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 Tim Kaine stated on February 19, 2011 in a speech at the Jefferson-Jackson dinner.: Under former President George W. Bush’s administration "while the population in that period grew by 10 percent, the number of jobs in the nation grew by 1 percent." Garnet Coleman stated on February 15, 2011 in a press conference.: Says that in some Texas communities, "our unemployment rate is still at 10 and 20 percent." William G. Batchelder stated on February 4, 2011 in an interview on WCPN 90.3 FM: "75 percent of the jobs created in the state of Ohio are created in small business. They are not created by huge corporations and those who are very wealthy." Chain email stated on February 17, 2011 in a chain e-mail: Welfare programs caused more long-term damage to Detroit than the atomic bomb caused to Hiroshima Mitch Daniels stated on February 11, 2011 in a speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference: "Within a few years, we will be spending more on interest payments than on national security." Ocean State Policy Research Institute stated on January 20, 2011 in a report: "The most significant driver of out-migration [from Rhode Island] is the estate tax." Mitt Romney stated on February 11, 2011 in a speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference: "In the month of January, Canada created more new jobs than we did." Mitt Romney stated on February 11, 2011 in a speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference: "Today there are more men and women out of work in America than there are people working in Canada." Dwight Jones stated on February 3, 2011 in his annual State of the City Address.: "Overall we currently have $981 million, almost a billion dollars in active development projects right here in the City of Richmond." Jim Renacci stated on January 4, 2011 in an interview on WCPN 90.3 FM: "For [GM] to pay back everything it owes, it would have to sell its shares at $143 a share . . . where the highest value of a General Motors share ever was $43, $44, $46, whatever the dollars were . . ." Rand Paul stated on February 4, 2011 in an interview with ABC News: Israel's per capita income "is greater than probably three-fourths of the rest of the world." Steve Moore stated on February 2, 2011 in HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher": In the 1980s, "The lowest income people had the biggest gains." Rachel Maddow stated on January 21, 2011 in HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher": "From 1980 to 1990, the top 1 percent saw their income go up by roughly 80 percent" while "the median wage in the country over (the same) 10 years went up 3 percent." Rob Portman stated on January 20, 2011 in a speech to the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce: Says the United States does not "trade as much as other developed nations." Hank Johnson stated on January 26, 2011 in an online posting: "The economy we preside over today is better than the one we inherited." David Dewhurst stated on January 18, 2011 in his inaugural address.: "Last year, out of the 500,000 (in) population growth we had in the state of Texas, about 250,000 of the 500,000 came to Texas... from the other 49 states." Marcy Kaptur stated on November 23, 2010 in an MSNBC interview: "Six institutions in our country now control two thirds of the capital." Michele Bachmann stated on January 25, 2011 in a rebuttal to the State of the Union address: "While the government grew, we lost more than 2 million jobs." Michele Bachmann stated on January 25, 2011 in a response to the State of the Union: "The White House promised us that all the spending would keep unemployment under 8 percent." Paul Ryan stated on January 25, 2011 in a response to the State of the Union address: "The debt will soon eclipse our entire economy." Barack Obama stated on January 25, 2011 in the State of the Union address: The United States has "one of the highest corporate tax rates in the world." Barack Obama stated on January 25, 2011 in the State of the Union address: "Two years after the worst recession most of us have ever known ... corporate profits are up." Bob McDonnell stated on January 12, 2011 in the State of the Commonwealth address: "It is estimated that every $100 million spent on construction generates 3,000 new jobs." Mike Pence stated on July 15, 2010 in a press release: The financial regulatory bill "will kill jobs." Eric Cantor stated on January 19, 2011 in a bill introduced on the House floor.: The health care law is "job killing." Steve Southerland stated on January 17, 2011 in comments at the Liberty County Chamber of Commerce annual dinner.: "92 percent" of President Barack Obama's administration has "never worked outside government." Robert Flanders stated on December 17, 2010 in an economic forum: "Every dropout costs us $72,000 for the life of that person." Todd Staples stated on December 29, 2010 in an op-ed: "On average, Americans spend less than 10 percent of their disposable income on food. Compare that to folks in Mexico, who spend 22 percent, China, 28 percent and Russia, 37 percent." Brent Larkin stated on January 2, 2011 in a newspaper column: Says the 3C Corridor train would have taken "an hour and 15 minutes longer" to carry passengers across Ohio "than it would have taken on a New York Central train in 1935." David Wyss stated on December 13, 2010 in a newspaper article: State governments have little ability to stimulate job growth in the short run.
