Latest Half-True Fact-checks in Jobs John Kasich stated on February 27, 2016 in a television ad: "Twenty million Americans are out of work." Hillary Clinton stated on February 12, 2016 in a column posted on Medium.com: Says she will "work to raise the federal minimum wage back to the highest level it’s ever been — $12 an hour in today’s dollars." Hillary Clinton stated on November 14, 2015 in a Democratic presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa: "Wages adjusted for inflation haven’t risen since the turn of the last century." Bernie Sanders stated on October 13, 2015 in a Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas: "African-American youth unemployment is 51 percent. Hispanic youth unemployment is 36 percent." Georgia Department of Economic Development stated on July 9, 2015 in a press release: Film and television productions generated a $6 billion economic impact for Georgia’s economy in the most recent fiscal year. Scott Walker stated on May 30, 2015 in a speech in New Hampshire: "Nationally, the unemployment rate for veterans is far greater than the national unemployment rate," and Wisconsin is "one of those rare examples where unemployment is actually lower for veterans than it is for the population as a whole and certainly lower than it is nationally." Thomas Perez stated on May 7, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": Due to "over-incarceration … in 1950, two out of three young black men were in the workforce. Today, it's one out of three black men are in the workforce." Hillary Clinton stated on April 23, 2015 in a speech at the Women in the World conference: "The United States is 65th out of 142 nations and other territories on equal pay." Anonymous cyber-squatter stated on May 4, 2015 in a website: After laying off 30,000 people, Carly Fiorina said that in retrospect, "I would have done them all faster." City of Atlanta stated on August 8, 2014 in press release: Tyler Perry’s plan to turn a majority of the former Fort McPherson into a film and television studio is expected "to add over 8,000 new jobs to Atlanta." Ed Schultz stated on April 17, 2015 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "The Ed Show": "America has lost over 50,000 manufacturing factories on other trade deals." Occupy Democrats stated on March 31, 2015 in a meme on social media: Despite raising taxes on the wealthy and hiking the minimum wage, Minnesota "is creating jobs at a record pace, unemployment is at a historic low, median income is skyrocketing, and (the) state has a billion-dollar surplus." Martin O'Malley stated on March 29, 2015 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": In the United States, we’ve had "12 years in a row of wages declining." Tom Graves stated on February 24, 2015 in a press release: President Barack Obama's veto of the Keystone XL pipeline killed "42,000 jobs." John Boehner stated on January 25, 2015 in an interview on CBS' "60 Minutes": The Affordable Care Act "basically puts a penalty or a tax on employers for every new job they create." Andy Puzder stated on January 13, 2015 in an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal: "Obamacare has caused millions of full-time jobs to become part-time." John Thune stated on January 4, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": Says President Barack Obama's own administration has done five environmental impact assessments of the Keystone XL pipeline, "all of which have said it would have a minimum impact on the environment." Barack Obama stated on November 16, 2014 in a press conference after the G20 summit: "Over the last few years, we’ve put more people back to work than all the other advanced economies combined." Barack Obama stated on November 9, 2014 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "We've created more jobs in the United States than every other advanced economy combined since I came into office." Jeanne Shaheen stated on October 21, 2014 in a debate: Says Scott Brown "voted to reward" companies "to ship jobs overseas." Mary Burke stated on October 28, 2014 in a speech: "The nation as a whole has created jobs at a rate that is two times the rate that we have created jobs here in Wisconsin under Gov. Walker." Mary Burke stated on October 24, 2014 in a speech: Says Scott Walker "gave $6 million in tax breaks to a corporation and told them that they can keep that money even if they lay off half their workforce." Republican State Leadership Committee stated on October 9, 2014 in a radio ad: "95 percent of job creators say Wisconsin is headed in the right direction." Rick Scott stated on October 10, 2014 in a gubernatorial debate: "The CBO says if we raise the minimum wage the way Charlie (Crist) wants to do it, it would lose 500,000 jobs." Rick Scott stated on October 10, 2014 in a gubernatorial debate in Miramar: "832,000 people lost their job while (Charlie Crist was) governor." Leticia Van de Putte stated on September 29, 2014 in a debate in Austin: Dan Patrick said that if women "get paid less than a man for the same job, that that’s not a problem." Republican Party of Florida stated on July 8, 2014 in a campaign commercial: Says Charlie Crist "voted against raising the minimum wage." Chris Abele stated on June 24, 2014 in a letter to Milwaukee County supervisors: A statewide poll showing 76 percent support and other surveys are a "strong indicator" of broad public support in Milwaukee County for a $10.10 minimum wage John Kitzhaber stated on May 15, 2014 in a website statement: "Since the governor took office, Oregon’s unemployment rate has dropped to its lowest point in three years." EMILY's List stated on June 16, 2014 in a television ad: "Thom Tillis cut almost $500 million from education."
