Latest Half-True Fact-checks in Workers 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 Teresa Ghilarducci stated on December 15, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC's "Up": "A quarter of our workers make $18,000 per year." National Federation of the Blind stated on October 31, 2013 in a news release: Goodwill Industries International pays workers with disabilities wages as low as pennies per hour. Ron Johnson stated on December 5, 2013 in an interview: Under President Obama’s health-care reforms, the premium for "an average plan for a family didn't go down by $2,500 per year, it's gone up about $2,500 per year." Barack Obama stated on December 4, 2013 in a speech at the Center for American Progress: The minimum wage "in real terms right now is below where it was when Harry Truman was in office." Facebook posts stated on December 4, 2013 in a meme on social media: "44% of homeless people are employed." Facebook posts stated on June 13, 2013 in a fake Rick Perry 2016 poster.: "Texas ranks: #1 in worker deaths, #1 carbon emissions, #50 in high school graduates, #50 in funding for mental health patients." Frank Caprio stated on May 19, 2013 in an appearance on "10 News Conference": Since Gina Raimondo took office, investment fees on the state's pension portfolio "have gone up from about $12 million annually to about $50 million." Nathan Deal stated on April 30, 2013 in a speech: The state of Georgia lost 16 percent of its employees last year, and that percentage has risen over the past three years. Ron Meyer stated on April 29, 2013 in a TV interview.: "Only three in 10 young Americans under 30 -- 30 percent under 30 -- have full-time work." Newt Gingrich stated on May 5, 2013 in a discussion on NBC's "Meet the Press": The labor market is weak because if you count the unemployed, underemployed, and those who’ve stopped looking for work, the unemployment rate "actually went up last month to 13.5 percent." Martina Navratilova stated on May 5, 2013 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "In 29 states in this country you can still get fired for not just being gay, but if your employer thinks you are gay." Chris Redfern stated on April 30, 2013 in a fundraising email: "Six out of 10 of the highest unemployment rates are also in so-called right to work states." Gina Raimondo stated on April 8, 2013 in a tweet promoting Equal Pay Day: "Women make 77 cents for every dollar earned by men." Jeff Tittel stated on March 2, 2013 in an op-ed column on NJ.com: "DEP has 2,812 employees, the lowest level since the mid-’80s." Marina Dimitrijevic stated on November 14, 2012 in an interview: Milwaukee County government employees pay "much more" for their health care than City of Milwaukee or State of Wisconsin employees. Majority PAC stated on October 31, 2012 in a TV ad: "Tommy Thompson made millions from corporations who outsource American jobs and now he's trying to lavish huge tax breaks on them." Jennifer Granholm stated on September 6, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: "With the auto rescue," President Barack Obama "saved more than 1 million middle-class jobs all across America," including more than 28,000 in Wisconsin. Democratic Party of Oregon stated on August 14, 2012 in a press release.: Says "Bruce Starr voted to throw 6,000 Oregonians off unemployment." Cascade Policy Institute stated on July 5, 2012 in a website: Unemployment among Oregon high school graduates aged 18 to 20 increased more than 200 percent from 2008 to 2011, while the U.S. average increased only 30 percent. Rebecca Kleefisch stated on May 13, 2012 in an interview: Says Democratic recall opponent Mahlon Mitchell sent a letter "encouraging folks to boycott more than 100 companies." 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." Senate Republican Conference stated on March 22, 2012 in a Web video: "Up to 80 percent of small businesses will be forced to give up their current plans due to new Obamacare regulations." Reince Priebus stated on March 23, 2012 in an op-ed: According to the Congressional Budget Office, "as many as 20 million Americans could lose their employer-based insurance thanks to Obamacare." Ron Paul stated on February 28, 2012 in a campaign commercial: Says Rick Santorum "opposes right-to-work" Mitt Romney stated on January 4, 2012 in a town hall meeting in Peterborough, N.H.: "You can hire lots of bureaucrats. That’s what the president’s done. He’s added 135,000 people to the government workforce." Matt Wingard stated on January 2, 2012 in a news story online: "Oregon’s per capita income is 9 percent below the national average and getting worse. This is a state that’s actually getting poorer." Mike Tate stated on November 15, 2011 in an interview on MSNBC: Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker "slashed" pensions and benefits for public employees. Rick Santorum stated on November 9, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Michigan: "The unemployment rate among (the) non-college-educated is well into the double digits in America. It's 4 percent or 5 percent for people who have college degrees." Wisconsin Anti-Violence Effort Educational Fund stated on October 30, 2011 in website article, emails, direct mail: "People are five to seven times more likely to be murdered in workplaces that allow firearms than in those that prohibit it." George Nee stated on October 19, 2011 in a pension forum: "This is the first time in our state, and one of the first times in the country, where benefit reductions . . . has happened to people who are retired."
