Latest Half-True 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 Eric Fehrnstrom stated on June 3, 2012 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos": Massachusetts under Gov. Mitt Romney initially ranked last among states in job growth, but by the end of his governorship, "we were in the middle of the pack." David Axelrod stated on June 3, 2012 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": Under Gov. Mitt Romney, Massachusetts ranked "47th in job creation." Scott Walker stated on May 31, 2012 in a debate: The federal government "reviewed and verified" his administration’s numbers showing Wisconsin added 23,608 jobs in 2011. Tom Barrett stated on May 31, 2012 in a debate: Figures cited by Gov. Scott Walker "are not commonly used" to measure job creation. Martin O'Malley stated on May 27, 2012 in an appearance on Meet the Press: "When it comes to what little bit of job creation was happening in Massachusetts (when Mitt Romney was governor), it was happening in the public sector at six times the rate that it was happening in the private sector." Mitt Romney stated on May 4, 2012 in an interview on "Fox & Friends": "We should be seeing numbers in the 500,000 jobs created per month. (Creating 115,000 jobs, the total from April 2012) is way, way, way off from what should happen in a normal recovery." Tom Barrett stated on April 26, 2012 in a tweet: Says Gov. Scott Walker "has caused Wisconsin to lose more jobs than any other state in the country." Mitt Romney stated on April 24, 2012 in a graphic posted on his website: In the "Obama economy ... the youth unemployment rate is double the unemployment rate for all Americans." Mitt Romney stated on April 11, 2012 in a campaign speech: "The number of new businesses started per year has dropped by 100,000 during this president’s term." BettyLou DeCroce stated on April 8, 2012 in n opinion column in the Gloucester County Times: "While the country’s economy was battered, nine states with no income tax actually grew jobs from 2001 to 2010." Kathleen Falk stated on April 9, 2012 in a television ad: "Together we added more jobs than any other area" while I was Dane County executive. Republican Governors Association stated on March 29, 2012 in a television ad: Says "unemployment tripled" in Dane County due to Kathleen Falk’s tax policies Republican Governors Association stated on April 29, 2012 in a television ad: Mayor Tom Barrett’s policies drove unemployment up 27 percent in Milwaukee, pushing it to "one of America’s 10 worst cities for unemployment." Tim Knopp stated on March 6, 2012 in campaign website: Says "today unemployment has been running near 12 percent or more for the last four years" and the Legislature hasn’t done much to lower it. Oregon Lottery stated on March 15, 2012 in a website : "However, it took $19.5 million in Oregon Lottery funds for the Port of Newport to eventually land the new NOAA Marine Operations Center-Pacific." Bob McDonnell stated on February 24, 2012 in a debate.: "Seven out of the 10 states with the lowest unemployment rates (have) Republican governors … That approach that Republicans are using is working." Scott Walker stated on February 25, 2012 in an interview: Says 94 percent of Wisconsin employers think the state "is heading in the right direction" and a majority say they will "grow their companies in 2012." Bill Haslam stated on January 30, 2012 in his State of the State address.: "In 2011, there were more than 28,000 new Tennessee jobs created and over $4 billion in capital investment. Our Jobs4TN plan is working." Chris Christie stated on February 21, 2012 in his budget speech: Says private-sector job growth in 2011 "places New Jersey in the top third among all of the states." Marcy Kaptur stated on February 15, 2012 in a campaign commercial: "When Marcy Kaptur brought home $42 million for new manufacturing jobs, Dennis Kucinich voted 'no'." Rob Portman stated on February 3, 2012 in a news release: Says unemployment would be at 10 percent if people who have quit looking for work were included in federal labor force calculations. David A. Clarke Jr. stated on January 23, 2012 in remarks : Says Milwaukee blacks have 55 percent male unemployment, 60 percent truancy, a 50 percent graduation rate, the "worst" reading scores and "lead" in infant mortality. Mitt Romney stated