Latest Mostly False 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 Joe Biden stated on November 2, 2021 in a press conference in Glasgow: “Wages have gone up higher, faster than inflation.” Bryan Steil stated on September 24, 2021 in Twitter: Says Joe Biden's IRS reform proposals "would require banks and credit unions to hand over private information about routine transactions to the IRS." Facebook posts stated on October 1, 2021 in a Facebook post: “There are now 56 cargo freighters anchored off the coast of California from Oakland to Long Beach in what can only be considered a manufactured supply-chain halt.” Terry McAuliffe stated on August 23, 2021 in a TV ad.: Glenn Youngkin “called COVID relief ‘unnecessary.’” Tom Tiffany stated on July 20, 2021 in Twitter: Says spending by Democrats is driving major jumps in car rentals, gas prices and hotel prices this summer Rick Scott stated on July 26, 2021 in a press release: “Thanks to the insane tax-and-spending spree of President Joe Biden and Democrats in Washington, we are seeing six straight months of raging inflation.” X posts stated on July 15, 2021 in a tweet: “You must give EVERY PENNY” of the advance child tax credit payments back when you file your 2021 taxes. Facebook posts stated on May 17, 2021 in social media posts: “Gas prices highest in a decade. Worst jobs report in 2 decades. Highest inflation in 3 decades. Highest increase in illegal immigration in 4 decades.” Bill Cassidy stated on February 7, 2021 in remarks on NBC's "Meet the Press": “New York, for all of their complaining, Gov. Cuomo's complaining, has only had a 1.5% decrease in revenue” due to the coronavirus pandemic. Instagram posts stated on February 11, 2021 in an Instagram post: Due to differing lockdown orders, New York has more COVID-19 cases, deaths, hospitalizations and job losses than Florida, and New York also lags on vaccinations. Joe Biden stated on February 16, 2021 in a CNN town hall in Milwaukee.: “There is a consensus among economists left, right, and center… that we can’t spend too much” on COVID-19 relief. Jim Steineke stated on January 17, 2021 in a TV interview: Gov. Tony Evers “has the authority and revenue necessary” to upgrade the Wisconsin unemployment system without the Legislature. Facebook posts stated on July 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: "Biden wants to end Shareholder Capitalism.. that's your 401k..your pensions.. your retirement.. are you voting for that???" Martha McSally stated on July 31, 2020 in a tweet: “Mark Kelly criticized the (Paycheck Protection Program), then turned around and took money for his own multi-million dollar company.” Facebook posts stated on July 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Mississippi got 10,145 warrants for unemployment fraud!!” Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2020 in a White House briefing: “We're setting record job numbers.” Facebook posts stated on June 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: "China has been stealing our manufacturing, costing Wisconsin almost 90,000 jobs." Dan Bishop stated on April 24, 2020 in an interview: “Half the workforce in the country may have just been idled” by coronavirus. Instagram posts stated on May 19, 2020 in an Instagram post: “A lot of people can get an additional $2,400” from the CARES Act “and they can do it every month!” Tom McClintock stated on April 29, 2020 in an interview on CapRadio's Insight program.: “The flu killed 80,000 Americans last year according to the CDC.” Facebook posts stated on April 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Trump and McConnell are blocking stimulus checks for Americans married to immigrants.” Pete Buttigieg stated on February 22, 2020 in a speech: Says Bernie Sanders would “go beyond reform and reorder the economy in ways most Democrats — let alone most Americans — don’t support." Joe Biden stated on December 13, 2019 in a rally in San Antonio, Texas.: "I (found) the Republican votes for the Recovery Act, Obamacare, help us from falling into a Great Depression." Brian Treece stated on October 17, 2019 in a press conference: Columbia, Mo., is "one of the fastest growing cities in the region, the only city in the state to grow jobs faster than the nation as a whole." Kevin Brady stated on October 7, 2019 in a tweet: Says the Associated Press was wrong to report that "Income Inequality grew to largest in 50 years" because in a "new Census report all four measures of income inequality SHRUNK, reversing rise over past five decades." Ron Johnson stated on July 15, 2019 in a tweet: "Republican policies have led to business investment growth that’s 10 times faster than what we saw under President Obama." Donald Trump stated on September 9, 2019 in a rally in Fayetteville, N.C.: China has "had now the worst year in 57 years." 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." Ilhan Omar stated on February 7, 2019 in a congressional hearing: "In 2017, the CEO of McDonalds got paid $21.8 million. The median pay for a McDonald's worker that year was $7,000. This is a moral outrage. We need a $15 minimum wage so that no one is paid a poverty wage."
