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 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." Elizabeth Warren stated on July 22, 2019 in a post on Medium: "The country is now in a manufacturing recession." Donald Trump stated on July 9, 2019 in Twitter: "Food Stamp participation hits 10 year low." Bernie Sanders stated on July 10, 2019 in an op-ed in the Washington Post: "42 percent of (Walmart’s) associates are black." Donald Trump stated on June 30, 2019 in remarks to South Korean business leaders: "We hadn’t had a (car) plant built in years — in decades, actually. And now we have many plants being built all throughout the United States." Charles Payne stated on June 17, 2019 in a TV appearance: "When President Obama was elected, the market crashed … Trump was up 9%, President Obama was down 14.8% and President Bush was down almost 4%. There is an instant reaction on Wall Street." Kamala Harris stated on June 1, 2019 in a speech at the California Democratic Party Convention: President Trump’s tariffs are "taking $1.4 billion out of working people’s pockets every month." 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 16, 2019 in an immigration speech: "Only 12% of legal immigrants are selected based on skill or based on merit. In countries like Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and others, that number is closer to 60, and even 70 and 75% in some cases." Steve Bullock stated on May 19, 2019 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": "You look at today, only half the 30-year-olds are doing better than their parents were at age 30. When I was being raised, it was 90%." JB Pritzker stated on May 1, 2019 in a speech: Says states with graduated income taxes "create jobs and grow their economies faster" than Illinois. Bernie Sanders stated on May 10, 2019 in a tweet: Says Wisconsin payday loans have a 574% average annual interest rate, "exploitative lending that keeps Americans trapped in debt" 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." Ron Johnson stated on May 6, 2019 in a tweet: "99.4% of businesses in Wisconsin are small businesses," and they employ "nearly half of our workforce." 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." Donald Trump stated on April 27, 2019 in a rally: "The unemployment rate for Wisconsin workers has reached historic lows. It’s never been this low before, ever, ever, ever." Elizabeth Warren stated on April 22, 2019 in a CNN town hall in New Hampshire: Speaking of the financial crisis that gained traction in 2007, "I talked about it to anyone who would listen, a crisis is coming." Cheri Toalson Reisch stated on April 1, 2019 in in the state House during discussion of a criminal justice bill: "We have an unemployment (rate of) 1.5 in Boone County, and we can’t find enough workers." Nikki Bowmar stated on March 30, 2019 in a comment in a newspaper article: Small businesses in West Virginia make up "99 percent of the total number of businesses in the state" and employ "nearly 50 percent of the state’s workforce." Kamala Harris stated on April 22, 2019 in a CNN town hall: "The majority of women are minimum wage workers." Donald Trump stated on April 23, 2019 in a tweet: "In the ‘old days’ if you were president and you had a good economy, you were basically immune from criticism." Kamala Harris stated on April 17, 2019 in a podcast: "It's clear in our country right now, almost half of American families are a $400 unexpected expense away from complete upheaval." Pete Buttigieg stated on April 7, 2019 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "We cut unemployment by more than half" in South Bend, Ind. Pete Buttigieg stated on April 1, 2019 in a podcast interview: "Since 1973, the income of the bottom 90 percent, so pretty much all of us, didn’t budge, or even retreated a little bit." Daniel Riemer stated on February 17, 2019 in a TV interview: "About 80 percent of (the manufacturing and agriculture) tax credit goes to claimants who are making $1 million or more." West Virginia Republican Party stated on February 6, 2019 in a tweet: "We have more women in the workforce than ever before." Kamala Harris stated on March 6, 2019 in a news release: "College debt has increased 170 percent since 2006 and now exceeds $1.5 trillion dollars, which is second only to mortgage debt and surpasses even credit card debt." Julián Castro stated on March 12, 2019 in a tweet: Says President Donald Trump’s fiscal year 2020 budget "slashes investments in health care to pay for tax cuts to billionaires." Matthew Dowd stated on March 8, 2019 in a tweet: "Job growth and stock growth for the first two years of Trump are down from where they were (during the) last two years of Obama." Greg Abbott stated on March 4, 2019 in a press conference: "On a per capita basis, Irving-Las Colinas has more Fortune 500 companies than any city in the United States of America."
