Latest Pants on Fire! 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 Donald Trump dicho el Agosto 5, 2025 en an interview on CNBC: Bureau of Labor Statistics employment numbers “were rigged” when the agency revised them “down by almost 900,000 jobs” after the 2024 election. Donald Trump dicho el Agosto 21, 2024 en a Truth Social post: “The Harris-Biden Administration has been caught fraudulently manipulating Job Statistics.” Kevin McCarthy dicho el Marzo 14, 2021 en an interview on Fox News: “Democrats have accomplished a lot in just 2 months ... 1 Million energy jobs destroyed.” Donald Trump dicho el Octubre 20, 2018 en an exchange with reporters: Saudi Arabia has ordered $450 billion, "$110 billion of which is a military order," producing "over a million jobs." Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez dicho el Julio 13, 2018 en an interview on PBS' "Firing Line": "Unemployment is low because everyone has two jobs. Unemployment is low because people are working 60, 70, 80 hours a week and can barely feed their family." Hillary Clinton dicho el Octubre 10, 2016 en a rally in Detroit: "Back in the Great Recession, when millions of jobs across America hung in the balance, Donald Trump said rescuing the auto industry didn’t really matter very much. He said, and I quote again, ‘Let it go.’ " Donald Trump Jr. dicho el Julio 24, 2016 en an interview on CNN: Unemployment numbers "are artificial numbers. These are numbers that are massaged to make the existing economy look good, to make this administration look good when, in fact, it's a total disaster." Donald Trump dicho el Febrero 9, 2016 en a victory speech after the New Hampshire primary: "Don't believe those phony numbers when you hear 4.9 and 5 percent unemployment. The number's probably 28, 29, as high as 35. In fact, I even heard recently 42 percent." Donald Trump dicho el Septiembre 28, 2015 en a press conference: The unemployment rate may be as high as "42 percent." Donald Trump dicho el Junio 16, 2015 en his presidential announcement speech: "The last quarter, it was just announced, our gross domestic product … was below zero. Who ever heard of this? It's never below zero." Facebook posts dicho el Mayo 17, 2015 en a meme on social media: "During Obama's first five years as president, black unemployment increased 42 percent. During Reagan's presidency, black unemployment dropped 20 percent." George Will dicho el Abril 5, 2015 en an appearance on Fox News Sunday: Says President Ronald Reagan "had a month of job creation of 1 million." Rick Perry dicho el Enero 26, 2015 en a breakfast talk in Iowa: The U.S. unemployment rate has "been massaged, it’s been doctored." Facebook posts dicho el Diciembre 5, 2014 en a meme on social media: "When (Barack Obama) took office, 2.3 million people were out of work. Five-plus years later, we have 5 million-plus out of work." Mary Burke dicho el Marzo 25, 2014 en a jobs proposal: "Wisconsin wages are declining at double the rate of other states." Mary Burke dicho el Marzo 5, 2014 en a TV ad: Under Scott Walker, Wisconsin "unemployment's up" from 4.8% to 6.2% Jonathan Boucher dicho el Enero 31, 2014 en a Providence Journal commentary: "The Republican leadership in the House has refused to address the issues that matter the most to Rhode Island, such as passing a jobs bill." Mary Burke dicho el Enero 7, 2014 en an interview: Scott Walker's income "tax plan is a tax hike. It increases taxes for nearly 80% of the people in the state." Amardeep Kaleka dicho el Octubre 20, 2013 en an interview: Wisconsin sold fresh water to California, helping that state's dairy industry, and "lost a bunch of jobs (and) a bunch of farmland." Paul LePage dicho el Octubre 14, 2013 en a speech in Falmouth, Maine: "About 47 percent of able-bodied people in the state of Maine don’t work." Marco Rubio dicho el Julio 25, 2013 en a FoxNews.com op-ed: Under Obamacare, "75 percent of small businesses now say they are going to be forced to either fire workers or cut their hours." Rick Scott dicho el Junio 24, 2013 en a TV interview: Says Florida didn’t offer special incentives to Deutsche