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 Donald Trump stated on August 28, 2015 in an interview with Sarah Palin: "We have 93 million people out of work. They look for jobs, they give up, and all of a sudden, statistically, they're considered employed." Russ Feingold stated on August 18, 2015 in a speech: Says Ron Johnson "opposes entirely a federal minimum wage," except perhaps for "guest workers." Glen Sturtevant stated on August 18, 2015 in a candidates' forum.: "Last year, we had zero percent growth in GDP in Virginia ...The only states that did worse than us were Alaska and Mississippi." Rachel Maddow stated on July 13, 2015 in a television show: Under Scott Walker, "the Wisconsin middle class is shrinking at a faster rate than any other state in the country." Bill Clinton stated on August 11, 2015 in an interview with Inc. magazine: "There's not a single, solitary example that" signing the bill to end Glass-Steagall "had anything to do with the financial crash." Georgia Department of Economic Development stated on July 9, 2015 in a press release: Film and television productions generated a $6 billion economic impact for Georgia’s economy in the most recent fiscal year. John Kasich stated on August 6, 2015 in comments at a GOP debate in Cleveland: "I took the state of Ohio from an $8 billion hole … to a $2 billion surplus." Hillary Clinton stated on July 28, 2015 in a town hall in Nashua, N.H.: "The stock market does better when you have a Democratic president in the White House." Gerry Connolly stated on July 9, 2015 in a written statement.: "In 1960, we spent more than 3 percent of our GDP on infrastructure projects like the Interstate Highway. Today we spend less than 1 percent of our GDP on these vital investments." Donald Trump stated on August 2, 2015 in an interview on ABC "This Week": Under President Barack Obama, income levels and unemployment numbers "are worse now than just about ever" for African-Americans. Bernie Sanders stated on July 1, 2015 in a speech: "The top one-tenth of 1 percent" of Americans "own almost as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent." Barack Obama stated on July 21, 2015 in an interview with Jon Stewart of "The Daily Show": "The economy, by every metric, is better than when I came into office." Scott Walker stated on July 21, 2015 in a tweet: Says under his leadership "Wisconsin median household income" is up 2.7%, while it is down 1.3% nationally under President Obama. Jeff Atwater stated on July 13, 2015 in an open letter to Floridians: "Although we have twice the population of Greece, the state of Florida employs three times fewer government employees." Hillary Clinton stated on July 13, 2015 in remarks in Manhattan: Says she "called for addressing risks of derivatives, cracking down on subprime mortgages and improving financial oversight" early on in the financial crisis. Tim Lee stated on June 30, 2015 in mass email: Cobb County businesses have already been awarded contracts worth $250 million on construction of a new Braves stadium. Bernie Sanders stated on July 6, 2015 in a rally in Portland, Maine: For African-Americans between the ages of 17 and 20, "the real unemployment rate … is 51 percent." Bobby Scott stated on June 12, 2015 in a written statement.: "The United States ranks second worst in income inequality across developed countries," after taxes and transfers. Carly Fiorina stated on July 12, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "We're destroying more businesses in the United States now than are being created for the first time in our history." American Bridge 21st Century stated on July 1, 2015 in a website posting: Wisconsin’s economy has "tanked" under Gov. Scott Walker and "so far in 2015 over 6,685 people have been laid off, already more than in all of 2014." Todd Wilcox stated on July 8, 2015 in a campaign announcement: "More businesses are closing than are opening for the first time in our nation's history." Barack Obama stated on July 2, 2015 in a speech: "We've cut the deficit by two-thirds." Paul Krugman stated on July 5, 2015 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos": "Greece is not a big economy. It's about the size of metropolitan Miami." Bernie Sanders stated on June 4, 2015 in a post on Twitter: "The gap between the very rich and everyone else in America is wider today than at any time since the 1920s." Donald Trump stated on June 16, 2015 in his presidential announcement speech: "When was the last time you saw a Chevrolet in Japan? It doesn’t exist, folks." Russ Feingold stated on June 5, 2015 in a speech at the state Democratic Party convention: "The United States still ranks 20th in the world in access to broadband -- over 50 percent below the best nations." Donald Trump stated on June 16, 2015 in his presidential announcement speech: "Our real unemployment is anywhere from 18 to 20 percent. Don't believe the 5.6. Don't believe it." Donald Trump stated on June 16, 2015 in his presidential announcement speech: "The last quarter, it was just announced, our gross domestic product … was below zero. Who ever heard of this? It's never below zero." Hunter Schwarz stated on June 8, 2015 in a "Washington Post" article: 47 percent of Americans "can’t pay for an unexpected $400 expense through savings or credit cards, without selling something or borrowing money." Rick Perry stated on June 4, 2015 in his speech declaring his candidacy for president: "In the last seven years of my tenure, Texas created 1.5 million new jobs. As a matter of fact, without Texas, America would have lost 400,000 jobs."
