Latest Fact-checks in Jobs 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 Michael Long stated on October 14, 2016 in an interview on Capital Tonight: Because of its higher minimum wage, New York State is "already showing signs of various companies picking up and leaving." Jerry Brown stated on December 14, 2016 in a speech: "California is growing a hell of a lot faster than Texas." Heather McGhee stated on December 4, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "Less than half" of jobs at the Carrier manufacturing plant in Indiana "are actually staying." Donald Trump stated on November 4, 2016 in a rally in Atkinson, N.H.: "Nearly one in four people in their prime working years are not working." Mark Assini stated on October 18, 2016 in a debate on WROC: "The photonics bill that was sponsored in Congress and written, was written by Congressman Tom Reed, not Congresswoman Louise Slaughter." Mike Pence stated on October 31, 2016 in remarks in Cocoa Beach, Fla.: "One in five American households have nobody under the same roof that's got a job." Donald Trump stated on October 22, 2016 in a rally outside Cleveland: Says Ohio’s I-X Center "used to be a great plant," but "thousands of people of worked here, and they left" when their jobs were moved overseas. Hillary Clinton stated on October 10, 2016 in a rally in Detroit: "Back in the Great Recession, when millions of jobs across America hung in the balance, Donald Trump said rescuing the auto industry didn’t really matter very much. He said, and I quote again, ‘Let it go.’ " Donald Trump stated on September 27, 2016 in a campaign event in Fla.: Says Hillary Clinton "promised, running for the Senate years ago, 200,000 jobs for upstate New York. ... Not only didn't they come, but they lost so many jobs." Russ Feingold stated on September 26, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Ron Johnson "helped companies ship jobs overseas." Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in the 2016 Vice Presidential debate: Says that during President Barack Obama’s tenure, the United States has created "15 million new jobs." Bruce Rauner stated on September 19, 2016 in a press conference: Even our attorney general who is a strong Democrat, she has said that we need causation in our workers’ comp system. That’s the No. 1 thing pushing our manufacturing jobs out of Illinois. Donald Trump stated on September 24, 2016 in a speech: Says Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine "want to shut down shale, and shut down natural gas." Andrew Cuomo stated on September 23, 2016 in a speech in Buffalo: "Most private sector jobs in the history of Buffalo exist in Buffalo today" Republican National Committee stated on September 17, 2016 in an email : "Over the past eight years, black youth unemployment is up." Robert Duffy stated on August 19, 2016 in an op-ed in the Rochester Business Journal: If upstate New York split from downstate "the economic indicators of upstate New York would be among the lowest in the country." Hillary Clinton stated on August 22, 2016 in a tweet: Says she "would bring 186,740 new jobs to Wisconsin" and "Donald Trump would cost Wisconsin 61,050 jobs." Jim Barksdale stated on September 15, 2016 in On his campaign website: In Georgia, women earn 82 cents for every dollar earned by men. Hillary Clinton stated on September 6, 2016 in a rally in Tampa: "That's legal: If you find out about somebody else's salary even if you're doing exactly the same job, you can be retaliated against, including being fired, in most places." Donald Trump stated on August 31, 2016 in a speech: Says "Hillary Clinton has pledged amnesty in her first 100 days, and her plan will provide Obamacare, Social Security, and Medicare for illegal immigrants, breaking the federal budget." John Plumb stated on August 29, 2016 in an interview on Capital Tonight.: Tom Reed "has actually voted for every single trade deal that has ever come before him in any form." Robin Schimminger stated on August 3, 2016 in a hearing on economic development in Albany, NY.: On job creation numbers in the latest Start-Up NY report: "This is a significant number of overcounts in the compilation that I’ve looked at." Russ Feingold stated on June 14, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Ron Johnson "voted five times for tax breaks that help companies ship Wisconsin jobs overseas." Julián Castro stated on June 17, 2016 in comments at Texas Democratic Party convention: "Today California is kicking our butt, creating more jobs and more economic growth than Texas." Hillary Clinton stated on August 15, 2016 in a campaign speech in Scranton, Pa. : Says her campaign platform includes the "biggest investment in new, good-paying jobs since World War II." Tammy Baldwin stated on August 5, 2016 in a speech: Says Donald Trump "has a long history of exporting jobs overseas." Tom Harkin stated on July 26, 2016 in in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: Says "employers are still allowed to pay people with disabilities below the minimum wage." NowThis stated on August 10, 2016 in a viral video: Says President Bill Clinton did not sign NAFTA. Donald Trump stated on August 8, 2016 in an economic address in Detroit: "The Obama-Clinton war on coal has cost Michigan over 50,000 jobs." Carl Paladino stated on July 17, 2016 in a conversation with The Buffalo News at the Republican National Convention.: In Buffalo's SolarCity project, "Andrew Cuomo will create maybe 500 jobs if it ever happens at all, at about $1.5 million per job."
