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 John Boehner stated on August 24, 2010 in a speech at the City Club of Cleveland: "Since February 2009, the private sector has lost millions of jobs while the federal government has grown by hundreds of thousands of workers." Steve LaTourette stated on July 6, 2010 in a speech: "Since the president became the president, we have lost 3.3 million jobs in the private sector. But you know who's done OK and who's not complaining today? The public sector. We've gained 590,000 public sector jobs." John Kasich stated on August 4, 2010 in a campaign speech: "We didn’t have a development director for over seven months." Laura Tyson stated on August 15, 2010 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour'': "Unemployment for those with college educations is now 4.5 percent. Unemployment for those with more than a college education, below 4 percent." Barack Obama stated on August 9, 2010 in a speech at the University of Texas at Austin: "The unemployment rate for folks who've never gone to college is almost double what it is for those who have." Rachel Maddow stated on August 6, 2010 in the "Rachel Maddow Show": "We know that tax cuts are remarkably un-stimulative when you compare them with different kinds of government spending." John Kasich stated on August 12, 2010: On whether to eliminate the state income tax. George Voinovich stated on July 14, 2010 in a speech in the U.S. Senate: "Last year, we borrowed $1.4 trillion -- or 41 cents of every dollar we spent. Over half of this debt is held by foreign investors." Pete Sessions stated on July 30, 2010 in a speech in the U.S. House: "Over the time that President Obama has been in office, we have lost 2.5 million free enterprise system jobs, and, yet, 500,000 federal government jobs have been added." Donald Carcieri stated on July 27, 2010 in an interview on Fox News' "The Neil Cavuto Show," about U.S. Sen. John Kerry's boat: Repealing the sales tax on boats in Rhode Island has spawned 2,000 companies, 7,000 jobs and close to $2 billion a year in sales activity. Sharron Angle stated on July 21, 2010 in a campaign ad: "Harry Reid says he does more for Nevada. He's done more for unemployment. We were at 4.4 percent. Now we're at 14 percent. He's done more for the foreclosure rate. We have the highest foreclosure rate in the nation. He's done more for bankruptcy. We have the highest bankruptcy rate in the nation." James Langevin stated on July 12, 2010 in an online forum on ProJo.com: "The Congressional Budget Office estimates that for every $1 we spend on unemployment benefits, $1.90 is put into our economy." Randy Neugebauer stated on July 29, 2010 in a Townhall.com guest blog post: "Ninety-four percent of small businesses will face higher taxes under the Democrats' plan." Ted Strickland stated on July 17, 2010 in a news release: "In 2009, the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council ranked Ohio 11th in the nation and 1st in the Midwest for overall business climate." John Boehner stated on August 1, 2010 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "This is the first time since the Depression that unemployment has stayed above 9 percent for two consecutive years." Republican Governors Association stated on July 21, 2010 in a television campaign ad: "Ohio lost 400,000 jobs on his (Ted Strickland’s) watch." George Will stated on August 1, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week": During the recession, "the consumer in his native perversity has begun to save. The savings rate is now 6.2 percent." Rob Portman stated on July 6, 2010 in a television campaign ad: A bill to cap carbon emissions "could cost Ohio 100,000 jobs." Lee Fisher stated on July 13, 2010 in a news release: "As President George W. Bush’s trade representative, Portman failed to address China’s currency manipulation, which was inflated to as much as 40 percent in 2006." Peter Kilmartin stated on June 28, 2010 in a speech at the state Democratic convention: For every $1 spent on afterschool programs, "we can save over $5, almost $6, in crime costs down the line." Barack Obama stated on July 22, 2010 in remarks at a bill signing: The president's budget "would take ... non-defense spending to its lowest level ... as a percentage of the economy since JFK." Donna Brazile stated on July 25, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week": Over the last 10 years, incomes for the top 1 percent "have grown." Meanwhile, the bottom half of the country, "they've seen their wages stagnate." Rob Portman stated on June 30, 2010 in a news release: Since the Democrats’ stimulus went into effect last year, Ohio has lost about 150,000 Jobs. David Gregory stated on July 25, 2010 in an interview with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on NBC's Meet the Press: "25 percent of our economy is the financial sector." Lee Fisher stated on July 12, 2010 in a campaign statement: Rob Portman’s "plan to tax, slash and privatize" Social Security "would devastate Ohioans." Lincoln Chafee stated on July 27, 2010 in in a comment on the John DePetro Show: "I remember one of [Curt Schilling's] teammates said he painted his sock, the bloody sock." Marc Morial stated on July 25, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on NBC's "Meet the Press": The Latino unemployment rate is higher than the white rate and the black rate is higher than the Latino rate. Jeanne Shaheen stated on July 20, 2010 in an MSNBC interview: "For every dollar we put in unemployment, it pays back about $1.60." Timothy Geithner stated on July 25, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "We've seen six months of positive job growth by the private sector." Ted Strickland stated on July 6, 2010 in a campaign speech: "Ohio’s electricity rates are 10 percent below the national average."
