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 Rick Scott stated on July 25, 2010 in campaign materials.: "My 7-step plan" creates 700,000 jobs in 7 years. Sherrod Brown stated on July 14, 2010 in an interview with Rachel Maddow : Twenty-two million jobs were created during Clinton’s two terms but only 3 million during Bush’s. Bob Gibbs stated on July 21, 2010 in a statement posted to his website: "In the 18th Congressional District, 100% of electric generation comes from coal." David Cicilline stated on June 28, 2010 in a statement on Cicilline's website: He has "ushered in $3 billion in new investment." John Boehner stated on July 15, 2010 in an op-ed in the Detroit News: "Since February 2009, our economy has lost roughly 3 million private sector jobs while the federal government has grown by more than 400,000 jobs." Joe Biden stated on July 14, 2010 in a news conference: "We went from losing 3 million jobs in the last six months of the Bush Administration," adding almost 600,000 private sector jobs in the first six months of the year. Ed Gillespie stated on July 11, 2010 in an appearance on NBC's Meet the Press: Under President George W. Bush, the U.S. had "52 months of ... uninterrupted job creation" and "revenues were at an all-time high in 2007." John Cornyn stated on July 1, 2010 in a conference call with Texas reporters: "Sen. McConnell offered a fully paid two-month extension of unemployment insurance." Stephen Archambault stated on June 28, 2010 in a speech at the state Democratic convention: Blue Cross headquarters has "a $30,000 granite table." Mark Kirk stated on June 30, 2010 in a campaign video: "At his father's bank, Alexi made tens of millions in risky loans to convicted mobsters. Then, the bank collapsed." Daniel Senor stated on July 4, 2010 in ABC's 'This Week': Japan's "interest on its own debt" is "25 percent of its national budget" Bill Clegg stated on June 24, 2010 in candidate web page: The U.S. deficit "increases at $3 million per second." Jeff Greene stated on June 22, 2010 in a Democratic U.S. Senate debate against Rep. Kendrick Meek: "If there were not derivatives, there would be no bank loans at all today." Jeff Greene stated on June 22, 2010 in a public debate in West Palm Beach: "My opponent here has accepted money from Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae (and) hosted subprime mortgage seminars." Lincoln Chafee stated on May 4, 2010 in a candidate forum: "Fifty-three percent of teens in Central Falls are getting pregnant." Frank Caprio stated on June 10, 2010 in speeches and on his campaign website: "If every small business in our state, on average, was able to create one new job we would cut our unemployment rate in half." Stuart Sternberg stated on June 21, 2010 in a press statement: The Tampa Bay Rays' "prices have been judged the most affordable in all of professional sports." Hillsborough Area Regional Transit stated on June 18, 2010 in a brochure : The addition of a 1 percent sales tax would cost a typical household in Hillsborough County approximately $12 a month. Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on May 26, 2010 in an interview on FOX.: "On the pace that we're on with job creation in the last four months ... we will have created more jobs in this year than in the entire Bush Presidency." David Dewhurst stated on June 9, 2010 in a campaign video: Says the Republican "state convention is actually larger than the Republican National Convention." Jerry Brown stated on June 7, 2010 in a video on his campaign website: California's credit rating is "the worst in the country." Roy Barnes stated on May 21, 2010 in a campaign commercial: When Roy Barnes was governor, "Georgia created 235,000 jobs." Nancy Pelosi stated on June 4, 2010 in a news release: "This year, we have added an average of 200,000 jobs per month, a majority in the private sector, a stark contrast to the Bush Administration record of losing an average of nearly 750,000 jobs per month in its last three months." Mark Critz stated on May 27, 2010 in a speech on the House floor: "The Democratic Congress has already taken significant steps to create jobs and jump-start the economy, resulting in the lowest tax rates in over 50 years and the creation of over 500,000 new jobs so far this year." Rick Scott stated on May 25, 2010 in a speech to young Republicans in Tampa: Florida ranks "45th out of 50 states'' for its regulatory climate for business. Lainey Melnick stated on April 23, 2010 in an e-mail blast: Says U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith supported the $700 billion Wall Street bailout in 2008, "but now he is standing in the way of reforms that would assure these bailouts would never happen again." George Will stated on May 9, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's This Week: Sen. Robert Bennett, R-Utah, cast votes for TARP, the stimulus, and an individual mandate for health care. George Will stated on May 9, 2010 in a roundtable segment on ABC's This Week: Greece "has a GDP the size of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex." Ed Whitacre stated on April 21, 2010 in a TV ad: GM has "repaid our government loan, in full, with interest, five years ahead of the original schedule." Sherrod Brown stated on April 25, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": "Fifteen years ago, the assets of the six largest banks in this country totaled 17 percent of GDP ... The assets of the six largest banks in the United States today total 63 percent of GDP."