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Tim Kaine stated on February 19, 2011 in a speech at the Jefferson-Jackson dinner.: Under former President George W. Bush’s administration "while the population in that period grew by 10 percent, the number of jobs in the nation grew by 1 percent." Garnet Coleman stated on February 15, 2011 in a press conference.: Says that in some Texas communities, "our unemployment rate is still at 10 and 20 percent." William G. Batchelder stated on February 4, 2011 in an interview on WCPN 90.3 FM: "75 percent of the jobs created in the state of Ohio are created in small business. They are not created by huge corporations and those who are very wealthy." Chain email stated on February 17, 2011 in a chain e-mail: Welfare programs caused more long-term damage to Detroit than the atomic bomb caused to Hiroshima Mitch Daniels stated on February 11, 2011 in a speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference: "Within a few years, we will be spending more on interest payments than on national security." Ocean State Policy Research Institute stated on January 20, 2011 in a report: "The most significant driver of out-migration [from Rhode Island] is the estate tax." Mitt Romney stated on February 11, 2011 in a speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference: "In the month of January, Canada created more new jobs than we did." Mitt Romney stated on February 11, 2011 in a speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference: "Today there are more men and women out of work in America than there are people working in Canada." Dwight Jones stated on February 3, 2011 in his annual State of the City Address.: "Overall we currently have $981 million, almost a billion dollars in active development projects right here in the City of Richmond." Jim Renacci stated on January 4, 2011 in an interview on WCPN 90.3 FM: "For [GM] to pay back everything it owes, it would have to sell its shares at $143 a share . . . where the highest value of a General Motors share ever was $43, $44, $46, whatever the dollars were . . ." Rand Paul stated on February 4, 2011 in an interview with ABC News: Israel's per capita income "is greater than probably three-fourths of the rest of the world." Steve Moore stated on February 2, 2011 in HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher": In the 1980s, "The lowest income people had the biggest gains." Rachel Maddow stated on January 21, 2011 in HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher": "From 1980 to 1990, the top 1 percent saw their income go up by roughly 80 percent" while "the median wage in the country over (the same) 10 years went up 3 percent." Rob Portman stated on January 20, 2011 in a speech to the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce: Says the United States does not "trade as much as other developed nations." Hank Johnson stated on January 26, 2011 in an online posting: "The economy we preside over today is better than the one we inherited." David Dewhurst stated on January 18, 2011 in his inaugural address.: "Last year, out of the 500,000 (in) population growth we had in the state of Texas, about 250,000 of the 500,000 came to Texas... from the other 49 states." Marcy Kaptur stated on November 23, 2010 in an MSNBC interview: "Six institutions in our country now control two thirds of the capital." Michele Bachmann stated on January 25, 2011 in a rebuttal to the State of the Union address: "While the government grew, we lost more than 2 million jobs." Michele Bachmann stated on January 25, 2011 in a response to the State of the Union: "The White House promised us that all the spending would keep unemployment under 8 percent." Paul Ryan stated on January 25, 2011 in a response to the State of the Union address: "The debt will soon eclipse our entire economy." Barack Obama stated on January 25, 2011 in the State of the Union address: The United States has "one of the highest corporate tax rates in the world." Barack Obama stated on January 25, 2011 in the State of the Union address: "Two years after the worst recession most of us have ever known ... corporate profits are up." Bob McDonnell stated on January 12, 2011 in the State of the Commonwealth address: "It is estimated that every $100 million spent on construction generates 3,000 new jobs." Mike Pence stated on July 15, 2010 in a press release: The financial regulatory bill "will kill jobs." Eric Cantor stated on January 19, 2011 in a bill introduced on the House floor.: The health care law is "job killing." Steve Southerland stated on January 17, 2011 in comments at the Liberty County Chamber of Commerce annual dinner.: "92 percent" of President Barack Obama's administration has "never worked outside government." Robert Flanders stated on December 17, 2010 in an economic forum: "Every dropout costs us $72,000 for the life of that person." Todd Staples stated on December 29, 2010 in an op-ed: "On average, Americans spend less than 10 percent of their disposable income on food. Compare that to folks in Mexico, who spend 22 percent, China, 28 percent and Russia, 37 percent." Brent Larkin stated on January 2, 2011 in a newspaper column: Says the 3C Corridor train would have taken "an hour and 15 minutes longer" to carry passengers across Ohio "than it would have taken on a New York Central train in 1935." David Wyss stated on December 13, 2010 in a newspaper article: State governments have little ability to stimulate job growth in the short run.
