Latest Half-True 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 Rob Portman stated on February 3, 2012 in a news release: Says unemployment would be at 10 percent if people who have quit looking for work were included in federal labor force calculations. Mitt Romney stated on February 8, 2012 in an Atlanta campaign stop: "Twenty-five or 24 million people" are "out of work or stopped looking for work." One New Jersey stated on January 26, 2012 in an article posted on One New Jersey’s website: Says New Jersey is "down nearly 200,000 jobs from its pre-recession peak" and with Gov. Chris Christie "New Jersey has trailed the rest of America when it comes to unemployment" for 12 consecutive months. Joseph Trillo stated on January 20, 2012 in a debate: "We got [the Quonset Business Park] for free and we’re getting zero dollars out of it into the state coffers … other than the fact that it produces the jobs." Phil Gingrey stated on January 25, 2012 in a press statement: Since President Barack Obama took office, "2 million more Americans are out of work." Hank Johnson stated on January 25, 2012 in a press statement: "Unemployment has fallen from 10 percent during the president’s first year in office to 8.5 percent today." Barack Obama stated on January 24, 2012 in the State of the Union address: "(After the auto bailout) General Motors is back on top as the world’s No. 1 automaker." Mitt Romney stated on January 23, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Tampa: "The median income in this country has declined 10 percent in the last four years." Mitt Romney stated on January 23, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Tampa: "We have 25 million Americans out of work." Newt Gingrich stated on January 16, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.: "More people have been put on food stamps by Barack Obama than any president in American history." Marcia Fudge stated on December 15, 2011 in a speech in the House of Representatives: "More than a quarter of mortgage borrowers are underwater, and 11 percent of all homes are vacant." Jon Huntsman stated on January 7, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Manchester, N.H.: "I delivered a flat tax for my state. I took my state to No. 1 in job creation. With all due respect to what Rick Perry has said about Texas, we did a little bit better." Matt Wingard stated on January 2, 2012 in a news story online: "Oregon’s per capita income is 9 percent below the national average and getting worse. This is a state that’s actually getting poorer." Barack Obama stated on January 3, 2012 in a web video advertisement: Says he lived up to a 2008 promise when he "closed corporate tax loopholes that were sending profits overseas." Rebecca Kleefisch stated on December 18, 2011 in an interview: Wisconsin’s monthly job reports have a "margin of error" of 75 percent and were "way off" in eight of first 10 months of 2011. David Frum stated on November 28, 2011 in a New York magazine article.: "Eighty percent of the net new jobs created in the state of Texas since 2009 went to the foreign-born." Republican National Committee stated on November 30, 2011 in a Web video: In Pennsylvania, President Barack Obama’s policies have increased unemployment 19 percent, led to the loss of 37,900 manufacturing jobs, and left 189,000 more people in poverty. Rick Perry stated on November 22, 2011 in the CNN Republican presidential debate: "When you sanction the Iranian central bank, that will shut down (Iran's) economy." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on November 13, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": After losing 750,000 jobs a month before this administration, the U.S. economy under Barack Obama has had 20 straight months of growth, has added 2.8 million jobs in the private sector and added "millions of jobs in manufacturing." Josh Mandel stated on October 5, 2011 in an email to supporters: The STAR Ohio fund "just received the highest possible credit rating one of these funds can receive." Mitt Romney stated on October 26, 2011 in a press release.: Says Texas unemployment is dire in various ways such as a doubling in the jobless rate during Rick Perry's governorship. Also, the Texas rate has increased faster than the national rate during Barack Obama's presidency. Steve LaTourette stated on October 26, 2011 in a statement on his congressional website: "For each $1 billion in infrastructure investment, 42,000 jobs are created." Josh Mandel stated on September 28, 2011 in a news release: "During Sherrod Brown’s past decade as a D.C. politician, more than one out of every four jobs that has left America, left from Ohio. ... Sherrod Brown will own these horrendous Ohio job numbers next year." Rick Perry stated on October 18, 2011 in an online video: "Our president has labeled Americans as soft." George Nee stated on October 19, 2011 in a pension forum: "This is the first time in our state, and one of the first times in the country, where benefit reductions . . . has happened to people who are retired." Mitt Romney stated on October 18, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: "Over the last several years, 40 percent (of) the jobs created in Texas were created for illegal aliens." Tom Kean Jr. stated on October 7, 2011 in a news release: Says Democrats raised taxes over 115 times in the past 10 years, "making New Jersey increasingly unaffordable and chasing jobs to neighboring states." Rick Santorum stated on October 11, 2011 in a Republican presidental primary debate: The poverty rate for families in which a husband and a wife work is 5 percent, but in families headed by one person … "it's 30 percent today." Jon Huntsman stated on October 11, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Hanover, N.H.: "I created a flat tax in the state of Utah. It took that state to the number-one position in terms of job creation." Occupied Wall Street Journal stated on October 5, 2011 in an article: "More than 25 million Americans are unemployed. More than 50 million live without health insurance. Perhaps 100 million live in poverty."
