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 Mike Pence stated on July 20, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: "We in Indiana have . . . the highest credit rating in the nation." Mike Pence stated on July 20, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland: "There are more Hoosiers going to work than ever before." Hugh Hewitt stated on July 20, 2016 in an MSNBC panel: "A million Democrats deserted (Howard Dean’s) party and joined my party because of Donald Trump in Ohio this year." Rick Scott stated on July 20, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: "Our economy is not growing." Scott Peters stated on July 12, 2016 in a media conference call.: Donald Trump "rooted for the housing crisis, because he knew he could make money off of it." Tim Kaine stated on July 14, 2016 in a speech.: Says Donald Trump is "against minimum wage." Jeff Sessions stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland: "We have the lowest percentage of Americans actually holding a job in 40 years." Joe Biden stated on July 13, 2016 in a speech in San Diego: "95 percent of the world’s customers are … beyond our shores." Mike Pence stated on July 12, 2016 in a Donald Trump rally in Indiana: "Today, there are more Hoosiers going to work than ever before in the 200-year history of the great state of Indiana." Hillary Clinton stated on July 12, 2016 in a speech in Portsmouth, N.H.: "Independent analysts say (Donald Trump) would add $30 trillion to the national debt." Mike Turzai stated on June 15, 2016 in an op-ed for PennLive: "Each [Corbett administration] budget finished in the black." Hillary Clinton stated on July 5, 2016 in a speech in Charlotte, N.C.: Says Donald Trump "wants to get rid of the federal minimum wage." Morten Jerven stated on June 29, 2016 in an article: For 21 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, "we simply do not have data to say anything about trends in poverty." Mark Warner stated on June 19, 2016 in a radio interview.: "The average time someone used to hold a share of stock back in the ’60s was eight years. Now, the average time is four months." Barack Obama stated on June 29, 2016 in remarks in Ottawa, Canada: "The steel industry is producing as much steel in the United States as it ever was. It’s just (that) it needs one-tenth of the workers that it used to." Donald Trump stated on June 21, 2016 in a tweet: "Hillary Clinton surged the trade deficit with China 40% as Secretary of State, costing Americans millions of jobs." Hillary Clinton stated on June 27, 2016 in remarks in Cincinnati, Ohio: After Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, "within 24 hours, Americans lost $100 billion from our 401(k)s." Hillary Clinton stated on June 27, 2016 in a speech in Cincinnati: "Risk analysts listed Donald Trump, a Donald Trump presidency, as one of the top threats facing the global economy, ahead of terrorism." David Miliband stated on June 26, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press": "The major immigration issue was about Poles, and Bulgarians, and Romanians," and that they weren’t contributing economically. "The unemployment rate among Poles in Britain is lower than the unemployment rate among Brits." Hillary Clinton stated on June 21, 2016 in remarks in Raleigh, N.C.: Says Mark Zandi, who wrote a report criticizing Donald Trump’s economic proposals, is "one of Sen. John McCain's former economic advisers." Hillary Clinton stated on June 21, 2016 in a rally in Columbus, Ohio: Says Donald Trump called pregnant employees "an inconvenience." Donald Trump stated on June 22, 2016 in a speech: Says Hillary Clinton "has even deleted this record of total support (for the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement) from her book." Barack Obama stated on June 20, 2016 in a statement: "As governor, in the face of partisan attacks, (Charlie Crist) had the courage to save jobs and lead his state into economic recovery." Barack Obama stated on June 1, 2016 in in a town hall: "We've seen more manufacturing jobs created since I've been president than anytime since the 1990s. That's a fact." Dave Brat stated on May 24, 2016 in Facebook post.: "The labor force participation rate -- the share of the potential workforce that is actually working or looking for work-- currently stands below 63%, the lowest level since the 1970s." Hillary Clinton stated on June 5, 2016 in a campaign speech: "It is a fact that the economy does better when we have a Democrat in the White House." Hillary Clinton stated on June 2, 2016 in a foreign policy speech: "A trade war is something very different (than curbing new trade agreements). We went down that road in the 1930s. It made the Great Depression longer and more painful." David Perdue stated on June 2, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press Daily": "More businesses went out of business last year than were started for the first time in our history." National Federation of Independent Business-Virginia stated on May 17, 2016 in a website post.: "The vast majority of minimum wage workers get a raise within a year." Nikki Haley stated on May 17, 2016 in a forum.: "More people today are leaving Virginia than moving in."
