Latest Mostly True 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 Barack Obama stated on July 17, 2014 in a speech in Delaware: "We've recovered (from the recession) faster and come farther than almost any other advanced country on Earth." Nan Rich stated on July 11, 2014 in a speech to the Florida Press Association: "Tourism and retirees are the dominant economic engines in our state." Fresh Start PA stated on July 15, 2014 in a campaign ad: Under Gov. Tom Corbett, "Pennsylvania ranks 49th in job creation." Allan Fung stated on June 26, 2014 in a letter to taxpayers: Cranston's 2014-2015 "budget funds 100 percent of the local police and fire pension and other retiree benefit costs." Paul Ryan stated on June 11, 2014 in a speech: All 28 members of NATO have "pledged to spend at least 2 percent of their economy on defense. But only three countries do -- Britain, Greece and us." Mary Burke stated on June 18, 2014 in a speech: "The typical Wisconsin worker makes $5,000 less each year than our neighbors in Minnesota" under Gov. Scott Walker’s policies. Jack Reed stated on May 1, 2014 in a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate: In the 1950s and 1960s, "the minimum wage was such that it would lift you out of poverty." Leticia Van de Putte stated on June 1, 2014 in an interview: Our "trade with Mexico is $720 million a day; that’s our No. 1 trading partner." Hillary Clinton stated on June 10, 2014 in her book, "Hard Choices": "By the time I left" the State Department, "economic growth was up and opium production was down" in Afghanistan, while "infant mortality declined" and school enrollment rose by more than sevenfold. Elizabeth Warren stated on May 19, 2014 in an interview on "PBS Newshour": "Today, the five largest financial institutions are 38 percent bigger than they were back in 2008, when they were too big to fail." Rick Santorum stated on May 11, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union.": The CBO says that if you raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour, "half a million people would lose their jobs." Eric Cantor stated on April 22, 2014 in a TV ad.: Dave Brat "worked on Democrat Gov. Tim Kaine’s Council of Economic Advisors while Kaine tried to raise our taxes by over $1 billion." Scott Walker stated on April 16, 2014 in a radio interview: "In 2013 we had the largest, the best, private sector job growth we’ve had in this state since the 1990s." Mary Burke stated on April 8, 2014 in a news release: "In Wisconsin, a woman only earns 80 cents for every $1 a man earns." Michelle Nunn stated on April 10, 2014 in statements: "On average, women make 77 cents for every dollar men make." Cokie Roberts stated on March 31, 2014 in an interview on NPR's "Morning Edition": "Two-thirds of the people who receive the minimum wage are female." Steven Rattner stated on March 30, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "Manufacturing wages today in America on a per-hour basis are actually a bit lower than average wages in the economy as a whole." Occupy Democrats stated on December 26, 2013 in a Facebook post: "Nine out of the 10 poorest states are Red states." Wendy Davis stated on March 10, 2014 in a tweet: Women "are still paid 82 cents for every dollar a man earns in Texas." Barack Obama stated on March 5, 2014 in a speech to the Democratic National Committee in Boston: "When I talk about (raising the) minimum wage ... half of Republicans agree with it." John Kerry stated on March 2, 2014 in comments on CBS' "Face the Nation": "The (Russian) ruble is already going down." Barack Obama stated on February 27, 2014 in an event at the White House: "Fewer black and Latino men participate in the labor force, compared to young white men." Maxey Scherr stated on January 23, 2014 in an interview: "We have more women living in poverty in this state than almost anywhere else." Bobby Jindal stated on February 26, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "Our economy (in Louisiana) has grown 50 percent faster than the national GDP, even since the national recession." Barack Obama stated on January 30, 2014 in a speech: "Most folks’ wages haven’t gone up in over a decade." David Cicilline stated on February 11, 2014 in a House floor speech: "According to one study, the minimum wage today is worth $2 less than in 1968." Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on February 4, 2014 in a news release: "The only time over the last 25 years when the state’s unemployment rate exceeded the U.S. average was when (Mary) Burke was commerce secretary." Kasim Reed stated on January 31, 2014 in a speech: "Right now, we only keep 50 percent of Georgia Tech's graduates." Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in State of the Union address: "For the first time in over a decade, business leaders around the world have declared that China is no longer the world’s No. 1 place to invest; America is." Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in the State of the Union address: "The federal minimum wage is worth about 20 percent less than it was when Ronald Reagan" gave his first address to a joint session of Congress.
