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 Cavalier Johnson stated on May 27, 2022 in News conference: The RNC is “a $200 million economic infusion into our communities.” Joe Biden stated on June 16, 2022 in an interview with the Associated Press: “In every other major industrial country in the world … inflation is higher.” Glenn Grothman stated on May 21, 2022 in Newsletter: "Nearly 60% of all student loan debt is held by the rich and upper-middle class," so forgiveness would give the wealthy a "financial windfall" but not really help low-income people. Joe Biden stated on May 10, 2022 in remarks at the White House: “My Treasury Department is planning to pay down the national debt this quarter, which never happened under my predecessor.” John Macco stated on April 18, 2022 in Twitter: Says Gov. Tony Evers "wanted to increase your taxes by $1 billion just for heating your homes. Instead, Republicans cut your taxes by more than $2 billion." Opportunity Wisconsin stated on February 21, 2022 in YouTube ad: "Ron Johnson pushed through a special tax loophole that benefited his own family's business … Then he cashed out of the company for $5 million … (he has) doubled his wealth since taking office." Jane Timken stated on April 13, 2022 in a campaign ad: Joe Biden's spending “has sent prices skyrocketing." Wisconsin Initiative stated on February 23, 2022 in TV ad: “Gov. Tony Evers brought Republicans and Democrats together to cut income taxes for the middle class.” Glenn Grothman stated on February 3, 2022 in Twitter: Says President Joe Biden "is trying to send taxpayer dollars to manufacturers overseas that do not abide by the same (carbon emission) standards we do at home." Joe Biden stated on March 1, 2022 in his State of the Union address: “Our economy created over 6.5 million new jobs just last year, more jobs in one year than ever before in the history of the United States of America.” Ron Klain stated on November 7, 2021 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": The Biden administration inherited gains of “50,000 jobs a month. We're now finally back to 500,000 jobs a month. We inherited a country where 4,000 people a day were dying from Covid. That's now down 75%.” Ron DeSantis stated on October 22, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The nation reported adding 194,000 jobs in September, and Florida accounted for 84,500.” Joe Biden stated on October 21, 2021 in a town hall in Baltimore: “We’ve created more jobs in the first eight months of my administration than any president in American history — total number of jobs created.” Jennifer Granholm stated on September 8, 2021 in an interview on CNN: “West Virginia University just came out with a study that showed that there will be almost 20,000 jobs created in clean energy in West Virginia if (President Joe Biden’s) agenda is passed.” Gwen Moore stated on September 3, 2021 in Twitter: “President Biden has created more jobs in his first 7 months than any POTUS in history.” Alma Adams stated on July 14, 2021 in a committee meeting: "Lumber prices can be tied to the (Trump) administration’s actions." Joe Biden stated on July 2, 2021 in remarks at the White House: “We have now created over 3 million jobs since I took office, more jobs than have ever been created in the first five months of any presidency in modern history.” Adriano Espaillat stated on June 8, 2021 in a Tweet: “40% of jobs in this country pay less than the average unemployment check of $750/week.” Cindy Axne stated on June 10, 2021 in an interview: "We’re not even remotely close to a point to say that we’re at rising inflation." Facebook posts stated on May 22, 2021 in a Facebook post: Lumber, gas, wheat, coal and corn cost more in April 2021 "in Joe Biden's America" than they did a year earlier. Tom Nelson stated on April 11, 2021 in Twitter: "Since 2010, student debt has increased by 102% and real wages have fallen by over 8%.” Janet Yellen stated on May 2, 2021 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": “Corporate income has increased as a share of” gross domestic product. Amy Pechacek stated on December 20, 2020 in News release: “We have reached our goal to clear the backlog of (unemployment) claims.” Tony Evers stated on January 12, 2021 in Speech: "The Legislature spent the last decade passing laws deliberately making it even harder for people to access these critical supports when they need it most, exacerbating the problems with our already-outdated system.” Donald Trump stated on October 29, 2020 in a rally in Tampa, Fla.: “Nobody's ever seen a number like this… (33.1%) economic growth is four times greater than what the experts expected.” Donald Trump stated on September 29, 2020 in the first 2020 presidential debate: Says Joe Biden “passed a tax bill that gave us all these privileges for depreciation and for tax credits. We built a building, and we get tax credits like the hotel on Pennsylvania Ave.” Joe Biden stated on September 18, 2020 in a video in a tweet: Says Donald Trump is “the worst jobs president in recorded history." Facebook posts stated on April 3, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says fluid milk production limitations mean grocery stores are short on milk even as farmers are dumping it Viral image stated on March 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: “If you’ve let somebody claim your kids for income tax purposes, you will not receive a stimulus check. The person who claimed your kids is gonna get it.” Facebook posts stated on March 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Unemployment now pays $24/hour, even if your wages were lower. Why don’t ‘essential’ people forced to still work get $24, too?”
