Latest Half-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 Russ Feingold stated on June 5, 2015 in a speech at the state Democratic Party convention: "The United States still ranks 20th in the world in access to broadband -- over 50 percent below the best nations." Martin O'Malley stated on May 30, 2015 in his presidential announcement speech: "Today in America, 70 percent of us are earning the same or less than we were 12 years ago, and this is the first time that that has happened this side of World War II." Thomas Perez stated on May 7, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": Due to "over-incarceration … in 1950, two out of three young black men were in the workforce. Today, it's one out of three black men are in the workforce." Occupy Democrats stated on March 31, 2015 in a meme on social media: Despite raising taxes on the wealthy and hiking the minimum wage, Minnesota "is creating jobs at a record pace, unemployment is at a historic low, median income is skyrocketing, and (the) state has a billion-dollar surplus." Martin O'Malley stated on March 29, 2015 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": In the United States, we’ve had "12 years in a row of wages declining." Tyrone Brooks stated on January 20, 2015 in a statement: State lawmakers are spending taxpayer money for parking that billionaire Arthur Blank could build while paying some state employees so little they are on food stamps. Donna Nesselbush stated on March 6, 2015 in a commentary: "In an average grocery store, roughly 75 percent of processed foods contain genetically modified organisms, or GMOs." John Boehner stated on January 25, 2015 in an interview on CBS' "60 Minutes": The Affordable Care Act "basically puts a penalty or a tax on employers for every new job they create." Andy Puzder stated on January 13, 2015 in an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal: "Obamacare has caused millions of full-time jobs to become part-time." Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in his 2015 State of the Union address: "Since 2010, America has put more people back to work than Europe, Japan, and all advanced economies combined." Kevin Flynn stated on November 25, 2014 in a website story: "There’s nothing in the [RhodeMap RI] plan that takes away local government control and local zoning control." Barack Obama stated on November 16, 2014 in a press conference after the G20 summit: "Over the last few years, we’ve put more people back to work than all the other advanced economies combined." Mary Burke stated on October 24, 2014 in a speech: Says Scott Walker "gave $6 million in tax breaks to a corporation and told them that they can keep that money even if they lay off half their workforce." Rick Scott stated on October 10, 2014 in a gubernatorial debate: "The CBO says if we raise the minimum wage the way Charlie (Crist) wants to do it, it would lose 500,000 jobs." Rick Scott stated on October 10, 2014 in a gubernatorial debate in Miramar: "832,000 people lost their job while (Charlie Crist was) governor." Barack Obama stated on October 3, 2014 in a speech in Princeton, Ind.: "The states that have raised the minimum wage (this year) have had faster job growth than the states that haven’t raised the minimum wage." Thom Tillis stated on October 7, 2014 in a debate: In North Carolina, "now we're near the national average" for unemployment. Barack Obama stated on October 2, 2014 in a speech at Northwestern University: "When I took office, the deficit was nearly 10 percent of our economy. Today, it's approaching 3 percent." Facebook posts stated on September 26, 2014 in a Facebook meme: Countries with a higher minimum wage than the United States’ $7.25 an hour include Denmark at $21, Australia at $15.81, Germany at $11 and France at $12.35. Senate Majority PAC stated on September 15, 2014 in a campaign ad: "New Hampshire has lost more jobs to China than any other state." Rand Paul stated on September 11, 2014 in an interview with NPR: "Income inequality is worse in towns run by Democrat mayors than in towns run by Republican mayors." Connie Stokes stated on August 27, 2014 in a fundraising email: Women still do not get paid as much as men, even "for the same work, period." Cormick Lynch stated on August 3, 2014 in a debate on WPRI's Newsmakers: The cost of "college education has gone up 1,200 percent since 1978." Republican Party of Florida stated on July 8, 2014 in a campaign commercial: Says Charlie Crist "voted against raising the minimum wage." John Kitzhaber stated on May 15, 2014 in a website statement: "Since the governor took office, Oregon’s unemployment rate has dropped to its lowest point in three years." Vicky Hartzler stated on June 24, 2014 in a "Roll Call" interview: The Export-Import Bank "doesn’t cost taxpayers anything." Georgia Restaurant Association stated on June 25, 2014 in in a study: The wages of about 60,562 state and local government employees would be affected if the minimum wage is increased to $10.10 in Georgia, for a combined cost to taxpayers of more than $164 million annually. EMILY's List stated on June 16, 2014 in a television ad: "Thom Tillis cut almost $500 million from education." Alison Lundergan Grimes stated on June 3, 2014 in a radio ad: "Sen. McConnell says it's not his job to bring jobs to Kentucky." Charles Schumer stated on May 5, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC: If you work 40 hours a week at the proposed minimum wage of $10.10 an hour, "you get out of poverty."
