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 Facebook posts stated on March 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Unemployment now pays $24/hour, even if your wages were lower. Why don’t ‘essential’ people forced to still work get $24, too?” Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2020 in social media: Shows a waitress saying, "I lost my job. But I'll sleep better knowing” that the coronavirus relief bill included funding for the Kennedy Center, refugee resettlement, PBS, and congressional salaries: “Thanks, Democrats” Mike Parson stated on February 14, 2020 in a speech: “Right now we have over 40,000 new jobs in a little over 18 months” in Missouri. Gwen Moore stated on February 14, 2020 in a tweet: Says President Donald “Trump promised 13,000 new jobs to the people of #Wisconsin. 3 years later, we’re still waiting…” Bernie Sanders stated on March 8, 2020 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": “Trade agreements like NAFTA and permanent normal trade relations with China, which forced American workers to compete against people making pennies an hour, has resulted in the loss of 160,000 jobs here in Michigan." Cheri Toalson Reisch stated on February 1, 2020 in a House Special Committee hearing on Criminal Justice: “In Boone County (Missouri) with a 1.7% unemployment rate, we can’t find enough people, we can’t fill all the job openings.” Glenn Grothman stated on January 16, 2020 in a tweet: "In #WI, over 44,000 jobs depend on trade with Mexico and Canada." Pete Buttigieg stated on February 22, 2020 in a speech: Says Bernie Sanders would “go beyond reform and reorder the economy in ways most Democrats — let alone most Americans — don’t support." Donald Trump stated on January 14, 2020 in a public forum: “Very close to 160 million people are now working in the United States. Nobody's ever even come close to that number.” Elizabeth Warren stated on February 5, 2020 in a CNN town hall: “We have an America where … hard-working families have flat wages.” Donald Trump stated on February 4, 2020: "Years of economic decay are over" because Trump "reversed the failed economic policies of the previous administration." Donald Trump stated on January 28, 2020 in comments at a campaign rally: "Earnings for the bottom 10% are rising faster than earnings for the top 10%.” Bernie Sanders stated on December 19, 2019 in the Democratic debate in Los Angeles: Real wages "went up last year 1.1%." Elizabeth Warren stated on December 10, 2019 in a policy white paper: "Roughly one in four fish eaten in the United States was caught here and sent to Asia for processing before being re-imported for American consumers." Arnold Schwarzenegger stated on December 1, 2019 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "In Bakersfield, where there’s a lot of oil drilling going on, there’s more solar jobs now in Bakersfield and around that area than there are oil jobs." Woody Thrasher stated on August 21, 2019 in a tweet: "West Virginia is sixth overall in the average number of at-risk youth." Donald Trump stated on November 20, 2019 in a tweet: "Today I opened a major Apple Manufacturing plant in Texas that will bring high paying jobs back to America." Mike Pence stated on November 20, 2019 in a tweet: "Since President (Donald Trump’s) election, 36,000 jobs have been created in WI." Jack Salzwedel stated on October 8, 2019 in a public forum: "There’s more African American males in the penal system right now than there were (enslaved) at the height of slavery." Brian Kolb stated on September 24, 2019 in a Tweet: The Buffalo Billion is "still breaking every job promise" Democratic National Committee stated on September 20, 2019 in a press release: Says Donald Trump is breaking a campaign pledge to bring manufacturing jobs back to Wisconsin and Pennsylvania since the two states "have lost the most manufacturing jobs in the past year." Tom Steyer stated on October 15, 2019 in a Democratic presidential debate: "People haven't had a raise -- 90 percent of Americans have not had a raise for 40 years." Julián Castro stated on October 15, 2019 in a debate: "Ohio, Michigan, and Pennsylvania actually in the latest jobs data have lost jobs, not gained them." West Virginia Republican Party stated on August 27, 2019 in a tweet: "Women’s unemployment has been lower under President Trump than it’s been in nearly 70 years." Kamala Harris stated on August 12, 2019 in a CNN interview: It "is estimated that as many as 300,000 auto workers may be out of a job before the end of the year." Donald Trump stated on August 15, 2019 in a rally in Manchester, NH: Says Pennsylvania chemical plant and Louisiana liquified natural gas plant "could never have happened" without his administration. Bernie Sanders stated on July 10, 2019 in an op-ed in the Washington Post: "42 percent of (Walmart’s) associates are black." Florida Democratic Party stated on June 17, 2019 in a press release: The Trump administration has denied "4.2 million American workers overtime." Chris Taylor stated on May 21, 2019 in a tweet: "We saw the prison population expand and vacancy rates for correctional officers go from 2.9% to 15.2%" over the last eight years. Donald Trump stated on May 16, 2019 in an immigration speech: "Only 12% of legal immigrants are selected based on skill or based on merit. In countries like Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and others, that number is closer to 60, and even 70 and 75% in some cases."
