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 Chris Christie stated on September 5, 2023 in a interview: Under Gov. Ron DeSantis, “in the last five years, spending has gone up 30%" in Florida. Isabel Brown stated on August 23, 2023 in a post on TikTok: Americans “currently are making less than at the height of the Great Depression.” Joe Biden stated on August 29, 2023 in a speech at the White House: U.S. inflation is "now down close to 3%, the lowest among the world’s leading economies." Joe Biden stated on August 15, 2023 in a speech in Milwaukee: “A higher percentage of American workers are working today than ever before.” Donald Trump stated on August 5, 2023 in a speech in South Carolina: “During Biden’s first 30 months in office, just 2.1 million new jobs were created, and by contrast, during my first 30 months in office we created 4.9 million new jobs.” Joe Biden stated on July 28, 2023 in a speech in Maine: "Wages are up after being adjusted for inflation." Chris Coons stated on July 30, 2023 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": “Consumer confidence is the highest it’s been in years.” Joe Biden stated on June 28, 2023 in a speech in Chicago: Says that under his presidency, the unemployment rate has “been below 4% for the longest stretch in 50 years in American history.” Tim Scott stated on June 21, 2023 in a Fox News town hall: “Median income in this country is … $35,000 a year. Because of Joe Biden's inflation, the average monthly expenses have increased by $500, almost.” Tim Scott stated on May 22, 2023 in his presidential announcement speech: “The share of working-age men choosing to work is the lowest it has ever been.” TikTok posts stated on May 14, 2023 in a TikTok post: This video shows empty shelves at a Florida grocery store because truckers said “they were not delivering anything to Florida !!!” Facebook posts stated on April 22, 2023 in a Facebook post: FedNow is a new “monetary system” that’s “going to cost you.” Kamala Harris stated on April 21, 2023 in an interview with Noticias Telemundo: "Latino small businesses are 1 in 4 new businesses, but only 1% of venture capital funding goes to Latino businesses." Facebook posts stated on April 11, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook: La Reserva Federal “presentó su nuevo sistema de pagos que va a sustituir al sistema bancario actual". Ron DeSantis stated on April 13, 2023 in a speech: Florida has “the second lowest tax burden per capita in the United States.” Instagram posts stated on March 27, 2023 in an Instagram post: Video shows Kenya’s president saying he will “get rid of U.S. dollar.” Instagram posts stated on April 6, 2023 in an Instagram post: Cash App founder Bob Lee’s death is connected to FedNow. Facebook posts stated on March 31, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook: El presidente Joe Biden dijo, “estamos quebrados, completamente quebrados. Agarren su dinero del banco, sáquenlo, sáquenlo ya”. Facebook posts stated on February 26, 2023 in a video: DO Black credit card is part of a government plot to control people’s lives. Mike Pence stated on March 24, 2023 in an interview with Fox Business' Maria Bartiromo: “We have a national debt the size of our nation’s economy for the first time since World War II.” Joan Ballweg stated on January 24, 2023 in Twitter: "Wisconsin has seen over 63 billion dollars of federal pandemic-related funding funnel into our state over (Gov. Tony Evers') tenure." Joe Biden stated on January 30, 2023 in A speech in Baltimore: “We used to rank No. 1 in the world in research and development, now we rank No. 9. China used to rank No. 8, now it ranks No. 2.” Joe Biden stated on February 3, 2023 in a speech in Philadelphia: “We created more new jobs in two years than any president did in their entire term.” Devin LeMahieu stated on January 3, 2023 in Senate address: "In 2010, (Wisconsin Republicans) inherited a multi-Billion dollar deficit … Today we are looking at a projected surplus approaching 7 Billion." Joe Biden stated on January 25, 2023 in a tweet: “Two years ago this week, 18 million people were out of work needing unemployment benefits. Today, that number is under 1.6 million, the lowest in decades.” Glenn Youngkin stated on January 23, 2023 in a speech.: Virginia tax receipts “in just the last four years alone have grown 50%.” Facebook posts stated on January 12, 2023 in a photo on Facebook: The cost of eggs has gone up 700%. Joe Biden stated on January 12, 2023 in remarks at the White House: “Take-home pay for workers is going up.” Hakeem Jeffries stated on January 8, 2023 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": A “default on our debt” would be unprecedented in American history. Facebook posts stated on December 7, 2022 in a post on Facebook: A $5,000 stimulus loan is available.
