Latest Mostly False 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 Roger Williams stated on April 11, 2012 in a campaign mailer.: "The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office concluded ObamaCare will cost the U.S. more than 800,000 jobs." Mitt Romney stated on April 6, 2012 in Mitt Romney's website: "Women account for 92.3 percent of the jobs lost under Obama." Josh Mandel stated on March 29, 2012 in a news release: Sherrod Brown opposed blocking a new EPA emissions rule, "despite acknowledging that the EPA's cap-and-trade regulations are ‘burdensome’ and could harm economic growth in Ohio." Cory Mason stated on February 23, 2012 in a news release: Says Wisconsin Assembly Republicans voted to repeal a law that ensures "that women cannot get paid less than a man for doing the same job." Gerry Connolly stated on February 13, 2012 in a TV interview: Says Obama has "doubled the stock market from where we started when he was sworn into office" Eric Cantor stated on March 16, 2012 in a written statement.: President Obama pushed through the stimulus "based on the promise of keeping unemployment under 8 percent." Reince Priebus stated on February 14, 2012 in an op-ed piece: "The national unemployment rate has been above 8 percent for a record 36 months." National Republican Congressional Committee stated on January 24, 2012 in a Web ad: "Since President Obama took full control of Washington … every single day, more than 1,500 of our jobs have been lost." U.S. Chamber of Commerce stated on February 8, 2012 in a video ad: Says the Congressional Budget Office said "unemployment could top 9 percent in 2013" Barbara Buono stated on January 25, 2012 in a column: Says "as of November, we were ranked 45th in the nation in terms of job creation, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics." Mitt Romney stated on January 16, 2012 in a tweet: "More Americans have lost their jobs under Barack Obama than any president in modern history." Winning Our Future stated on January 11, 2012 in the video, "When Mitt Romney Came to Town" : Says Romney and Bain Capital drove KB Toys into bankruptcy by loading it up with debt. Jon Huntsman stated on January 9, 2012 in comments to reporters in Concord, N.H.: "What’s clear is (Romney) likes firing people." Rick Scott stated on January 10, 2012 in his State of the State address: "At my first ‘Let’s Get to Work Day’ … we sold out;" more than 240 dozen doughnuts by 8:30 a.m. Republican National Committee stated on December 12, 2011 in an email to reporters: DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz "denied unemployment went up under Obama." Lloyd Doggett stated on December 8, 2011 in an opinion article at HuffingtonPost.com: Says that according to one economist, $1 of unemployment benefits boosts the economy by $1.61. Newt Gingrich stated on December 5, 2011 in a press conference: "The only reason the unemployment rate is going down is because … twice as many people dropped out of the employment pool as the number of jobs were created." Newt Gingrich stated on December 5, 2011 in a press conference: President Barack Obama "has now spent three years proving that he kills jobs in energy, he kills jobs in manufacturing." Americans for Prosperity stated on November 2, 2011 in a TV ad: "(President Barack Obama gave) half a billion in taxpayer money to help his friends at Solyndra, a business the White House knew was on the path to bankruptcy." Rick Perry stated on October 11, 2011 in the Blooomberg/Washington Post Republican presidential debate.: Says that "we brought CHI Manufacturing, that had business in China, back to" Texas. Harry Reid stated on October 19, 2011 in a Senate floor speech: With recent growth "it is very clear that private-sector jobs have been doing fine." Rick Perry stated on October 10, 2011 in a campaign ad: "Romneycare has … killed 18,000 Massachusetts jobs." John Boehner stated on October 7, 2011 in a news release: "Our unemployment rate has been higher than 8 percent for more than two-and-a-half years, far above what the Obama Administration promised with the 'stimulus.' " We Are Ohio stated on September 27, 2011 in a television commercial: "Senate Bill 5 makes it harder for nurses to give the patients the quality care they need." We Are Ohio stated on September 13, 2011 in a campaign commercial: Says that politicians who approved collective bargaining restrictions for public employees "exploited a loophole exempting themselves from Senate Bill 5." Eric Cantor stated on September 14, 2011 in a blog post: The jobs bill includes "President Obama's tax on soup kitchens" John Kasich stated on September 25, 2011 in a television interview: "Since the beginning of the year we've created a net increase of 45,000 jobs." Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on August 1, 2011 in a news release: Under Gov. Scott Walker, "unemployment is increasing in Wisconsin at twice the rate it is nationally." Raul Labrador stated on July 31, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Tax increases under Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm led to state unemployment going from 6.8 percent to 15.3 percent. 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."
