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 Joe Biden stated on July 23, 2021 in a speech.: When Terry McAuliffe was governor, “Unemployment went down in every single county, including rural Virginia by nearly 50%. Rick Scott stated on July 26, 2021 in a press release: “Thanks to the insane tax-and-spending spree of President Joe Biden and Democrats in Washington, we are seeing six straight months of raging inflation.” Alma Adams stated on July 14, 2021 in a committee meeting: "Lumber prices can be tied to the (Trump) administration’s actions." Joe Biden stated on July 22, 2021 in a CNN town hall: "The cost of an automobile, it's kind of back to what it was before the pandemic." Facebook posts stated on June 25, 2021 in a post on Facebook: “Coca-Cola has lost $4 bil in market value as people are boycotting Coke for their ‘try to be less White’ statement.” X posts stated on July 15, 2021 in a tweet: “You must give EVERY PENNY” of the advance child tax credit payments back when you file your 2021 taxes. Joe Biden stated on July 2, 2021 in remarks at the White House: “We have now created over 3 million jobs since I took office, more jobs than have ever been created in the first five months of any presidency in modern history.” Adriano Espaillat stated on June 8, 2021 in a Tweet: “40% of jobs in this country pay less than the average unemployment check of $750/week.” Cindy Axne stated on June 10, 2021 in an interview: "We’re not even remotely close to a point to say that we’re at rising inflation." Glenn Youngkin stated on May 21, 2021 in a radio interview.: “Over the last few years, more Virginians are moving away from Virginia than are moving to Virginia from the other 49 states.” Kamala Harris stated on June 1, 2021 in an interview on MSNBC: "Sadly during the course of the pandemic one-third of our small businesses have closed." Derrick Van Orden stated on May 11, 2021 in Twitter: Says U.S. Rep. Ron Kind has “spent more $ in 100+ days than was spent fighting WWII Mandela Barnes stated on May 23, 2021 in Twitter: “Since 1978, CEO compensation rose over 1,000% and only 11.9% for average workers.” Kamala Harris stated on May 5, 2021 in Statement: The Biden administration’s American Jobs Plan will be “the biggest non-defense investment in research and development in the history of our country.” Facebook posts stated on May 22, 2021 in a Facebook post: Lumber, gas, wheat, coal and corn cost more in April 2021 "in Joe Biden's America" than they did a year earlier. Facebook posts stated on May 17, 2021 in social media posts: “Gas prices highest in a decade. Worst jobs report in 2 decades. Highest inflation in 3 decades. Highest increase in illegal immigration in 4 decades.” Greg Abbott stated on May 18, 2021 in an interview: “We now have more job openings than we do people who are on unemployment. We have 60% more job openings today than we did the month before the pandemic hit the state of Texas.” Tom Nelson stated on April 11, 2021 in Twitter: "Since 2010, student debt has increased by 102% and real wages have fallen by over 8%.” Facebook posts stated on May 19, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photos show Joe Biden didn’t drive himself during an electric vehicle test drive. Lindsay James stated on May 11, 2021 in a tweet: “There are more job openings than there are people on unemployment" in Iowa. Kamala Harris stated on May 4, 2021 in a speech: “The global cost of corruption is as much as 5% of the world's GDP.” Janet Yellen stated on May 2, 2021 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": “Corporate income has increased as a share of” gross domestic product. Instagram posts stated on April 21, 2021 in an Instagram video: “Those 30-, 40-year mortgages” prove that banks know climate change “is not going to happen.” Rick Gundrum stated on March 29, 2021 in Twitter: Says Gov. Tony Evers’ 2021-22 state budget "increases taxes $1 billion +" Amy Pechacek stated on December 20, 2020 in News release: “We have reached our goal to clear the backlog of (unemployment) claims.” Gordon Hintz stated on February 23, 2021 in a speech: Republicans are “trying to create a fake unemployment insurance crisis.” Bill Cassidy stated on February 7, 2021 in remarks on NBC's "Meet the Press": “New York, for all of their complaining, Gov. Cuomo's complaining, has only had a 1.5% decrease in revenue” due to the coronavirus pandemic. Instagram posts stated on February 11, 2021 in an Instagram post: Due to differing lockdown orders, New York has more COVID-19 cases, deaths, hospitalizations and job losses than Florida, and New York also lags on vaccinations. Mitch McConnell stated on February 24, 2021 in a Senate floor speech: In the American Rescue Plan, “just about 1% of the money is for vaccines.” Cory Booker stated on February 9, 2021 in a statement: “There is a direct connection between discriminatory policies within the USDA and the enormous land loss we have seen among Black farmers over the past century."