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Teresa Ghilarducci stated on December 15, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC's "Up": "A quarter of our workers make $18,000 per year." National Federation of the Blind stated on October 31, 2013 in a news release: Goodwill Industries International pays workers with disabilities wages as low as pennies per hour. Ron Johnson stated on December 5, 2013 in an interview: Under President Obama’s health-care reforms, the premium for "an average plan for a family didn't go down by $2,500 per year, it's gone up about $2,500 per year." Barack Obama stated on December 4, 2013 in a speech at the Center for American Progress: The minimum wage "in real terms right now is below where it was when Harry Truman was in office." Facebook posts stated on December 4, 2013 in a meme on social media: "44% of homeless people are employed." Facebook posts stated on June 13, 2013 in a fake Rick Perry 2016 poster.: "Texas ranks: #1 in worker deaths, #1 carbon emissions, #50 in high school graduates, #50 in funding for mental health patients." Frank Caprio stated on May 19, 2013 in an appearance on "10 News Conference": Since Gina Raimondo took office, investment fees on the state's pension portfolio "have gone up from about $12 million annually to about $50 million." Nathan Deal stated on April 30, 2013 in a speech: The state of Georgia lost 16 percent of its employees last year, and that percentage has risen over the past three years. Ron Meyer stated on April 29, 2013 in a TV interview.: "Only three in 10 young Americans under 30 -- 30 percent under 30 -- have full-time work." Newt Gingrich stated on May 5, 2013 in a discussion on NBC's "Meet the Press": The labor market is weak because if you count the unemployed, underemployed, and those who’ve stopped looking for work, the unemployment rate "actually went up last month to 13.5 percent." Martina Navratilova stated on May 5, 2013 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "In 29 states in this country you can still get fired for not just being gay, but if your employer thinks you are gay." Chris Redfern stated on April 30, 2013 in a fundraising email: "Six out of 10 of the highest unemployment rates are also in so-called right to work states." Gina Raimondo stated on April 8, 2013 in a tweet promoting Equal Pay Day: "Women make 77 cents for every dollar earned by men." Jeff Tittel stated on March 2, 2013 in an op-ed column on NJ.com: "DEP has 2,812 employees, the lowest level since the mid-’80s." Marina Dimitrijevic stated on November 14, 2012 in an interview: Milwaukee County government employees pay "much more" for their health care than City of Milwaukee or State of Wisconsin employees. Majority PAC stated on October 31, 2012 in a TV ad: "Tommy Thompson made millions from corporations who outsource American jobs and now he's trying to lavish huge tax breaks on them." Jennifer Granholm stated on September 6, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: "With the auto rescue," President Barack Obama "saved more than 1 million middle-class jobs all across America," including more than 28,000 in Wisconsin. Democratic Party of Oregon stated on August 14, 2012 in a press release.: Says "Bruce Starr voted to throw 6,000 Oregonians off unemployment." Cascade Policy Institute stated on July 5, 2012 in a website: Unemployment among Oregon high school graduates aged 18 to 20 increased more than 200 percent from 2008 to 2011, while the U.S. average increased only 30 percent. Rebecca Kleefisch stated on May 13, 2012 in an interview: Says Democratic recall opponent Mahlon Mitchell sent a letter "encouraging folks to boycott more than 100 companies." 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." Senate Republican Conference stated on March 22, 2012 in a Web video: "Up to 80 percent of small businesses will be forced to give up their current plans due to new Obamacare regulations." Reince Priebus stated on March 23, 2012 in an op-ed: According to the Congressional Budget Office, "as many as 20 million Americans could lose their employer-based insurance thanks to Obamacare." Ron Paul stated on February 28, 2012 in a campaign commercial: Says Rick Santorum "opposes right-to-work" Mitt Romney stated on January 4, 2012 in a town hall meeting in Peterborough, N.H.: "You can hire lots of bureaucrats. That’s what the president’s done. He’s added 135,000 people to the government workforce." Matt Wingard stated on January 2, 2012 in a news story online: "Oregon’s per capita income is 9 percent below the national average and getting worse. This is a state that’s actually getting poorer." Mike Tate stated on November 15, 2011 in an interview on MSNBC: Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker "slashed" pensions and benefits for public employees. Rick Santorum stated on November 9, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Michigan: "The unemployment rate among (the) non-college-educated is well into the double digits in America. It's 4 percent or 5 percent for people who have college degrees." Wisconsin Anti-Violence Effort Educational Fund stated on October 30, 2011 in website article, emails, direct mail: "People are five to seven times more likely to be murdered in workplaces that allow firearms than in those that prohibit it." George Nee stated on October 19, 2011 in a pension forum: "This is the first time in our state, and one of the first times in the country, where benefit reductions . . . has happened to people who are retired."