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Joe Biden stated on November 2, 2021 in a press conference in Glasgow: “Wages have gone up higher, faster than inflation.” Bryan Steil stated on September 24, 2021 in Twitter: Says Joe Biden's IRS reform proposals "would require banks and credit unions to hand over private information about routine transactions to the IRS." Facebook posts stated on October 1, 2021 in a Facebook post: “There are now 56 cargo freighters anchored off the coast of California from Oakland to Long Beach in what can only be considered a manufactured supply-chain halt.” Terry McAuliffe stated on August 23, 2021 in a TV ad.: Glenn Youngkin “called COVID relief ‘unnecessary.’” Tom Tiffany stated on July 20, 2021 in Twitter: Says spending by Democrats is driving major jumps in car rentals, gas prices and hotel prices this summer Rick Scott stated on July 26, 2021 in a press release: “Thanks to the insane tax-and-spending spree of President Joe Biden and Democrats in Washington, we are seeing six straight months of raging inflation.” X posts stated on July 15, 2021 in a tweet: “You must give EVERY PENNY” of the advance child tax credit payments back when you file your 2021 taxes. Facebook posts stated on May 17, 2021 in social media posts: “Gas prices highest in a decade. Worst jobs report in 2 decades. Highest inflation in 3 decades. Highest increase in illegal immigration in 4 decades.” Bill Cassidy stated on February 7, 2021 in remarks on NBC's "Meet the Press": “New York, for all of their complaining, Gov. Cuomo's complaining, has only had a 1.5% decrease in revenue” due to the coronavirus pandemic. Instagram posts stated on February 11, 2021 in an Instagram post: Due to differing lockdown orders, New York has more COVID-19 cases, deaths, hospitalizations and job losses than Florida, and New York also lags on vaccinations. Joe Biden stated on February 16, 2021 in a CNN town hall in Milwaukee.: “There is a consensus among economists left, right, and center… that we can’t spend too much” on COVID-19 relief. Jim Steineke stated on January 17, 2021 in a TV interview: Gov. Tony Evers “has the authority and revenue necessary” to upgrade the Wisconsin unemployment system without the Legislature. Facebook posts stated on July 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: "Biden wants to end Shareholder Capitalism.. that's your 401k..your pensions.. your retirement.. are you voting for that???" Martha McSally stated on July 31, 2020 in a tweet: “Mark Kelly criticized the (Paycheck Protection Program), then turned around and took money for his own multi-million dollar company.” Facebook posts stated on July 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Mississippi got 10,145 warrants for unemployment fraud!!” Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2020 in a White House briefing: “We're setting record job numbers.” Facebook posts stated on June 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: "China has been stealing our manufacturing, costing Wisconsin almost 90,000 jobs." Dan Bishop stated on April 24, 2020 in an interview: “Half the workforce in the country may have just been idled” by coronavirus. Instagram posts stated on May 19, 2020 in an Instagram post: “A lot of people can get an additional $2,400” from the CARES Act “and they can do it every month!” Tom McClintock stated on April 29, 2020 in an interview on CapRadio's Insight program.: “The flu killed 80,000 Americans last year according to the CDC.” Facebook posts stated on April 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Trump and McConnell are blocking stimulus checks for Americans married to immigrants.” Pete Buttigieg stated on February 22, 2020 in a speech: Says Bernie Sanders would “go beyond reform and reorder the economy in ways most Democrats — let alone most Americans — don’t support." Joe Biden stated on December 13, 2019 in a rally in San Antonio, Texas.: "I (found) the Republican votes for the Recovery Act, Obamacare, help us from falling into a Great Depression." Brian Treece stated on October 17, 2019 in a press conference: Columbia, Mo., is "one of the fastest growing cities in the region, the only city in the state to grow jobs faster than the nation as a whole." Kevin Brady stated on October 7, 2019 in a tweet: Says the Associated Press was wrong to report that "Income Inequality grew to largest in 50 years" because in a "new Census report all four measures of income inequality SHRUNK, reversing rise over past five decades." Ron Johnson stated on July 15, 2019 in a tweet: "Republican policies have led to business investment growth that’s 10 times faster than what we saw under President Obama." Donald Trump stated on September 9, 2019 in a rally in Fayetteville, N.C.: China has "had now the worst year in 57 years." 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." Ilhan Omar stated on February 7, 2019 in a congressional hearing: "In 2017, the CEO of McDonalds got paid $21.8 million. The median pay for a McDonald's worker that year was $7,000. This is a moral outrage. We need a $15 minimum wage so that no one is paid a poverty wage."