on February 8, 2012 in an Atlanta campaign stop: "Twenty-five or 24 million people" are "out of work or stopped looking for work." One New Jersey stated on January 26, 2012 in an article posted on One New Jersey’s website: Says New Jersey is "down nearly 200,000 jobs from its pre-recession peak" and with Gov. Chris Christie "New Jersey has trailed the rest of America when it comes to unemployment" for 12 consecutive months. Fred Clark stated on February 1, 2012 in a Democratic Party radio address: Says Gov. Scott Walker "made more than $70 million in cuts to job training programs through (Wisconsin’s) technical colleges." Joseph Trillo stated on January 20, 2012 in a debate: "We got [the Quonset Business Park] for free and we’re getting zero dollars out of it into the state coffers … other than the fact that it produces the jobs." Committee for Our Children's Future stated on January 25, 2012 in a video ad posted on YouTube: Says with "Gov. Chris Christie and bipartisan reformers" New Jersey had "the most job growth in 11 years." Barack Obama stated on January 24, 2012 in the State of the Union address: "(After the auto bailout) General Motors is back on top as the world’s No. 1 automaker." Mitt Romney stated on January 23, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Tampa: "We have 25 million Americans out of work." Nathan Deal stated on December 5, 2011 in an op-ed: The planned expansion of Savannah’s port is a "jobs creating project."
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Eric Fehrnstrom stated on June 3, 2012 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos": Massachusetts under Gov. Mitt Romney initially ranked last among states in job growth, but by the end of his governorship, "we were in the middle of the pack." David Axelrod stated on June 3, 2012 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": Under Gov. Mitt Romney, Massachusetts ranked "47th in job creation." Scott Walker stated on May 31, 2012 in a debate: The federal government "reviewed and verified" his administration’s numbers showing Wisconsin added 23,608 jobs in 2011. Tom Barrett stated on May 31, 2012 in a debate: Figures cited by Gov. Scott Walker "are not commonly used" to measure job creation. Martin O'Malley stated on May 27, 2012 in an appearance on Meet the Press: "When it comes to what little bit of job creation was happening in Massachusetts (when Mitt Romney was governor), it was happening in the public sector at six times the rate that it was happening in the private sector." Mitt Romney stated on May 4, 2012 in an interview on "Fox & Friends": "We should be seeing numbers in the 500,000 jobs created per month. (Creating 115,000 jobs, the total from April 2012) is way, way, way off from what should happen in a normal recovery." Tom Barrett stated on April 26, 2012 in a tweet: Says Gov. Scott Walker "has caused Wisconsin to lose more jobs than any other state in the country." Mitt Romney stated on April 24, 2012 in a graphic posted on his website: In the "Obama economy ... the youth unemployment rate is double the unemployment rate for all Americans." Mitt Romney stated on April 11, 2012 in a campaign speech: "The number of new businesses started per year has dropped by 100,000 during this president’s term." BettyLou DeCroce stated on April 8, 2012 in n opinion column in the Gloucester County Times: "While the country’s economy was battered, nine states with no income tax actually grew jobs from 2001 to 2010." Kathleen Falk stated on April 9, 2012 in a television ad: "Together we added more jobs than any other area" while I was Dane County executive. Republican Governors Association stated on March 29, 2012 in a television ad: Says "unemployment tripled" in Dane County due to Kathleen Falk’s tax policies Republican Governors Association stated on April 29, 2012 in a television ad: Mayor Tom Barrett’s policies drove unemployment up 27 percent in Milwaukee, pushing it to "one of America’s 10 worst cities for unemployment." Tim Knopp stated on March 6, 2012 in campaign website: Says "today unemployment has been running near 12 percent or more for the last four years" and the Legislature hasn’t done much to lower it. Oregon Lottery stated on March 15, 2012 in a website : "However, it took $19.5 million in Oregon Lottery funds for the Port of Newport to