Latest Mostly 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 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." Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce stated on June 12, 2011 in a radio ad: An iron ore mine in northern Wisconsin could operate for 100 years and generate billion of dollars in economic activity. Adam Hasner stated on May 23, 2011 in a tweet: "Obama-Nelson economic record: Job creation ... at slowest post-recession rate since Great Depression." Arianna Huffington stated on May 1, 2011 in a roundtable segment on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": Says although the unemployment rate seems to be improving, it does not reflect real job creation -- it’s caused by a "shrinking of the actual labor force." Joe Biden stated on April 19, 2011 in a speech in Cleveland: "We have created more jobs in this last year than the Bush administration (did) in eight years." Rick Scott stated on March 18, 2011 in his weekly radio address.: "According to 2009 estimates, an agreement with Panama could result in almost 1,900 Florida jobs in the first year – and about 15,000 jobs after five years." Rick Scott stated on March 2, 2011 in an interview with Fox News.: Says the high-speed rail project provides "short-term jobs." Tim Kaine stated on February 19, 2011 in a speech at the Jefferson-Jackson dinner.: "We’ve now gained private sector jobs 12 months in a row." Tim Kaine stated on February 19, 2011 in a speech at the Jefferson-Jackson dinner.: Under former President George W. Bush’s administration "while the population in that period grew by 10 percent, the number of jobs in the nation grew by 1 percent." William G. Batchelder stated on February 4, 2011 in an interview on WCPN 90.3 FM: "75 percent of the jobs created in the state of Ohio are created in small business. They are not created by huge corporations and those who are very wealthy." Barack Obama stated on February 7, 2011 in a speech to the Chamber of Commerce: "Today, American companies have nearly $2 trillion sitting on their balance sheets." Scott Walker stated on December 7, 2010 in a luncheon speech at the Milwaukee Press Club: The state is able to sharply curtail contract bargaining rights for state employee unions. Tom Barrett stated on November 19, 2010 in a newsletter to Milwaukee residents: "More than 125 jobs have been created" at the Milwaukee Job Corps Center. Jim Moran stated on December 2, 2010 in a news release.: The Bush-era tax cuts failed to increase employment and "work-force participation fell in 2001 and has never returned to the record level set in 2000." Sherrod Brown stated on November 30, 2010 in an MSNBC interview : "Understand, this is unemployment insurance. It’s not welfare, as a lot of my Republican colleagues like to suggest it is. You pay into it when you’re working. You get help when you’re not." Bob McDonnell stated on November 2, 2010 in a TV interview: "We’ve been able to create about 60,000 net new jobs" in Virginia since February. Bob McDonnell stated on November 2, 2010 in a TV interview: Has created 60,000 net new jobs since taking office. Roy Barnes stated on October 12, 2010 in an Oct. 12 e-mail to reporters: "Georgia had the worst job losses in state history under GOP watch." Tom Barrett stated on October 12, 2010 in a campaign TV ad: Says Scott Walker "eliminated his own office of economic development in the middle of this recession." Leah Vukmir stated on October 9, 2010 in a campaign brochure distributed door-to-door: "For the first time in history, Wisconsin has more government jobs than manufacturing jobs."
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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." Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce stated on June 12, 2011 in a radio ad: An iron ore mine in northern Wisconsin could operate for 100 years and generate billion of dollars in economic activity. Adam Hasner stated on May 23, 2011 in a tweet: "Obama-Nelson economic record: Job creation ... at slowest post-recession rate since Great Depression." Arianna Huffington stated on May 1, 2011 in a roundtable segment on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": Says although the unemployment rate seems to be improving, it does not reflect real job creation -- it’s caused by a "shrinking of the actual labor force." Joe Biden stated on April 19, 2011 in a speech in Cleveland: "We have created more jobs in this last year than the Bush administration (did) in eight years." Rick Scott stated on March 18, 2011 in his weekly radio address.: "According to 2009 estimates, an agreement with Panama could result in almost 1,900 Florida jobs in the first year – and about 15,000 jobs after five years." Rick Scott stated on March 2, 2011 in an interview with Fox News.: Says the high-speed rail project provides "short-term jobs." Tim Kaine stated on February 19, 2011 in a speech at the Jefferson-Jackson dinner.: "We’ve now gained private sector jobs 12 months in a row." Tim Kaine stated on February 19, 2011 in a speech at the Jefferson-Jackson dinner.: Under former President George W. Bush’s administration "while the population in that period grew by 10 percent, the number of jobs in the nation grew by 1 percent." William G. Batchelder stated on February 4, 2011 in an interview on WCPN 90.3 FM: "75 percent of the jobs created