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Chris Christie stated on September 5, 2023 in a interview: Under Gov. Ron DeSantis, “in the last five years, spending has gone up 30%" in Florida. Isabel Brown stated on August 23, 2023 in a post on TikTok: Americans “currently are making less than at the height of the Great Depression.” Joe Biden stated on August 29, 2023 in a speech at the White House: U.S. inflation is "now down close to 3%, the lowest among the world’s leading economies." Joe Biden stated on August 15, 2023 in a speech in Milwaukee: “A higher percentage of American workers are working today than ever before.” Donald Trump stated on August 5, 2023 in a speech in South Carolina: “During Biden’s first 30 months in office, just 2.1 million new jobs were created, and by contrast, during my first 30 months in office we created 4.9 million new jobs.” Joe Biden stated on July 28, 2023 in a speech in Maine: "Wages are up after being adjusted for inflation." Chris Coons stated on July 30, 2023 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": “Consumer confidence is the highest it’s been in years.” Joe Biden stated on June 28, 2023 in a speech in Chicago: Says that under his presidency, the unemployment rate has “been below 4% for the longest stretch in 50 years in American history.” Tim Scott stated on June 21, 2023 in a Fox News town hall: “Median income in this country is … $35,000 a year. Because of Joe Biden's inflation, the average monthly expenses have increased by $500, almost.” Tim Scott stated on May 22, 2023 in his presidential announcement speech: “The share of working-age men choosing to work is the lowest it has ever been.” TikTok posts stated on May 14, 2023 in a TikTok post: This video shows empty shelves at a Florida grocery store because truckers said “they were not delivering anything to Florida !!!” Facebook posts stated on April 22, 2023 in a Facebook post: FedNow is a new “monetary system” that’s “going to cost you.” Kamala Harris stated on April 21, 2023 in an interview with Noticias Telemundo: "Latino small businesses are 1 in 4 new businesses, but only 1% of venture capital funding goes to Latino businesses." Facebook posts stated on April 11, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook: La Reserva Federal “presentó su nuevo sistema de pagos que va a sustituir al sistema bancario actual". Ron DeSantis stated on April 13, 2023 in a speech: Florida has “the second lowest tax burden per capita in the United States.” Instagram posts stated on March 27, 2023 in an Instagram post: Video shows Kenya’s president saying he will “get rid of U.S. dollar.” Instagram posts stated on April 6, 2023 in an Instagram post: Cash App founder Bob Lee’s death is connected to FedNow. Facebook posts stated on March 31, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook: El presidente Joe Biden dijo, “estamos quebrados, completamente quebrados. Agarren su dinero del banco, sáquenlo, sáquenlo ya”. Facebook posts stated on February 26, 2023 in a video: DO Black credit card is part of a government plot to control people’s lives. Mike Pence stated on March 24, 2023 in an interview with Fox Business' Maria Bartiromo: “We have a national debt the size of our nation’s economy for the first time since World War II.” Joan Ballweg stated on January 24, 2023 in Twitter: "Wisconsin has seen over 63 billion dollars of federal pandemic-related funding funnel into our state over (Gov. Tony Evers') tenure." Joe Biden stated on January 30, 2023 in A speech in Baltimore: “We used to rank No. 1 in the world in research and development, now we rank No. 9. China used to rank No. 8, now it ranks No. 2.” Joe Biden stated on February 3, 2023 in a speech in Philadelphia: “We created more new jobs in two years than any president did in their entire term.” Devin LeMahieu stated on January 3, 2023 in Senate address: "In 2010, (Wisconsin Republicans) inherited a multi-Billion dollar deficit … Today we are looking at a projected surplus approaching 7 Billion." Joe Biden stated on January 25, 2023 in a tweet: “Two years ago this week, 18 million people were out of work needing unemployment benefits. Today, that number is under 1.6 million, the lowest in decades.” Glenn Youngkin stated on January 23, 2023 in a speech.: Virginia tax receipts “in just the last four years alone have grown 50%.” Facebook posts stated on January 12, 2023 in a photo on Facebook: The cost of eggs has gone up 700%. Joe Biden stated on January 12, 2023 in remarks at the White House: “Take-home pay for workers is going up.” Hakeem Jeffries stated on January 8, 2023 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": A “default on our debt” would be unprecedented in American history. Facebook posts stated on December 7, 2022 in a post on Facebook: A $5,000 stimulus loan is available.
