Latest False Fact-checks in Economy Donald Trump stated on September 29, 2020 in the first presidential debate: Before the coronavirus pandemic, the United States had “the greatest economy in the history of our country.” Donald Trump stated on September 29, 2020 in the first presidential debate: In manufacturing, "I brought back 700,000 jobs. (Obama and Biden) brought back nothing." Richard Durbin stated on August 23, 2020 in a radio interview: "We have a worse economy than any other country in the world that's going through COVID-19 by a factor of three." Bob Good stated on September 9, 2020 in a debate.: “82% of Americans...would experience a tax increase if Biden were elected.” Donald Trump Jr. stated on September 2, 2020 in a tweet: “Joe Biden wants to raise taxes on 82% of all Americans.” Viral image stated on May 9, 2020 in a Facebook post: The United Nations’ “new world order” agenda will create one world government with one world military and the end of national sovereignty. Facebook posts stated on July 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The national coin shortage was done intentionally, the Mint is no longer releasing coins into circulation aka this is the beginning of the end of paper money.” Rand Paul stated on May 6, 2020 in an interview: $3 trillion for federal coronavirus stimulus packages is "being borrowed basically from China." Joe Biden stated on March 15, 2020 in a debate: Because the Federal Reserve recently cut interest rates to near 0%, “the Fed will be of little consequence now. They’ve already used what leverage they have.” Mike Parson stated on February 14, 2020 in a speech: “Right now we have over 40,000 new jobs in a little over 18 months” in Missouri. Donald Trump stated on February 4, 2020: "Years of economic decay are over" because Trump "reversed the failed economic policies of the previous administration." Ro Khanna stated on December 20, 2019 in an interview with MSNBC: Says the California congressional district he represents "has a higher GDP than Russia." Arnold Schwarzenegger stated on December 1, 2019 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "In Bakersfield, where there’s a lot of oil drilling going on, there’s more solar jobs now in Bakersfield and around that area than there are oil jobs." Donald Trump Jr. stated on November 1, 2019 in a Tweet: "Tens of thousands" of people leave New York every week. Phil Scott stated on October 25, 2019 in Statement responding to Energizer's plans to close a factory in Bennington.: "This decision is an unfortunate example of why those of us in Montpelier need to work together to make Vermont a more affordable place to do business and make sure our policies help businesses thrive rather than creating unique burdens and barriers to growth that make us less competitive with other states." Julián Castro stated on October 15, 2019 in a debate: "Ohio, Michigan, and Pennsylvania actually in the latest jobs data have lost jobs, not gained them." Donald Trump stated on August 21, 2019 in remarks at the White House: "Yesterday we had the strongest dollar in the history of our country." Kamala Harris stated on August 12, 2019 in a CNN interview: It "is estimated that as many as 300,000 auto workers may be out of a job before the end of the year." Bernie Sanders stated on July 10, 2019 in an op-ed in the Washington Post: "42 percent of (Walmart’s) associates are black." Mike Murphy stated on May 22, 2019 in remarks during a press conference: Says when New York "implemented a program" to tax the wealthy at higher rates it saw a revenue shortfall "because of the outward migration of their top earners." Donald Trump stated on May 9, 2019 in remarks at the White House: Tariffs are "paid for mostly by China, by the way, not by us." Terry Gou stated on May 1, 2019 in a press conference: "We suspended the (Foxconn) work around October, November last year because the weather there was snowy and icy cold." Kamala Harris stated on April 22, 2019 in a CNN town hall: "The majority of women are minimum wage workers." Phil Scott stated on January 24, 2019 in his budget address in the Statehouse.: "Every county, including Chittenden, has fewer people available for work." Donald Trump stated on January 2, 2019 in a tweet: "Mexico is paying for the Wall through the new USMCA Trade Deal." Scott Wagner stated on October 11, 2018 in Campaign email: "Our unemployment rate is 20 percent higher than the national average." Donald Trump stated on September 20, 2018 in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity: Under the North American Free Trade Agreement, "we lost millions of jobs." Sarah Huckabee Sanders stated on August 14, 2018 in a White House press briefing: "President Trump in his first year and a half has already tripled what President Obama did (for African-American employment) in eight years." Kelda Helen Roys stated on April 18, 2018 in a tweet and campaign event: Wisconsin lost "almost 4,000 manufacturing jobs in 2017." Donald Trump stated on June 28, 2018 in a speech in Mount Pleasant, Wis.: "Watch those GDP numbers. We started off at a very low number, and right now we hit a 3.2 (percent). Nobody thought that was possible."