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Rick Scott stated on July 25, 2010 in campaign materials.: "My 7-step plan" creates 700,000 jobs in 7 years. Sherrod Brown stated on July 14, 2010 in an interview with Rachel Maddow : Twenty-two million jobs were created during Clinton’s two terms but only 3 million during Bush’s. Bob Gibbs stated on July 21, 2010 in a statement posted to his website: "In the 18th Congressional District, 100% of electric generation comes from coal." David Cicilline stated on June 28, 2010 in a statement on Cicilline's website: He has "ushered in $3 billion in new investment." John Boehner stated on July 15, 2010 in an op-ed in the Detroit News: "Since February 2009, our economy has lost roughly 3 million private sector jobs while the federal government has grown by more than 400,000 jobs." Joe Biden stated on July 14, 2010 in a news conference: "We went from losing 3 million jobs in the last six months of the Bush Administration," adding almost 600,000 private sector jobs in the first six months of the year. Ed Gillespie stated on July 11, 2010 in an appearance on NBC's Meet the Press: Under President George W. Bush, the U.S. had "52 months of ... uninterrupted job creation" and "revenues were at an all-time high in 2007." John Cornyn stated on July 1, 2010 in a conference call with Texas reporters: "Sen. McConnell offered a fully paid two-month extension of unemployment insurance." Stephen Archambault stated on June 28, 2010 in a speech at the state Democratic convention: Blue Cross headquarters has "a $30,000 granite table." Mark Kirk stated on June 30, 2010 in a campaign video: "At his father's bank, Alexi made tens of millions in risky loans to convicted mobsters. Then, the bank collapsed." Daniel Senor stated on July 4, 2010 in ABC's 'This Week': Japan's "interest on its own debt" is "25 percent of its national budget" Bill Clegg stated on June 24, 2010 in candidate web page: The U.S. deficit "increases at $3 million per second." Jeff Greene stated on June 22, 2010 in a Democratic U.S. Senate debate against Rep. Kendrick Meek: "If there were not derivatives, there would be no bank loans at all today." Jeff Greene stated on June 22, 2010 in a public debate in West Palm Beach: "My opponent here has accepted money from Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae (and) hosted subprime mortgage seminars." Lincoln Chafee stated on May 4, 2010 in a candidate forum: "Fifty-three percent of teens in Central Falls are getting pregnant." Frank Caprio stated on June 10, 2010 in speeches and on his campaign website: "If every small business in our state, on average, was able to create one new job we would cut our unemployment rate in half." Stuart Sternberg stated on June 21, 2010 in a press statement: The Tampa Bay Rays' "prices have been judged the most affordable in all of professional sports." Hillsborough Area Regional Transit stated on June 18, 2010 in a brochure : The addition of a 1 percent sales tax would cost a typical household in Hillsborough County approximately $12 a month. Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on May 26, 2010 in an interview on FOX.: "On the pace that we're on with job creation in the last four months ... we will have created more jobs in this year than in the entire Bush Presidency." David Dewhurst stated on June 9, 2010 in a campaign video: Says the Republican "state convention is actually larger than the Republican National Convention." Jerry Brown stated on June 7, 2010 in a video on his campaign website: California's credit rating is "the worst in the country." Roy Barnes stated on May 21, 2010 in a campaign commercial: When Roy Barnes was governor, "Georgia created 235,000 jobs." Nancy Pelosi stated on June 4, 2010 in a news release: "This year, we have added an average of 200,000 jobs per month, a majority in the private sector, a stark contrast to the Bush Administration record of losing an average of nearly 750,000 jobs per month in its last three months." Mark Critz stated on May 27, 2010 in a speech on the House floor: "The Democratic Congress has already taken significant steps to create jobs and jump-start the economy, resulting in the lowest tax rates in over 50 years and the creation of over 500,000 new jobs so far this year." Rick Scott stated on May 25, 2010 in a speech to young Republicans in Tampa: Florida ranks "45th out of 50 states'' for its regulatory climate for business. Lainey Melnick stated on April 23, 2010 in an e-mail blast: Says U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith supported the $700 billion Wall Street bailout in 2008, "but now he is standing in the way of reforms that would assure these bailouts would never happen again." George Will stated on May 9, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's This Week: Sen. Robert Bennett, R-Utah, cast votes for TARP, the stimulus, and an individual mandate for health care. George Will stated on May 9, 2010 in a roundtable segment on ABC's This Week: Greece "has a GDP the size of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex." Ed Whitacre stated on April 21, 2010 in a TV ad: GM has "repaid our government loan, in full, with interest, five years ahead of the original schedule." Sherrod Brown stated on April 25, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": "Fifteen years ago, the assets of the six largest banks in this country totaled 17 percent of GDP ... The assets of the six largest banks in the United States today total 63 percent of GDP."
Rick Scott stated on July 25, 2010 in campaign materials.: "My 7-step plan" creates 700,000 jobs in 7 years.