John Kasich stated on February 27, 2016 in a television ad: "Twenty million Americans are out of work." Hillary Clinton stated on February 12, 2016 in a column posted on Medium.com: Says she will "work to raise the federal minimum wage back to the highest level it’s ever been — $12 an hour in today’s dollars." Hillary Clinton stated on November 14, 2015 in a Democratic presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa: "Wages adjusted for inflation haven’t risen since the turn of the last century." Bernie Sanders stated on October 13, 2015 in a Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas: "African-American youth unemployment is 51 percent. Hispanic youth unemployment is 36 percent." Georgia Department of Economic Development stated on July 9, 2015 in a press release: Film and television productions generated a $6 billion economic impact for Georgia’s economy in the most recent fiscal year. Scott Walker stated on May 30, 2015 in a speech in New Hampshire: "Nationally, the unemployment rate for veterans is far greater than the national unemployment rate," and Wisconsin is "one of those rare examples where unemployment is actually lower for veterans than it is for the population as a whole and certainly lower than it is nationally." Thomas Perez stated on May 7, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": Due to "over-incarceration … in 1950, two out of three young black men were in the workforce. Today, it's one out of three black men are in the workforce." Hillary Clinton stated on April 23, 2015 in a speech at the Women in the World conference: "The United States is 65th out of 142 nations and other territories on equal pay." Anonymous cyber-squatter stated on May 4, 2015 in a website: After laying off 30,000 people, Carly Fiorina said that in retrospect, "I would have done them all faster." City of Atlanta stated on August 8, 2014 in press release: Tyler Perry’s plan to turn a majority of the former Fort McPherson into a film and television studio is expected "to add over 8,000 new jobs to Atlanta." Ed Schultz stated on April 17, 2015 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "The Ed Show": "America has lost over 50,000 manufacturing factories on other trade deals." Occupy Democrats stated on March 31, 2015 in a meme on social media: Despite raising taxes on the wealthy and hiking the minimum wage, Minnesota "is creating jobs at a record pace, unemployment is at a historic low, median income is skyrocketing, and (the) state has a billion-dollar surplus." Martin O'Malley stated on March 29, 2015 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": In the United States, we’ve had "12 years in a row of wages declining." Tom Graves stated on February 24, 2015 in a press release: President Barack Obama's veto of the Keystone XL pipeline killed "42,000 jobs." John Boehner stated on January 25, 2015 in an interview on CBS' "60 Minutes": The Affordable Care Act "basically puts a penalty or a tax on employers for every new job they create." Andy Puzder stated on January 13, 2015 in an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal: "Obamacare has caused millions of full-time jobs to become part-time." John Thune stated on January 4, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": Says President Barack Obama's own administration has done five environmental impact assessments of the Keystone XL pipeline, "all of which have said it would have a minimum impact on the environment." Barack Obama stated on November 16, 2014 in a press conference after the G20 summit: "Over the last few years, we’ve put more people back to work than all the other advanced economies combined." Barack Obama stated on November 9, 2014 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "We've created more jobs in the United States than every other advanced economy combined since I came into office." Jeanne Shaheen stated on October 21, 2014 in a debate: Says Scott Brown "voted to reward" companies "to ship jobs overseas." Mary Burke stated on October 28, 2014 in a speech: "The nation as a whole has created jobs at a rate that is two times the rate that we have created jobs here in Wisconsin under Gov. Walker." Mary Burke stated on October 24, 2014 in a speech: Says Scott Walker "gave $6 million in tax breaks to a corporation and told them that they can keep that money even if they lay off half their workforce." Republican State Leadership Committee stated on October 9, 2014 in a radio ad: "95 percent of job creators say Wisconsin is headed in the right direction." Rick Scott stated on October 10, 2014 in a gubernatorial debate: "The CBO says if we raise the minimum wage the way Charlie (Crist) wants to do it, it would lose 500,000 jobs." Rick Scott stated on October 10, 2014 in a gubernatorial debate in Miramar: "832,000 people lost their job while (Charlie Crist was) governor." Leticia Van de Putte stated on September 29, 2014 in a debate in Austin: Dan Patrick said that if women "get paid less than a man for the same job, that that’s not a problem." Republican Party of Florida stated on July 8, 2014 in a campaign commercial: Says Charlie Crist "voted against raising the minimum wage." Chris Abele stated on June 24, 2014 in a letter to Milwaukee County supervisors: A statewide poll showing 76 percent support and other surveys are a "strong indicator" of broad public support in Milwaukee County for a $10.10 minimum wage John Kitzhaber stated on May 15, 2014 in a website statement: "Since the governor took office, Oregon’s unemployment rate has dropped to its lowest point in three years." EMILY's List stated on June 16, 2014 in a television ad: "Thom Tillis cut almost $500 million from education."
John Kasich stated on February 27, 2016 in a television ad: "Twenty million Americans are out of work."