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Facebook posts stated on March 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Unemployment now pays $24/hour, even if your wages were lower. Why don’t ‘essential’ people forced to still work get $24, too?” Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2020 in social media: Shows a waitress saying, "I lost my job. But I'll sleep better knowing” that the coronavirus relief bill included funding for the Kennedy Center, refugee resettlement, PBS, and congressional salaries: “Thanks, Democrats” Mike Parson stated on February 14, 2020 in a speech: “Right now we have over 40,000 new jobs in a little over 18 months” in Missouri. Gwen Moore stated on February 14, 2020 in a tweet: Says President Donald “Trump promised 13,000 new jobs to the people of #Wisconsin. 3 years later, we’re still waiting…” Bernie Sanders stated on March 8, 2020 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": “Trade agreements like NAFTA and permanent normal trade relations with China, which forced American workers to compete against people making pennies an hour, has resulted in the loss of 160,000 jobs here in Michigan." Cheri Toalson Reisch stated on February 1, 2020 in a House Special Committee hearing on Criminal Justice: “In Boone County (Missouri) with a 1.7% unemployment rate, we can’t find enough people, we can’t fill all the job openings.” Glenn Grothman stated on January 16, 2020 in a tweet: "In #WI, over 44,000 jobs depend on trade with Mexico and Canada." Pete Buttigieg stated on February 22, 2020 in a speech: Says Bernie Sanders would “go beyond reform and reorder the economy in ways most Democrats — let alone most Americans — don’t support." Donald Trump stated on January 14, 2020 in a public forum: “Very close to 160 million people are now working in the United States. Nobody's ever even come close to that number.” Elizabeth Warren stated on February 5, 2020 in a CNN town hall: “We have an America where … hard-working families have flat wages.” Donald Trump stated on February 4, 2020: "Years of economic decay are over" because Trump "reversed the failed economic policies of the previous administration." Donald Trump stated on January 28, 2020 in comments at a campaign rally: "Earnings for the bottom 10% are rising faster than earnings for the top 10%.” Bernie Sanders stated on December 19, 2019 in the Democratic debate in Los Angeles: Real wages "went up last year 1.1%." Elizabeth Warren stated on December 10, 2019 in a policy white paper: "Roughly one in four fish eaten in the United States was caught here and sent to Asia for processing before being re-imported for American consumers." Arnold Schwarzenegger stated on December 1, 2019 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "In Bakersfield, where there’s a lot of oil drilling going on, there’s more solar jobs now in Bakersfield and around that area than there are oil jobs." Woody Thrasher stated on August 21, 2019 in a tweet: "West Virginia is sixth overall in the average number of at-risk youth." Donald Trump stated on November 20, 2019 in a tweet: "Today I opened a major Apple Manufacturing plant in Texas that will bring high paying jobs back to America." Mike Pence stated on November 20, 2019 in a tweet: "Since President (Donald Trump’s) election, 36,000 jobs have been created in WI." Jack Salzwedel stated on October 8, 2019 in a public forum: "There’s more African American males in the penal system right now than there were (enslaved) at the height of slavery." Brian Kolb stated on September 24, 2019 in a Tweet: The Buffalo Billion is "still breaking every job promise" Democratic National Committee stated on September 20, 2019 in a press release: Says Donald Trump is breaking a campaign pledge to bring manufacturing jobs back to Wisconsin and Pennsylvania since the two states "have lost the most manufacturing jobs in the past year." Tom Steyer stated on October 15, 2019 in a Democratic presidential debate: "People haven't had a raise -- 90 percent of Americans have not had a raise for 40 years." Julián Castro stated on October 15, 2019 in a debate: "Ohio, Michigan, and Pennsylvania actually in the latest jobs data have lost jobs, not gained them." West Virginia Republican Party stated on August 27, 2019 in a tweet: "Women’s unemployment has been lower under President Trump than it’s been in nearly 70 years." Kamala Harris stated on August 12, 2019 in a CNN interview: It "is estimated that as many as 300,000 auto workers may be out of a job before the end of the year." Donald Trump stated on August 15, 2019 in a rally in Manchester, NH: Says Pennsylvania chemical plant and Louisiana liquified natural gas plant "could never have happened" without his administration. Bernie Sanders stated on July 10, 2019 in an op-ed in the Washington Post: "42 percent of (Walmart’s) associates are black." Florida Democratic Party stated on June 17, 2019 in a press release: The Trump administration has denied "4.2 million American workers overtime." Chris Taylor stated on May 21, 2019 in a tweet: "We saw the prison population expand and vacancy rates for correctional officers go from 2.9% to 15.2%" over the last eight years. Donald Trump stated on May 16, 2019 in an immigration speech: "Only 12% of legal immigrants are selected based on skill or based on merit. In countries like Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and others, that number is closer to 60, and even 70 and 75% in some cases."