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Roger Williams stated on April 11, 2012 in a campaign mailer.: "The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office concluded ObamaCare will cost the U.S. more than 800,000 jobs." Mitt Romney stated on April 6, 2012 in Mitt Romney's website: "Women account for 92.3 percent of the jobs lost under Obama." Josh Mandel stated on March 29, 2012 in a news release: Sherrod Brown opposed blocking a new EPA emissions rule, "despite acknowledging that the EPA's cap-and-trade regulations are ‘burdensome’ and could harm economic growth in Ohio." Cory Mason stated on February 23, 2012 in a news release: Says Wisconsin Assembly Republicans voted to repeal a law that ensures "that women cannot get paid less than a man for doing the same job." Gerry Connolly stated on February 13, 2012 in a TV interview: Says Obama has "doubled the stock market from where we started when he was sworn into office" Eric Cantor stated on March 16, 2012 in a written statement.: President Obama pushed through the stimulus "based on the promise of keeping unemployment under 8 percent." Reince Priebus stated on February 14, 2012 in an op-ed piece: "The national unemployment rate has been above 8 percent for a record 36 months." National Republican Congressional Committee stated on January 24, 2012 in a Web ad: "Since President Obama took full control of Washington … every single day, more than 1,500 of our jobs have been lost." U.S. Chamber of Commerce stated on February 8, 2012 in a video ad: Says the Congressional Budget Office said "unemployment could top 9 percent in 2013" Barbara Buono stated on January 25, 2012 in a column: Says "as of November, we were ranked 45th in the nation in terms of job creation, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics." Mitt Romney stated on January 16, 2012 in a tweet: "More Americans have lost their jobs under Barack Obama than any president in modern history." Winning Our Future stated on January 11, 2012 in the video, "When Mitt Romney Came to Town" : Says Romney and Bain Capital drove KB Toys into bankruptcy by loading it up with debt. Jon Huntsman stated on January 9, 2012 in comments to reporters in Concord, N.H.: "What’s clear is (Romney) likes firing people." Rick Scott stated on January 10, 2012 in his State of the State address: "At my first ‘Let’s Get to Work Day’ … we sold out;" more than 240 dozen doughnuts by 8:30 a.m. Republican National Committee stated on December 12, 2011 in an email to reporters: DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz "denied unemployment went up under Obama." Lloyd Doggett stated on December 8, 2011 in an opinion article at HuffingtonPost.com: Says that according to one economist, $1 of unemployment benefits boosts the economy by $1.61. Newt Gingrich stated on December 5, 2011 in a press conference: "The only reason the unemployment rate is going down is because … twice as many people dropped out of the employment pool as the number of jobs were created." Newt Gingrich stated on December 5, 2011 in a press conference: President Barack Obama "has now spent three years proving that he kills jobs in energy, he kills jobs in manufacturing." Americans for Prosperity stated on November 2, 2011 in a TV ad: "(President Barack Obama gave) half a billion in taxpayer money to help his friends at Solyndra, a business the White House knew was on the path to bankruptcy." Rick Perry stated on October 11, 2011 in the Blooomberg/Washington Post Republican presidential debate.: Says that "we brought CHI Manufacturing, that had business in China, back to" Texas. Harry Reid stated on October 19, 2011 in a Senate floor speech: With recent growth "it is very clear that private-sector jobs have been doing fine." Rick Perry stated on October 10, 2011 in a campaign ad: "Romneycare has … killed 18,000 Massachusetts jobs." John Boehner stated on October 7, 2011 in a news release: "Our unemployment rate has been higher than 8 percent for more than two-and-a-half years, far above what the Obama Administration promised with the 'stimulus.' " We Are Ohio stated on September 27, 2011 in a television commercial: "Senate Bill 5 makes it harder for nurses to give the patients the quality care they need." We Are Ohio stated on September 13, 2011 in a campaign commercial: Says that politicians who approved collective bargaining restrictions for public employees "exploited a loophole exempting themselves from Senate Bill 5." Eric Cantor stated on September 14, 2011 in a blog post: The jobs bill includes "President Obama's tax on soup kitchens" John Kasich stated on September 25, 2011 in a television interview: "Since the beginning of the year we've created a net increase of 45,000 jobs." Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on August 1, 2011 in a news release: Under Gov. Scott Walker, "unemployment is increasing in Wisconsin at twice the rate it is nationally." Raul Labrador stated on July 31, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Tax increases under Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm led to state unemployment going from 6.8 percent to 15.3 percent. 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."