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Donald Trump stated on August 28, 2015 in an interview with Sarah Palin: "We have 93 million people out of work. They look for jobs, they give up, and all of a sudden, statistically, they're considered employed." Russ Feingold stated on August 18, 2015 in a speech: Says Ron Johnson "opposes entirely a federal minimum wage," except perhaps for "guest workers." Glen Sturtevant stated on August 18, 2015 in a candidates' forum.: "Last year, we had zero percent growth in GDP in Virginia ...The only states that did worse than us were Alaska and Mississippi." Rachel Maddow stated on July 13, 2015 in a television show: Under Scott Walker, "the Wisconsin middle class is shrinking at a faster rate than any other state in the country." Bill Clinton stated on August 11, 2015 in an interview with Inc. magazine: "There's not a single, solitary example that" signing the bill to end Glass-Steagall "had anything to do with the financial crash." Georgia Department of Economic Development stated on July 9, 2015 in a press release: Film and television productions generated a $6 billion economic impact for Georgia’s economy in the most recent fiscal year. John Kasich stated on August 6, 2015 in comments at a GOP debate in Cleveland: "I took the state of Ohio from an $8 billion hole … to a $2 billion surplus." Hillary Clinton stated on July 28, 2015 in a town hall in Nashua, N.H.: "The stock market does better when you have a Democratic president in the White House." Gerry Connolly stated on July 9, 2015 in a written statement.: "In 1960, we spent more than 3 percent of our GDP on infrastructure projects like the Interstate Highway. Today we spend less than 1 percent of our GDP on these vital investments." Donald Trump stated on August 2, 2015 in an interview on ABC "This Week": Under President Barack Obama, income levels and unemployment numbers "are worse now than just about ever" for African-Americans. Bernie Sanders stated on July 1, 2015 in a speech: "The top one-tenth of 1 percent" of Americans "own almost as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent." Barack Obama stated on July 21, 2015 in an interview with Jon Stewart of "The Daily Show": "The economy, by every metric, is better than when I came into office." Scott Walker stated on July 21, 2015 in a tweet: Says under his leadership "Wisconsin median household income" is up 2.7%, while it is down 1.3% nationally under President Obama. Jeff Atwater stated on July 13, 2015 in an open letter to Floridians: "Although we have twice the population of Greece, the state of Florida employs three times fewer government employees." Hillary Clinton stated on July 13, 2015 in remarks in Manhattan: Says she "called for addressing risks of derivatives, cracking down on subprime mortgages and improving financial oversight" early on in the financial crisis. Tim Lee stated on June 30, 2015 in mass email: Cobb County businesses have already been awarded contracts worth $250 million on construction of a new Braves stadium. Bernie Sanders stated on July 6, 2015 in a rally in Portland, Maine: For African-Americans between the ages of 17 and 20, "the real unemployment rate … is 51 percent." Bobby Scott stated on June 12, 2015 in a written statement.: "The United States ranks second worst in income inequality across developed countries," after taxes and transfers. Carly Fiorina stated on July 12, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "We're destroying more businesses in the United States now than are being created for the first time in our history." American Bridge 21st Century stated on July 1, 2015 in a website posting: Wisconsin’s economy has "tanked" under Gov. Scott Walker and "so far in 2015 over 6,685 people have been laid off, already more than in all of 2014." Todd Wilcox stated on July 8, 2015 in a campaign announcement: "More businesses are closing than are opening for the first time in our nation's history." Barack Obama stated on July 2, 2015 in a speech: "We've cut the deficit by two-thirds." Paul Krugman stated on July 5, 2015 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos": "Greece is not a big economy. It's about the size of metropolitan Miami." Bernie Sanders stated on June 4, 2015 in a post on Twitter: "The gap between the very rich and everyone else in America is wider today than at any time since the 1920s." Donald Trump stated on June 16, 2015 in his presidential announcement speech: "When was the last time you saw a Chevrolet in Japan? It doesn’t exist, folks." Russ Feingold stated on June 5, 2015 in a speech at the state Democratic Party convention: "The United States still ranks 20th in the world in access to broadband -- over 50 percent below the best nations." Donald Trump stated on June 16, 2015 in his presidential announcement speech: "Our real unemployment is anywhere from 18 to 20 percent. Don't believe the 5.6. Don't believe it." Donald Trump stated on June 16, 2015 in his presidential announcement speech: "The last quarter, it was just announced, our gross domestic product … was below zero. Who ever heard of this? It's never below zero." Hunter Schwarz stated on June 8, 2015 in a "Washington Post" article: 47 percent of Americans "can’t pay for an unexpected $400 expense through savings or credit cards, without selling something or borrowing money." Rick Perry stated on June 4, 2015 in his speech declaring his candidacy for president: "In the last seven years of my tenure, Texas created 1.5 million new jobs. As a matter of fact, without Texas, America would have lost 400,000 jobs."