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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." Elizabeth Warren stated on July 22, 2019 in a post on Medium: "The country is now in a manufacturing recession." Donald Trump stated on July 9, 2019 in Twitter: "Food Stamp participation hits 10 year low." Bernie Sanders stated on July 10, 2019 in an op-ed in the Washington Post: "42 percent of (Walmart’s) associates are black." Donald Trump stated on June 30, 2019 in remarks to South Korean business leaders: "We hadn’t had a (car) plant built in years — in decades, actually. And now we have many plants being built all throughout the United States." Charles Payne stated on June 17, 2019 in a TV appearance: "When President Obama was elected, the market crashed … Trump was up 9%, President Obama was down 14.8% and President Bush was down almost 4%. There is an instant reaction on Wall Street." Kamala Harris stated on June 1, 2019 in a speech at the California Democratic Party Convention: President Trump’s tariffs are "taking $1.4 billion out of working people’s pockets every month." 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 16, 2019 in an immigration speech: "Only 12% of legal immigrants are selected based on skill or based on merit. In countries like Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and others, that number is closer to 60, and even 70 and 75% in some cases." Steve Bullock stated on May 19, 2019 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": "You look at today, only half the 30-year-olds are doing better than their parents were at age 30. When I was being raised, it was 90%." JB Pritzker stated on May 1, 2019 in a speech: Says states with graduated income taxes "create jobs and grow their economies faster" than Illinois. Bernie Sanders stated on May 10, 2019 in a tweet: Says Wisconsin payday loans have a 574% average annual interest rate, "exploitative lending that keeps Americans trapped in debt" 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." Ron Johnson stated on May 6, 2019 in a tweet: "99.4% of businesses in Wisconsin are small businesses," and they employ "nearly half of our workforce." 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." Donald Trump stated on April 27, 2019 in a rally: "The unemployment rate for Wisconsin workers has reached historic lows. It’s never been this low before, ever, ever, ever." Elizabeth Warren stated on April 22, 2019 in a CNN town hall in New Hampshire: Speaking of the financial crisis that gained traction in 2007, "I talked about it to anyone who would listen, a crisis is coming." Cheri Toalson Reisch stated on April 1, 2019 in in the state House during discussion of a criminal justice bill: "We have an unemployment (rate of) 1.5 in Boone County, and we can’t find enough workers." Nikki Bowmar stated on March 30, 2019 in a comment in a newspaper article: Small businesses in West Virginia make up "99 percent of the total number of businesses in the state" and employ "nearly 50 percent of the state’s workforce." Kamala Harris stated on April 22, 2019 in a CNN town hall: "The majority of women are minimum wage workers." Donald Trump stated on April 23, 2019 in a tweet: "In the ‘old days’ if you were president and you had a good economy, you were basically immune from criticism." Kamala Harris stated on April 17, 2019 in a podcast: "It's clear in our country right now, almost half of American families are a $400 unexpected expense away from complete upheaval." Pete Buttigieg stated on April 7, 2019 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "We cut unemployment by more than half" in South Bend, Ind. Pete Buttigieg stated on April 1, 2019 in a podcast interview: "Since 1973, the income of the bottom 90 percent, so pretty much all of us, didn’t budge, or even retreated a little bit." Daniel Riemer stated on February 17, 2019 in a TV interview: "About 80 percent of (the manufacturing and agriculture) tax credit goes to claimants who are making $1 million or more." West Virginia Republican Party stated on February 6, 2019 in a tweet: "We have more women in the workforce than ever before." Kamala Harris stated on March 6, 2019 in a news release: "College debt has increased 170 percent since 2006 and now exceeds $1.5 trillion dollars, which is second only to mortgage debt and surpasses even credit card debt." Julián Castro stated on March 12, 2019 in a tweet: Says President Donald Trump’s fiscal year 2020 budget "slashes investments in health care to pay for tax cuts to billionaires." Matthew Dowd stated on March 8, 2019 in a tweet: "Job growth and stock growth for the first two years of Trump are down from where they were (during the) last two years of Obama." Greg Abbott stated on March 4, 2019 in a press conference: "On a per capita basis, Irving-Las Colinas has more Fortune 500 companies than any city in the United States of America."