Donald Trump stated on September 29, 2020 in the first presidential debate: Before the coronavirus pandemic, the United States had “the greatest economy in the history of our country.” Donald Trump stated on September 29, 2020 in the first presidential debate: In manufacturing, "I brought back 700,000 jobs. (Obama and Biden) brought back nothing." Richard Durbin stated on August 23, 2020 in a radio interview: "We have a worse economy than any other country in the world that's going through COVID-19 by a factor of three." Bob Good stated on September 9, 2020 in a debate.: “82% of Americans...would experience a tax increase if Biden were elected.” Donald Trump Jr. stated on September 2, 2020 in a tweet: “Joe Biden wants to raise taxes on 82% of all Americans.” Viral image stated on May 9, 2020 in a Facebook post: The United Nations’ “new world order” agenda will create one world government with one world military and the end of national sovereignty. Facebook posts stated on July 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The national coin shortage was done intentionally, the Mint is no longer releasing coins into circulation aka this is the beginning of the end of paper money.” Rand Paul stated on May 6, 2020 in an interview: $3 trillion for federal coronavirus stimulus packages is "being borrowed basically from China." Joe Biden stated on March 15, 2020 in a debate: Because the Federal Reserve recently cut interest rates to near 0%, “the Fed will be of little consequence now. They’ve already used what leverage they have.” Mike Parson stated on February 14, 2020 in a speech: “Right now we have over 40,000 new jobs in a little over 18 months” in Missouri. Donald Trump stated on February 4, 2020: "Years of economic decay are over" because Trump "reversed the failed economic policies of the previous administration." Ro Khanna stated on December 20, 2019 in an interview with MSNBC: Says the California congressional district he represents "has a higher GDP than Russia." Arnold Schwarzenegger stated on December 1, 2019 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "In Bakersfield, where there’s a lot of oil drilling going on, there’s more solar jobs now in Bakersfield and around that area than there are oil jobs." Donald Trump Jr. stated on November 1, 2019 in a Tweet: "Tens of thousands" of people leave New York every week. Phil Scott stated on October 25, 2019 in Statement responding to Energizer's plans to close a factory in Bennington.: "This decision is an unfortunate example of why those of us in Montpelier need to work together to make Vermont a more affordable place to do business and make sure our policies help businesses thrive rather than creating unique burdens and barriers to growth that make us less competitive with other states." Julián Castro stated on October 15, 2019 in a debate: "Ohio, Michigan, and Pennsylvania actually in the latest jobs data have lost jobs, not gained them." Donald Trump stated on August 21, 2019 in remarks at the White House: "Yesterday we had the strongest dollar in the history of our country." Kamala Harris stated on August 12, 2019 in a CNN interview: It "is estimated that as many as 300,000 auto workers may be out of a job before the end of the year." Bernie Sanders stated on July 10, 2019 in an op-ed in the Washington Post: "42 percent of (Walmart’s) associates are black." Mike Murphy stated on May 22, 2019 in remarks during a press conference: Says when New York "implemented a program" to tax the wealthy at higher rates it saw a revenue shortfall "because of the outward migration of their top earners." Donald Trump stated on May 9, 2019 in remarks at the White House: Tariffs are "paid for mostly by China, by the way, not by us." Terry Gou stated on May 1, 2019 in a press conference: "We suspended the (Foxconn) work around October, November last year because the weather there was snowy and icy cold." Kamala Harris stated on April 22, 2019 in a CNN town hall: "The majority of women are minimum wage workers." Phil Scott stated on January 24, 2019 in his budget address in the Statehouse.: "Every county, including Chittenden, has fewer people available for work." Donald Trump stated on January 2, 2019 in a tweet: "Mexico is paying for the Wall through the new USMCA Trade Deal." Scott Wagner stated on October 11, 2018 in Campaign email: "Our unemployment rate is 20 percent higher than the national average." Donald Trump stated on September 20, 2018 in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity: Under the North American Free Trade Agreement, "we lost millions of jobs." Sarah Huckabee Sanders stated on August 14, 2018 in a White House press briefing: "President Trump in his first year and a half has already tripled what President Obama did (for African-American employment) in eight years." Kelda Helen Roys stated on April 18, 2018 in a tweet and campaign event: Wisconsin lost "almost 4,000 manufacturing jobs in 2017." Donald Trump stated on June 28, 2018 in a speech in Mount Pleasant, Wis.: "Watch those GDP numbers. We started off at a very low number, and right now we hit a 3.2 (percent). Nobody thought that was possible."