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Barack Obama stated on July 17, 2014 in a speech in Delaware: "We've recovered (from the recession) faster and come farther than almost any other advanced country on Earth." Nan Rich stated on July 11, 2014 in a speech to the Florida Press Association: "Tourism and retirees are the dominant economic engines in our state." Fresh Start PA stated on July 15, 2014 in a campaign ad: Under Gov. Tom Corbett, "Pennsylvania ranks 49th in job creation." Allan Fung stated on June 26, 2014 in a letter to taxpayers: Cranston's 2014-2015 "budget funds 100 percent of the local police and fire pension and other retiree benefit costs." Paul Ryan stated on June 11, 2014 in a speech: All 28 members of NATO have "pledged to spend at least 2 percent of their economy on defense. But only three countries do -- Britain, Greece and us." Mary Burke stated on June 18, 2014 in a speech: "The typical Wisconsin worker makes $5,000 less each year than our neighbors in Minnesota" under Gov. Scott Walker’s policies. Jack Reed stated on May 1, 2014 in a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate: In the 1950s and 1960s, "the minimum wage was such that it would lift you out of poverty." Leticia Van de Putte stated on June 1, 2014 in an interview: Our "trade with Mexico is $720 million a day; that’s our No. 1 trading partner." Hillary Clinton stated on June 10, 2014 in her book, "Hard Choices": "By the time I left" the State Department, "economic growth was up and opium production was down" in Afghanistan, while "infant mortality declined" and school enrollment rose by more than sevenfold. Elizabeth Warren stated on May 19, 2014 in an interview on "PBS Newshour": "Today, the five largest financial institutions are 38 percent bigger than they were back in 2008, when they were too big to fail." Rick Santorum stated on May 11, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union.": The CBO says that if you raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour, "half a million people would lose their jobs." Eric Cantor stated on April 22, 2014 in a TV ad.: Dave Brat "worked on Democrat Gov. Tim Kaine’s Council of Economic Advisors while Kaine tried to raise our taxes by over $1 billion." Scott Walker stated on April 16, 2014 in a radio interview: "In 2013 we had the largest, the best, private sector job growth we’ve had in this state since the 1990s." Mary Burke stated on April 8, 2014 in a news release: "In Wisconsin, a woman only earns 80 cents for every $1 a man earns." Michelle Nunn stated on April 10, 2014 in statements: "On average, women make 77 cents for every dollar men make." Cokie Roberts stated on March 31, 2014 in an interview on NPR's "Morning Edition": "Two-thirds of the people who receive the minimum wage are female." Steven Rattner stated on March 30, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "Manufacturing wages today in America on a per-hour basis are actually a bit lower than average wages in the economy as a whole." Occupy Democrats stated on December 26, 2013 in a Facebook post: "Nine out of the 10 poorest states are Red states." Wendy Davis stated on March 10, 2014 in a tweet: Women "are still paid 82 cents for every dollar a man earns in Texas." Barack Obama stated on March 5, 2014 in a speech to the Democratic National Committee in Boston: "When I talk about (raising the) minimum wage ... half of Republicans agree with it." John Kerry stated on March 2, 2014 in comments on CBS' "Face the Nation": "The (Russian) ruble is already going down." Barack Obama stated on February 27, 2014 in an event at the White House: "Fewer black and Latino men participate in the labor force, compared to young white men." Maxey Scherr stated on January 23, 2014 in an interview: "We have more women living in poverty in this state than almost anywhere else." Bobby Jindal stated on February 26, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "Our economy (in Louisiana) has grown 50 percent faster than the national GDP, even since the national recession." Barack Obama stated on January 30, 2014 in a speech: "Most folks’ wages haven’t gone up in over a decade." David Cicilline stated on February 11, 2014 in a House floor speech: "According to one study, the minimum wage today is worth $2 less than in 1968." Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on February 4, 2014 in a news release: "The only time over the last 25 years when the state’s unemployment rate exceeded the U.S. average was when (Mary) Burke was commerce secretary." Kasim Reed stated on January 31, 2014 in a speech: "Right now, we only keep 50 percent of Georgia Tech's graduates." Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in State of the Union address: "For the first time in over a decade, business leaders around the world have declared that China is no longer the world’s No. 1 place to invest; America is." Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in the State of the Union address: "The federal minimum wage is worth about 20 percent less than it was when Ronald Reagan" gave his first address to a joint session of Congress.