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Mike Pence stated on July 20, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: "We in Indiana have . . . the highest credit rating in the nation." Mike Pence stated on July 20, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland: "There are more Hoosiers going to work than ever before." Hugh Hewitt stated on July 20, 2016 in an MSNBC panel: "A million Democrats deserted (Howard Dean’s) party and joined my party because of Donald Trump in Ohio this year." Rick Scott stated on July 20, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: "Our economy is not growing." Scott Peters stated on July 12, 2016 in a media conference call.: Donald Trump "rooted for the housing crisis, because he knew he could make money off of it." Tim Kaine stated on July 14, 2016 in a speech.: Says Donald Trump is "against minimum wage." Jeff Sessions stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland: "We have the lowest percentage of Americans actually holding a job in 40 years." Joe Biden stated on July 13, 2016 in a speech in San Diego: "95 percent of the world’s customers are … beyond our shores." Mike Pence stated on July 12, 2016 in a Donald Trump rally in Indiana: "Today, there are more Hoosiers going to work than ever before in the 200-year history of the great state of Indiana." Hillary Clinton stated on July 12, 2016 in a speech in Portsmouth, N.H.: "Independent analysts say (Donald Trump) would add $30 trillion to the national debt." Mike Turzai stated on June 15, 2016 in an op-ed for PennLive: "Each [Corbett administration] budget finished in the black." Hillary Clinton stated on July 5, 2016 in a speech in Charlotte, N.C.: Says Donald Trump "wants to get rid of the federal minimum wage." Morten Jerven stated on June 29, 2016 in an article: For 21 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, "we simply do not have data to say anything about trends in poverty." Mark Warner stated on June 19, 2016 in a radio interview.: "The average time someone used to hold a share of stock back in the ’60s was eight years. Now, the average time is four months." Barack Obama stated on June 29, 2016 in remarks in Ottawa, Canada: "The steel industry is producing as much steel in the United States as it ever was. It’s just (that) it needs one-tenth of the workers that it used to." Donald Trump stated on June 21, 2016 in a tweet: "Hillary Clinton surged the trade deficit with China 40% as Secretary of State, costing Americans millions of jobs." Hillary Clinton stated on June 27, 2016 in remarks in Cincinnati, Ohio: After Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, "within 24 hours, Americans lost $100 billion from our 401(k)s." Hillary Clinton stated on June 27, 2016 in a speech in Cincinnati: "Risk analysts listed Donald Trump, a Donald Trump presidency, as one of the top threats facing the global economy, ahead of terrorism." David Miliband stated on June 26, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press": "The major immigration issue was about Poles, and Bulgarians, and Romanians," and that they weren’t contributing economically. "The unemployment rate among Poles in Britain is lower than the unemployment rate among Brits." Hillary Clinton stated on June 21, 2016 in remarks in Raleigh, N.C.: Says Mark Zandi, who wrote a report criticizing Donald Trump’s economic proposals, is "one of Sen. John McCain's former economic advisers." Hillary Clinton stated on June 21, 2016 in a rally in Columbus, Ohio: Says Donald Trump called pregnant employees "an inconvenience." Donald Trump stated on June 22, 2016 in a speech: Says Hillary Clinton "has even deleted this record of total support (for the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement) from her book." Barack Obama stated on June 20, 2016 in a statement: "As governor, in the face of partisan attacks, (Charlie Crist) had the courage to save jobs and lead his state into economic recovery." Barack Obama stated on June 1, 2016 in in a town hall: "We've seen more manufacturing jobs created since I've been president than anytime since the 1990s. That's a fact." Dave Brat stated on May 24, 2016 in Facebook post.: "The labor force participation rate -- the share of the potential workforce that is actually working or looking for work-- currently stands below 63%, the lowest level since the 1970s." Hillary Clinton stated on June 5, 2016 in a campaign speech: "It is a fact that the economy does better when we have a Democrat in the White House." Hillary Clinton stated on June 2, 2016 in a foreign policy speech: "A trade war is something very different (than curbing new trade agreements). We went down that road in the 1930s. It made the Great Depression longer and more painful." David Perdue stated on June 2, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press Daily": "More businesses went out of business last year than were started for the first time in our history." National Federation of Independent Business-Virginia stated on May 17, 2016 in a website post.: "The vast majority of minimum wage workers get a raise within a year." Nikki Haley stated on May 17, 2016 in a forum.: "More people today are leaving Virginia than moving in."
