Latest Mostly True Fact-checks in Stimulus Nicole Malliotakis stated on March 8, 2021 in a Tweet: "If you are a hard-working law-abiding citizen who earns $80,000, you don’t get a stimulus check. But if you are a convicted murderer or rapist sitting in jail, you do." Tom Cotton stated on March 6, 2021 in a tweet: “Senate Democrats just voted to give stimulus checks to criminals in prison.” Ted Strickland stated on October 20, 2016 in the Ohio Senate debate: Says Rob Portman "said the auto rescue was a lousy deal for Ohio." Hillary Clinton stated on May 24, 2016 in an advertisement: "In 2006, Donald Trump was hoping for a real estate crash." Hillary Clinton stated on March 6, 2016 in a Democratic debate in Flint, Mich.: "President Obama took more money from Wall Street in the 2008 campaign than anybody ever had." Barack Obama stated on July 2, 2015 in a speech: "We've cut the deficit by two-thirds." Charlie Crist stated on October 10, 2014 in a gubernatorial debate: If Florida had not taken the stimulus, it "would have led to the firing of 20,000 teachers." Charlie Crist stated on November 5, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC: Says Rick Scott "cut education by $1.3 billion" in his first year, then "in his second year he decreases funding by $300 million to our state universities." Facebook posts stated on May 22, 2012 in on the Internet: Says Mitt Romney is wrong to claim that spending under Obama has "accelerated at a pace without precedent in recent history," because it's actually risen "slower than at any time in nearly 60 years." Tennessee Democratic Party stated on January 7, 2012 in a press release: "Congressman Phil Roe hands out $1.3M government check" from a federal program that "he voted against." Barack Obama stated on July 11, 2011 in a press conference: "As we've seen that federal support for states diminish, you've seen the biggest job losses in the public sector -- teachers, police officers, firefighters losing their jobs." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on June 12, 2011 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press': The Obama administration has cut taxes on small businesses 17 times. Barack Obama stated on April 18, 2011 in an interview: "Gov. (Rick) Perry helped balance his budget with about $6 billion worth of federal help, which he happily took, and then started blaming the members of Congress who had offered that help." Rick Scott stated on March 2, 2011 in an interview with Fox News.: Says the high-speed rail project provides "short-term jobs." Lars Larson stated on December 21, 2010 in Twitter: TriMet is "spending 4.2 million in fed funds to save $168K per year." Bobby Scott stated on December 16, 2010 in a news release.: The tax-cut deal "adds more than $800 billion to the deficit over two years -- more than the cost of TARP and more than the cost of the Recovery Act" and about the same as health care reform. Bill Nelson stated on November 8, 2010 in an Orlando rail conference.: "The amount of the revenue required by the state (for the construction of high-speed rail) is around 10 percent." Back to Basics stated on October 5, 2010 in a newspaper ad: Says "the Texas unemployment rate has even grown more than the nation's as a whole." John Cornyn stated on August 3, 2010 in a press release: "Taxpayer money will provide iPod Touch devices to high school students in Utah, BlackBerry smart phones to smokers who kick the habit and funding for a study of exotic ants in East Africa." Republican National Committee stated on August 2, 2010 in a press release: Georgia has lost more than 124,000 jobs and the unemployment rate has increased since the stimulus passed Bill White stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech to the Texas Democratic Party convention in Corpus Christi: "Rick Perry accepted more stimulus funds than any other governor except the governors of California and New York." Mitch McConnell stated on February 17, 2010 in a press release: "$100,000 in stimulus funds (were) used for a Martini Bar and Brazilian Steakhouse." Joe Biden stated on February 17, 2010 in an op-ed in 'USA Today': "In the three months before the act took effect, America lost 750,000 jobs a month. In the last three months, we've lost about 35,000 jobs a month." John Boehner stated on February 11, 2010 in a press release: Despite touting the economic stimulus as a great triumph, "The very same report, however, notes that unemployment will average 10 percent for the rest of the year." Jon Stewart stated on February 3, 2010 in an interview with Bill O'Reilly: One-third of the economic stimulus package was tax cuts. Jeff Miller stated on November 19, 2009 in a newsletter: Recovery.gov listed congressional districts that "do not exist." Lou Dobbs stated on October 15, 2009 in on his television show: U.S. taxpayers paid $71,500 per job created by the stimulus bill. Sarah Palin stated on September 23, 2009 in a speech to investors in Hong Kong: "The Defense Department received only one-half of 1 percent of the nearly trillion-dollar stimulus package funding." Steny Hoyer stated on July 21, 2009 in a statement on the House floor.: There were more job losses per month in the last three months under President Bush than in the past three months under President Obama. Jon Kyl stated on July 12, 2009 in an interview on This Week with George Stephanopolous.: "Only about 6.8 percent of the (stimulus) money has actually been spent."