Chris Christie stated on September 5, 2023 in a interview: Under Gov. Ron DeSantis, “in the last five years, spending has gone up 30%" in Florida.
Isabel Brown stated on August 23, 2023 in a post on TikTok: Americans “currently are making less than at the height of the Great Depression.”
Joe Biden stated on August 29, 2023 in a speech at the White House: U.S. inflation is "now down close to 3%, the lowest among the world’s leading economies."
Joe Biden stated on August 15, 2023 in a speech in Milwaukee: “A higher percentage of American workers are working today than ever before.”
Donald Trump stated on August 5, 2023 in a speech in South Carolina: “During Biden’s first 30 months in office, just 2.1 million new jobs were created, and by contrast, during my first 30 months in office we created 4.9 million new jobs.”
Joe Biden stated on July 28, 2023 in a speech in Maine: "Wages are up after being adjusted for inflation."
Chris Coons stated on July 30, 2023 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": “Consumer confidence is the highest it’s been in years.”
Joe Biden stated on June 28, 2023 in a speech in Chicago: Says that under his presidency, the unemployment rate has “been below 4% for the longest stretch in 50 years in American history.”
Tim Scott stated on June 21, 2023 in a Fox News town hall: “Median income in this country is … $35,000 a year. Because of Joe Biden's inflation, the average monthly expenses have increased by $500, almost.”
Tim Scott stated on May 22, 2023 in his presidential announcement speech: “The share of working-age men choosing to work is the lowest it has ever been.”
TikTok posts stated on May 14, 2023 in a TikTok post: This video shows empty shelves at a Florida grocery store because truckers said “they were not delivering anything to Florida !!!”
Facebook posts stated on April 22, 2023 in a Facebook post: FedNow is a new “monetary system” that’s “going to cost you.”
Kamala Harris stated on April 21, 2023 in an interview with Noticias Telemundo: "Latino small businesses are 1 in 4 new businesses, but only 1% of venture capital funding goes to Latino businesses."
Facebook posts stated on April 11, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook: La Reserva Federal “presentó su nuevo sistema de pagos que va a sustituir al sistema bancario actual".
Ron DeSantis stated on April 13, 2023 in a speech: Florida has “the second lowest tax burden per capita in the United States.”
Instagram posts stated on March 27, 2023 in an Instagram post: Video shows Kenya’s president saying he will “get rid of U.S. dollar.”
Instagram posts stated on April 6, 2023 in an Instagram post: Cash App founder Bob Lee’s death is connected to FedNow.
Facebook posts stated on March 31, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook: El presidente Joe Biden dijo, “estamos quebrados, completamente quebrados. Agarren su dinero del banco, sáquenlo, sáquenlo ya”.
Facebook posts stated on February 26, 2023 in a video: DO Black credit card is part of a government plot to control people’s lives.
Mike Pence stated on March 24, 2023 in an interview with Fox Business' Maria Bartiromo: “We have a national debt the size of our nation’s economy for the first time since World War II.”
Joan Ballweg stated on January 24, 2023 in Twitter: "Wisconsin has seen over 63 billion dollars of federal pandemic-related funding funnel into our state over (Gov. Tony Evers') tenure."
Joe Biden stated on January 30, 2023 in A speech in Baltimore: “We used to rank No. 1 in the world in research and development, now we rank No. 9. China used to rank No. 8, now it ranks No. 2.”
Joe Biden stated on February 3, 2023 in a speech in Philadelphia: “We created more new jobs in two years than any president did in their entire term.”
Devin LeMahieu stated on January 3, 2023 in Senate address: "In 2010, (Wisconsin Republicans) inherited a multi-Billion dollar deficit … Today we are looking at a projected surplus approaching 7 Billion."
Joe Biden stated on January 25, 2023 in a tweet: “Two years ago this week, 18 million people were out of work needing unemployment benefits. Today, that number is under 1.6 million, the lowest in decades.”
Glenn Youngkin stated on January 23, 2023 in a speech.: Virginia tax receipts “in just the last four years alone have grown 50%.”
Joe Biden stated on January 12, 2023 in remarks at the White House: “Take-home pay for workers is going up.”
Hakeem Jeffries stated on January 8, 2023 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": A “default on our debt” would be unprecedented in American history.
Facebook posts stated on December 7, 2022 in a post on Facebook: A $5,000 stimulus loan is available.
