Latest Fact-checks in Jobs 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 Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on July 21, 2011 in a news release: Says "over 50 percent of U.S. job growth in June came" from Wisconsin. Shirley Turner stated on July 12, 2011 in a speech on the Senate floor: Says unemployment in Trenton is "twice as much as what we see in every other area of the state" and, as a result, "we have seen an increase in crime." Kay Bailey Hutchison stated on June 29, 2011 in an interview with CNBC: "The only growth sector that we’ve had in the last two years in America is government growth." Bernie Sanders stated on July 18, 2011 in a tweet: "Since 2000, nearly 12 million Americans have slipped out of the middle class and into poverty." David Dewhurst stated on July 5, 2011 in a Twitter message.: Says President Barack Obama’s "own economists say the stimulus cost $278K per job ‘created.’ " Craig Miller stated on July 12, 2011 in a campaign launch message on his website: "I've created over 40,000 jobs." Marco Rubio stated on July 17, 2011 in interview on CBS's "Face the Nation": "We have not had unemployment this high for this long since the Great Depression." Marc Morial stated on July 17, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "The black unemployment rate (has) increased since the recovery has begun." Bob McDonnell stated on July 13, 2011 in a TV interview.: Ninety percent of the job growth in Virginia has been in the private sector. Sheila Oliver stated on July 8, 2011 in a press release from Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver (D-Essex): "Numerous studies have shown that these so-called right-to-work laws do not generate jobs and economic growth." Republican National Committee stated on July 7, 2011 in a television commercial: Since President Obama took office, "2 million jobs. Gone." Barack Obama stated on July 11, 2011 in a press conference: "As we've seen that federal support for states diminish, you've seen the biggest job losses in the public sector -- teachers, police officers, firefighters losing their jobs." Steve Oroho stated on June 29, 2011 in a press release from Sen. Steve Oroho (R-Sussex): Because of Democratic tax hikes, New Jersey ended a decade with fewer private sector jobs for the first time in recorded history. Paul Krugman stated on July 11, 2011 in a "New York Times" column: "There are actually half a million fewer government employees now than there were when (President Barack) Obama took office." Eddie Rodriguez stated on June 22, 2011 in remarks to the Central Texas Democratic Forum: "We’re losing almost 6,000 state jobs." Barack Obama stated on July 6, 2011 in a Twitter Town Hall: Says that when President Bill Clinton raised the top tax rates to levels now proposed by Obama, the country experienced significant job growth. Barack Obama stated on July 6, 2011 in a Twitter town hall: "Young veterans have a higher unemployment rate than people who didn’t serve." Bob McDonnell stated on June 25, 2011 in an op-ed.: "Under Gov. Rick Perry’s leadership [Texas] has created more jobs over the last decade than the rest of the states combined." Rod Smith stated on June 28, 2011 in an e-mail to supporters: "Rick Scott has destroyed over 100,000 jobs." Rick Scott stated on June 23, 2011 in comments at a bill signing: "In May we generated more jobs than all the rest of the country combined: 28,000 jobs in May for the state, 54,000 for the entire country." Rick Scott stated on June 17, 2011 in a statement: "Since I took office, we’ve created 76,800 jobs." Harry Reid stated on June 22, 2011 in an online chat with the "Washington Post": "Hispanic unemployment has been ticking down from an all-time high of 13.9 percent because of the policies we’ve implemented." Rick Perry stated on June 14, 2011 in a cameo interview.: "Since June 2009, about 48 percent of all the jobs created in America were in Texas." David Axelrod stated on June 19, 2011 in a CNN interview: When Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts ranked 47th out of 50 states in job creation. Newt Gingrich stated on June 13, 2011 in a debate: "The right-to-work states are creating a lot more jobs today than the heavily unionized states." George Allen stated on June 14, 2011 in a speech.: "The tax on job creating businesses is 35 percent in the United States, second worst in the entire world." John Kitzhaber stated on April 19, 2011 in a press release: "Creating 25 jobs in Umatilla County has the same impact as 500 jobs in the metro region." Mitt Romney stated on June 16, 2011 in an appearance at a Tampa coffee shop: "This is the slowest job recovery since Hoover." Newt Gingrich stated on June 13, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate: If today's economy was rebounding at the rate of the "Reagan recovery," it would have created the equivalent of 25 million new jobs and raised federal revenue by $800 billion a year. Adam Hasner stated on June 8, 2011 in a press statement: "Earlier this year, the head of the Congressional Budget Office testified before Congress that implementation of Obamacare would cost 800,000 jobs."