Hillary Clinton stated on February 12, 2016 in a column posted on Medium.com: Says she will "work to raise the federal minimum wage back to the highest level it’s ever been — $12 an hour in today’s dollars."
Hillary Clinton stated on November 14, 2015 in a Democratic presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa: "Wages adjusted for inflation haven’t risen since the turn of the last century."
Bernie Sanders stated on October 13, 2015 in a Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas: "African-American youth unemployment is 51 percent. Hispanic youth unemployment is 36 percent."
Georgia Department of Economic Development stated on July 9, 2015 in a press release: Film and television productions generated a $6 billion economic impact for Georgia’s economy in the most recent fiscal year.
Scott Walker stated on May 30, 2015 in a speech in New Hampshire: "Nationally, the unemployment rate for veterans is far greater than the national unemployment rate," and Wisconsin is "one of those rare examples where unemployment is actually lower for veterans than it is for the population as a whole and certainly lower than it is nationally."
Thomas Perez stated on May 7, 2015 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": Due to "over-incarceration … in 1950, two out of three young black men were in the workforce. Today, it's one out of three black men are in the workforce."
Hillary Clinton stated on April 23, 2015 in a speech at the Women in the World conference: "The United States is 65th out of 142 nations and other territories on equal pay."
Anonymous cyber-squatter stated on May 4, 2015 in a website: After laying off 30,000 people, Carly Fiorina said that in retrospect, "I would have done them all faster."
City of Atlanta stated on August 8, 2014 in press release: Tyler Perry’s plan to turn a majority of the former Fort McPherson into a film and television studio is expected "to add over 8,000 new jobs to Atlanta."
Ed Schultz stated on April 17, 2015 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "The Ed Show": "America has lost over 50,000 manufacturing factories on other trade deals."
Occupy Democrats stated on March 31, 2015 in a meme on social media: Despite raising taxes on the wealthy and hiking the minimum wage, Minnesota "is creating jobs at a record pace, unemployment is at a historic low, median income is skyrocketing, and (the) state has a billion-dollar surplus."
Martin O'Malley stated on March 29, 2015 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": In the United States, we’ve had "12 years in a row of wages declining."
Tom Graves stated on February 24, 2015 in a press release: President Barack Obama's veto of the Keystone XL pipeline killed "42,000 jobs."
John Boehner stated on January 25, 2015 in an interview on CBS' "60 Minutes": The Affordable Care Act "basically puts a penalty or a tax on employers for every new job they create."
Andy Puzder stated on January 13, 2015 in an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal: "Obamacare has caused millions of full-time jobs to become part-time."
John Thune stated on January 4, 2015 in comments on "Fox News Sunday": Says President Barack Obama's own administration has done five environmental impact assessments of the Keystone XL pipeline, "all of which have said it would have a minimum impact on the environment."
Barack Obama stated on November 16, 2014 in a press conference after the G20 summit: "Over the last few years, we’ve put more people back to work than all the other advanced economies combined."
Barack Obama stated on November 9, 2014 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "We've created more jobs in the United States than every other advanced economy combined since I came into office."
Jeanne Shaheen stated on October 21, 2014 in a debate: Says Scott Brown "voted to reward" companies "to ship jobs overseas."
Mary Burke stated on October 28, 2014 in a speech: "The nation as a whole has created jobs at a rate that is two times the rate that we have created jobs here in Wisconsin under Gov. Walker."
Mary Burke stated on October 24, 2014 in a speech: Says Scott Walker "gave $6 million in tax breaks to a corporation and told them that they can keep that money even if they lay off half their workforce."
Republican State Leadership Committee stated on October 9, 2014 in a radio ad: "95 percent of job creators say Wisconsin is headed in the right direction."
Rick Scott stated on October 10, 2014 in a gubernatorial debate: "The CBO says if we raise the minimum wage the way Charlie (Crist) wants to do it, it would lose 500,000 jobs."
Rick Scott stated on October 10, 2014 in a gubernatorial debate in Miramar: "832,000 people lost their job while (Charlie Crist was) governor."
Leticia Van de Putte stated on September 29, 2014 in a debate in Austin: Dan Patrick said that if women "get paid less than a man for the same job, that that’s not a problem."
Republican Party of Florida stated on July 8, 2014 in a campaign commercial: Says Charlie Crist "voted against raising the minimum wage."
Chris Abele stated on June 24, 2014 in a letter to Milwaukee County supervisors: A statewide poll showing 76 percent support and other surveys are a "strong indicator" of broad public support in Milwaukee County for a $10.10 minimum wage
John Kitzhaber stated on May 15, 2014 in a website statement: "Since the governor took office, Oregon’s unemployment rate has dropped to its lowest point in three years."
EMILY's List stated on June 16, 2014 in a television ad: "Thom Tillis cut almost $500 million from education."