Teresa Ghilarducci stated on December 15, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC's "Up": "A quarter of our workers make $18,000 per year."
National Federation of the Blind stated on October 31, 2013 in a news release: Goodwill Industries International pays workers with disabilities wages as low as pennies per hour.
Ron Johnson stated on December 5, 2013 in an interview: Under President Obama’s health-care reforms, the premium for "an average plan for a family didn't go down by $2,500 per year, it's gone up about $2,500 per year."
Barack Obama stated on December 4, 2013 in a speech at the Center for American Progress: The minimum wage "in real terms right now is below where it was when Harry Truman was in office."
Facebook posts stated on December 4, 2013 in a meme on social media: "44% of homeless people are employed."
Facebook posts stated on June 13, 2013 in a fake Rick Perry 2016 poster.: "Texas ranks: #1 in worker deaths, #1 carbon emissions, #50 in high school graduates, #50 in funding for mental health patients."
Frank Caprio stated on May 19, 2013 in an appearance on "10 News Conference": Since Gina Raimondo took office, investment fees on the state's pension portfolio "have gone up from about $12 million annually to about $50 million."
Nathan Deal stated on April 30, 2013 in a speech: The state of Georgia lost 16 percent of its employees last year, and that percentage has risen over the past three years.
Ron Meyer stated on April 29, 2013 in a TV interview.: "Only three in 10 young Americans under 30 -- 30 percent under 30 -- have full-time work."
Newt Gingrich stated on May 5, 2013 in a discussion on NBC's "Meet the Press": The labor market is weak because if you count the unemployed, underemployed, and those who’ve stopped looking for work, the unemployment rate "actually went up last month to 13.5 percent."
Martina Navratilova stated on May 5, 2013 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "In 29 states in this country you can still get fired for not just being gay, but if your employer thinks you are gay."
Chris Redfern stated on April 30, 2013 in a fundraising email: "Six out of 10 of the highest unemployment rates are also in so-called right to work states."
Gina Raimondo stated on April 8, 2013 in a tweet promoting Equal Pay Day: "Women make 77 cents for every dollar earned by men."
Jeff Tittel stated on March 2, 2013 in an op-ed column on NJ.com: "DEP has 2,812 employees, the lowest level since the mid-’80s."
Marina Dimitrijevic stated on November 14, 2012 in an interview: Milwaukee County government employees pay "much more" for their health care than City of Milwaukee or State of Wisconsin employees.
Majority PAC stated on October 31, 2012 in a TV ad: "Tommy Thompson made millions from corporations who outsource American jobs and now he's trying to lavish huge tax breaks on them."
Jennifer Granholm stated on September 6, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: "With the auto rescue," President Barack Obama "saved more than 1 million middle-class jobs all across America," including more than 28,000 in Wisconsin.
Democratic Party of Oregon stated on August 14, 2012 in a press release.: Says "Bruce Starr voted to throw 6,000 Oregonians off unemployment."
Cascade Policy Institute stated on July 5, 2012 in a website: Unemployment among Oregon high school graduates aged 18 to 20 increased more than 200 percent from 2008 to 2011, while the U.S. average increased only 30 percent.
Rebecca Kleefisch stated on May 13, 2012 in an interview: Says Democratic recall opponent Mahlon Mitchell sent a letter "encouraging folks to boycott more than 100 companies."
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."
Senate Republican Conference stated on March 22, 2012 in a Web video: "Up to 80 percent of small businesses will be forced to give up their current plans due to new Obamacare regulations."
Reince Priebus stated on March 23, 2012 in an op-ed: According to the Congressional Budget Office, "as many as 20 million Americans could lose their employer-based insurance thanks to Obamacare."
Ron Paul stated on February 28, 2012 in a campaign commercial: Says Rick Santorum "opposes right-to-work"
Mitt Romney stated on January 4, 2012 in a town hall meeting in Peterborough, N.H.: "You can hire lots of bureaucrats. That’s what the president’s done. He’s added 135,000 people to the government workforce."
Matt Wingard stated on January 2, 2012 in a news story online: "Oregon’s per capita income is 9 percent below the national average and getting worse. This is a state that’s actually getting poorer."
Mike Tate stated on November 15, 2011 in an interview on MSNBC: Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker "slashed" pensions and benefits for public employees.
Rick Santorum stated on November 9, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Michigan: "The unemployment rate among (the) non-college-educated is well into the double digits in America. It's 4 percent or 5 percent for people who have college degrees."
Wisconsin Anti-Violence Effort Educational Fund stated on October 30, 2011 in website article, emails, direct mail: "People are five to seven times more likely to be murdered in workplaces that allow firearms than in those that prohibit it."
George Nee stated on October 19, 2011 in a pension forum: "This is the first time in our state, and one of the first times in the country, where benefit reductions . . . has happened to people who are retired."