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Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on July 21, 2011 in a news release: Says "over 50 percent of U.S. job growth in June came" from Wisconsin. Shirley Turner stated on July 12, 2011 in a speech on the Senate floor: Says unemployment in Trenton is "twice as much as what we see in every other area of the state" and, as a result, "we have seen an increase in crime." Kay Bailey Hutchison stated on June 29, 2011 in an interview with CNBC: "The only growth sector that we’ve had in the last two years in America is government growth." Bernie Sanders stated on July 18, 2011 in a tweet: "Since 2000, nearly 12 million Americans have slipped out of the middle class and into poverty." David Dewhurst stated on July 5, 2011 in a Twitter message.: Says President Barack Obama’s "own economists say the stimulus cost $278K per job ‘created.’ " Craig Miller stated on July 12, 2011 in a campaign launch message on his website: "I've created over 40,000 jobs." Marco Rubio stated on July 17, 2011 in interview on CBS's "Face the Nation": "We have not had unemployment this high for this long since the Great Depression." Marc Morial stated on July 17, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "The black unemployment rate (has) increased since the recovery has begun." Bob McDonnell stated on July 13, 2011 in a TV interview.: Ninety percent of the job growth in Virginia has been in the private sector. Sheila Oliver stated on July 8, 2011 in a press release from Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver (D-Essex): "Numerous studies have shown that these so-called right-to-work laws do not generate jobs and economic growth." Republican National Committee stated on July 7, 2011 in a television commercial: Since President Obama took office, "2 million jobs. Gone." Barack Obama stated on July 11, 2011 in a press conference: "As we've seen that federal support for states diminish, you've seen the biggest job losses in the public sector -- teachers, police officers, firefighters losing their jobs." Steve Oroho stated on June 29, 2011 in a press release from Sen. Steve Oroho (R-Sussex): Because of Democratic tax hikes, New Jersey ended a decade with fewer private sector jobs for the first time in recorded history. Paul Krugman stated on July 11, 2011 in a "New York Times" column: "There are actually half a million fewer government employees now than there were when (President Barack) Obama took office." Eddie Rodriguez stated on June 22, 2011 in remarks to the Central Texas Democratic Forum: "We’re losing almost 6,000 state jobs." Barack Obama stated on July 6, 2011 in a Twitter Town Hall: Says that when President Bill Clinton raised the top tax rates to levels now proposed by Obama, the country experienced significant job growth. Barack Obama stated on July 6, 2011 in a Twitter town hall: "Young veterans have a higher unemployment rate than people who didn’t serve." Bob McDonnell stated on June 25, 2011 in an op-ed.: "Under Gov. Rick Perry’s leadership [Texas] has created more jobs over the last decade than the rest of the states combined." Rod Smith stated on June 28, 2011 in an e-mail to supporters: "Rick Scott has destroyed over 100,000 jobs." Rick Scott stated on June 23, 2011 in comments at a bill signing: "In May we generated more jobs than all the rest of the country combined: 28,000 jobs in May for the state, 54,000 for the entire country." Rick Scott stated on June 17, 2011 in a statement: "Since I took office, we’ve created 76,800 jobs." Harry Reid stated on June 22, 2011 in an online chat with the "Washington Post": "Hispanic unemployment has been ticking down from an all-time high of 13.9 percent because of the policies we’ve implemented." Rick Perry stated on June 14, 2011 in a cameo interview.: "Since June 2009, about 48 percent of all the jobs created in America were in Texas." David Axelrod stated on June 19, 2011 in a CNN interview: When Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts ranked 47th out of 50 states in job creation. Newt Gingrich stated on June 13, 2011 in a debate: "The right-to-work states are creating a lot more jobs today than the heavily unionized states." George Allen stated on June 14, 2011 in a speech.: "The tax on job creating businesses is 35 percent in the United States, second worst in the entire world." John Kitzhaber stated on April 19, 2011 in a press release: "Creating 25 jobs in Umatilla County has the same impact as 500 jobs in the metro region." Mitt Romney stated on June 16, 2011 in an appearance at a Tampa coffee shop: "This is the slowest job recovery since Hoover." Newt Gingrich stated on June 13, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate: If today's economy was rebounding at the rate of the "Reagan recovery," it would have created the equivalent of 25 million new jobs and raised federal revenue by $800 billion a year. Adam Hasner stated on June 8, 2011 in a press statement: "Earlier this year, the head of the Congressional Budget Office testified before Congress that implementation of Obamacare would cost 800,000 jobs."
Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on July 21, 2011 in a news release: Says "over 50 percent of U.S. job growth in June came" from Wisconsin.
Shirley Turner stated on July 12, 2011 in a speech on the Senate floor: Says unemployment in Trenton is "twice as much as what we see in every other area of the state" and, as a result, "we have seen an increase in crime."
Kay Bailey Hutchison stated on June 29, 2011 in an interview with CNBC: "The only growth sector that we’ve had in the last two years in America is government growth."
Bernie Sanders stated on July 18, 2011 in a tweet: "Since 2000, nearly 12 million Americans have slipped out of the middle class and into poverty."
David Dewhurst stated on July 5, 2011 in a Twitter message.: Says President Barack Obama’s "own economists say the stimulus cost $278K per job ‘created.’ "
Craig Miller stated on July 12, 2011 in a campaign launch message on his website: "I've created over 40,000 jobs."
Marco Rubio stated on July 17, 2011 in interview on CBS's "Face the Nation": "We have not had unemployment this high for this long since the Great Depression."
Marc Morial stated on July 17, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "The black unemployment rate (has) increased since the recovery has begun."
Bob McDonnell stated on July 13, 2011 in a TV interview.: Ninety percent of the job growth in Virginia has been in the private sector.
Sheila Oliver stated on July 8, 2011 in a press release from Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver (D-Essex): "Numerous studies have shown that these so-called right-to-work laws do not generate jobs and economic growth."
Republican National Committee stated on July 7, 2011 in a television commercial: Since President Obama took office, "2 million jobs. Gone."
Barack Obama stated on July 11, 2011 in a press conference: "As we've seen that federal support for states diminish, you've seen the biggest job losses in the public sector -- teachers, police officers, firefighters losing their jobs."
Steve Oroho stated on June 29, 2011 in a press release from Sen. Steve Oroho (R-Sussex): Because of Democratic tax hikes, New Jersey ended a decade with fewer private sector jobs for the first time in recorded history.
Paul Krugman stated on July 11, 2011 in a "New York Times" column: "There are actually half a million fewer government employees now than there were when (President Barack) Obama took office."
Eddie Rodriguez stated on June 22, 2011 in remarks to the Central Texas Democratic Forum: "We’re losing almost 6,000 state jobs."
Barack Obama stated on July 6, 2011 in a Twitter Town Hall: Says that when President Bill Clinton raised the top tax rates to levels now proposed by Obama, the country experienced significant job growth.
Barack Obama stated on July 6, 2011 in a Twitter town hall: "Young veterans have a higher unemployment rate than people who didn’t serve."
Bob McDonnell stated on June 25, 2011 in an op-ed.: "Under Gov. Rick Perry’s leadership [Texas] has created more jobs over the last decade than the rest of the states combined."
Rod Smith stated on June 28, 2011 in an e-mail to supporters: "Rick Scott has destroyed over 100,000 jobs."
Rick Scott stated on June 23, 2011 in comments at a bill signing: "In May we generated more jobs than all the rest of the country combined: 28,000 jobs in May for the state, 54,000 for the entire country."
Harry Reid stated on June 22, 2011 in an online chat with the "Washington Post": "Hispanic unemployment has been ticking down from an all-time high of 13.9 percent because of the policies we’ve implemented."
Rick Perry stated on June 14, 2011 in a cameo interview.: "Since June 2009, about 48 percent of all the jobs created in America were in Texas."
David Axelrod stated on June 19, 2011 in a CNN interview: When Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts ranked 47th out of 50 states in job creation.
Newt Gingrich stated on June 13, 2011 in a debate: "The right-to-work states are creating a lot more jobs today than the heavily unionized states."
George Allen stated on June 14, 2011 in a speech.: "The tax on job creating businesses is 35 percent in the United States, second worst in the entire world."
John Kitzhaber stated on April 19, 2011 in a press release: "Creating 25 jobs in Umatilla County has the same impact as 500 jobs in the metro region."
Mitt Romney stated on June 16, 2011 in an appearance at a Tampa coffee shop: "This is the slowest job recovery since Hoover."
Newt Gingrich stated on June 13, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate: If today's economy was rebounding at the rate of the "Reagan recovery," it would have created the equivalent of 25 million new jobs and raised federal revenue by $800 billion a year.
Adam Hasner stated on June 8, 2011 in a press statement: "Earlier this year, the head of the Congressional Budget Office testified before Congress that implementation of Obamacare would cost 800,000 jobs."
