Latest Mostly False Fact-checks in Workers Byron Donalds stated on October 13, 2024 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": “Wages adjusted for inflation were massively up under Donald Trump for Black men. … The (Black-white) wage gap in 2019 was actually shrinking under Donald Trump's administration.” Kamala Harris stated on October 7, 2024 in an interview on "60 Minutes": "Teachers and nurses and firefighters are paying a higher tax rate than billionaires and the biggest corporations." Donald Trump stated on February 17, 2024 in a rally: “The biggest threat to your unions is millions of people coming across the border, because you're not gonna have your jobs anymore.” Nikki Haley stated on January 2, 2024 in a town hall in Rye, N.H.: “Right now, over 70% of federal employees are still working from home three years after COVID." Kevin McCarthy stated on May 28, 2023 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "Every study has shown” that when work requirements are tied to federal safety-net programs, “it puts more people to work.” Mike Palicz stated on February 7, 2023 in a tweet: The 87,000 new IRS agents who were supposed to “only target the rich” are now “coming after waitresses’ tips.” Rebecca Kleefisch stated on July 24, 2022 in Twitter: "There is absolutely no reason why Wisconsin should be facing a worker shortage to the level we are when there are 123,000 more able-bodied childless adults on BadgerCare since the pandemic." Joe Biden stated on November 2, 2021 in a press conference in Glasgow: “Wages have gone up higher, faster than inflation.” Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2020 in social media: Shows a waitress saying, "I lost my job. But I'll sleep better knowing” that the coronavirus relief bill included funding for the Kennedy Center, refugee resettlement, PBS, and congressional salaries: “Thanks, Democrats” Pete Buttigieg stated on February 22, 2020 in a speech: Says Bernie Sanders would “go beyond reform and reorder the economy in ways most Democrats — let alone most Americans — don’t support." Kamala Harris stated on May 22, 2019 in an interview on CBS's "Late Show with Stephen Colbert": "In America today, women on average are paid 80 cents on the dollar of what men are paid for the same work." Ilhan Omar stated on February 7, 2019 in a congressional hearing: "In 2017, the CEO of McDonalds got paid $21.8 million. The median pay for a McDonald's worker that year was $7,000. This is a moral outrage. We need a $15 minimum wage so that no one is paid a poverty wage." Tammy Baldwin stated on July 31, 2018 in a TV ad: "New reports show Kevin Nicholson made over $1 million advising companies that shut down Wisconsin plants and laid off 1,900 people." Matt Flynn stated on April 12, 2018 in a TV interview: Says Foxconn "is under investigation in mainland China for securities fraud, environmental fraud and labor fraud." Mahlon Mitchell stated on January 17, 2018 in a tweet: "When @ScottWalker told firefighters we didn’t need to worry about Act 10, we said hell no, we stand with working Wisconsinites everywhere." Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in his State of the Union address: "After years of wage stagnation, we are finally seeing rising wages." Nancy Pelosi stated on December 8, 2017 in a statement released by her office: "Even with full control of the House, Senate and White House, Republicans have still failed to deliver on their promise of higher wages for working families." Mahlon Mitchell stated on November 19, 2017 in an interview: Wisconsin has "the fastest-shrinking middle class in the country." Alex Castellanos stated on August 20, 2017 in comments on ABC's 'This Week': "(For) white working-class America, death rates among white men are up 20 percent." Thomas Perez stated on February 26, 2017 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says "Donald Trump wants to eliminate overtime pay for people." Sean Spicer stated on January 23, 2017 in the daily press briefing: There has been a "dramatic expansion of the federal workforce in recent years." Donald Trump stated on October 13, 2016 in a speech in West Palm Beach, Fla.: "Workers in the United States are making less than they were almost 20 years ago, and yet they are working harder." Donald Trump stated on September 6, 2016 in a speech in North Carolina: Says "Hillary Clinton set aside environmental and labor rules to help a South Korean company with a record of violating workers’ rights set up what amounts to a sweatshop in Haiti." Hillary Clinton stated on September 6, 2016 in a rally in Tampa: "That's legal: If you find out about somebody else's salary even if you're doing exactly the same job, you can be retaliated against, including being fired, in most places." Tim Kaine stated on July 14, 2016 in a speech.: Says Donald Trump is "against minimum wage." Hillary Clinton stated on June 22, 2016 in a speech in Raleigh, NC: "Thanks to (North Carolina’s) governor and the legislature, the average teacher salary can barely support a family." Donald Trump stated on May 11, 2016 in a tweet: Says "Elizabeth Warren lied when she says I want to abolish the Federal Minimum Wage." Bernie Sanders stated on February 23, 2016 in a speech.: "We work longer hours than any people in the industrialized world, including the Japanese." Jon Erpenbach stated on September 25, 2015 in an interview: Says Scott Walker "said he wouldn't touch" the state civil service system but now supports overhauling it. Ultraviolet stated on June 30, 2015 in a Facebook meme: Says Chris Christie "vetoed equal pay for women 3 times. He only let the bill pass once it became a damaging campaign issue."