Bank, which announced it will add 300 jobs in Florida. Ohio Oil and Gas Association dicho el Abril 10, 2013 en a TV/internet ad: "Nearly 40,000 new jobs have been created in the last year due to the new wells . . . right here in Ohio." MacIver Institute dicho el Abril 9, 2013 en a web posting: "Gov. Scott Walker (is) more than halfway to (his) 250,000 jobs goal." Florida Democratic Party dicho el Marzo 4, 2013 en a memo 'pre-butting' the State of the State address: Says Gov. Rick Scott cut more government jobs than were created in the private sector in Florida in 2012. Scott Walker dicho el Diciembre 12, 2012 en a speech: Wisconsin has created "just under 100,000" jobs since he took office. Mitt Romney dicho el Octubre 29, 2012 en a television ad: Says Barack Obama "sold Chrysler to Italians who are going to build Jeeps in China" at the cost of American jobs. Workers' Voice dicho el Septiembre 17, 2012 en a mailer: Says Mitt Romney’s investments created zero jobs. Americans For Tax Reform dicho el Septiembre 21, 2012 en a mailer to voters: Says Obama sent $450 million to China to build a wind farm in Texas. National Republican Congressional Committee dicho el Mayo 2, 2012 en an email statement: Says that Rep. Betty Sutton "would rather riot with Occupy (Wall Street) than stand up for Ohio families."
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Donald Trump dicho el Agosto 5, 2025 en an interview on CNBC: Bureau of Labor Statistics employment numbers “were rigged” when the agency revised them “down by almost 900,000 jobs” after the 2024 election. Donald Trump dicho el Agosto 21, 2024 en a Truth Social post: “The Harris-Biden Administration has been caught fraudulently manipulating Job Statistics.” Kevin McCarthy dicho el Marzo 14, 2021 en an interview on Fox News: “Democrats have accomplished a lot in just 2 months ... 1 Million energy jobs destroyed.” Donald Trump dicho el Octubre 20, 2018 en an exchange with reporters: Saudi Arabia has ordered $450 billion, "$110 billion of which is a military order," producing "over a million jobs." Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez dicho el Julio 13, 2018 en an interview on PBS' "Firing Line": "Unemployment is low because everyone has two jobs. Unemployment is low because people are working 60, 70, 80 hours a week and can barely feed their family." Hillary Clinton dicho el Octubre 10, 2016 en a rally in Detroit: "Back in the Great Recession, when millions of jobs across America hung in the balance, Donald Trump said rescuing the auto industry didn’t really matter very much. He said, and I quote again, ‘Let it go.’ " Donald Trump Jr. dicho el Julio 24, 2016 en an interview on CNN: Unemployment numbers "are artificial numbers. These are numbers that are massaged to make the existing economy look good, to make this administration look good when, in fact, it's a total disaster." Donald Trump dicho el Febrero 9, 2016 en a victory speech after the New Hampshire primary: "Don't believe those phony numbers when you hear 4.9 and 5 percent unemployment. The number's probably 28, 29, as high as 35. In fact, I even heard recently 42 percent." Donald Trump dicho el Septiembre 28, 2015 en a press conference: The unemployment rate may be as high as "42 percent." Donald Trump dicho el Junio 16, 2015 en his presidential announcement speech: "The last quarter, it was just announced, our gross domestic product … was below zero. Who ever heard of this? It's never below zero." Facebook posts dicho el Mayo 17, 2015 en a meme on social media: "During Obama's first five years as president, black unemployment increased 42 percent. During Reagan's presidency, black unemployment dropped 20 percent." George Will dicho el Abril 5, 2015 en an appearance on Fox News Sunday: Says President Ronald Reagan "had a month of job creation of 1 million." Rick Perry dicho el Enero 26, 2015 en a breakfast talk in Iowa: The U.S. unemployment rate has "been massaged, it’s been doctored." Facebook posts dicho el Diciembre 5, 2014 en a meme on social media: "When (Barack Obama) took office, 2.3 million people were out of work. Five-plus years