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Cavalier Johnson stated on May 27, 2022 in News conference: The RNC is “a $200 million economic infusion into our communities.” Joe Biden stated on June 16, 2022 in an interview with the Associated Press: “In every other major industrial country in the world … inflation is higher.” Glenn Grothman stated on May 21, 2022 in Newsletter: "Nearly 60% of all student loan debt is held by the rich and upper-middle class," so forgiveness would give the wealthy a "financial windfall" but not really help low-income people. Joe Biden stated on May 10, 2022 in remarks at the White House: “My Treasury Department is planning to pay down the national debt this quarter, which never happened under my predecessor.” John Macco stated on April 18, 2022 in Twitter: Says Gov. Tony Evers "wanted to increase your taxes by $1 billion just for heating your homes. Instead, Republicans cut your taxes by more than $2 billion." Opportunity Wisconsin stated on February 21, 2022 in YouTube ad: "Ron Johnson pushed through a special tax loophole that benefited his own family's business … Then he cashed out of the company for $5 million … (he has) doubled his wealth since taking office." Jane Timken stated on April 13, 2022 in a campaign ad: Joe Biden's spending “has sent prices skyrocketing." Wisconsin Initiative stated on February 23, 2022 in TV ad: “Gov. Tony Evers brought Republicans and Democrats together to cut income taxes for the middle class.” Glenn Grothman stated on February 3, 2022 in Twitter: Says President Joe Biden "is trying to send taxpayer dollars to manufacturers overseas that do not abide by the same (carbon emission) standards we do at home." Joe Biden stated on March 1, 2022 in his State of the Union address: “Our economy created over 6.5 million new jobs just last year, more jobs in one year than ever before in the history of the United States of America.” Ron Klain stated on November 7, 2021 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": The Biden administration inherited gains of “50,000 jobs a month. We're now finally back to 500,000 jobs a month. We inherited a country where 4,000 people a day were dying from Covid. That's now down 75%.” Ron DeSantis stated on October 22, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The nation reported adding 194,000 jobs in September, and Florida accounted for 84,500.” Joe Biden stated on October 21, 2021 in a town hall in Baltimore: “We’ve created more jobs in the first eight months of my administration than any president in American history — total number of jobs created.” Jennifer Granholm stated on September 8, 2021 in an interview on CNN: “West Virginia University just came out with a study that showed that there will be almost 20,000 jobs created in clean energy in West Virginia if (President Joe Biden’s) agenda is passed.” Gwen Moore stated on September 3, 2021 in Twitter: “President Biden has created more jobs in his first 7 months than any POTUS in history.” Alma Adams stated on July 14, 2021 in a committee meeting: "Lumber prices can be tied to the (Trump) administration’s actions." Joe Biden stated on July 2, 2021 in remarks at the White House: “We have now created over 3 million jobs since I took office, more jobs than have ever been created in the first five months of any presidency in modern history.” Adriano Espaillat stated on June 8, 2021 in a Tweet: “40% of jobs in this country pay less than the average unemployment check of $750/week.” Cindy Axne stated on June 10, 2021 in an interview: "We’re not even remotely close to a point to say that we’re at rising inflation." Facebook posts stated on May 22, 2021 in a Facebook post: Lumber, gas, wheat, coal and corn cost more in April 2021 "in Joe Biden's America" than they did a year earlier. Tom Nelson stated on April 11, 2021 in Twitter: "Since 2010, student debt has increased by 102% and real wages have fallen by over 8%.” Janet Yellen stated on May 2, 2021 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": “Corporate income has increased as a share of” gross domestic product. Amy Pechacek stated on December 20, 2020 in News release: “We have reached our goal to clear the backlog of (unemployment) claims.” Tony Evers stated on January 12, 2021 in Speech: "The Legislature spent the last decade passing laws deliberately making it even harder for people to access these critical supports when they need it most, exacerbating the problems with our already-outdated system.” Donald Trump stated on October 29, 2020 in a rally in Tampa, Fla.: “Nobody's ever seen a number like this… (33.1%) economic growth is four times greater than what the experts expected.” Donald Trump stated on September 29, 2020 in the first 2020 presidential debate: Says Joe Biden “passed a tax bill that gave us all these privileges for depreciation and for tax credits. We built a building, and we get tax credits like the hotel on Pennsylvania Ave.” Joe Biden stated on September 18, 2020 in a video in a tweet: Says Donald Trump is “the worst jobs president in recorded history." Facebook posts stated on April 3, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says fluid milk production limitations mean grocery stores are short on milk even as farmers are dumping it Viral image stated on March 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: “If you’ve let somebody claim your kids for income tax purposes, you will not receive a stimulus check. The person who claimed your kids is gonna get it.” Facebook posts stated on March 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Unemployment now pays $24/hour, even if your wages were lower. Why don’t ‘essential’ people forced to still work get $24, too?”