Facebook posts stated on March 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Unemployment now pays $24/hour, even if your wages were lower. Why don’t ‘essential’ people forced to still work get $24, too?”
Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2020 in social media: Shows a waitress saying, "I lost my job. But I'll sleep better knowing” that the coronavirus relief bill included funding for the Kennedy Center, refugee resettlement, PBS, and congressional salaries: “Thanks, Democrats”
Mike Parson stated on February 14, 2020 in a speech: “Right now we have over 40,000 new jobs in a little over 18 months” in Missouri.
Gwen Moore stated on February 14, 2020 in a tweet: Says President Donald “Trump promised 13,000 new jobs to the people of #Wisconsin. 3 years later, we’re still waiting…”
Bernie Sanders stated on March 8, 2020 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": “Trade agreements like NAFTA and permanent normal trade relations with China, which forced American workers to compete against people making pennies an hour, has resulted in the loss of 160,000 jobs here in Michigan."
Cheri Toalson Reisch stated on February 1, 2020 in a House Special Committee hearing on Criminal Justice: “In Boone County (Missouri) with a 1.7% unemployment rate, we can’t find enough people, we can’t fill all the job openings.”
Glenn Grothman stated on January 16, 2020 in a tweet: "In #WI, over 44,000 jobs depend on trade with Mexico and Canada."
Pete Buttigieg stated on February 22, 2020 in a speech: Says Bernie Sanders would “go beyond reform and reorder the economy in ways most Democrats — let alone most Americans — don’t support."
Donald Trump stated on January 14, 2020 in a public forum: “Very close to 160 million people are now working in the United States. Nobody's ever even come close to that number.”
Elizabeth Warren stated on February 5, 2020 in a CNN town hall: “We have an America where … hard-working families have flat wages.”
Donald Trump stated on February 4, 2020: "Years of economic decay are over" because Trump "reversed the failed economic policies of the previous administration."
Donald Trump stated on January 28, 2020 in comments at a campaign rally: "Earnings for the bottom 10% are rising faster than earnings for the top 10%.”
Bernie Sanders stated on December 19, 2019 in the Democratic debate in Los Angeles: Real wages "went up last year 1.1%."
Elizabeth Warren stated on December 10, 2019 in a policy white paper: "Roughly one in four fish eaten in the United States was caught here and sent to Asia for processing before being re-imported for American consumers."
Arnold Schwarzenegger stated on December 1, 2019 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "In Bakersfield, where there’s a lot of oil drilling going on, there’s more solar jobs now in Bakersfield and around that area than there are oil jobs."
Woody Thrasher stated on August 21, 2019 in a tweet: "West Virginia is sixth overall in the average number of at-risk youth."
Donald Trump stated on November 20, 2019 in a tweet: "Today I opened a major Apple Manufacturing plant in Texas that will bring high paying jobs back to America."
Mike Pence stated on November 20, 2019 in a tweet: "Since President (Donald Trump’s) election, 36,000 jobs have been created in WI."
Jack Salzwedel stated on October 8, 2019 in a public forum: "There’s more African American males in the penal system right now than there were (enslaved) at the height of slavery."
Brian Kolb stated on September 24, 2019 in a Tweet: The Buffalo Billion is "still breaking every job promise"
Democratic National Committee stated on September 20, 2019 in a press release: Says Donald Trump is breaking a campaign pledge to bring manufacturing jobs back to Wisconsin and Pennsylvania since the two states "have lost the most manufacturing jobs in the past year."
Tom Steyer stated on October 15, 2019 in a Democratic presidential debate: "People haven't had a raise -- 90 percent of Americans have not had a raise for 40 years."
Julián Castro stated on October 15, 2019 in a debate: "Ohio, Michigan, and Pennsylvania actually in the latest jobs data have lost jobs, not gained them."
West Virginia Republican Party stated on August 27, 2019 in a tweet: "Women’s unemployment has been lower under President Trump than it’s been in nearly 70 years."
Kamala Harris stated on August 12, 2019 in a CNN interview: It "is estimated that as many as 300,000 auto workers may be out of a job before the end of the year."
Donald Trump stated on August 15, 2019 in a rally in Manchester, NH: Says Pennsylvania chemical plant and Louisiana liquified natural gas plant "could never have happened" without his administration.
Bernie Sanders stated on July 10, 2019 in an op-ed in the Washington Post: "42 percent of (Walmart’s) associates are black."
Florida Democratic Party stated on June 17, 2019 in a press release: The Trump administration has denied "4.2 million American workers overtime."
Chris Taylor stated on May 21, 2019 in a tweet: "We saw the prison population expand and vacancy rates for correctional officers go from 2.9% to 15.2%" over the last eight years.
Donald Trump stated on May 16, 2019 in an immigration speech: "Only 12% of legal immigrants are selected based on skill or based on merit. In countries like Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and others, that number is closer to 60, and even 70 and 75% in some cases."