later, we have 5 million-plus out of work." Mary Burke dicho el Marzo 25, 2014 en a jobs proposal: "Wisconsin wages are declining at double the rate of other states." Mary Burke dicho el Marzo 5, 2014 en a TV ad: Under Scott Walker, Wisconsin "unemployment's up" from 4.8% to 6.2% Jonathan Boucher dicho el Enero 31, 2014 en a Providence Journal commentary: "The Republican leadership in the House has refused to address the issues that matter the most to Rhode Island, such as passing a jobs bill." Mary Burke dicho el Enero 7, 2014 en an interview: Scott Walker's income "tax plan is a tax hike. It increases taxes for nearly 80% of the people in the state." Amardeep Kaleka dicho el Octubre 20, 2013 en an interview: Wisconsin sold fresh water to California, helping that state's dairy industry, and "lost a bunch of jobs (and) a bunch of farmland." Paul LePage dicho el Octubre 14, 2013 en a speech in Falmouth, Maine: "About 47 percent of able-bodied people in the state of Maine don’t work." Marco Rubio dicho el Julio 25, 2013 en a FoxNews.com op-ed: Under Obamacare, "75 percent of small businesses now say they are going to be forced to either fire workers or cut their hours." Rick Scott dicho el Junio 24, 2013 en a TV interview: Says Florida didn’t offer special incentives to Deutsche Bank, which announced it will add 300 jobs in Florida. Ohio Oil and Gas Association dicho el Abril 10, 2013 en a TV/internet ad: "Nearly 40,000 new jobs have been created in the last year due to the new wells . . . right here in Ohio." MacIver Institute dicho el Abril 9, 2013 en a web posting: "Gov. Scott Walker (is) more than halfway to (his) 250,000 jobs goal." Florida Democratic Party dicho el Marzo 4, 2013 en a memo 'pre-butting' the State of the State address: Says Gov. Rick Scott cut more government jobs than were created in the private sector in Florida in 2012. Scott Walker dicho el Diciembre 12, 2012 en a speech: Wisconsin has created "just under 100,000" jobs since he took office. Mitt Romney dicho el Octubre 29, 2012 en a television ad: Says Barack Obama "sold Chrysler to Italians who are going to build Jeeps in China" at the cost of American jobs. Workers' Voice dicho el Septiembre 17, 2012 en a mailer: Says Mitt Romney’s investments created zero jobs. Americans For Tax Reform dicho el Septiembre 21, 2012 en a mailer to voters: Says Obama sent $450 million to China to build a wind farm in Texas. National Republican Congressional Committee dicho el Mayo 2, 2012 en an email statement: Says that Rep. Betty Sutton "would rather riot with Occupy (Wall Street) than stand up for Ohio families."
Donald Trump dicho el Agosto 5, 2025 en an interview on CNBC: Bureau of Labor Statistics employment numbers “were rigged” when the agency revised them “down by almost 900,000 jobs” after the 2024 election.
Donald Trump dicho el Agosto 21, 2024 en a Truth Social post: “The Harris-Biden Administration has been caught fraudulently manipulating Job Statistics.”
Kevin McCarthy dicho el Marzo 14, 2021 en an interview on Fox News: “Democrats have accomplished a lot in just 2 months ... 1 Million energy jobs destroyed.”
Donald Trump dicho el Octubre 20, 2018 en an exchange with reporters: Saudi Arabia has ordered $450 billion, "$110 billion of which is a military order," producing "over a million jobs."
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez dicho el Julio 13, 2018 en an interview on PBS' "Firing Line": "Unemployment is low because everyone has two jobs. Unemployment is low because people are working 60, 70, 80 hours a week and can barely feed their family."
Hillary Clinton dicho el Octubre 10, 2016 en a rally in Detroit: "Back in the Great Recession, when millions of jobs across America hung in the balance, Donald Trump said rescuing the auto industry didn’t really matter very much. He said, and I quote again, ‘Let it go.’ "
Donald Trump Jr. dicho el Julio 24, 2016 en an interview on CNN: Unemployment numbers "are artificial numbers. These are numbers that are massaged to make the existing economy look good, to make this administration look good when, in fact, it's a total disaster."