Roger Williams stated on April 11, 2012 in a campaign mailer.: "The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office concluded ObamaCare will cost the U.S. more than 800,000 jobs."
Mitt Romney stated on April 6, 2012 in Mitt Romney's website: "Women account for 92.3 percent of the jobs lost under Obama."
Josh Mandel stated on March 29, 2012 in a news release: Sherrod Brown opposed blocking a new EPA emissions rule, "despite acknowledging that the EPA's cap-and-trade regulations are ‘burdensome’ and could harm economic growth in Ohio."
Cory Mason stated on February 23, 2012 in a news release: Says Wisconsin Assembly Republicans voted to repeal a law that ensures "that women cannot get paid less than a man for doing the same job."
Gerry Connolly stated on February 13, 2012 in a TV interview: Says Obama has "doubled the stock market from where we started when he was sworn into office"
Eric Cantor stated on March 16, 2012 in a written statement.: President Obama pushed through the stimulus "based on the promise of keeping unemployment under 8 percent."
Reince Priebus stated on February 14, 2012 in an op-ed piece: "The national unemployment rate has been above 8 percent for a record 36 months."
National Republican Congressional Committee stated on January 24, 2012 in a Web ad: "Since President Obama took full control of Washington … every single day, more than 1,500 of our jobs have been lost."
U.S. Chamber of Commerce stated on February 8, 2012 in a video ad: Says the Congressional Budget Office said "unemployment could top 9 percent in 2013"
Barbara Buono stated on January 25, 2012 in a column: Says "as of November, we were ranked 45th in the nation in terms of job creation, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics."
Mitt Romney stated on January 16, 2012 in a tweet: "More Americans have lost their jobs under Barack Obama than any president in modern history."
Winning Our Future stated on January 11, 2012 in the video, "When Mitt Romney Came to Town" : Says Romney and Bain Capital drove KB Toys into bankruptcy by loading it up with debt.
Jon Huntsman stated on January 9, 2012 in comments to reporters in Concord, N.H.: "What’s clear is (Romney) likes firing people."
Rick Scott stated on January 10, 2012 in his State of the State address: "At my first ‘Let’s Get to Work Day’ … we sold out;" more than 240 dozen doughnuts by 8:30 a.m.
Republican National Committee stated on December 12, 2011 in an email to reporters: DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz "denied unemployment went up under Obama."
Lloyd Doggett stated on December 8, 2011 in an opinion article at HuffingtonPost.com: Says that according to one economist, $1 of unemployment benefits boosts the economy by $1.61.
Newt Gingrich stated on December 5, 2011 in a press conference: "The only reason the unemployment rate is going down is because … twice as many people dropped out of the employment pool as the number of jobs were created."
Newt Gingrich stated on December 5, 2011 in a press conference: President Barack Obama "has now spent three years proving that he kills jobs in energy, he kills jobs in manufacturing."
Americans for Prosperity stated on November 2, 2011 in a TV ad: "(President Barack Obama gave) half a billion in taxpayer money to help his friends at Solyndra, a business the White House knew was on the path to bankruptcy."
Rick Perry stated on October 11, 2011 in the Blooomberg/Washington Post Republican presidential debate.: Says that "we brought CHI Manufacturing, that had business in China, back to" Texas.
Harry Reid stated on October 19, 2011 in a Senate floor speech: With recent growth "it is very clear that private-sector jobs have been doing fine."
Rick Perry stated on October 10, 2011 in a campaign ad: "Romneycare has … killed 18,000 Massachusetts jobs."
John Boehner stated on October 7, 2011 in a news release: "Our unemployment rate has been higher than 8 percent for more than two-and-a-half years, far above what the Obama Administration promised with the 'stimulus.' "
We Are Ohio stated on September 27, 2011 in a television commercial: "Senate Bill 5 makes it harder for nurses to give the patients the quality care they need."
We Are Ohio stated on September 13, 2011 in a campaign commercial: Says that politicians who approved collective bargaining restrictions for public employees "exploited a loophole exempting themselves from Senate Bill 5."
Eric Cantor stated on September 14, 2011 in a blog post: The jobs bill includes "President Obama's tax on soup kitchens"
John Kasich stated on September 25, 2011 in a television interview: "Since the beginning of the year we've created a net increase of 45,000 jobs."
Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on August 1, 2011 in a news release: Under Gov. Scott Walker, "unemployment is increasing in Wisconsin at twice the rate it is nationally."
Raul Labrador stated on July 31, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Tax increases under Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm led to state unemployment going from 6.8 percent to 15.3 percent.
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."