Mike Pence stated on July 20, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: "We in Indiana have . . . the highest credit rating in the nation."
Mike Pence stated on July 20, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland: "There are more Hoosiers going to work than ever before."
Hugh Hewitt stated on July 20, 2016 in an MSNBC panel: "A million Democrats deserted (Howard Dean’s) party and joined my party because of Donald Trump in Ohio this year."
Rick Scott stated on July 20, 2016 in a speech at the Republican convention: "Our economy is not growing."
Scott Peters stated on July 12, 2016 in a media conference call.: Donald Trump "rooted for the housing crisis, because he knew he could make money off of it."
Jeff Sessions stated on July 18, 2016 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland: "We have the lowest percentage of Americans actually holding a job in 40 years."
Joe Biden stated on July 13, 2016 in a speech in San Diego: "95 percent of the world’s customers are … beyond our shores."
Mike Pence stated on July 12, 2016 in a Donald Trump rally in Indiana: "Today, there are more Hoosiers going to work than ever before in the 200-year history of the great state of Indiana."
Hillary Clinton stated on July 12, 2016 in a speech in Portsmouth, N.H.: "Independent analysts say (Donald Trump) would add $30 trillion to the national debt."
Mike Turzai stated on June 15, 2016 in an op-ed for PennLive: "Each [Corbett administration] budget finished in the black."
Hillary Clinton stated on July 5, 2016 in a speech in Charlotte, N.C.: Says Donald Trump "wants to get rid of the federal minimum wage."
Morten Jerven stated on June 29, 2016 in an article: For 21 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, "we simply do not have data to say anything about trends in poverty."
Mark Warner stated on June 19, 2016 in a radio interview.: "The average time someone used to hold a share of stock back in the ’60s was eight years. Now, the average time is four months."
Barack Obama stated on June 29, 2016 in remarks in Ottawa, Canada: "The steel industry is producing as much steel in the United States as it ever was. It’s just (that) it needs one-tenth of the workers that it used to."
Donald Trump stated on June 21, 2016 in a tweet: "Hillary Clinton surged the trade deficit with China 40% as Secretary of State, costing Americans millions of jobs."
Hillary Clinton stated on June 27, 2016 in remarks in Cincinnati, Ohio: After Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, "within 24 hours, Americans lost $100 billion from our 401(k)s."
Hillary Clinton stated on June 27, 2016 in a speech in Cincinnati: "Risk analysts listed Donald Trump, a Donald Trump presidency, as one of the top threats facing the global economy, ahead of terrorism."
David Miliband stated on June 26, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press": "The major immigration issue was about Poles, and Bulgarians, and Romanians," and that they weren’t contributing economically. "The unemployment rate among Poles in Britain is lower than the unemployment rate among Brits."
Hillary Clinton stated on June 21, 2016 in remarks in Raleigh, N.C.: Says Mark Zandi, who wrote a report criticizing Donald Trump’s economic proposals, is "one of Sen. John McCain's former economic advisers."
Hillary Clinton stated on June 21, 2016 in a rally in Columbus, Ohio: Says Donald Trump called pregnant employees "an inconvenience."
Donald Trump stated on June 22, 2016 in a speech: Says Hillary Clinton "has even deleted this record of total support (for the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement) from her book."
Barack Obama stated on June 20, 2016 in a statement: "As governor, in the face of partisan attacks, (Charlie Crist) had the courage to save jobs and lead his state into economic recovery."
Barack Obama stated on June 1, 2016 in in a town hall: "We've seen more manufacturing jobs created since I've been president than anytime since the 1990s. That's a fact."
Dave Brat stated on May 24, 2016 in Facebook post.: "The labor force participation rate -- the share of the potential workforce that is actually working or looking for work-- currently stands below 63%, the lowest level since the 1970s."
Hillary Clinton stated on June 5, 2016 in a campaign speech: "It is a fact that the economy does better when we have a Democrat in the White House."
Hillary Clinton stated on June 2, 2016 in a foreign policy speech: "A trade war is something very different (than curbing new trade agreements). We went down that road in the 1930s. It made the Great Depression longer and more painful."
David Perdue stated on June 2, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press Daily": "More businesses went out of business last year than were started for the first time in our history."
National Federation of Independent Business-Virginia stated on May 17, 2016 in a website post.: "The vast majority of minimum wage workers get a raise within a year."
Nikki Haley stated on May 17, 2016 in a forum.: "More people today are leaving Virginia than moving in."
