Latest Fact-checks in Economy 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 Kamala Harris stated on August 22, 2024 in her acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention: Former President Donald Trump "intends to enact what, in effect, is a national sales tax ... that would raise prices on middle-class families by almost $4,000 a year." J.D. Vance stated on August 25, 2024 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": “Anything that you lose on the tariff from the perspective of the consumer, you gain in higher wages, so you're ultimately much better off.” Bob Casey stated on August 22, 2024 in a speech at the 2024 Democratic National Convention: “Prices are up because these corporations are scheming to drive them up.” Donald Trump stated on August 21, 2024 in a Truth Social post: “The Harris-Biden Administration has been caught fraudulently manipulating Job Statistics.” Tim Walz stated on August 14, 2024 in a speech in California: Former President Donald Trump “cut overtime benefits for millions of workers.” Instagram posts stated on August 13, 2024 in an Instagram post: Kamala Harris voted in favor of passing a law in 2022 to tax tips. Joe Biden stated on August 2, 2024 in a written statement: "Since Vice President Harris and I took office … incomes have risen faster than prices." Pete Buttigieg stated on July 28, 2024 in an interview on Fox News Sunday: “Even before the pandemic, America went into a manufacturing recession.” Joe Biden stated on May 16, 2024 in News release: "The Trump administration handed out taxpayer dollars to a foreign company. Hundreds of homes and farms were bulldozed, and over $500 million in taxpayer dollars were wasted preparing for Foxconn." Facebook posts stated on June 13, 2024 in a post on Facebook: “Saudi Arabia will stop using the US dollar for oil sales and will not renew the 50-year petro-dollar agreement with the U.S.” Donald Trump stated on June 15, 2024 in remarks in Detroit: The Trump administration “achieved the lowest African American unemployment rate and the lowest African American poverty rate ever recorded.” Joe Biden stated on June 4, 2024 in an interview with Time magazine: “Wage increases have exceeded” the cost of inflation. Jared Polis stated on May 15, 2024 in an X post: Tariffs are a “direct, regressive tax on Americans” and President Joe Biden’s new tariffs on Chinese goods will “hit every family.” Joe Biden stated on May 14, 2024 in an interview with Yahoo Finance: Inflation “was 9% when I came to office.” Tyler August stated on May 3, 2024 in Newsletter: “Nearly 90% of all UW graduates stay in Wisconsin 5 years after they graduate.” Nancy Pelosi stated on April 29, 2024 in an interview with MSNBC: Former President Donald Trump “has the worst record of job loss of any president.” Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on March 31, 2024 in a post on X: "The much-trumpeted job growth in the last year was ENTIRELY part-time jobs." Facebook posts stated on April 19, 2024 in a Facebook post: Dollar Tree, Walgreens, Macy’s, Foot Locker, Gap, Burger King, Regal Cinemas and Kroger have had mass store closures during Joe Biden’s presidency. Marco Rubio stated on April 11, 2024 in an interview with Fox News: “It's very misleading when (President Biden) says (inflation) used to be at 9%. This is compounding. It’s not like it went down from 9% to 3%. This is building month after month. The better way to think about it is that it’s 18%, 19% over the last three years." Joe Biden stated on April 8, 2024 in a speech: Speaking of semiconductor industry jobs, "Know what the average salary is? $110,000. You don't need a college degree." J.D. Vance stated on March 14, 2024 in an interview with Fox News: Says “100% of net job creation under the Biden administration has gone to the foreign-born.” Simon Rosenberg stated on March 8, 2024 in a post on X: “Since 1989 and a new age of globalization began, 51 million jobs have been created in America. 49 million, 96%, have been created under Democratic presidents.” Brian Schimming stated on March 13, 2024 in Statement: “On Joe Biden’s watch, Wisconsin has lost 6,000 manufacturing jobs and 455 dairy farms in the last year.” Eric Hovde stated on March 4, 2024 in Campaign video: “Since the end of the 2020 fiscal year, President Biden and Senator Baldwin have added over $7.3 trillion of debt, more than the first 228 years of our nation’s history combined.” Donald Trump stated on March 9, 2024 in a rally in Rome, Georgia: "In February alone, nearly 1 million jobs held by native-born Americans disappeared." Pete Buttigieg stated on March 10, 2024 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": The stock market “hit an all-time high under President Biden and not under President Trump." Joe Biden stated on March 7, 2024 in his State of the Union address: “We cut the federal deficit by $160 billion because Medicare will no longer have to pay those exorbitant prices to Big Pharma.” Instagram posts stated on February 20, 2024 in Instagram posts: Migrants in New York City are receiving prepaid debit cards with up to $10,000 and no restrictions. Bryan Steil stated on February 1, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter: “Bidenomics is costing the typical American household over $11,400 more a year to buy the basics.” Instagram posts stated on February 12, 2024 in Instagram posts: Joe Biden’s tweet is proof that a helicopter crash that killed six Nigerian billionaires was planned by Biden.