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Rob Portman stated on February 3, 2012 in a news release: Says unemployment would be at 10 percent if people who have quit looking for work were included in federal labor force calculations. Mitt Romney stated on February 8, 2012 in an Atlanta campaign stop: "Twenty-five or 24 million people" are "out of work or stopped looking for work." One New Jersey stated on January 26, 2012 in an article posted on One New Jersey’s website: Says New Jersey is "down nearly 200,000 jobs from its pre-recession peak" and with Gov. Chris Christie "New Jersey has trailed the rest of America when it comes to unemployment" for 12 consecutive months. Joseph Trillo stated on January 20, 2012 in a debate: "We got [the Quonset Business Park] for free and we’re getting zero dollars out of it into the state coffers … other than the fact that it produces the jobs." Phil Gingrey stated on January 25, 2012 in a press statement: Since President Barack Obama took office, "2 million more Americans are out of work." Hank Johnson stated on January 25, 2012 in a press statement: "Unemployment has fallen from 10 percent during the president’s first year in office to 8.5 percent today." Barack Obama stated on January 24, 2012 in the State of the Union address: "(After the auto bailout) General Motors is back on top as the world’s No. 1 automaker." Mitt Romney stated on January 23, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Tampa: "The median income in this country has declined 10 percent in the last four years." Mitt Romney stated on January 23, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Tampa: "We have 25 million Americans out of work." Newt Gingrich stated on January 16, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.: "More people have been put on food stamps by Barack Obama than any president in American history." Marcia Fudge stated on December 15, 2011 in a speech in the House of Representatives: "More than a quarter of mortgage borrowers are underwater, and 11 percent of all homes are vacant." Jon Huntsman stated on January 7, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Manchester, N.H.: "I delivered a flat tax for my state. I took my state to No. 1 in job creation. With all due respect to what Rick Perry has said about Texas, we did a little bit better." Matt Wingard stated on January 2, 2012 in a news story online: "Oregon’s per capita income is 9 percent below the national average and getting worse. This is a state that’s actually getting poorer." Barack Obama stated on January 3, 2012 in a web video advertisement: Says he lived up to a 2008 promise when he "closed corporate tax loopholes that were sending profits overseas." Rebecca Kleefisch stated on December 18, 2011 in an interview: Wisconsin’s monthly job reports have a "margin of error" of 75 percent and were "way off" in eight of first 10 months of 2011. David Frum stated on November 28, 2011 in a New York magazine article.: "Eighty percent of the net new jobs created in the state of Texas since 2009 went to the foreign-born." Republican National Committee stated on November 30, 2011 in a Web video: In Pennsylvania, President Barack Obama’s policies have increased unemployment 19 percent, led to the loss of 37,900 manufacturing jobs, and left 189,000 more people in poverty. Rick Perry stated on November 22, 2011 in the CNN Republican presidential debate: "When you sanction the Iranian central bank, that will shut down (Iran's) economy." Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on November 13, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": After losing 750,000 jobs a month before this administration, the U.S. economy under Barack Obama has had 20 straight months of growth, has added 2.8 million jobs in the private sector and added "millions of jobs in manufacturing." Josh Mandel stated on October 5, 2011 in an email to supporters: The STAR Ohio fund "just received the highest possible credit rating one of these funds can receive." Mitt Romney stated on October 26, 2011 in a press release.: Says Texas unemployment is dire in various ways such as a doubling in the jobless rate during Rick Perry's governorship. Also, the Texas rate has increased faster than the national rate during Barack Obama's presidency. Steve LaTourette stated on October 26, 2011 in a statement on his congressional website: "For each $1 billion in infrastructure investment, 42,000 jobs are created." Josh Mandel stated on September 28, 2011 in a news release: "During Sherrod Brown’s past decade as a D.C. politician, more than one out of every four jobs that has left America, left from Ohio. ... Sherrod Brown will own these horrendous Ohio job numbers next year." Rick Perry stated on October 18, 2011 in an online video: "Our president has labeled Americans as soft." George Nee stated on October 19, 2011 in a pension forum: "This is the first time in our state, and one of the first times in the country, where benefit reductions . . . has happened to people who are retired." Mitt Romney stated on October 18, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: "Over the last several years, 40 percent (of) the jobs created in Texas were created for illegal aliens." Tom Kean Jr. stated on October 7, 2011 in a news release: Says Democrats raised taxes over 115 times in the past 10 years, "making New Jersey increasingly unaffordable and chasing jobs to neighboring states." Rick Santorum stated on October 11, 2011 in a Republican presidental primary debate: The poverty rate for families in which a husband and a wife work is 5 percent, but in families headed by one person … "it's 30 percent today." Jon Huntsman stated on October 11, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Hanover, N.H.: "I created a flat tax in the state of Utah. It took that state to the number-one position in terms of job creation." Occupied Wall Street Journal stated on October 5, 2011 in an article: "More than 25 million Americans are unemployed. More than 50 million live without health insurance. Perhaps 100 million live in poverty."