Joe Biden stated on November 2, 2021 in a press conference in Glasgow: “Wages have gone up higher, faster than inflation.”
Bryan Steil stated on September 24, 2021 in Twitter: Says Joe Biden's IRS reform proposals "would require banks and credit unions to hand over private information about routine transactions to the IRS."
Facebook posts stated on October 1, 2021 in a Facebook post: “There are now 56 cargo freighters anchored off the coast of California from Oakland to Long Beach in what can only be considered a manufactured supply-chain halt.”
Terry McAuliffe stated on August 23, 2021 in a TV ad.: Glenn Youngkin “called COVID relief ‘unnecessary.’”
Tom Tiffany stated on July 20, 2021 in Twitter: Says spending by Democrats is driving major jumps in car rentals, gas prices and hotel prices this summer
Rick Scott stated on July 26, 2021 in a press release: “Thanks to the insane tax-and-spending spree of President Joe Biden and Democrats in Washington, we are seeing six straight months of raging inflation.”
X posts stated on July 15, 2021 in a tweet: “You must give EVERY PENNY” of the advance child tax credit payments back when you file your 2021 taxes.
Facebook posts stated on May 17, 2021 in social media posts: “Gas prices highest in a decade. Worst jobs report in 2 decades. Highest inflation in 3 decades. Highest increase in illegal immigration in 4 decades.”
Bill Cassidy stated on February 7, 2021 in remarks on NBC's "Meet the Press": “New York, for all of their complaining, Gov. Cuomo's complaining, has only had a 1.5% decrease in revenue” due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Instagram posts stated on February 11, 2021 in an Instagram post: Due to differing lockdown orders, New York has more COVID-19 cases, deaths, hospitalizations and job losses than Florida, and New York also lags on vaccinations.
Joe Biden stated on February 16, 2021 in a CNN town hall in Milwaukee.: “There is a consensus among economists left, right, and center… that we can’t spend too much” on COVID-19 relief.
Jim Steineke stated on January 17, 2021 in a TV interview: Gov. Tony Evers “has the authority and revenue necessary” to upgrade the Wisconsin unemployment system without the Legislature.
Facebook posts stated on July 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: "Biden wants to end Shareholder Capitalism.. that's your 401k..your pensions.. your retirement.. are you voting for that???"
Martha McSally stated on July 31, 2020 in a tweet: “Mark Kelly criticized the (Paycheck Protection Program), then turned around and took money for his own multi-million dollar company.”
Facebook posts stated on July 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Mississippi got 10,145 warrants for unemployment fraud!!”
Facebook posts stated on June 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: "China has been stealing our manufacturing, costing Wisconsin almost 90,000 jobs."
Dan Bishop stated on April 24, 2020 in an interview: “Half the workforce in the country may have just been idled” by coronavirus.
Instagram posts stated on May 19, 2020 in an Instagram post: “A lot of people can get an additional $2,400” from the CARES Act “and they can do it every month!”
Tom McClintock stated on April 29, 2020 in an interview on CapRadio's Insight program.: “The flu killed 80,000 Americans last year according to the CDC.”
Facebook posts stated on April 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Trump and McConnell are blocking stimulus checks for Americans married to immigrants.”
Pete Buttigieg stated on February 22, 2020 in a speech: Says Bernie Sanders would “go beyond reform and reorder the economy in ways most Democrats — let alone most Americans — don’t support."
Joe Biden stated on December 13, 2019 in a rally in San Antonio, Texas.: "I (found) the Republican votes for the Recovery Act, Obamacare, help us from falling into a Great Depression."
Brian Treece stated on October 17, 2019 in a press conference: Columbia, Mo., is "one of the fastest growing cities in the region, the only city in the state to grow jobs faster than the nation as a whole."
Kevin Brady stated on October 7, 2019 in a tweet: Says the Associated Press was wrong to report that "Income Inequality grew to largest in 50 years" because in a "new Census report all four measures of income inequality SHRUNK, reversing rise over past five decades."
Ron Johnson stated on July 15, 2019 in a tweet: "Republican policies have led to business investment growth that’s 10 times faster than what we saw under President Obama."
Donald Trump stated on September 9, 2019 in a rally in Fayetteville, N.C.: China has "had now the worst year in 57 years."
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."
Ilhan Omar stated on February 7, 2019 in a congressional hearing: "In 2017, the CEO of McDonalds got paid $21.8 million. The median pay for a McDonald's worker that year was $7,000. This is a moral outrage. We need a $15 minimum wage so that no one is paid a poverty wage."