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Kamala Harris stated on August 22, 2024 in her acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention: Former President Donald Trump "intends to enact what, in effect, is a national sales tax ... that would raise prices on middle-class families by almost $4,000 a year." J.D. Vance stated on August 25, 2024 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": “Anything that you lose on the tariff from the perspective of the consumer, you gain in higher wages, so you're ultimately much better off.” Bob Casey stated on August 22, 2024 in a speech at the 2024 Democratic National Convention: “Prices are up because these corporations are scheming to drive them up.” Donald Trump stated on August 21, 2024 in a Truth Social post: “The Harris-Biden Administration has been caught fraudulently manipulating Job Statistics.” Tim Walz stated on August 14, 2024 in a speech in California: Former President Donald Trump “cut overtime benefits for millions of workers.” Instagram posts stated on August 13, 2024 in an Instagram post: Kamala Harris voted in favor of passing a law in 2022 to tax tips. Joe Biden stated on August 2, 2024 in a written statement: "Since Vice President Harris and I took office … incomes have risen faster than prices." Pete Buttigieg stated on July 28, 2024 in an interview on Fox News Sunday: “Even before the pandemic, America went into a manufacturing recession.” Joe Biden stated on May 16, 2024 in News release: "The Trump administration handed out taxpayer dollars to a foreign company. Hundreds of homes and farms were bulldozed, and over $500 million in taxpayer dollars were wasted preparing for Foxconn." Facebook posts stated on June 13, 2024 in a post on Facebook: “Saudi Arabia will stop using the US dollar for oil sales and will not renew the 50-year petro-dollar agreement with the U.S.” Donald Trump stated on June 15, 2024 in remarks in Detroit: The Trump administration “achieved the lowest African American unemployment rate and the lowest African American poverty rate ever recorded.” Joe Biden stated on June 4, 2024 in an interview with Time magazine: “Wage increases have exceeded” the cost of inflation. Jared Polis stated on May 15, 2024 in an X post: Tariffs are a “direct, regressive tax on Americans” and President Joe Biden’s new tariffs on Chinese goods will “hit every family.” Joe Biden stated on May 14, 2024 in an interview with Yahoo Finance: Inflation “was 9% when I came to office.” Tyler August stated on May 3, 2024 in Newsletter: “Nearly 90% of all UW graduates stay in Wisconsin 5 years after they graduate.” Nancy Pelosi stated on April 29, 2024 in an interview with MSNBC: Former President Donald Trump “has the worst record of job loss of any president.” Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on March 31, 2024 in a post on X: "The much-trumpeted job growth in the last year was ENTIRELY part-time jobs." Facebook posts stated on April 19, 2024 in a Facebook post: Dollar Tree, Walgreens, Macy’s, Foot Locker, Gap, Burger King, Regal Cinemas and Kroger have had mass store closures during Joe Biden’s presidency. Marco Rubio stated on April 11, 2024 in an interview with Fox News: “It's very misleading when (President Biden) says (inflation) used to be at 9%. This is compounding. It’s not like it went down from 9% to 3%. This is building month after month. The better way to think about it is that it’s 18%, 19% over the last three years." Joe Biden stated on April 8, 2024 in a speech: Speaking of semiconductor industry jobs, "Know what the average salary is? $110,000. You don't need a college degree." J.D. Vance stated on March 14, 2024 in an interview with Fox News: Says “100% of net job creation under the Biden administration has gone to the foreign-born.” Simon Rosenberg stated on March 8, 2024 in a post on X: “Since 1989 and a new age of globalization began, 51 million jobs have been created in America. 49 million, 96%, have been created under Democratic presidents.” Brian Schimming stated on March 13, 2024 in Statement: “On Joe Biden’s watch, Wisconsin has lost 6,000 manufacturing jobs and 455 dairy farms in the last year.” Eric Hovde stated on March 4, 2024 in Campaign video: “Since the end of the 2020 fiscal year, President Biden and Senator Baldwin have added over $7.3 trillion of debt, more than the first 228 years of our nation’s history combined.” Donald Trump stated on March 9, 2024 in a rally in Rome, Georgia: "In February alone, nearly 1 million jobs held by native-born Americans disappeared." Pete Buttigieg stated on March 10, 2024 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": The stock market “hit an all-time high under President Biden and not under President Trump." Joe Biden stated on March 7, 2024 in his State of the Union address: “We cut the federal deficit by $160 billion because Medicare will no longer have to pay those exorbitant prices to Big Pharma.” Instagram posts stated on February 20, 2024 in Instagram posts: Migrants in New York City are receiving prepaid debit cards with up to $10,000 and no restrictions. Bryan Steil stated on February 1, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter: “Bidenomics is costing the typical American household over $11,400 more a year to buy the basics.” Instagram posts stated on February 12, 2024 in Instagram posts: Joe Biden’s tweet is proof that a helicopter crash that killed six Nigerian billionaires was planned by Biden.