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."
Elizabeth Warren stated on July 22, 2019 in a post on Medium: "The country is now in a manufacturing recession."
Bernie Sanders stated on July 10, 2019 in an op-ed in the Washington Post: "42 percent of (Walmart’s) associates are black."
Donald Trump stated on June 30, 2019 in remarks to South Korean business leaders: "We hadn’t had a (car) plant built in years — in decades, actually. And now we have many plants being built all throughout the United States."
Charles Payne stated on June 17, 2019 in a TV appearance: "When President Obama was elected, the market crashed … Trump was up 9%, President Obama was down 14.8% and President Bush was down almost 4%. There is an instant reaction on Wall Street."
Kamala Harris stated on June 1, 2019 in a speech at the California Democratic Party Convention: President Trump’s tariffs are "taking $1.4 billion out of working people’s pockets every month."
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 16, 2019 in an immigration speech: "Only 12% of legal immigrants are selected based on skill or based on merit. In countries like Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and others, that number is closer to 60, and even 70 and 75% in some cases."
Steve Bullock stated on May 19, 2019 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": "You look at today, only half the 30-year-olds are doing better than their parents were at age 30. When I was being raised, it was 90%."
JB Pritzker stated on May 1, 2019 in a speech: Says states with graduated income taxes "create jobs and grow their economies faster" than Illinois.
Bernie Sanders stated on May 10, 2019 in a tweet: Says Wisconsin payday loans have a 574% average annual interest rate, "exploitative lending that keeps Americans trapped in debt"
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."
Ron Johnson stated on May 6, 2019 in a tweet: "99.4% of businesses in Wisconsin are small businesses," and they employ "nearly half of our workforce."
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."
Donald Trump stated on April 27, 2019 in a rally: "The unemployment rate for Wisconsin workers has reached historic lows. It’s never been this low before, ever, ever, ever."
Elizabeth Warren stated on April 22, 2019 in a CNN town hall in New Hampshire: Speaking of the financial crisis that gained traction in 2007, "I talked about it to anyone who would listen, a crisis is coming."
Cheri Toalson Reisch stated on April 1, 2019 in in the state House during discussion of a criminal justice bill: "We have an unemployment (rate of) 1.5 in Boone County, and we can’t find enough workers."
Nikki Bowmar stated on March 30, 2019 in a comment in a newspaper article: Small businesses in West Virginia make up "99 percent of the total number of businesses in the state" and employ "nearly 50 percent of the state’s workforce."
Kamala Harris stated on April 22, 2019 in a CNN town hall: "The majority of women are minimum wage workers."
Donald Trump stated on April 23, 2019 in a tweet: "In the ‘old days’ if you were president and you had a good economy, you were basically immune from criticism."
Kamala Harris stated on April 17, 2019 in a podcast: "It's clear in our country right now, almost half of American families are a $400 unexpected expense away from complete upheaval."
Pete Buttigieg stated on April 7, 2019 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "We cut unemployment by more than half" in South Bend, Ind.
Pete Buttigieg stated on April 1, 2019 in a podcast interview: "Since 1973, the income of the bottom 90 percent, so pretty much all of us, didn’t budge, or even retreated a little bit."
Daniel Riemer stated on February 17, 2019 in a TV interview: "About 80 percent of (the manufacturing and agriculture) tax credit goes to claimants who are making $1 million or more."
West Virginia Republican Party stated on February 6, 2019 in a tweet: "We have more women in the workforce than ever before."
Kamala Harris stated on March 6, 2019 in a news release: "College debt has increased 170 percent since 2006 and now exceeds $1.5 trillion dollars, which is second only to mortgage debt and surpasses even credit card debt."
Julián Castro stated on March 12, 2019 in a tweet: Says President Donald Trump’s fiscal year 2020 budget "slashes investments in health care to pay for tax cuts to billionaires."
Matthew Dowd stated on March 8, 2019 in a tweet: "Job growth and stock growth for the first two years of Trump are down from where they were (during the) last two years of Obama."
Greg Abbott stated on March 4, 2019 in a press conference: "On a per capita basis, Irving-Las Colinas has more Fortune 500 companies than any city in the United States of America."