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Russ Feingold stated on June 5, 2015 in a speech at the state Democratic Party convention: "The United States still ranks 20th in the world in access to broadband -- over 50 percent below the best nations." Martin O'Malley stated on May 30, 2015 in his presidential announcement speech: "Today in America, 70 percent of us are earning the same or less than we were 12 years ago, and this is the first time that that has happened this side of World War II." Thomas Perez stated on May 7, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": Due to "over-incarceration … in 1950, two out of three young black men were in the workforce. Today, it's one out of three black men are in the workforce." Occupy Democrats stated on March 31, 2015 in a meme on social media: Despite raising taxes on the wealthy and hiking the minimum wage, Minnesota "is creating jobs at a record pace, unemployment is at a historic low, median income is skyrocketing, and (the) state has a billion-dollar surplus." Martin O'Malley stated on March 29, 2015 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": In the United States, we’ve had "12 years in a row of wages declining." Tyrone Brooks stated on January 20, 2015 in a statement: State lawmakers are spending taxpayer money for parking that billionaire Arthur Blank could build while paying some state employees so little they are on food stamps. Donna Nesselbush stated on March 6, 2015 in a commentary: "In an average grocery store, roughly 75 percent of processed foods contain genetically modified organisms, or GMOs." John Boehner stated on January 25, 2015 in an interview on CBS' "60 Minutes": The Affordable Care Act "basically puts a penalty or a tax on employers for every new job they create." Andy Puzder stated on January 13, 2015 in an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal: "Obamacare has caused millions of full-time jobs to become part-time." Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in his 2015 State of the Union address: "Since 2010, America has put more people back to work than Europe, Japan, and all advanced economies combined." Kevin Flynn stated on November 25, 2014 in a website story: "There’s nothing in the [RhodeMap RI] plan that takes away local government control and local zoning control." Barack Obama stated on November 16, 2014 in a press conference after the G20 summit: "Over the last few years, we’ve put more people back to work than all the other advanced economies combined." Mary Burke stated on October 24, 2014 in a speech: Says Scott Walker "gave $6 million in tax breaks to a corporation and told them that they can keep that money even if they lay off half their workforce." Rick Scott stated on October 10, 2014 in a gubernatorial debate: "The CBO says if we raise the minimum wage the way Charlie (Crist) wants to do it, it would lose 500,000 jobs." Rick Scott stated on October 10, 2014 in a gubernatorial debate in Miramar: "832,000 people lost their job while (Charlie Crist was) governor." Barack Obama stated on October 3, 2014 in a speech in Princeton, Ind.: "The states that have raised the minimum wage (this year) have had faster job growth than the states that haven’t raised the minimum wage." Thom Tillis stated on October 7, 2014 in a debate: In North Carolina, "now we're near the national average" for unemployment. Barack Obama stated on October 2, 2014 in a speech at Northwestern University: "When I took office, the deficit was nearly 10 percent of our economy. Today, it's approaching 3 percent." Facebook posts stated on September 26, 2014 in a Facebook meme: Countries with a higher minimum wage than the United States’ $7.25 an hour include Denmark at $21, Australia at $15.81, Germany at $11 and France at $12.35. Senate Majority PAC stated on September 15, 2014 in a campaign ad: "New Hampshire has lost more jobs to China than any other state." Rand Paul stated on September 11, 2014 in an interview with NPR: "Income inequality is worse in towns run by Democrat mayors than in towns run by Republican mayors." Connie Stokes stated on August 27, 2014 in a fundraising email: Women still do not get paid as much as men, even "for the same work, period." Cormick Lynch stated on August 3, 2014 in a debate on WPRI's Newsmakers: The cost of "college education has gone up 1,200 percent since 1978." Republican Party of Florida stated on July 8, 2014 in a campaign commercial: Says Charlie Crist "voted against raising the minimum wage." John Kitzhaber stated on May 15, 2014 in a website statement: "Since the governor took office, Oregon’s unemployment rate has dropped to its lowest point in three years." Vicky Hartzler stated on June 24, 2014 in a "Roll Call" interview: The Export-Import Bank "doesn’t cost taxpayers anything." Georgia Restaurant Association stated on June 25, 2014 in in a study: The wages of about 60,562 state and local government employees would be affected if the minimum wage is increased to $10.10 in Georgia, for a combined cost to taxpayers of more than $164 million annually. EMILY's List stated on June 16, 2014 in a television ad: "Thom Tillis cut almost $500 million from education." Alison Lundergan Grimes stated on June 3, 2014 in a radio ad: "Sen. McConnell says it's not his job to bring jobs to Kentucky." Charles Schumer stated on May 5, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC: If you work 40 hours a week at the proposed minimum wage of $10.10 an hour, "you get out of poverty."