Kamala Harris stated on August 22, 2024 in her acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention: Former President Donald Trump "intends to enact what, in effect, is a national sales tax ... that would raise prices on middle-class families by almost $4,000 a year."
J.D. Vance stated on August 25, 2024 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": “Anything that you lose on the tariff from the perspective of the consumer, you gain in higher wages, so you're ultimately much better off.”
Bob Casey stated on August 22, 2024 in a speech at the 2024 Democratic National Convention: “Prices are up because these corporations are scheming to drive them up.”
Donald Trump stated on August 21, 2024 in a Truth Social post: “The Harris-Biden Administration has been caught fraudulently manipulating Job Statistics.”
Tim Walz stated on August 14, 2024 in a speech in California: Former President Donald Trump “cut overtime benefits for millions of workers.”
Instagram posts stated on August 13, 2024 in an Instagram post: Kamala Harris voted in favor of passing a law in 2022 to tax tips.
Joe Biden stated on August 2, 2024 in a written statement: "Since Vice President Harris and I took office … incomes have risen faster than prices."
Pete Buttigieg stated on July 28, 2024 in an interview on Fox News Sunday: “Even before the pandemic, America went into a manufacturing recession.”
Joe Biden stated on May 16, 2024 in News release: "The Trump administration handed out taxpayer dollars to a foreign company. Hundreds of homes and farms were bulldozed, and over $500 million in taxpayer dollars were wasted preparing for Foxconn."
Facebook posts stated on June 13, 2024 in a post on Facebook: “Saudi Arabia will stop using the US dollar for oil sales and will not renew the 50-year petro-dollar agreement with the U.S.”
Donald Trump stated on June 15, 2024 in remarks in Detroit: The Trump administration “achieved the lowest African American unemployment rate and the lowest African American poverty rate ever recorded.”
Joe Biden stated on June 4, 2024 in an interview with Time magazine: “Wage increases have exceeded” the cost of inflation.
Jared Polis stated on May 15, 2024 in an X post: Tariffs are a “direct, regressive tax on Americans” and President Joe Biden’s new tariffs on Chinese goods will “hit every family.”
Joe Biden stated on May 14, 2024 in an interview with Yahoo Finance: Inflation “was 9% when I came to office.”
Tyler August stated on May 3, 2024 in Newsletter: “Nearly 90% of all UW graduates stay in Wisconsin 5 years after they graduate.”
Nancy Pelosi stated on April 29, 2024 in an interview with MSNBC: Former President Donald Trump “has the worst record of job loss of any president.”
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on March 31, 2024 in a post on X: "The much-trumpeted job growth in the last year was ENTIRELY part-time jobs."
Facebook posts stated on April 19, 2024 in a Facebook post: Dollar Tree, Walgreens, Macy’s, Foot Locker, Gap, Burger King, Regal Cinemas and Kroger have had mass store closures during Joe Biden’s presidency.
Marco Rubio stated on April 11, 2024 in an interview with Fox News: “It's very misleading when (President Biden) says (inflation) used to be at 9%. This is compounding. It’s not like it went down from 9% to 3%. This is building month after month. The better way to think about it is that it’s 18%, 19% over the last three years."
Joe Biden stated on April 8, 2024 in a speech: Speaking of semiconductor industry jobs, "Know what the average salary is? $110,000. You don't need a college degree."
J.D. Vance stated on March 14, 2024 in an interview with Fox News: Says “100% of net job creation under the Biden administration has gone to the foreign-born.”
Simon Rosenberg stated on March 8, 2024 in a post on X: “Since 1989 and a new age of globalization began, 51 million jobs have been created in America. 49 million, 96%, have been created under Democratic presidents.”
Brian Schimming stated on March 13, 2024 in Statement: “On Joe Biden’s watch, Wisconsin has lost 6,000 manufacturing jobs and 455 dairy farms in the last year.”
Eric Hovde stated on March 4, 2024 in Campaign video: “Since the end of the 2020 fiscal year, President Biden and Senator Baldwin have added over $7.3 trillion of debt, more than the first 228 years of our nation’s history combined.”
Donald Trump stated on March 9, 2024 in a rally in Rome, Georgia: "In February alone, nearly 1 million jobs held by native-born Americans disappeared."
Pete Buttigieg stated on March 10, 2024 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": The stock market “hit an all-time high under President Biden and not under President Trump."
Joe Biden stated on March 7, 2024 in his State of the Union address: “We cut the federal deficit by $160 billion because Medicare will no longer have to pay those exorbitant prices to Big Pharma.”
Instagram posts stated on February 20, 2024 in Instagram posts: Migrants in New York City are receiving prepaid debit cards with up to $10,000 and no restrictions.
Bryan Steil stated on February 1, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter: “Bidenomics is costing the typical American household over $11,400 more a year to buy the basics.”
Instagram posts stated on February 12, 2024 in Instagram posts: Joe Biden’s tweet is proof that a helicopter crash that killed six Nigerian billionaires was planned by Biden.