eventually land the new NOAA Marine Operations Center-Pacific." Bob McDonnell stated on February 24, 2012 in a debate.: "Seven out of the 10 states with the lowest unemployment rates (have) Republican governors … That approach that Republicans are using is working." Scott Walker stated on February 25, 2012 in an interview: Says 94 percent of Wisconsin employers think the state "is heading in the right direction" and a majority say they will "grow their companies in 2012." Bill Haslam stated on January 30, 2012 in his State of the State address.: "In 2011, there were more than 28,000 new Tennessee jobs created and over $4 billion in capital investment. Our Jobs4TN plan is working." Chris Christie stated on February 21, 2012 in his budget speech: Says private-sector job growth in 2011 "places New Jersey in the top third among all of the states." Marcy Kaptur stated on February 15, 2012 in a campaign commercial: "When Marcy Kaptur brought home $42 million for new manufacturing jobs, Dennis Kucinich voted 'no'." Rob Portman stated on February 3, 2012 in a news release: Says unemployment would be at 10 percent if people who have quit looking for work were included in federal labor force calculations. David A. Clarke Jr. stated on January 23, 2012 in remarks : Says Milwaukee blacks have 55 percent male unemployment, 60 percent truancy, a 50 percent graduation rate, the "worst" reading scores and "lead" in infant mortality. Mitt Romney stated on February 8, 2012 in an Atlanta campaign stop: "Twenty-five or 24 million people" are "out of work or stopped looking for work." One New Jersey stated on January 26, 2012 in an article posted on One New Jersey’s website: Says New Jersey is "down nearly 200,000 jobs from its pre-recession peak" and with Gov. Chris Christie "New Jersey has trailed the rest of America when it comes to unemployment" for 12 consecutive months. Fred Clark stated on February 1, 2012 in a Democratic Party radio address: Says Gov. Scott Walker "made more than $70 million in cuts to job training programs through (Wisconsin’s) technical colleges." Joseph Trillo stated on January 20, 2012 in a debate: "We got [the Quonset Business Park] for free and we’re getting zero dollars out of it into the state coffers … other than the fact that it produces the jobs." Committee for Our Children's Future stated on January 25, 2012 in a video ad posted on YouTube: Says with "Gov. Chris Christie and bipartisan reformers" New Jersey had "the most job growth in 11 years." Barack Obama stated on January 24, 2012 in the State of the Union address: "(After the auto bailout) General Motors is back on top as the world’s No. 1 automaker." Mitt Romney stated on January 23, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Tampa: "We have 25 million Americans out of work." Nathan Deal stated on December 5, 2011 in an op-ed: The planned expansion of Savannah’s port is a "jobs creating project."
Eric Fehrnstrom stated on June 3, 2012 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos": Massachusetts under Gov. Mitt Romney initially ranked last among states in job growth, but by the end of his governorship, "we were in the middle of the pack."
David Axelrod stated on June 3, 2012 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": Under Gov. Mitt Romney, Massachusetts ranked "47th in job creation."
Scott Walker stated on May 31, 2012 in a debate: The federal government "reviewed and verified" his administration’s numbers showing Wisconsin added 23,608 jobs in 2011.
Tom Barrett stated on May 31, 2012 in a debate: Figures cited by Gov. Scott Walker "are not commonly used" to measure job creation.
Martin O'Malley stated on May 27, 2012 in an appearance on Meet the Press: "When it comes to what little bit of job creation was happening in Massachusetts (when Mitt Romney was governor), it was happening in the public sector at six times the rate that it was happening in the private sector."
Mitt Romney stated on May 4, 2012 in an interview on "Fox & Friends": "We should be seeing numbers in the 500,000 jobs created per month. (Creating 115,000 jobs, the total from April 2012) is way, way, way off from what should happen in a normal recovery."
Tom Barrett stated on April 26, 2012 in a tweet: Says Gov. Scott Walker "has caused Wisconsin to lose more jobs than any other state in the country."