Donald Trump stated on August 28, 2015 in an interview with Sarah Palin: "We have 93 million people out of work. They look for jobs, they give up, and all of a sudden, statistically, they're considered employed."
Russ Feingold stated on August 18, 2015 in a speech: Says Ron Johnson "opposes entirely a federal minimum wage," except perhaps for "guest workers."
Glen Sturtevant stated on August 18, 2015 in a candidates' forum.: "Last year, we had zero percent growth in GDP in Virginia ...The only states that did worse than us were Alaska and Mississippi."
Rachel Maddow stated on July 13, 2015 in a television show: Under Scott Walker, "the Wisconsin middle class is shrinking at a faster rate than any other state in the country."
Bill Clinton stated on August 11, 2015 in an interview with Inc. magazine: "There's not a single, solitary example that" signing the bill to end Glass-Steagall "had anything to do with the financial crash."
Georgia Department of Economic Development stated on July 9, 2015 in a press release: Film and television productions generated a $6 billion economic impact for Georgia’s economy in the most recent fiscal year.
John Kasich stated on August 6, 2015 in comments at a GOP debate in Cleveland: "I took the state of Ohio from an $8 billion hole … to a $2 billion surplus."
Hillary Clinton stated on July 28, 2015 in a town hall in Nashua, N.H.: "The stock market does better when you have a Democratic president in the White House."
Gerry Connolly stated on July 9, 2015 in a written statement.: "In 1960, we spent more than 3 percent of our GDP on infrastructure projects like the Interstate Highway. Today we spend less than 1 percent of our GDP on these vital investments."
Donald Trump stated on August 2, 2015 in an interview on ABC "This Week": Under President Barack Obama, income levels and unemployment numbers "are worse now than just about ever" for African-Americans.
Bernie Sanders stated on July 1, 2015 in a speech: "The top one-tenth of 1 percent" of Americans "own almost as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent."
Barack Obama stated on July 21, 2015 in an interview with Jon Stewart of "The Daily Show": "The economy, by every metric, is better than when I came into office."
Scott Walker stated on July 21, 2015 in a tweet: Says under his leadership "Wisconsin median household income" is up 2.7%, while it is down 1.3% nationally under President Obama.
Jeff Atwater stated on July 13, 2015 in an open letter to Floridians: "Although we have twice the population of Greece, the state of Florida employs three times fewer government employees."
Hillary Clinton stated on July 13, 2015 in remarks in Manhattan: Says she "called for addressing risks of derivatives, cracking down on subprime mortgages and improving financial oversight" early on in the financial crisis.
Tim Lee stated on June 30, 2015 in mass email: Cobb County businesses have already been awarded contracts worth $250 million on construction of a new Braves stadium.
Bernie Sanders stated on July 6, 2015 in a rally in Portland, Maine: For African-Americans between the ages of 17 and 20, "the real unemployment rate … is 51 percent."
Bobby Scott stated on June 12, 2015 in a written statement.: "The United States ranks second worst in income inequality across developed countries," after taxes and transfers.
Carly Fiorina stated on July 12, 2015 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "We're destroying more businesses in the United States now than are being created for the first time in our history."
American Bridge 21st Century stated on July 1, 2015 in a website posting: Wisconsin’s economy has "tanked" under Gov. Scott Walker and "so far in 2015 over 6,685 people have been laid off, already more than in all of 2014."
Todd Wilcox stated on July 8, 2015 in a campaign announcement: "More businesses are closing than are opening for the first time in our nation's history."
Paul Krugman stated on July 5, 2015 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos": "Greece is not a big economy. It's about the size of metropolitan Miami."
Bernie Sanders stated on June 4, 2015 in a post on Twitter: "The gap between the very rich and everyone else in America is wider today than at any time since the 1920s."
Donald Trump stated on June 16, 2015 in his presidential announcement speech: "When was the last time you saw a Chevrolet in Japan? It doesn’t exist, folks."
Russ Feingold stated on June 5, 2015 in a speech at the state Democratic Party convention: "The United States still ranks 20th in the world in access to broadband -- over 50 percent below the best nations."
Donald Trump stated on June 16, 2015 in his presidential announcement speech: "Our real unemployment is anywhere from 18 to 20 percent. Don't believe the 5.6. Don't believe it."
Donald Trump stated on June 16, 2015 in his presidential announcement speech: "The last quarter, it was just announced, our gross domestic product … was below zero. Who ever heard of this? It's never below zero."
Hunter Schwarz stated on June 8, 2015 in a "Washington Post" article: 47 percent of Americans "can’t pay for an unexpected $400 expense through savings or credit cards, without selling something or borrowing money."
Rick Perry stated on June 4, 2015 in his speech declaring his candidacy for president: "In the last seven years of my tenure, Texas created 1.5 million new jobs. As a matter of fact, without Texas, America would have lost 400,000 jobs."