Rob Portman stated on February 3, 2012 in a news release: Says unemployment would be at 10 percent if people who have quit looking for work were included in federal labor force calculations.
Mitt Romney stated on February 8, 2012 in an Atlanta campaign stop: "Twenty-five or 24 million people" are "out of work or stopped looking for work."
One New Jersey stated on January 26, 2012 in an article posted on One New Jersey’s website: Says New Jersey is "down nearly 200,000 jobs from its pre-recession peak" and with Gov. Chris Christie "New Jersey has trailed the rest of America when it comes to unemployment" for 12 consecutive months.
Joseph Trillo stated on January 20, 2012 in a debate: "We got [the Quonset Business Park] for free and we’re getting zero dollars out of it into the state coffers … other than the fact that it produces the jobs."
Phil Gingrey stated on January 25, 2012 in a press statement: Since President Barack Obama took office, "2 million more Americans are out of work."
Hank Johnson stated on January 25, 2012 in a press statement: "Unemployment has fallen from 10 percent during the president’s first year in office to 8.5 percent today."
Barack Obama stated on January 24, 2012 in the State of the Union address: "(After the auto bailout) General Motors is back on top as the world’s No. 1 automaker."
Mitt Romney stated on January 23, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Tampa: "The median income in this country has declined 10 percent in the last four years."
Mitt Romney stated on January 23, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Tampa: "We have 25 million Americans out of work."
Newt Gingrich stated on January 16, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.: "More people have been put on food stamps by Barack Obama than any president in American history."
Marcia Fudge stated on December 15, 2011 in a speech in the House of Representatives: "More than a quarter of mortgage borrowers are underwater, and 11 percent of all homes are vacant."
Jon Huntsman stated on January 7, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Manchester, N.H.: "I delivered a flat tax for my state. I took my state to No. 1 in job creation. With all due respect to what Rick Perry has said about Texas, we did a little bit better."
Matt Wingard stated on January 2, 2012 in a news story online: "Oregon’s per capita income is 9 percent below the national average and getting worse. This is a state that’s actually getting poorer."
Barack Obama stated on January 3, 2012 in a web video advertisement: Says he lived up to a 2008 promise when he "closed corporate tax loopholes that were sending profits overseas."
Rebecca Kleefisch stated on December 18, 2011 in an interview: Wisconsin’s monthly job reports have a "margin of error" of 75 percent and were "way off" in eight of first 10 months of 2011.
David Frum stated on November 28, 2011 in a New York magazine article.: "Eighty percent of the net new jobs created in the state of Texas since 2009 went to the foreign-born."
Republican National Committee stated on November 30, 2011 in a Web video: In Pennsylvania, President Barack Obama’s policies have increased unemployment 19 percent, led to the loss of 37,900 manufacturing jobs, and left 189,000 more people in poverty.
Rick Perry stated on November 22, 2011 in the CNN Republican presidential debate: "When you sanction the Iranian central bank, that will shut down (Iran's) economy."
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on November 13, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": After losing 750,000 jobs a month before this administration, the U.S. economy under Barack Obama has had 20 straight months of growth, has added 2.8 million jobs in the private sector and added "millions of jobs in manufacturing."
Josh Mandel stated on October 5, 2011 in an email to supporters: The STAR Ohio fund "just received the highest possible credit rating one of these funds can receive."
Mitt Romney stated on October 26, 2011 in a press release.: Says Texas unemployment is dire in various ways such as a doubling in the jobless rate during Rick Perry's governorship. Also, the Texas rate has increased faster than the national rate during Barack Obama's presidency.
Steve LaTourette stated on October 26, 2011 in a statement on his congressional website: "For each $1 billion in infrastructure investment, 42,000 jobs are created."
Josh Mandel stated on September 28, 2011 in a news release: "During Sherrod Brown’s past decade as a D.C. politician, more than one out of every four jobs that has left America, left from Ohio. ... Sherrod Brown will own these horrendous Ohio job numbers next year."
Rick Perry stated on October 18, 2011 in an online video: "Our president has labeled Americans as soft."
George Nee stated on October 19, 2011 in a pension forum: "This is the first time in our state, and one of the first times in the country, where benefit reductions . . . has happened to people who are retired."
Mitt Romney stated on October 18, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas: "Over the last several years, 40 percent (of) the jobs created in Texas were created for illegal aliens."
Tom Kean Jr. stated on October 7, 2011 in a news release: Says Democrats raised taxes over 115 times in the past 10 years, "making New Jersey increasingly unaffordable and chasing jobs to neighboring states."
Rick Santorum stated on October 11, 2011 in a Republican presidental primary debate: The poverty rate for families in which a husband and a wife work is 5 percent, but in families headed by one person … "it's 30 percent today."
Jon Huntsman stated on October 11, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Hanover, N.H.: "I created a flat tax in the state of Utah. It took that state to the number-one position in terms of job creation."
Occupied Wall Street Journal stated on October 5, 2011 in an article: "More than 25 million Americans are unemployed. More than 50 million live without health insurance. Perhaps 100 million live in poverty."