Byron Donalds stated on October 13, 2024 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": “Wages adjusted for inflation were massively up under Donald Trump for Black men. … The (Black-white) wage gap in 2019 was actually shrinking under Donald Trump's administration.” Kamala Harris stated on October 7, 2024 in an interview on "60 Minutes": "Teachers and nurses and firefighters are paying a higher tax rate than billionaires and the biggest corporations." Donald Trump stated on February 17, 2024 in a rally: “The biggest threat to your unions is millions of people coming across the border, because you're not gonna have your jobs anymore.” Nikki Haley stated on January 2, 2024 in a town hall in Rye, N.H.: “Right now, over 70% of federal employees are still working from home three years after COVID." Kevin McCarthy stated on May 28, 2023 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "Every study has shown” that when work requirements are tied to federal safety-net programs, “it puts more people to work.” Mike Palicz stated on February 7, 2023 in a tweet: The 87,000 new IRS agents who were supposed to “only target the rich” are now “coming after waitresses’ tips.” Rebecca Kleefisch stated on July 24, 2022 in Twitter: "There is absolutely no reason why Wisconsin should be facing a worker shortage to the level we are when there are 123,000 more able-bodied childless adults on BadgerCare since the pandemic." Joe Biden stated on November 2, 2021 in a press conference in Glasgow: “Wages have gone up higher, faster than inflation.” Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2020 in social media: Shows a waitress saying, "I lost my job. But I'll sleep better knowing” that the coronavirus relief bill included funding for the Kennedy Center, refugee resettlement, PBS, and congressional salaries: “Thanks, Democrats” Pete Buttigieg stated on February 22, 2020 in a speech: Says Bernie Sanders would “go beyond reform and reorder the economy in ways most Democrats — let alone most Americans — don’t support." Kamala Harris stated on May 22, 2019 in an interview on CBS's "Late Show with Stephen Colbert": "In America today, women on average are paid 80 cents on the dollar of what men are paid for the same work." Ilhan Omar stated on February 7, 2019 in a congressional hearing: "In 2017, the CEO of McDonalds got paid $21.8 million. The median pay for a McDonald's worker that year was $7,000. This is a moral outrage. We need a $15 minimum wage so that no one is paid a poverty wage." Tammy Baldwin stated on July 31, 2018 in a TV ad: "New reports show Kevin Nicholson made over $1 million advising companies that shut down Wisconsin plants and laid off 1,900 people." Matt Flynn stated on April 12, 2018 in a TV interview: Says Foxconn "is under investigation in mainland China for securities fraud, environmental fraud and labor fraud." Mahlon Mitchell stated on January 17, 2018 in a tweet: "When @ScottWalker told firefighters we didn’t need to worry about Act 10, we said hell no, we stand with working Wisconsinites everywhere." Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in his State of the Union address: "After years of wage stagnation, we are finally seeing rising wages." Nancy Pelosi stated on December 8, 2017 in a statement released by her office: "Even with full control of the House, Senate and White House, Republicans have still failed to deliver on their promise of higher wages for working families." Mahlon Mitchell stated on November 19, 2017 in an interview: Wisconsin has "the fastest-shrinking middle class in the country." Alex Castellanos stated on August 20, 2017 in comments on ABC's 'This Week': "(For) white working-class America, death rates among white men are up 20 percent." Thomas Perez stated on February 26, 2017 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says "Donald Trump wants to eliminate overtime pay for people." Sean Spicer stated on January 23, 2017 in the daily press briefing: There has been a "dramatic expansion of the federal workforce in recent years." Donald Trump stated on October 13, 2016 in a speech in West Palm Beach, Fla.: "Workers in the United States are making less than they were almost 20 years ago, and yet they are working harder." Donald Trump stated on September 6, 2016 in a speech in North Carolina: Says "Hillary Clinton set aside environmental and labor rules to help a South Korean company with a record of violating workers’ rights set up what amounts to a sweatshop in Haiti." Hillary Clinton stated on September 6, 2016 in a rally in Tampa: "That's legal: If you find out about somebody else's salary even if you're doing exactly the same job, you can be retaliated against, including being fired, in most places." Tim Kaine stated on July 14, 2016 in a speech.: Says Donald Trump is "against minimum wage." Hillary Clinton stated on June 22, 2016 in a speech in Raleigh, NC: "Thanks to (North Carolina’s) governor and the legislature, the average teacher salary can barely support a family." Donald Trump stated on May 11, 2016 in a tweet: Says "Elizabeth Warren lied when she says I want to abolish the Federal Minimum Wage." Bernie Sanders stated on February 23, 2016 in a speech.: "We work longer hours than any people in the industrialized world, including the Japanese." Jon Erpenbach stated on September 25, 2015 in an interview: Says Scott Walker "said he wouldn't touch" the state civil service system but now supports overhauling it. Ultraviolet stated on June 30, 2015 in a Facebook meme: Says Chris Christie "vetoed equal pay for women 3 times. He only let the bill pass once it became a damaging campaign issue."