Sherrod Brown stated on July 14, 2010 in an interview with Rachel Maddow : Twenty-two million jobs were created during Clinton’s two terms but only 3 million during Bush’s.
Bob Gibbs stated on July 21, 2010 in a statement posted to his website: "In the 18th Congressional District, 100% of electric generation comes from coal."
David Cicilline stated on June 28, 2010 in a statement on Cicilline's website: He has "ushered in $3 billion in new investment."
John Boehner stated on July 15, 2010 in an op-ed in the Detroit News: "Since February 2009, our economy has lost roughly 3 million private sector jobs while the federal government has grown by more than 400,000 jobs."
Joe Biden stated on July 14, 2010 in a news conference: "We went from losing 3 million jobs in the last six months of the Bush Administration," adding almost 600,000 private sector jobs in the first six months of the year.
Ed Gillespie stated on July 11, 2010 in an appearance on NBC's Meet the Press: Under President George W. Bush, the U.S. had "52 months of ... uninterrupted job creation" and "revenues were at an all-time high in 2007."
John Cornyn stated on July 1, 2010 in a conference call with Texas reporters: "Sen. McConnell offered a fully paid two-month extension of unemployment insurance."
Stephen Archambault stated on June 28, 2010 in a speech at the state Democratic convention: Blue Cross headquarters has "a $30,000 granite table."
Mark Kirk stated on June 30, 2010 in a campaign video: "At his father's bank, Alexi made tens of millions in risky loans to convicted mobsters. Then, the bank collapsed."
Daniel Senor stated on July 4, 2010 in ABC's 'This Week': Japan's "interest on its own debt" is "25 percent of its national budget"
Bill Clegg stated on June 24, 2010 in candidate web page: The U.S. deficit "increases at $3 million per second."
Jeff Greene stated on June 22, 2010 in a Democratic U.S. Senate debate against Rep. Kendrick Meek: "If there were not derivatives, there would be no bank loans at all today."
Jeff Greene stated on June 22, 2010 in a public debate in West Palm Beach: "My opponent here has accepted money from Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae (and) hosted subprime mortgage seminars."
Lincoln Chafee stated on May 4, 2010 in a candidate forum: "Fifty-three percent of teens in Central Falls are getting pregnant."
Frank Caprio stated on June 10, 2010 in speeches and on his campaign website: "If every small business in our state, on average, was able to create one new job we would cut our unemployment rate in half."
Stuart Sternberg stated on June 21, 2010 in a press statement: The Tampa Bay Rays' "prices have been judged the most affordable in all of professional sports."
Hillsborough Area Regional Transit stated on June 18, 2010 in a brochure : The addition of a 1 percent sales tax would cost a typical household in Hillsborough County approximately $12 a month.
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on May 26, 2010 in an interview on FOX.: "On the pace that we're on with job creation in the last four months ... we will have created more jobs in this year than in the entire Bush Presidency."
David Dewhurst stated on June 9, 2010 in a campaign video: Says the Republican "state convention is actually larger than the Republican National Convention."
Jerry Brown stated on June 7, 2010 in a video on his campaign website: California's credit rating is "the worst in the country."
Roy Barnes stated on May 21, 2010 in a campaign commercial: When Roy Barnes was governor, "Georgia created 235,000 jobs."
Nancy Pelosi stated on June 4, 2010 in a news release: "This year, we have added an average of 200,000 jobs per month, a majority in the private sector, a stark contrast to the Bush Administration record of losing an average of nearly 750,000 jobs per month in its last three months."
Mark Critz stated on May 27, 2010 in a speech on the House floor: "The Democratic Congress has already taken significant steps to create jobs and jump-start the economy, resulting in the lowest tax rates in over 50 years and the creation of over 500,000 new jobs so far this year."
Rick Scott stated on May 25, 2010 in a speech to young Republicans in Tampa: Florida ranks "45th out of 50 states'' for its regulatory climate for business.
Lainey Melnick stated on April 23, 2010 in an e-mail blast: Says U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith supported the $700 billion Wall Street bailout in 2008, "but now he is standing in the way of reforms that would assure these bailouts would never happen again."
George Will stated on May 9, 2010 in a roundtable discussion on ABC's This Week: Sen. Robert Bennett, R-Utah, cast votes for TARP, the stimulus, and an individual mandate for health care.
George Will stated on May 9, 2010 in a roundtable segment on ABC's This Week: Greece "has a GDP the size of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex."
Ed Whitacre stated on April 21, 2010 in a TV ad: GM has "repaid our government loan, in full, with interest, five years ahead of the original schedule."
Sherrod Brown stated on April 25, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": "Fifteen years ago, the assets of the six largest banks in this country totaled 17 percent of GDP ... The assets of the six largest banks in the United States today total 63 percent of GDP."