Mitt Romney stated on April 24, 2012 in a graphic posted on his website: In the "Obama economy ... the youth unemployment rate is double the unemployment rate for all Americans."
Mitt Romney stated on April 11, 2012 in a campaign speech: "The number of new businesses started per year has dropped by 100,000 during this president’s term."
BettyLou DeCroce stated on April 8, 2012 in n opinion column in the Gloucester County Times: "While the country’s economy was battered, nine states with no income tax actually grew jobs from 2001 to 2010."
Kathleen Falk stated on April 9, 2012 in a television ad: "Together we added more jobs than any other area" while I was Dane County executive.
Republican Governors Association stated on March 29, 2012 in a television ad: Says "unemployment tripled" in Dane County due to Kathleen Falk’s tax policies
Republican Governors Association stated on April 29, 2012 in a television ad: Mayor Tom Barrett’s policies drove unemployment up 27 percent in Milwaukee, pushing it to "one of America’s 10 worst cities for unemployment."
Tim Knopp stated on March 6, 2012 in campaign website: Says "today unemployment has been running near 12 percent or more for the last four years" and the Legislature hasn’t done much to lower it.
Oregon Lottery stated on March 15, 2012 in a website : "However, it took $19.5 million in Oregon Lottery funds for the Port of Newport to eventually land the new NOAA Marine Operations Center-Pacific."
Bob McDonnell stated on February 24, 2012 in a debate.: "Seven out of the 10 states with the lowest unemployment rates (have) Republican governors … That approach that Republicans are using is working."
Scott Walker stated on February 25, 2012 in an interview: Says 94 percent of Wisconsin employers think the state "is heading in the right direction" and a majority say they will "grow their companies in 2012."
Bill Haslam stated on January 30, 2012 in his State of the State address.: "In 2011, there were more than 28,000 new Tennessee jobs created and over $4 billion in capital investment. Our Jobs4TN plan is working."
Chris Christie stated on February 21, 2012 in his budget speech: Says private-sector job growth in 2011 "places New Jersey in the top third among all of the states."
Marcy Kaptur stated on February 15, 2012 in a campaign commercial: "When Marcy Kaptur brought home $42 million for new manufacturing jobs, Dennis Kucinich voted 'no'."
Rob Portman stated on February 3, 2012 in a news release: Says unemployment would be at 10 percent if people who have quit looking for work were included in federal labor force calculations.
David A. Clarke Jr. stated on January 23, 2012 in remarks : Says Milwaukee blacks have 55 percent male unemployment, 60 percent truancy, a 50 percent graduation rate, the "worst" reading scores and "lead" in infant mortality.
Mitt Romney stated on February 8, 2012 in an Atlanta campaign stop: "Twenty-five or 24 million people" are "out of work or stopped looking for work."
One New Jersey stated on January 26, 2012 in an article posted on One New Jersey’s website: Says New Jersey is "down nearly 200,000 jobs from its pre-recession peak" and with Gov. Chris Christie "New Jersey has trailed the rest of America when it comes to unemployment" for 12 consecutive months.
Fred Clark stated on February 1, 2012 in a Democratic Party radio address: Says Gov. Scott Walker "made more than $70 million in cuts to job training programs through (Wisconsin’s) technical colleges."
Joseph Trillo stated on January 20, 2012 in a debate: "We got [the Quonset Business Park] for free and we’re getting zero dollars out of it into the state coffers … other than the fact that it produces the jobs."
Committee for Our Children's Future stated on January 25, 2012 in a video ad posted on YouTube: Says with "Gov. Chris Christie and bipartisan reformers" New Jersey had "the most job growth in 11 years."
Barack Obama stated on January 24, 2012 in the State of the Union address: "(After the auto bailout) General Motors is back on top as the world’s No. 1 automaker."
Mitt Romney stated on January 23, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Tampa: "We have 25 million Americans out of work."
Nathan Deal stated on December 5, 2011 in an op-ed: The planned expansion of Savannah’s port is a "jobs creating project."