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Joe Biden stated on July 23, 2021 in a speech.: When Terry McAuliffe was governor, “Unemployment went down in every single county, including rural Virginia by nearly 50%. Rick Scott stated on July 26, 2021 in a press release: “Thanks to the insane tax-and-spending spree of President Joe Biden and Democrats in Washington, we are seeing six straight months of raging inflation.” Alma Adams stated on July 14, 2021 in a committee meeting: "Lumber prices can be tied to the (Trump) administration’s actions." Joe Biden stated on July 22, 2021 in a CNN town hall: "The cost of an automobile, it's kind of back to what it was before the pandemic." Facebook posts stated on June 25, 2021 in a post on Facebook: “Coca-Cola has lost $4 bil in market value as people are boycotting Coke for their ‘try to be less White’ statement.” X posts stated on July 15, 2021 in a tweet: “You must give EVERY PENNY” of the advance child tax credit payments back when you file your 2021 taxes. Joe Biden stated on July 2, 2021 in remarks at the White House: “We have now created over 3 million jobs since I took office, more jobs than have ever been created in the first five months of any presidency in modern history.” Adriano Espaillat stated on June 8, 2021 in a Tweet: “40% of jobs in this country pay less than the average unemployment check of $750/week.” Cindy Axne stated on June 10, 2021 in an interview: "We’re not even remotely close to a point to say that we’re at rising inflation." Glenn Youngkin stated on May 21, 2021 in a radio interview.: “Over the last few years, more Virginians are moving away from Virginia than are moving to Virginia from the other 49 states.” Kamala Harris stated on June 1, 2021 in an interview on MSNBC: "Sadly during the course of the pandemic one-third of our small businesses have closed." Derrick Van Orden stated on May 11, 2021 in Twitter: Says U.S. Rep. Ron Kind has “spent more $ in 100+ days than was spent fighting WWII Mandela Barnes stated on May 23, 2021 in Twitter: “Since 1978, CEO compensation rose over 1,000% and only 11.9% for average workers.” Kamala Harris stated on May 5, 2021 in Statement: The Biden administration’s American Jobs Plan will be “the biggest non-defense investment in research and development in the history of our country.” Facebook posts stated on May 22, 2021 in a Facebook post: Lumber, gas, wheat, coal and corn cost more in April 2021 "in Joe Biden's America" than they did a year earlier. Facebook posts stated on May 17, 2021 in social media posts: “Gas prices highest in a decade. Worst jobs report in 2 decades. Highest inflation in 3 decades. Highest increase in illegal immigration in 4 decades.” Greg Abbott stated on May 18, 2021 in an interview: “We now have more job openings than we do people who are on unemployment. We have 60% more job openings today than we did the month before the pandemic hit the state of Texas.” Tom Nelson stated on April 11, 2021 in Twitter: "Since 2010, student debt has increased by 102% and real wages have fallen by over 8%.” Facebook posts stated on May 19, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photos show Joe Biden didn’t drive himself during an electric vehicle test drive. Lindsay James stated on May 11, 2021 in a tweet: “There are more job openings than there are people on unemployment" in Iowa. Kamala Harris stated on May 4, 2021 in a speech: “The global cost of corruption is as much as 5% of the world's GDP.” Janet Yellen stated on May 2, 2021 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": “Corporate income has increased as a share of” gross domestic product. Instagram posts stated on April 21, 2021 in an Instagram video: “Those 30-, 40-year mortgages” prove that banks know climate change “is not going to happen.” Rick Gundrum stated on March 29, 2021 in Twitter: Says Gov. Tony Evers’ 2021-22 state budget "increases taxes $1 billion +" Amy Pechacek stated on December 20, 2020 in News release: “We have reached our goal to clear the backlog of (unemployment) claims.” Gordon Hintz stated on February 23, 2021 in a speech: Republicans are “trying to create a fake unemployment insurance crisis.” Bill Cassidy stated on February 7, 2021 in remarks on NBC's "Meet the Press": “New York, for all of their complaining, Gov. Cuomo's complaining, has only had a 1.5% decrease in revenue” due to the coronavirus pandemic. Instagram posts stated on February 11, 2021 in an Instagram post: Due to differing lockdown orders, New York has more COVID-19 cases, deaths, hospitalizations and job losses than Florida, and New York also lags on vaccinations. Mitch McConnell stated on February 24, 2021 in a Senate floor speech: In the American Rescue Plan, “just about 1% of the money is for vaccines.” Cory Booker stated on February 9, 2021 in a statement: “There is a direct connection between discriminatory policies within the USDA and the enormous land loss we have seen among Black farmers over the past century."