Russ Feingold stated on June 5, 2015 in a speech at the state Democratic Party convention: "The United States still ranks 20th in the world in access to broadband -- over 50 percent below the best nations."
Martin O'Malley stated on May 30, 2015 in his presidential announcement speech: "Today in America, 70 percent of us are earning the same or less than we were 12 years ago, and this is the first time that that has happened this side of World War II."
Thomas Perez stated on May 7, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": Due to "over-incarceration … in 1950, two out of three young black men were in the workforce. Today, it's one out of three black men are in the workforce."
Occupy Democrats stated on March 31, 2015 in a meme on social media: Despite raising taxes on the wealthy and hiking the minimum wage, Minnesota "is creating jobs at a record pace, unemployment is at a historic low, median income is skyrocketing, and (the) state has a billion-dollar surplus."
Martin O'Malley stated on March 29, 2015 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": In the United States, we’ve had "12 years in a row of wages declining."
Tyrone Brooks stated on January 20, 2015 in a statement: State lawmakers are spending taxpayer money for parking that billionaire Arthur Blank could build while paying some state employees so little they are on food stamps.
Donna Nesselbush stated on March 6, 2015 in a commentary: "In an average grocery store, roughly 75 percent of processed foods contain genetically modified organisms, or GMOs."
John Boehner stated on January 25, 2015 in an interview on CBS' "60 Minutes": The Affordable Care Act "basically puts a penalty or a tax on employers for every new job they create."
Andy Puzder stated on January 13, 2015 in an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal: "Obamacare has caused millions of full-time jobs to become part-time."
Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in his 2015 State of the Union address: "Since 2010, America has put more people back to work than Europe, Japan, and all advanced economies combined."
Kevin Flynn stated on November 25, 2014 in a website story: "There’s nothing in the [RhodeMap RI] plan that takes away local government control and local zoning control."
Barack Obama stated on November 16, 2014 in a press conference after the G20 summit: "Over the last few years, we’ve put more people back to work than all the other advanced economies combined."
Mary Burke stated on October 24, 2014 in a speech: Says Scott Walker "gave $6 million in tax breaks to a corporation and told them that they can keep that money even if they lay off half their workforce."
Rick Scott stated on October 10, 2014 in a gubernatorial debate: "The CBO says if we raise the minimum wage the way Charlie (Crist) wants to do it, it would lose 500,000 jobs."
Rick Scott stated on October 10, 2014 in a gubernatorial debate in Miramar: "832,000 people lost their job while (Charlie Crist was) governor."
Barack Obama stated on October 3, 2014 in a speech in Princeton, Ind.: "The states that have raised the minimum wage (this year) have had faster job growth than the states that haven’t raised the minimum wage."
Thom Tillis stated on October 7, 2014 in a debate: In North Carolina, "now we're near the national average" for unemployment.
Barack Obama stated on October 2, 2014 in a speech at Northwestern University: "When I took office, the deficit was nearly 10 percent of our economy. Today, it's approaching 3 percent."
Facebook posts stated on September 26, 2014 in a Facebook meme: Countries with a higher minimum wage than the United States’ $7.25 an hour include Denmark at $21, Australia at $15.81, Germany at $11 and France at $12.35.
Senate Majority PAC stated on September 15, 2014 in a campaign ad: "New Hampshire has lost more jobs to China than any other state."
Rand Paul stated on September 11, 2014 in an interview with NPR: "Income inequality is worse in towns run by Democrat mayors than in towns run by Republican mayors."
Connie Stokes stated on August 27, 2014 in a fundraising email: Women still do not get paid as much as men, even "for the same work, period."
Cormick Lynch stated on August 3, 2014 in a debate on WPRI's Newsmakers: The cost of "college education has gone up 1,200 percent since 1978."
Republican Party of Florida stated on July 8, 2014 in a campaign commercial: Says Charlie Crist "voted against raising the minimum wage."
John Kitzhaber stated on May 15, 2014 in a website statement: "Since the governor took office, Oregon’s unemployment rate has dropped to its lowest point in three years."
Vicky Hartzler stated on June 24, 2014 in a "Roll Call" interview: The Export-Import Bank "doesn’t cost taxpayers anything."
Georgia Restaurant Association stated on June 25, 2014 in in a study: The wages of about 60,562 state and local government employees would be affected if the minimum wage is increased to $10.10 in Georgia, for a combined cost to taxpayers of more than $164 million annually.
EMILY's List stated on June 16, 2014 in a television ad: "Thom Tillis cut almost $500 million from education."
Alison Lundergan Grimes stated on June 3, 2014 in a radio ad: "Sen. McConnell says it's not his job to bring jobs to Kentucky."
Charles Schumer stated on May 5, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC: If you work 40 hours a week at the proposed minimum wage of $10.10 an hour, "you get out of poverty."