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John Boehner stated on August 24, 2010 in a speech at the City Club of Cleveland: "Since February 2009, the private sector has lost millions of jobs while the federal government has grown by hundreds of thousands of workers." Steve LaTourette stated on July 6, 2010 in a speech: "Since the president became the president, we have lost 3.3 million jobs in the private sector. But you know who's done OK and who's not complaining today? The public sector. We've gained 590,000 public sector jobs." John Kasich stated on August 4, 2010 in a campaign speech: "We didn’t have a development director for over seven months." Laura Tyson stated on August 15, 2010 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour'': "Unemployment for those with college educations is now 4.5 percent. Unemployment for those with more than a college education, below 4 percent." Barack Obama stated on August 9, 2010 in a speech at the University of Texas at Austin: "The unemployment rate for folks who've never gone to college is almost double what it is for those who have." Rachel Maddow stated on August 6, 2010 in the "Rachel Maddow Show": "We know that tax cuts are remarkably un-stimulative when you compare them with different kinds of government spending." John Kasich stated on August 12, 2010: On whether to eliminate the state income tax. George Voinovich stated on July 14, 2010 in a speech in the U.S. Senate: "Last year, we borrowed $1.4 trillion -- or 41 cents of every dollar we spent. Over half of this debt is held by foreign investors." Pete Sessions stated on July 30, 2010 in a speech in the U.S. House: "Over the time that President Obama has been in office, we have lost 2.5 million free enterprise system jobs, and, yet, 500,000 federal government jobs have been added." Donald Carcieri stated on July 27, 2010 in an interview on Fox News' "The Neil Cavuto Show," about U.S. Sen. John Kerry's boat: Repealing the sales tax on boats in Rhode Island has spawned 2,000 companies, 7,000 jobs and close to $2 billion a year in sales activity. Sharron Angle stated on July 21, 2010 in a campaign ad: "Harry Reid says he does more for Nevada. He's done more for unemployment. We were at 4.4 percent. Now we're at 14 percent. He's done more for the foreclosure rate. We have the highest foreclosure rate in the nation. He's done more for bankruptcy. We have the highest bankruptcy rate in the nation." James Langevin stated on July 12, 2010 in an online forum on ProJo.com: "The Congressional Budget Office estimates that for every $1 we spend on unemployment benefits, $1.90 is put into our economy." Randy Neugebauer stated on July 29, 2010 in a Townhall.com guest blog post: "Ninety-four percent of small businesses will face higher taxes under the Democrats' plan." Ted Strickland stated on July 17, 2010 in a news release: "In 2009, the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council ranked Ohio 11th in the nation and 1st in the Midwest for overall business climate." John Boehner stated on August 1, 2010 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "This is the first time since the Depression that unemployment has stayed above 9 percent for two consecutive years." Republican Governors Association stated on July 21, 2010 in a television campaign ad: "Ohio lost 400,000 jobs on his (Ted Strickland’s) watch." George Will stated on August 1, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week": During the recession, "the consumer in his native perversity has begun to save. The savings rate is now 6.2 percent." Rob Portman stated on July 6, 2010 in a television campaign ad: A bill to cap carbon emissions "could cost Ohio 100,000 jobs." Lee Fisher stated on July 13, 2010 in a news release: "As President George W. Bush’s trade representative, Portman failed to address China’s currency manipulation, which was inflated to as much as 40 percent in 2006." Peter Kilmartin stated on June 28, 2010 in a speech at the state Democratic convention: For every $1 spent on afterschool programs, "we can save over $5, almost $6, in crime costs down the line." Barack Obama stated on July 22, 2010 in remarks at a bill signing: The president's budget "would take ... non-defense spending to its lowest level ... as a percentage of the economy since JFK." Donna Brazile stated on July 25, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week": Over the last 10 years, incomes for the top 1 percent "have grown." Meanwhile, the bottom half of the country, "they've seen their wages stagnate." Rob Portman stated on June 30, 2010 in a news release: Since the Democrats’ stimulus went into effect last year, Ohio has lost about 150,000 Jobs. David Gregory stated on July 25, 2010 in an interview with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on NBC's Meet the Press: "25 percent of our economy is the financial sector." Lee Fisher stated on July 12, 2010 in a campaign statement: Rob Portman’s "plan to tax, slash and privatize" Social Security "would devastate Ohioans." Lincoln Chafee stated on July 27, 2010 in in a comment on the John DePetro Show: "I remember one of [Curt Schilling's] teammates said he painted his sock, the bloody sock." Marc Morial stated on July 25, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on NBC's "Meet the Press": The Latino unemployment rate is higher than the white rate and the black rate is higher than the Latino rate. Jeanne Shaheen stated on July 20, 2010 in an MSNBC interview: "For every dollar we put in unemployment, it pays back about $1.60." Timothy Geithner stated on July 25, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "We've seen six months of positive job growth by the private sector." Ted Strickland stated on July 6, 2010 in a campaign speech: "Ohio’s electricity rates are 10 percent below the national average."