Joe Biden stated on July 23, 2021 in a speech.: When Terry McAuliffe was governor, “Unemployment went down in every single county, including rural Virginia by nearly 50%.
Rick Scott stated on July 26, 2021 in a press release: “Thanks to the insane tax-and-spending spree of President Joe Biden and Democrats in Washington, we are seeing six straight months of raging inflation.”
Alma Adams stated on July 14, 2021 in a committee meeting: "Lumber prices can be tied to the (Trump) administration’s actions."
Joe Biden stated on July 22, 2021 in a CNN town hall: "The cost of an automobile, it's kind of back to what it was before the pandemic."
Facebook posts stated on June 25, 2021 in a post on Facebook: “Coca-Cola has lost $4 bil in market value as people are boycotting Coke for their ‘try to be less White’ statement.”
X posts stated on July 15, 2021 in a tweet: “You must give EVERY PENNY” of the advance child tax credit payments back when you file your 2021 taxes.
Joe Biden stated on July 2, 2021 in remarks at the White House: “We have now created over 3 million jobs since I took office, more jobs than have ever been created in the first five months of any presidency in modern history.”
Adriano Espaillat stated on June 8, 2021 in a Tweet: “40% of jobs in this country pay less than the average unemployment check of $750/week.”
Cindy Axne stated on June 10, 2021 in an interview: "We’re not even remotely close to a point to say that we’re at rising inflation."
Glenn Youngkin stated on May 21, 2021 in a radio interview.: “Over the last few years, more Virginians are moving away from Virginia than are moving to Virginia from the other 49 states.”
Kamala Harris stated on June 1, 2021 in an interview on MSNBC: "Sadly during the course of the pandemic one-third of our small businesses have closed."
Derrick Van Orden stated on May 11, 2021 in Twitter: Says U.S. Rep. Ron Kind has “spent more $ in 100+ days than was spent fighting WWII
Mandela Barnes stated on May 23, 2021 in Twitter: “Since 1978, CEO compensation rose over 1,000% and only 11.9% for average workers.”
Kamala Harris stated on May 5, 2021 in Statement: The Biden administration’s American Jobs Plan will be “the biggest non-defense investment in research and development in the history of our country.”
Facebook posts stated on May 22, 2021 in a Facebook post: Lumber, gas, wheat, coal and corn cost more in April 2021 "in Joe Biden's America" than they did a year earlier.
Facebook posts stated on May 17, 2021 in social media posts: “Gas prices highest in a decade. Worst jobs report in 2 decades. Highest inflation in 3 decades. Highest increase in illegal immigration in 4 decades.”
Greg Abbott stated on May 18, 2021 in an interview: “We now have more job openings than we do people who are on unemployment. We have 60% more job openings today than we did the month before the pandemic hit the state of Texas.”
Tom Nelson stated on April 11, 2021 in Twitter: "Since 2010, student debt has increased by 102% and real wages have fallen by over 8%.”
Facebook posts stated on May 19, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photos show Joe Biden didn’t drive himself during an electric vehicle test drive.
Lindsay James stated on May 11, 2021 in a tweet: “There are more job openings than there are people on unemployment" in Iowa.
Kamala Harris stated on May 4, 2021 in a speech: “The global cost of corruption is as much as 5% of the world's GDP.”
Janet Yellen stated on May 2, 2021 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": “Corporate income has increased as a share of” gross domestic product.
Instagram posts stated on April 21, 2021 in an Instagram video: “Those 30-, 40-year mortgages” prove that banks know climate change “is not going to happen.”
Rick Gundrum stated on March 29, 2021 in Twitter: Says Gov. Tony Evers’ 2021-22 state budget "increases taxes $1 billion +"
Amy Pechacek stated on December 20, 2020 in News release: “We have reached our goal to clear the backlog of (unemployment) claims.”
Gordon Hintz stated on February 23, 2021 in a speech: Republicans are “trying to create a fake unemployment insurance crisis.”
Bill Cassidy stated on February 7, 2021 in remarks on NBC's "Meet the Press": “New York, for all of their complaining, Gov. Cuomo's complaining, has only had a 1.5% decrease in revenue” due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Instagram posts stated on February 11, 2021 in an Instagram post: Due to differing lockdown orders, New York has more COVID-19 cases, deaths, hospitalizations and job losses than Florida, and New York also lags on vaccinations.
Mitch McConnell stated on February 24, 2021 in a Senate floor speech: In the American Rescue Plan, “just about 1% of the money is for vaccines.”
Cory Booker stated on February 9, 2021 in a statement: “There is a direct connection between discriminatory policies within the USDA and the enormous land loss we have seen among Black farmers over the past century."
