayer dollars to manufacturers overseas that do not abide by the same (carbon emission) standards we do at home." Facebook posts stated on March 4, 2022 in a Facebook post: “And just like that, your $15/hr doesn’t buy you as much as $7.50/hr did a year ago.” 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.” Sarah Godlewski stated on February 18, 2022 in Campaign statement: "Here in Wisconsin, prescription drug costs grew at a pace of nearly twice as much as the average Wisconsinite's income from 2015-2019." Joe Biden stated on March 1, 2022 in his State of the Union address: “Our economy created over 6.5 million new jobs just last year, more jobs in one year than ever before in the history of the United States of America.” Wisconsin Senate Republicans stated on February 2, 2022 in Twitter: Gov. Tony Evers has “only gotten one-third of the money meant for COVID relief out the door. He is sitting on $930 million in ARPA funds left unspent. In fact, he still has CARES Act money from two years ago.” Facebook posts stated on February 6, 2022 in a Facebook post: President John F. Kennedy “was planning to end the Federal Reserve.” Patrick Gaspard stated on February 13, 2022 in remarks on ABC's "This Week": "Inflation has been caused by the global economies shutting down all at once, reopening all at once. And … the U.S. economy is recovering at a far faster pace than any other country in the OECD." Glenn Youngkin stated on January 17, 2022 in a speech.: Virginia’s economic growth “has stalled at less than 1% per year for eight years.” Facebook posts stated on January 18, 2022 in a Facebook post: $2,000 stimulus checks were due on Jan. 19. Facebook posts stated on January 6, 2022 in Facebook posts: “Dyson is canceling their contract with Walmart and selling off Dyson Supersonic” hair dryers “only for $1!” 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.” Ralph Northam stated on January 12, 2022 in a speech.: “We’ve brought in more than $81 billion in economic investment, more than four times any previous administration.” Joe Volk stated on November 17, 2021 in TV interview: “In Wisconsin, we have 50% of the population paying 50%, 60%, 70%, sometimes 80% for their housing.” Joe Biden stated on December 3, 2021 in remarks from the White House: “Even after accounting for rising prices, the typical American family has more money in their pockets than they did last year.” Joe Biden stated on December 1, 2021 in remarks at the White House: "The number of small businesses is up 30% compared to before the pandemic." Colin Allred stated on October 25, 2021 in in a TV interview: "You've had over 2 million women drop out of the workforce during this pandemic." Jen Psaki stated on November 15, 2021 in a White House press briefing: “No economist out there is projecting that (the Build Back Better bill) will have a negative impact on inflation.” Gwen Moore stated on October 30, 2021 in TV interview: “If you’re a low-wage worker and you’re single and don’t have children, we’re literally taxing you into poverty." Ron Klain stated on November 7, 2021 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": The Biden administration inherited gains of “50,000 jobs a month. We're now finally back to 500,000 jobs a month. We inherited a country where 4,000 people a day were dying from Covid. That's now down 75%.” 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.
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Facebook posts stated on April 14, 2022 in a Facebook post: President Joe Biden was confused, “turned around and shook hands with thin air” after a speech. Tony Kurtz stated on April 7, 2022 in Twitter: If Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers "had passed his (gas) tax increases ... fuel prices would be at least a dime higher. 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." Donald Trump stated on March 29, 2022 in an interview with Just the News: “You go to a store, they don’t have bread.” Ron Johnson stated on March 18, 2022 in Twitter: Gas prices are high “due to the Democrats’ war on fossil fuels.” Wisconsin Initiative stated on February 23, 2022 in TV ad: “Gov. Tony Evers brought Republicans and Democrats together to cut income taxes for the middle class.” Facebook posts stated on March 14, 2022 in a Facebook post: Comparing the price of oil and gas in June 2008 to March 2022 shows that oil companies are “price gouging.” Glenn Grothman stated on February 3, 2022 in Twitter: Says President Joe Biden "is trying to send taxpayer dollars to manufacturers overseas that do not abide by the same (carbon emission) standards we do at home." Facebook posts stated on March 4, 2022 in a Facebook post: “And just like that, your $15/hr doesn’t buy you as much as $7.50/hr did a year ago.” 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.” Sarah Godlewski stated on February 18, 2022 in Campaign statement: "Here in Wisconsin, prescription drug costs grew at a pace of nearly twice as much as the average Wisconsinite's income from 2015-2019." Joe Biden stated on March 1, 2022 in his State of the Union address: “Our economy created over 6.5 million new jobs just last year, more jobs in one year than ever before in the history of the United States of America.” Wisconsin Senate Republicans stated on February 2, 2022 in Twitter: Gov. Tony Evers has “only gotten one-third of the money meant for COVID relief out the door. He is sitting on $930 million in ARPA funds left unspent. In fact, he still has CARES Act money from two years ago.” Facebook posts stated on February 6, 2022 in a Facebook post: President John F. Kennedy “was planning to end the Federal Reserve.” Patrick Gaspard stated on February 13, 2022 in remarks on ABC's "This Week": "Inflation has been caused by the global economies shutting down all at once, reopening all at once. And … the U.S. economy is recovering at a far faster pace than any other country in the OECD." Glenn Youngkin stated on January 17, 2022 in a speech.: Virginia’s economic growth “has stalled at less than 1% per year for eight years.” Facebook posts stated on January 18, 2022 in a Facebook post: $2,000 stimulus checks were due on Jan. 19. Facebook posts stated on January 6, 2022 in Facebook posts: “Dyson is canceling their contract with Walmart and selling off Dyson Supersonic” hair dryers “only for $1!” 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.” Ralph Northam stated on January 12, 2022 in a speech.: “We’ve brought in more than $81 billion in economic investment, more than four times any previous administration.” Joe Volk stated on November 17, 2021 in TV interview: “In Wisconsin, we have 50% of the population paying 50%, 60%, 70%, sometimes 80% for their housing.” Joe Biden stated on December 3, 2021 in remarks from the White House: “Even after accounting for rising prices, the typical American family has more money in their pockets than they did last year.” Joe Biden stated on December 1, 2021 in remarks at the White House: "The number of small businesses is up 30% compared to before the pandemic." Colin Allred stated on October 25, 2021 in in a TV interview: "You've had over 2 million women drop out of the workforce during this pandemic." Jen Psaki stated on November 15, 2021 in a White House press briefing: “No economist out there is projecting that (the Build Back Better bill) will have a negative impact on inflation.” Gwen Moore stated on October 30, 2021 in TV interview: “If you’re a low-wage worker and you’re single and don’t have children, we’re literally taxing you into poverty." Ron Klain stated on November 7, 2021 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": The Biden administration inherited gains of “50,000 jobs a month. We're now finally back to 500,000 jobs a month. We inherited a country where 4,000 people a day were dying from Covid. That's now down 75%.” 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.