Nicole Malliotakis stated on March 8, 2021 in a Tweet: "If you are a hard-working law-abiding citizen who earns $80,000, you don’t get a stimulus check. But if you are a convicted murderer or rapist sitting in jail, you do." Tom Cotton stated on March 6, 2021 in a tweet: “Senate Democrats just voted to give stimulus checks to criminals in prison.” Ted Strickland stated on October 20, 2016 in the Ohio Senate debate: Says Rob Portman "said the auto rescue was a lousy deal for Ohio." Hillary Clinton stated on May 24, 2016 in an advertisement: "In 2006, Donald Trump was hoping for a real estate crash." Hillary Clinton stated on March 6, 2016 in a Democratic debate in Flint, Mich.: "President Obama took more money from Wall Street in the 2008 campaign than anybody ever had." Barack Obama stated on July 2, 2015 in a speech: "We've cut the deficit by two-thirds." Charlie Crist stated on October 10, 2014 in a gubernatorial debate: If Florida had not taken the stimulus, it "would have led to the firing of 20,000 teachers." Charlie Crist stated on November 5, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC: Says Rick Scott "cut education by $1.3 billion" in his first year, then "in his second year he decreases funding by $300 million to our state universities." Facebook posts stated on May 22, 2012 in on the Internet: Says Mitt Romney is wrong to claim that spending under Obama has "accelerated at a pace without precedent in recent history," because it's actually risen "slower than at any time in nearly 60 years." Tennessee Democratic Party stated on January 7, 2012 in a press release: "Congressman Phil Roe hands out $1.3M government check" from a federal program that "he voted against." Barack Obama stated on July 11, 2011 in a press conference: "As we've seen that federal support for states diminish, you've seen the biggest job losses in the public sector -- teachers, police officers, firefighters losing their jobs." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on June 12, 2011 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press': The Obama administration has cut taxes on small businesses 17 times. Barack Obama stated on April 18, 2011 in an interview: "Gov. (Rick) Perry helped balance his budget with about $6 billion worth of federal help, which he happily took, and then started blaming the members of Congress who had offered that help." Rick Scott stated on March 2, 2011 in an interview with Fox News.: Says the high-speed rail project provides "short-term jobs." Lars Larson stated on December 21, 2010 in Twitter: TriMet is "spending 4.2 million in fed funds to save $168K per year." Bobby Scott stated on December 16, 2010 in a news release.: The tax-cut deal "adds more than $800 billion to the deficit over two years -- more than the cost of TARP and more than the cost of the Recovery Act" and about the same as health care reform. Bill Nelson stated on November 8, 2010 in an Orlando rail conference.: "The amount of the revenue required by the state (for the construction of high-speed rail) is around 10 percent." Back to Basics stated on October 5, 2010 in a newspaper ad: Says "the Texas unemployment rate has even grown more than the nation's as a whole." John Cornyn stated on August 3, 2010 in a press release: "Taxpayer money will provide iPod Touch devices to high school students in Utah, BlackBerry smart phones to smokers who kick the habit and funding for a study of exotic ants in East Africa." Republican National Committee stated on August 2, 2010 in a press release: Georgia has lost more than 124,000 jobs and the unemployment rate has increased since the stimulus passed Bill White stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech to the Texas Democratic Party convention in Corpus Christi: "Rick Perry accepted more stimulus funds than any other governor except the governors of California and New York." Mitch McConnell stated on February 17, 2010 in a press release: "$100,000 in stimulus funds (were) used for a Martini Bar and Brazilian Steakhouse." Joe Biden stated on February 17, 2010 in an op-ed in 'USA Today': "In the three months before the act took effect, America lost 750,000 jobs a month. In the last three months, we've lost about 35,000 jobs a month." John Boehner stated on February 11, 2010 in a press release: Despite touting the economic stimulus as a great triumph, "The very same report, however, notes that unemployment will average 10 percent for the rest of the year." Jon Stewart stated on February 3, 2010 in an interview with Bill O'Reilly: One-third of the economic stimulus package was tax cuts. Jeff Miller stated on November 19, 2009 in a newsletter: Recovery.gov listed congressional districts that "do not exist." Lou Dobbs stated on October 15, 2009 in on his television show: U.S. taxpayers paid $71,500 per job created by the stimulus bill. Sarah Palin stated on September 23, 2009 in a speech to investors in Hong Kong: "The Defense Department received only one-half of 1 percent of the nearly trillion-dollar stimulus package funding." Steny Hoyer stated on July 21, 2009 in a statement on the House floor.: There were more job losses per month in the last three months under President Bush than in the past three months under President Obama. Jon Kyl stated on July 12, 2009 in an interview on This Week with George Stephanopolous.: "Only about 6.8 percent of the (stimulus) money has actually been spent."