Byron Donalds stated on October 13, 2024 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": “Wages adjusted for inflation were massively up under Donald Trump for Black men. … The (Black-white) wage gap in 2019 was actually shrinking under Donald Trump's administration.”
Kamala Harris stated on October 7, 2024 in an interview on "60 Minutes": "Teachers and nurses and firefighters are paying a higher tax rate than billionaires and the biggest corporations."
Donald Trump stated on February 17, 2024 in a rally: “The biggest threat to your unions is millions of people coming across the border, because you're not gonna have your jobs anymore.”
Nikki Haley stated on January 2, 2024 in a town hall in Rye, N.H.: “Right now, over 70% of federal employees are still working from home three years after COVID."
Kevin McCarthy stated on May 28, 2023 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "Every study has shown” that when work requirements are tied to federal safety-net programs, “it puts more people to work.”
Mike Palicz stated on February 7, 2023 in a tweet: The 87,000 new IRS agents who were supposed to “only target the rich” are now “coming after waitresses’ tips.”
Rebecca Kleefisch stated on July 24, 2022 in Twitter: "There is absolutely no reason why Wisconsin should be facing a worker shortage to the level we are when there are 123,000 more able-bodied childless adults on BadgerCare since the pandemic."
Joe Biden stated on November 2, 2021 in a press conference in Glasgow: “Wages have gone up higher, faster than inflation.”
Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2020 in social media: Shows a waitress saying, "I lost my job. But I'll sleep better knowing” that the coronavirus relief bill included funding for the Kennedy Center, refugee resettlement, PBS, and congressional salaries: “Thanks, Democrats”
Pete Buttigieg stated on February 22, 2020 in a speech: Says Bernie Sanders would “go beyond reform and reorder the economy in ways most Democrats — let alone most Americans — don’t support."
Kamala Harris stated on May 22, 2019 in an interview on CBS's "Late Show with Stephen Colbert": "In America today, women on average are paid 80 cents on the dollar of what men are paid for the same work."
Ilhan Omar stated on February 7, 2019 in a congressional hearing: "In 2017, the CEO of McDonalds got paid $21.8 million. The median pay for a McDonald's worker that year was $7,000. This is a moral outrage. We need a $15 minimum wage so that no one is paid a poverty wage."
Tammy Baldwin stated on July 31, 2018 in a TV ad: "New reports show Kevin Nicholson made over $1 million advising companies that shut down Wisconsin plants and laid off 1,900 people."
Matt Flynn stated on April 12, 2018 in a TV interview: Says Foxconn "is under investigation in mainland China for securities fraud, environmental fraud and labor fraud."
Mahlon Mitchell stated on January 17, 2018 in a tweet: "When @ScottWalker told firefighters we didn’t need to worry about Act 10, we said hell no, we stand with working Wisconsinites everywhere."
Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in his State of the Union address: "After years of wage stagnation, we are finally seeing rising wages."
Nancy Pelosi stated on December 8, 2017 in a statement released by her office: "Even with full control of the House, Senate and White House, Republicans have still failed to deliver on their promise of higher wages for working families."
Mahlon Mitchell stated on November 19, 2017 in an interview: Wisconsin has "the fastest-shrinking middle class in the country."
Alex Castellanos stated on August 20, 2017 in comments on ABC's 'This Week': "(For) white working-class America, death rates among white men are up 20 percent."
Thomas Perez stated on February 26, 2017 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says "Donald Trump wants to eliminate overtime pay for people."
Sean Spicer stated on January 23, 2017 in the daily press briefing: There has been a "dramatic expansion of the federal workforce in recent years."
Donald Trump stated on October 13, 2016 in a speech in West Palm Beach, Fla.: "Workers in the United States are making less than they were almost 20 years ago, and yet they are working harder."
Donald Trump stated on September 6, 2016 in a speech in North Carolina: Says "Hillary Clinton set aside environmental and labor rules to help a South Korean company with a record of violating workers’ rights set up what amounts to a sweatshop in Haiti."
Hillary Clinton stated on September 6, 2016 in a rally in Tampa: "That's legal: If you find out about somebody else's salary even if you're doing exactly the same job, you can be retaliated against, including being fired, in most places."
Hillary Clinton stated on June 22, 2016 in a speech in Raleigh, NC: "Thanks to (North Carolina’s) governor and the legislature, the average teacher salary can barely support a family."
Donald Trump stated on May 11, 2016 in a tweet: Says "Elizabeth Warren lied when she says I want to abolish the Federal Minimum Wage."
Bernie Sanders stated on February 23, 2016 in a speech.: "We work longer hours than any people in the industrialized world, including the Japanese."
Jon Erpenbach stated on September 25, 2015 in an interview: Says Scott Walker "said he wouldn't touch" the state civil service system but now supports overhauling it.
Ultraviolet stated on June 30, 2015 in a Facebook meme: Says Chris Christie "vetoed equal pay for women 3 times. He only let the bill pass once it became a damaging campaign issue."