Tim Kaine stated on February 19, 2011 in a speech at the Jefferson-Jackson dinner.: Under former President George W. Bush’s administration "while the population in that period grew by 10 percent, the number of jobs in the nation grew by 1 percent."
Garnet Coleman stated on February 15, 2011 in a press conference.: Says that in some Texas communities, "our unemployment rate is still at 10 and 20 percent."
William G. Batchelder stated on February 4, 2011 in an interview on WCPN 90.3 FM: "75 percent of the jobs created in the state of Ohio are created in small business. They are not created by huge corporations and those who are very wealthy."
Chain email stated on February 17, 2011 in a chain e-mail: Welfare programs caused more long-term damage to Detroit than the atomic bomb caused to Hiroshima
Mitch Daniels stated on February 11, 2011 in a speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference: "Within a few years, we will be spending more on interest payments than on national security."
Ocean State Policy Research Institute stated on January 20, 2011 in a report: "The most significant driver of out-migration [from Rhode Island] is the estate tax."
Mitt Romney stated on February 11, 2011 in a speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference: "In the month of January, Canada created more new jobs than we did."
Mitt Romney stated on February 11, 2011 in a speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference: "Today there are more men and women out of work in America than there are people working in Canada."
Dwight Jones stated on February 3, 2011 in his annual State of the City Address.: "Overall we currently have $981 million, almost a billion dollars in active development projects right here in the City of Richmond."
Jim Renacci stated on January 4, 2011 in an interview on WCPN 90.3 FM: "For [GM] to pay back everything it owes, it would have to sell its shares at $143 a share . . . where the highest value of a General Motors share ever was $43, $44, $46, whatever the dollars were . . ."
Rand Paul stated on February 4, 2011 in an interview with ABC News: Israel's per capita income "is greater than probably three-fourths of the rest of the world."
Steve Moore stated on February 2, 2011 in HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher": In the 1980s, "The lowest income people had the biggest gains."
Rachel Maddow stated on January 21, 2011 in HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher": "From 1980 to 1990, the top 1 percent saw their income go up by roughly 80 percent" while "the median wage in the country over (the same) 10 years went up 3 percent."
Rob Portman stated on January 20, 2011 in a speech to the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce: Says the United States does not "trade as much as other developed nations."
Hank Johnson stated on January 26, 2011 in an online posting: "The economy we preside over today is better than the one we inherited."
David Dewhurst stated on January 18, 2011 in his inaugural address.: "Last year, out of the 500,000 (in) population growth we had in the state of Texas, about 250,000 of the 500,000 came to Texas... from the other 49 states."
Marcy Kaptur stated on November 23, 2010 in an MSNBC interview: "Six institutions in our country now control two thirds of the capital."
Michele Bachmann stated on January 25, 2011 in a rebuttal to the State of the Union address: "While the government grew, we lost more than 2 million jobs."
Michele Bachmann stated on January 25, 2011 in a response to the State of the Union: "The White House promised us that all the spending would keep unemployment under 8 percent."
Paul Ryan stated on January 25, 2011 in a response to the State of the Union address: "The debt will soon eclipse our entire economy."
Barack Obama stated on January 25, 2011 in the State of the Union address: The United States has "one of the highest corporate tax rates in the world."
Barack Obama stated on January 25, 2011 in the State of the Union address: "Two years after the worst recession most of us have ever known ... corporate profits are up."
Bob McDonnell stated on January 12, 2011 in the State of the Commonwealth address: "It is estimated that every $100 million spent on construction generates 3,000 new jobs."
Mike Pence stated on July 15, 2010 in a press release: The financial regulatory bill "will kill jobs."
Eric Cantor stated on January 19, 2011 in a bill introduced on the House floor.: The health care law is "job killing."
Steve Southerland stated on January 17, 2011 in comments at the Liberty County Chamber of Commerce annual dinner.: "92 percent" of President Barack Obama's administration has "never worked outside government."
Robert Flanders stated on December 17, 2010 in an economic forum: "Every dropout costs us $72,000 for the life of that person."
Todd Staples stated on December 29, 2010 in an op-ed: "On average, Americans spend less than 10 percent of their disposable income on food. Compare that to folks in Mexico, who spend 22 percent, China, 28 percent and Russia, 37 percent."
Brent Larkin stated on January 2, 2011 in a newspaper column: Says the 3C Corridor train would have taken "an hour and 15 minutes longer" to carry passengers across Ohio "than it would have taken on a New York Central train in 1935."
David Wyss stated on December 13, 2010 in a newspaper article: State governments have little ability to stimulate job growth in the short run.