Donald Trump stated on September 29, 2020 in the first presidential debate: Before the coronavirus pandemic, the United States had “the greatest economy in the history of our country.”
Donald Trump stated on September 29, 2020 in the first presidential debate: In manufacturing, "I brought back 700,000 jobs. (Obama and Biden) brought back nothing."
Richard Durbin stated on August 23, 2020 in a radio interview: "We have a worse economy than any other country in the world that's going through COVID-19 by a factor of three."
Bob Good stated on September 9, 2020 in a debate.: “82% of Americans...would experience a tax increase if Biden were elected.”
Donald Trump Jr. stated on September 2, 2020 in a tweet: “Joe Biden wants to raise taxes on 82% of all Americans.”
Viral image stated on May 9, 2020 in a Facebook post: The United Nations’ “new world order” agenda will create one world government with one world military and the end of national sovereignty.
Facebook posts stated on July 2, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The national coin shortage was done intentionally, the Mint is no longer releasing coins into circulation aka this is the beginning of the end of paper money.”
Rand Paul stated on May 6, 2020 in an interview: $3 trillion for federal coronavirus stimulus packages is "being borrowed basically from China."
Joe Biden stated on March 15, 2020 in a debate: Because the Federal Reserve recently cut interest rates to near 0%, “the Fed will be of little consequence now. They’ve already used what leverage they have.”
Mike Parson stated on February 14, 2020 in a speech: “Right now we have over 40,000 new jobs in a little over 18 months” in Missouri.
Donald Trump stated on February 4, 2020: "Years of economic decay are over" because Trump "reversed the failed economic policies of the previous administration."
Ro Khanna stated on December 20, 2019 in an interview with MSNBC: Says the California congressional district he represents "has a higher GDP than Russia."
Arnold Schwarzenegger stated on December 1, 2019 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "In Bakersfield, where there’s a lot of oil drilling going on, there’s more solar jobs now in Bakersfield and around that area than there are oil jobs."
Donald Trump Jr. stated on November 1, 2019 in a Tweet: "Tens of thousands" of people leave New York every week.
Phil Scott stated on October 25, 2019 in Statement responding to Energizer's plans to close a factory in Bennington.: "This decision is an unfortunate example of why those of us in Montpelier need to work together to make Vermont a more affordable place to do business and make sure our policies help businesses thrive rather than creating unique burdens and barriers to growth that make us less competitive with other states."
Julián Castro stated on October 15, 2019 in a debate: "Ohio, Michigan, and Pennsylvania actually in the latest jobs data have lost jobs, not gained them."
Donald Trump stated on August 21, 2019 in remarks at the White House: "Yesterday we had the strongest dollar in the history of our country."
Kamala Harris stated on August 12, 2019 in a CNN interview: It "is estimated that as many as 300,000 auto workers may be out of a job before the end of the year."
Bernie Sanders stated on July 10, 2019 in an op-ed in the Washington Post: "42 percent of (Walmart’s) associates are black."
Mike Murphy stated on May 22, 2019 in remarks during a press conference: Says when New York "implemented a program" to tax the wealthy at higher rates it saw a revenue shortfall "because of the outward migration of their top earners."
Donald Trump stated on May 9, 2019 in remarks at the White House: Tariffs are "paid for mostly by China, by the way, not by us."
Terry Gou stated on May 1, 2019 in a press conference: "We suspended the (Foxconn) work around October, November last year because the weather there was snowy and icy cold."
Kamala Harris stated on April 22, 2019 in a CNN town hall: "The majority of women are minimum wage workers."
Phil Scott stated on January 24, 2019 in his budget address in the Statehouse.: "Every county, including Chittenden, has fewer people available for work."
Donald Trump stated on January 2, 2019 in a tweet: "Mexico is paying for the Wall through the new USMCA Trade Deal."
Scott Wagner stated on October 11, 2018 in Campaign email: "Our unemployment rate is 20 percent higher than the national average."
Donald Trump stated on September 20, 2018 in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity: Under the North American Free Trade Agreement, "we lost millions of jobs."
Sarah Huckabee Sanders stated on August 14, 2018 in a White House press briefing: "President Trump in his first year and a half has already tripled what President Obama did (for African-American employment) in eight years."
Kelda Helen Roys stated on April 18, 2018 in a tweet and campaign event: Wisconsin lost "almost 4,000 manufacturing jobs in 2017."
Donald Trump stated on June 28, 2018 in a speech in Mount Pleasant, Wis.: "Watch those GDP numbers. We started off at a very low number, and right now we hit a 3.2 (percent). Nobody thought that was possible."