Nicole Malliotakis stated on March 8, 2021 in a Tweet: "If you are a hard-working law-abiding citizen who earns $80,000, you don’t get a stimulus check. But if you are a convicted murderer or rapist sitting in jail, you do."
Tom Cotton stated on March 6, 2021 in a tweet: “Senate Democrats just voted to give stimulus checks to criminals in prison.”
Ted Strickland stated on October 20, 2016 in the Ohio Senate debate: Says Rob Portman "said the auto rescue was a lousy deal for Ohio."
Hillary Clinton stated on May 24, 2016 in an advertisement: "In 2006, Donald Trump was hoping for a real estate crash."
Hillary Clinton stated on March 6, 2016 in a Democratic debate in Flint, Mich.: "President Obama took more money from Wall Street in the 2008 campaign than anybody ever had."
Charlie Crist stated on October 10, 2014 in a gubernatorial debate: If Florida had not taken the stimulus, it "would have led to the firing of 20,000 teachers."
Charlie Crist stated on November 5, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC: Says Rick Scott "cut education by $1.3 billion" in his first year, then "in his second year he decreases funding by $300 million to our state universities."
Facebook posts stated on May 22, 2012 in on the Internet: Says Mitt Romney is wrong to claim that spending under Obama has "accelerated at a pace without precedent in recent history," because it's actually risen "slower than at any time in nearly 60 years."
Tennessee Democratic Party stated on January 7, 2012 in a press release: "Congressman Phil Roe hands out $1.3M government check" from a federal program that "he voted against."
Barack Obama stated on July 11, 2011 in a press conference: "As we've seen that federal support for states diminish, you've seen the biggest job losses in the public sector -- teachers, police officers, firefighters losing their jobs."
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on June 12, 2011 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press': The Obama administration has cut taxes on small businesses 17 times.
Barack Obama stated on April 18, 2011 in an interview: "Gov. (Rick) Perry helped balance his budget with about $6 billion worth of federal help, which he happily took, and then started blaming the members of Congress who had offered that help."
Rick Scott stated on March 2, 2011 in an interview with Fox News.: Says the high-speed rail project provides "short-term jobs."
Lars Larson stated on December 21, 2010 in Twitter: TriMet is "spending 4.2 million in fed funds to save $168K per year."
Bobby Scott stated on December 16, 2010 in a news release.: The tax-cut deal "adds more than $800 billion to the deficit over two years -- more than the cost of TARP and more than the cost of the Recovery Act" and about the same as health care reform.
Bill Nelson stated on November 8, 2010 in an Orlando rail conference.: "The amount of the revenue required by the state (for the construction of high-speed rail) is around 10 percent."
Back to Basics stated on October 5, 2010 in a newspaper ad: Says "the Texas unemployment rate has even grown more than the nation's as a whole."
John Cornyn stated on August 3, 2010 in a press release: "Taxpayer money will provide iPod Touch devices to high school students in Utah, BlackBerry smart phones to smokers who kick the habit and funding for a study of exotic ants in East Africa."
Republican National Committee stated on August 2, 2010 in a press release: Georgia has lost more than 124,000 jobs and the unemployment rate has increased since the stimulus passed
Bill White stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech to the Texas Democratic Party convention in Corpus Christi: "Rick Perry accepted more stimulus funds than any other governor except the governors of California and New York."
Mitch McConnell stated on February 17, 2010 in a press release: "$100,000 in stimulus funds (were) used for a Martini Bar and Brazilian Steakhouse."
Joe Biden stated on February 17, 2010 in an op-ed in 'USA Today': "In the three months before the act took effect, America lost 750,000 jobs a month. In the last three months, we've lost about 35,000 jobs a month."
John Boehner stated on February 11, 2010 in a press release: Despite touting the economic stimulus as a great triumph, "The very same report, however, notes that unemployment will average 10 percent for the rest of the year."
Jon Stewart stated on February 3, 2010 in an interview with Bill O'Reilly: One-third of the economic stimulus package was tax cuts.
Jeff Miller stated on November 19, 2009 in a newsletter: Recovery.gov listed congressional districts that "do not exist."
Lou Dobbs stated on October 15, 2009 in on his television show: U.S. taxpayers paid $71,500 per job created by the stimulus bill.
Sarah Palin stated on September 23, 2009 in a speech to investors in Hong Kong: "The Defense Department received only one-half of 1 percent of the nearly trillion-dollar stimulus package funding."
Steny Hoyer stated on July 21, 2009 in a statement on the House floor.: There were more job losses per month in the last three months under President Bush than in the past three months under President Obama.
Jon Kyl stated on July 12, 2009 in an interview on This Week with George Stephanopolous.: "Only about 6.8 percent of the (stimulus) money has actually been spent."