Cavalier Johnson stated on May 27, 2022 in News conference: The RNC is “a $200 million economic infusion into our communities.”
Joe Biden stated on June 16, 2022 in an interview with the Associated Press: “In every other major industrial country in the world … inflation is higher.”
Glenn Grothman stated on May 21, 2022 in Newsletter: "Nearly 60% of all student loan debt is held by the rich and upper-middle class," so forgiveness would give the wealthy a "financial windfall" but not really help low-income people.
Joe Biden stated on May 10, 2022 in remarks at the White House: “My Treasury Department is planning to pay down the national debt this quarter, which never happened under my predecessor.”
John Macco stated on April 18, 2022 in Twitter: Says Gov. Tony Evers "wanted to increase your taxes by $1 billion just for heating your homes. Instead, Republicans cut your taxes by more than $2 billion."
Opportunity Wisconsin stated on February 21, 2022 in YouTube ad: "Ron Johnson pushed through a special tax loophole that benefited his own family's business … Then he cashed out of the company for $5 million … (he has) doubled his wealth since taking office."
Jane Timken stated on April 13, 2022 in a campaign ad: Joe Biden's spending “has sent prices skyrocketing."
Wisconsin Initiative stated on February 23, 2022 in TV ad: “Gov. Tony Evers brought Republicans and Democrats together to cut income taxes for the middle class.”
Glenn Grothman stated on February 3, 2022 in Twitter: Says President Joe Biden "is trying to send taxpayer dollars to manufacturers overseas that do not abide by the same (carbon emission) standards we do at home."
Joe Biden stated on March 1, 2022 in his State of the Union address: “Our economy created over 6.5 million new jobs just last year, more jobs in one year than ever before in the history of the United States of America.”
Ron Klain stated on November 7, 2021 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": The Biden administration inherited gains of “50,000 jobs a month. We're now finally back to 500,000 jobs a month. We inherited a country where 4,000 people a day were dying from Covid. That's now down 75%.”
Ron DeSantis stated on October 22, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The nation reported adding 194,000 jobs in September, and Florida accounted for 84,500.”
Joe Biden stated on October 21, 2021 in a town hall in Baltimore: “We’ve created more jobs in the first eight months of my administration than any president in American history — total number of jobs created.”
Jennifer Granholm stated on September 8, 2021 in an interview on CNN: “West Virginia University just came out with a study that showed that there will be almost 20,000 jobs created in clean energy in West Virginia if (President Joe Biden’s) agenda is passed.”
Gwen Moore stated on September 3, 2021 in Twitter: “President Biden has created more jobs in his first 7 months than any POTUS in history.”
Alma Adams stated on July 14, 2021 in a committee meeting: "Lumber prices can be tied to the (Trump) administration’s actions."
Joe Biden stated on July 2, 2021 in remarks at the White House: “We have now created over 3 million jobs since I took office, more jobs than have ever been created in the first five months of any presidency in modern history.”
Adriano Espaillat stated on June 8, 2021 in a Tweet: “40% of jobs in this country pay less than the average unemployment check of $750/week.”
Cindy Axne stated on June 10, 2021 in an interview: "We’re not even remotely close to a point to say that we’re at rising inflation."
Facebook posts stated on May 22, 2021 in a Facebook post: Lumber, gas, wheat, coal and corn cost more in April 2021 "in Joe Biden's America" than they did a year earlier.
Tom Nelson stated on April 11, 2021 in Twitter: "Since 2010, student debt has increased by 102% and real wages have fallen by over 8%.”
Janet Yellen stated on May 2, 2021 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": “Corporate income has increased as a share of” gross domestic product.
Amy Pechacek stated on December 20, 2020 in News release: “We have reached our goal to clear the backlog of (unemployment) claims.”
Tony Evers stated on January 12, 2021 in Speech: "The Legislature spent the last decade passing laws deliberately making it even harder for people to access these critical supports when they need it most, exacerbating the problems with our already-outdated system.”
Donald Trump stated on October 29, 2020 in a rally in Tampa, Fla.: “Nobody's ever seen a number like this… (33.1%) economic growth is four times greater than what the experts expected.”
Donald Trump stated on September 29, 2020 in the first 2020 presidential debate: Says Joe Biden “passed a tax bill that gave us all these privileges for depreciation and for tax credits. We built a building, and we get tax credits like the hotel on Pennsylvania Ave.”
Joe Biden stated on September 18, 2020 in a video in a tweet: Says Donald Trump is “the worst jobs president in recorded history."
Facebook posts stated on April 3, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says fluid milk production limitations mean grocery stores are short on milk even as farmers are dumping it
Viral image stated on March 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: “If you’ve let somebody claim your kids for income tax purposes, you will not receive a stimulus check. The person who claimed your kids is gonna get it.”
Facebook posts stated on March 29, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Unemployment now pays $24/hour, even if your wages were lower. Why don’t ‘essential’ people forced to still work get $24, too?”