in the state of Ohio are created in small business. They are not created by huge corporations and those who are very wealthy." Barack Obama stated on February 7, 2011 in a speech to the Chamber of Commerce: "Today, American companies have nearly $2 trillion sitting on their balance sheets." Scott Walker stated on December 7, 2010 in a luncheon speech at the Milwaukee Press Club: The state is able to sharply curtail contract bargaining rights for state employee unions. Tom Barrett stated on November 19, 2010 in a newsletter to Milwaukee residents: "More than 125 jobs have been created" at the Milwaukee Job Corps Center. Jim Moran stated on December 2, 2010 in a news release.: The Bush-era tax cuts failed to increase employment and "work-force participation fell in 2001 and has never returned to the record level set in 2000." Sherrod Brown stated on November 30, 2010 in an MSNBC interview : "Understand, this is unemployment insurance. It’s not welfare, as a lot of my Republican colleagues like to suggest it is. You pay into it when you’re working. You get help when you’re not." Bob McDonnell stated on November 2, 2010 in a TV interview: "We’ve been able to create about 60,000 net new jobs" in Virginia since February. Bob McDonnell stated on November 2, 2010 in a TV interview: Has created 60,000 net new jobs since taking office. Roy Barnes stated on October 12, 2010 in an Oct. 12 e-mail to reporters: "Georgia had the worst job losses in state history under GOP watch." Tom Barrett stated on October 12, 2010 in a campaign TV ad: Says Scott Walker "eliminated his own office of economic development in the middle of this recession." Leah Vukmir stated on October 9, 2010 in a campaign brochure distributed door-to-door: "For the first time in history, Wisconsin has more government jobs than manufacturing jobs."
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."
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce stated on June 12, 2011 in a radio ad: An iron ore mine in northern Wisconsin could operate for 100 years and generate billion of dollars in economic activity.
Adam Hasner stated on May 23, 2011 in a tweet: "Obama-Nelson economic record: Job creation ... at slowest post-recession rate since Great Depression."
Arianna Huffington stated on May 1, 2011 in a roundtable segment on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": Says although the unemployment rate seems to be improving, it does not reflect real job creation -- it’s caused by a "shrinking of the actual labor force."
Joe Biden stated on April 19, 2011 in a speech in Cleveland: "We have created more jobs in this last year than the Bush administration (did) in eight years."
Rick Scott stated on March 18, 2011 in his weekly radio address.: "According to 2009 estimates, an agreement with Panama could result in almost 1,900 Florida jobs in the first year – and about 15,000 jobs after five years."
Rick Scott stated on March 2, 2011 in an interview with Fox News.: Says the high-speed rail project provides "short-term jobs."
Tim Kaine stated on February 19, 2011 in a speech at the Jefferson-Jackson dinner.: "We’ve now gained private sector jobs 12 months in a row."
Tim Kaine stated on February 19, 2011 in a speech at the Jefferson-Jackson dinner.: Under former President George W. Bush’s administration "while the population in that period grew by 10 percent, the number of jobs in the nation grew by 1 percent."
William G. Batchelder stated on February 4, 2011 in an interview on WCPN 90.3 FM: "75 percent of the jobs created in the state of Ohio are created in small business. They are not created by huge corporations and those who are very wealthy."
Barack Obama stated on February 7, 2011 in a speech to the Chamber of Commerce: "Today, American companies have nearly $2 trillion sitting on their balance sheets."
Scott Walker stated on December 7, 2010 in a luncheon speech at the Milwaukee Press Club: The state is able to sharply curtail contract bargaining rights for state employee unions.
Tom Barrett stated on November 19, 2010 in a newsletter to Milwaukee residents: "More than 125 jobs have been created" at the Milwaukee Job Corps Center.
Jim Moran stated on December 2, 2010 in a news release.: The Bush-era tax cuts failed to increase employment and "work-force participation fell in 2001 and has never returned to the record level set in 2000."
Sherrod Brown stated on November 30, 2010 in an MSNBC interview : "Understand, this is unemployment insurance. It’s not welfare, as a lot of my Republican colleagues like to suggest it is. You pay into it when you’re working. You get help when you’re not."
Bob McDonnell stated on November 2, 2010 in a TV interview: "We’ve been able to create about 60,000 net new jobs" in Virginia since February.
Bob McDonnell stated on November 2, 2010 in a TV interview: Has created 60,000 net new jobs since taking office.
Roy Barnes stated on October 12, 2010 in an Oct. 12 e-mail to reporters: "Georgia had the worst job losses in state history under GOP watch."
Tom Barrett stated on October 12, 2010 in a campaign TV ad: Says Scott Walker "eliminated his own office of economic development in the middle of this recession."
Leah Vukmir stated on October 9, 2010 in a campaign brochure distributed door-to-door: "For the first time in history, Wisconsin has more government jobs than manufacturing jobs."