Barack Obama stated on July 17, 2014 in a speech in Delaware: "We've recovered (from the recession) faster and come farther than almost any other advanced country on Earth."
Nan Rich stated on July 11, 2014 in a speech to the Florida Press Association: "Tourism and retirees are the dominant economic engines in our state."
Fresh Start PA stated on July 15, 2014 in a campaign ad: Under Gov. Tom Corbett, "Pennsylvania ranks 49th in job creation."
Allan Fung stated on June 26, 2014 in a letter to taxpayers: Cranston's 2014-2015 "budget funds 100 percent of the local police and fire pension and other retiree benefit costs."
Paul Ryan stated on June 11, 2014 in a speech: All 28 members of NATO have "pledged to spend at least 2 percent of their economy on defense. But only three countries do -- Britain, Greece and us."
Mary Burke stated on June 18, 2014 in a speech: "The typical Wisconsin worker makes $5,000 less each year than our neighbors in Minnesota" under Gov. Scott Walker’s policies.
Jack Reed stated on May 1, 2014 in a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate: In the 1950s and 1960s, "the minimum wage was such that it would lift you out of poverty."
Leticia Van de Putte stated on June 1, 2014 in an interview: Our "trade with Mexico is $720 million a day; that’s our No. 1 trading partner."
Hillary Clinton stated on June 10, 2014 in her book, "Hard Choices": "By the time I left" the State Department, "economic growth was up and opium production was down" in Afghanistan, while "infant mortality declined" and school enrollment rose by more than sevenfold.
Elizabeth Warren stated on May 19, 2014 in an interview on "PBS Newshour": "Today, the five largest financial institutions are 38 percent bigger than they were back in 2008, when they were too big to fail."
Rick Santorum stated on May 11, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union.": The CBO says that if you raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour, "half a million people would lose their jobs."
Eric Cantor stated on April 22, 2014 in a TV ad.: Dave Brat "worked on Democrat Gov. Tim Kaine’s Council of Economic Advisors while Kaine tried to raise our taxes by over $1 billion."
Scott Walker stated on April 16, 2014 in a radio interview: "In 2013 we had the largest, the best, private sector job growth we’ve had in this state since the 1990s."
Mary Burke stated on April 8, 2014 in a news release: "In Wisconsin, a woman only earns 80 cents for every $1 a man earns."
Michelle Nunn stated on April 10, 2014 in statements: "On average, women make 77 cents for every dollar men make."
Cokie Roberts stated on March 31, 2014 in an interview on NPR's "Morning Edition": "Two-thirds of the people who receive the minimum wage are female."
Steven Rattner stated on March 30, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "Manufacturing wages today in America on a per-hour basis are actually a bit lower than average wages in the economy as a whole."
Occupy Democrats stated on December 26, 2013 in a Facebook post: "Nine out of the 10 poorest states are Red states."
Wendy Davis stated on March 10, 2014 in a tweet: Women "are still paid 82 cents for every dollar a man earns in Texas."
Barack Obama stated on March 5, 2014 in a speech to the Democratic National Committee in Boston: "When I talk about (raising the) minimum wage ... half of Republicans agree with it."
John Kerry stated on March 2, 2014 in comments on CBS' "Face the Nation": "The (Russian) ruble is already going down."
Barack Obama stated on February 27, 2014 in an event at the White House: "Fewer black and Latino men participate in the labor force, compared to young white men."
Maxey Scherr stated on January 23, 2014 in an interview: "We have more women living in poverty in this state than almost anywhere else."
Bobby Jindal stated on February 26, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "Our economy (in Louisiana) has grown 50 percent faster than the national GDP, even since the national recession."
Barack Obama stated on January 30, 2014 in a speech: "Most folks’ wages haven’t gone up in over a decade."
David Cicilline stated on February 11, 2014 in a House floor speech: "According to one study, the minimum wage today is worth $2 less than in 1968."
Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on February 4, 2014 in a news release: "The only time over the last 25 years when the state’s unemployment rate exceeded the U.S. average was when (Mary) Burke was commerce secretary."
Kasim Reed stated on January 31, 2014 in a speech: "Right now, we only keep 50 percent of Georgia Tech's graduates."
Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in State of the Union address: "For the first time in over a decade, business leaders around the world have declared that China is no longer the world’s No. 1 place to invest; America is."
Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in the State of the Union address: "The federal minimum wage is worth about 20 percent less than it was when Ronald Reagan" gave his first address to a joint session of Congress.