Facebook posts stated on April 14, 2022 in a Facebook post: President Joe Biden was confused, “turned around and shook hands with thin air” after a speech.
Tony Kurtz stated on April 7, 2022 in Twitter: If Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers "had passed his (gas) tax increases ... fuel prices would be at least a dime higher.
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."
Donald Trump stated on March 29, 2022 in an interview with Just the News: “You go to a store, they don’t have bread.”
Ron Johnson stated on March 18, 2022 in Twitter: Gas prices are high “due to the Democrats’ war on fossil fuels.”
Wisconsin Initiative stated on February 23, 2022 in TV ad: “Gov. Tony Evers brought Republicans and Democrats together to cut income taxes for the middle class.”
Facebook posts stated on March 14, 2022 in a Facebook post: Comparing the price of oil and gas in June 2008 to March 2022 shows that oil companies are “price gouging.”
Glenn Grothman stated on February 3, 2022 in Twitter: Says President Joe Biden "is trying to send taxpayer dollars to manufacturers overseas that do not abide by the same (carbon emission) standards we do at home."
Facebook posts stated on March 4, 2022 in a Facebook post: “And just like that, your $15/hr doesn’t buy you as much as $7.50/hr did a year ago.”
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.”
Sarah Godlewski stated on February 18, 2022 in Campaign statement: "Here in Wisconsin, prescription drug costs grew at a pace of nearly twice as much as the average Wisconsinite's income from 2015-2019."
Joe Biden stated on March 1, 2022 in his State of the Union address: “Our economy created over 6.5 million new jobs just last year, more jobs in one year than ever before in the history of the United States of America.”
Wisconsin Senate Republicans stated on February 2, 2022 in Twitter: Gov. Tony Evers has “only gotten one-third of the money meant for COVID relief out the door. He is sitting on $930 million in ARPA funds left unspent. In fact, he still has CARES Act money from two years ago.”
Facebook posts stated on February 6, 2022 in a Facebook post: President John F. Kennedy “was planning to end the Federal Reserve.”
Patrick Gaspard stated on February 13, 2022 in remarks on ABC's "This Week": "Inflation has been caused by the global economies shutting down all at once, reopening all at once. And … the U.S. economy is recovering at a far faster pace than any other country in the OECD."
Glenn Youngkin stated on January 17, 2022 in a speech.: Virginia’s economic growth “has stalled at less than 1% per year for eight years.”
Facebook posts stated on January 18, 2022 in a Facebook post: $2,000 stimulus checks were due on Jan. 19.
Facebook posts stated on January 6, 2022 in Facebook posts: “Dyson is canceling their contract with Walmart and selling off Dyson Supersonic” hair dryers “only for $1!”
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.”
Ralph Northam stated on January 12, 2022 in a speech.: “We’ve brought in more than $81 billion in economic investment, more than four times any previous administration.”
Joe Volk stated on November 17, 2021 in TV interview: “In Wisconsin, we have 50% of the population paying 50%, 60%, 70%, sometimes 80% for their housing.”
Joe Biden stated on December 3, 2021 in remarks from the White House: “Even after accounting for rising prices, the typical American family has more money in their pockets than they did last year.”
Joe Biden stated on December 1, 2021 in remarks at the White House: "The number of small businesses is up 30% compared to before the pandemic."
Colin Allred stated on October 25, 2021 in in a TV interview: "You've had over 2 million women drop out of the workforce during this pandemic."
Jen Psaki stated on November 15, 2021 in a White House press briefing: “No economist out there is projecting that (the Build Back Better bill) will have a negative impact on inflation.”
Gwen Moore stated on October 30, 2021 in TV interview: “If you’re a low-wage worker and you’re single and don’t have children, we’re literally taxing you into poverty."
Ron Klain stated on November 7, 2021 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": The Biden administration inherited gains of “50,000 jobs a month. We're now finally back to 500,000 jobs a month. We inherited a country where 4,000 people a day were dying from Covid. That's now down 75%.”
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.