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Michael Long stated on October 14, 2016 in an interview on Capital Tonight: Because of its higher minimum wage, New York State is "already showing signs of various companies picking up and leaving." Jerry Brown stated on December 14, 2016 in a speech: "California is growing a hell of a lot faster than Texas." Heather McGhee stated on December 4, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "Less than half" of jobs at the Carrier manufacturing plant in Indiana "are actually staying." Donald Trump stated on November 4, 2016 in a rally in Atkinson, N.H.: "Nearly one in four people in their prime working years are not working." Mark Assini stated on October 18, 2016 in a debate on WROC: "The photonics bill that was sponsored in Congress and written, was written by Congressman Tom Reed, not Congresswoman Louise Slaughter." Mike Pence stated on October 31, 2016 in remarks in Cocoa Beach, Fla.: "One in five American households have nobody under the same roof that's got a job." Donald Trump stated on October 22, 2016 in a rally outside Cleveland: Says Ohio’s I-X Center "used to be a great plant," but "thousands of people of worked here, and they left" when their jobs were moved overseas. Hillary Clinton stated on October 10, 2016 in a rally in Detroit: "Back in the Great Recession, when millions of jobs across America hung in the balance, Donald Trump said rescuing the auto industry didn’t really matter very much. He said, and I quote again, ‘Let it go.’ " Donald Trump stated on September 27, 2016 in a campaign event in Fla.: Says Hillary Clinton "promised, running for the Senate years ago, 200,000 jobs for upstate New York. ... Not only didn't they come, but they lost so many jobs." Russ Feingold stated on September 26, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Ron Johnson "helped companies ship jobs overseas." Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in the 2016 Vice Presidential debate: Says that during President Barack Obama’s tenure, the United States has created "15 million new jobs." Bruce Rauner stated on September 19, 2016 in a press conference: Even our attorney general who is a strong Democrat, she has said that we need causation in our workers’ comp system. That’s the No. 1 thing pushing our manufacturing jobs out of Illinois. Donald Trump stated on September 24, 2016 in a speech: Says Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine "want to shut down shale, and shut down natural gas." Andrew Cuomo stated on September 23, 2016 in a speech in Buffalo: "Most private sector jobs in the history of Buffalo exist in Buffalo today" Republican National Committee stated on September 17, 2016 in an email : "Over the past eight years, black youth unemployment is up." Robert Duffy stated on August 19, 2016 in an op-ed in the Rochester Business Journal: If upstate New York split from downstate "the economic indicators of upstate New York would be among the lowest in the country." Hillary Clinton stated on August 22, 2016 in a tweet: Says she "would bring 186,740 new jobs to Wisconsin" and "Donald Trump would cost Wisconsin 61,050 jobs." Jim Barksdale stated on September 15, 2016 in On his campaign website: In Georgia, women earn 82 cents for every dollar earned by men. Hillary Clinton stated on September 6, 2016 in a rally in Tampa: "That's legal: If you find out about somebody else's salary even if you're doing exactly the same job, you can be retaliated against, including being fired, in most places." Donald Trump stated on August 31, 2016 in a speech: Says "Hillary Clinton has pledged amnesty in her first 100 days, and her plan will provide Obamacare, Social Security, and Medicare for illegal immigrants, breaking the federal budget." John Plumb stated on August 29, 2016 in an interview on Capital Tonight.: Tom Reed "has actually voted for every single trade deal that has ever come before him in any form." Robin Schimminger stated on August 3, 2016 in a hearing on economic development in Albany, NY.: On job creation numbers in the latest Start-Up NY report: "This is a significant number of overcounts in the