Donald Trump dicho el Febrero 9, 2016 en a victory speech after the New Hampshire primary: "Don't believe those phony numbers when you hear 4.9 and 5 percent unemployment. The number's probably 28, 29, as high as 35. In fact, I even heard recently 42 percent."
Donald Trump dicho el Septiembre 28, 2015 en a press conference: The unemployment rate may be as high as "42 percent."
Donald Trump dicho el Junio 16, 2015 en his presidential announcement speech: "The last quarter, it was just announced, our gross domestic product … was below zero. Who ever heard of this? It's never below zero."
Facebook posts dicho el Mayo 17, 2015 en a meme on social media: "During Obama's first five years as president, black unemployment increased 42 percent. During Reagan's presidency, black unemployment dropped 20 percent."
George Will dicho el Abril 5, 2015 en an appearance on Fox News Sunday: Says President Ronald Reagan "had a month of job creation of 1 million."
Rick Perry dicho el Enero 26, 2015 en a breakfast talk in Iowa: The U.S. unemployment rate has "been massaged, it’s been doctored."
Facebook posts dicho el Diciembre 5, 2014 en a meme on social media: "When (Barack Obama) took office, 2.3 million people were out of work. Five-plus years later, we have 5 million-plus out of work."
Mary Burke dicho el Marzo 25, 2014 en a jobs proposal: "Wisconsin wages are declining at double the rate of other states."
Mary Burke dicho el Marzo 5, 2014 en a TV ad: Under Scott Walker, Wisconsin "unemployment's up" from 4.8% to 6.2%
Jonathan Boucher dicho el Enero 31, 2014 en a Providence Journal commentary: "The Republican leadership in the House has refused to address the issues that matter the most to Rhode Island, such as passing a jobs bill."
Mary Burke dicho el Enero 7, 2014 en an interview: Scott Walker's income "tax plan is a tax hike. It increases taxes for nearly 80% of the people in the state."
Amardeep Kaleka dicho el Octubre 20, 2013 en an interview: Wisconsin sold fresh water to California, helping that state's dairy industry, and "lost a bunch of jobs (and) a bunch of farmland."
Paul LePage dicho el Octubre 14, 2013 en a speech in Falmouth, Maine: "About 47 percent of able-bodied people in the state of Maine don’t work."
Marco Rubio dicho el Julio 25, 2013 en a FoxNews.com op-ed: Under Obamacare, "75 percent of small businesses now say they are going to be forced to either fire workers or cut their hours."
Rick Scott dicho el Junio 24, 2013 en a TV interview: Says Florida didn’t offer special incentives to Deutsche Bank, which announced it will add 300 jobs in Florida.
Ohio Oil and Gas Association dicho el Abril 10, 2013 en a TV/internet ad: "Nearly 40,000 new jobs have been created in the last year due to the new wells . . . right here in Ohio."
MacIver Institute dicho el Abril 9, 2013 en a web posting: "Gov. Scott Walker (is) more than halfway to (his) 250,000 jobs goal."
Florida Democratic Party dicho el Marzo 4, 2013 en a memo 'pre-butting' the State of the State address: Says Gov. Rick Scott cut more government jobs than were created in the private sector in Florida in 2012.
Scott Walker dicho el Diciembre 12, 2012 en a speech: Wisconsin has created "just under 100,000" jobs since he took office.
Mitt Romney dicho el Octubre 29, 2012 en a television ad: Says Barack Obama "sold Chrysler to Italians who are going to build Jeeps in China" at the cost of American jobs.
Workers' Voice dicho el Septiembre 17, 2012 en a mailer: Says Mitt Romney’s investments created zero jobs.
Americans For Tax Reform dicho el Septiembre 21, 2012 en a mailer to voters: Says Obama sent $450 million to China to build a wind farm in Texas.
National Republican Congressional Committee dicho el Mayo 2, 2012 en an email statement: Says that Rep. Betty Sutton "would rather riot with Occupy (Wall Street) than stand up for Ohio families."