John Boehner stated on August 24, 2010 in a speech at the City Club of Cleveland: "Since February 2009, the private sector has lost millions of jobs while the federal government has grown by hundreds of thousands of workers."
Steve LaTourette stated on July 6, 2010 in a speech: "Since the president became the president, we have lost 3.3 million jobs in the private sector. But you know who's done OK and who's not complaining today? The public sector. We've gained 590,000 public sector jobs."
John Kasich stated on August 4, 2010 in a campaign speech: "We didn’t have a development director for over seven months."
Laura Tyson stated on August 15, 2010 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour'': "Unemployment for those with college educations is now 4.5 percent. Unemployment for those with more than a college education, below 4 percent."
Barack Obama stated on August 9, 2010 in a speech at the University of Texas at Austin: "The unemployment rate for folks who've never gone to college is almost double what it is for those who have."
Rachel Maddow stated on August 6, 2010 in the "Rachel Maddow Show": "We know that tax cuts are remarkably un-stimulative when you compare them with different kinds of government spending."
George Voinovich stated on July 14, 2010 in a speech in the U.S. Senate: "Last year, we borrowed $1.4 trillion -- or 41 cents of every dollar we spent. Over half of this debt is held by foreign investors."
Pete Sessions stated on July 30, 2010 in a speech in the U.S. House: "Over the time that President Obama has been in office, we have lost 2.5 million free enterprise system jobs, and, yet, 500,000 federal government jobs have been added."
Donald Carcieri stated on July 27, 2010 in an interview on Fox News' "The Neil Cavuto Show," about U.S. Sen. John Kerry's boat: Repealing the sales tax on boats in Rhode Island has spawned 2,000 companies, 7,000 jobs and close to $2 billion a year in sales activity.
Sharron Angle stated on July 21, 2010 in a campaign ad: "Harry Reid says he does more for Nevada. He's done more for unemployment. We were at 4.4 percent. Now we're at 14 percent. He's done more for the foreclosure rate. We have the highest foreclosure rate in the nation. He's done more for bankruptcy. We have the highest bankruptcy rate in the nation."
James Langevin stated on July 12, 2010 in an online forum on ProJo.com: "The Congressional Budget Office estimates that for every $1 we spend on unemployment benefits, $1.90 is put into our economy."
Randy Neugebauer stated on July 29, 2010 in a Townhall.com guest blog post: "Ninety-four percent of small businesses will face higher taxes under the Democrats' plan."
Ted Strickland stated on July 17, 2010 in a news release: "In 2009, the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council ranked Ohio 11th in the nation and 1st in the Midwest for overall business climate."
John Boehner stated on August 1, 2010 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "This is the first time since the Depression that unemployment has stayed above 9 percent for two consecutive years."
Republican Governors Association stated on July 21, 2010 in a television campaign ad: "Ohio lost 400,000 jobs on his (Ted Strickland’s) watch."
George Will stated on August 1, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week": During the recession, "the consumer in his native perversity has begun to save. The savings rate is now 6.2 percent."
Rob Portman stated on July 6, 2010 in a television campaign ad: A bill to cap carbon emissions "could cost Ohio 100,000 jobs."
Lee Fisher stated on July 13, 2010 in a news release: "As President George W. Bush’s trade representative, Portman failed to address China’s currency manipulation, which was inflated to as much as 40 percent in 2006."
Peter Kilmartin stated on June 28, 2010 in a speech at the state Democratic convention: For every $1 spent on afterschool programs, "we can save over $5, almost $6, in crime costs down the line."
Barack Obama stated on July 22, 2010 in remarks at a bill signing: The president's budget "would take ... non-defense spending to its lowest level ... as a percentage of the economy since JFK."
Donna Brazile stated on July 25, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week": Over the last 10 years, incomes for the top 1 percent "have grown." Meanwhile, the bottom half of the country, "they've seen their wages stagnate."
Rob Portman stated on June 30, 2010 in a news release: Since the Democrats’ stimulus went into effect last year, Ohio has lost about 150,000 Jobs.
David Gregory stated on July 25, 2010 in an interview with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on NBC's Meet the Press: "25 percent of our economy is the financial sector."
Lee Fisher stated on July 12, 2010 in a campaign statement: Rob Portman’s "plan to tax, slash and privatize" Social Security "would devastate Ohioans."
Lincoln Chafee stated on July 27, 2010 in in a comment on the John DePetro Show: "I remember one of [Curt Schilling's] teammates said he painted his sock, the bloody sock."
Marc Morial stated on July 25, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on NBC's "Meet the Press": The Latino unemployment rate is higher than the white rate and the black rate is higher than the Latino rate.
Jeanne Shaheen stated on July 20, 2010 in an MSNBC interview: "For every dollar we put in unemployment, it pays back about $1.60."
Timothy Geithner stated on July 25, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": "We've seen six months of positive job growth by the private sector."
Ted Strickland stated on July 6, 2010 in a campaign speech: "Ohio’s electricity rates are 10 percent below the national average."