compilation that I’ve looked at." Russ Feingold stated on June 14, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Ron Johnson "voted five times for tax breaks that help companies ship Wisconsin jobs overseas." Julián Castro stated on June 17, 2016 in comments at Texas Democratic Party convention: "Today California is kicking our butt, creating more jobs and more economic growth than Texas." Hillary Clinton stated on August 15, 2016 in a campaign speech in Scranton, Pa. : Says her campaign platform includes the "biggest investment in new, good-paying jobs since World War II." Tammy Baldwin stated on August 5, 2016 in a speech: Says Donald Trump "has a long history of exporting jobs overseas." Tom Harkin stated on July 26, 2016 in in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: Says "employers are still allowed to pay people with disabilities below the minimum wage." NowThis stated on August 10, 2016 in a viral video: Says President Bill Clinton did not sign NAFTA. Donald Trump stated on August 8, 2016 in an economic address in Detroit: "The Obama-Clinton war on coal has cost Michigan over 50,000 jobs." Carl Paladino stated on July 17, 2016 in a conversation with The Buffalo News at the Republican National Convention.: In Buffalo's SolarCity project, "Andrew Cuomo will create maybe 500 jobs if it ever happens at all, at about $1.5 million per job."
Michael Long stated on October 14, 2016 in an interview on Capital Tonight: Because of its higher minimum wage, New York State is "already showing signs of various companies picking up and leaving."
Jerry Brown stated on December 14, 2016 in a speech: "California is growing a hell of a lot faster than Texas."
Heather McGhee stated on December 4, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": "Less than half" of jobs at the Carrier manufacturing plant in Indiana "are actually staying."
Donald Trump stated on November 4, 2016 in a rally in Atkinson, N.H.: "Nearly one in four people in their prime working years are not working."
Mark Assini stated on October 18, 2016 in a debate on WROC: "The photonics bill that was sponsored in Congress and written, was written by Congressman Tom Reed, not Congresswoman Louise Slaughter."
Mike Pence stated on October 31, 2016 in remarks in Cocoa Beach, Fla.: "One in five American households have nobody under the same roof that's got a job."
Donald Trump stated on October 22, 2016 in a rally outside Cleveland: Says Ohio’s I-X Center "used to be a great plant," but "thousands of people of worked here, and they left" when their jobs were moved overseas.
Hillary Clinton stated on October 10, 2016 in a rally in Detroit: "Back in the Great Recession, when millions of jobs across America hung in the balance, Donald Trump said rescuing the auto industry didn’t really matter very much. He said, and I quote again, ‘Let it go.’ "
Donald Trump stated on September 27, 2016 in a campaign event in Fla.: Says Hillary Clinton "promised, running for the Senate years ago, 200,000 jobs for upstate New York. ... Not only didn't they come, but they lost so many jobs."
Russ Feingold stated on September 26, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Ron Johnson "helped companies ship jobs overseas."
Tim Kaine stated on October 4, 2016 in the 2016 Vice Presidential debate: Says that during President Barack Obama’s tenure, the United States has created "15 million new jobs."
Bruce Rauner stated on September 19, 2016 in a press conference: Even our attorney general who is a strong Democrat, she has said that we need causation in our workers’ comp system. That’s the No. 1 thing pushing our manufacturing jobs out of Illinois.
Donald Trump stated on September 24, 2016 in a speech: Says Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine "want to shut down shale, and shut down natural gas."
Andrew Cuomo stated on September 23, 2016 in a speech in Buffalo: "Most private sector jobs in the history of Buffalo exist in Buffalo today"
Republican National Committee stated on September 17, 2016 in an email : "Over the past eight years, black youth unemployment is up."
Robert Duffy stated on August 19, 2016 in an op-ed in the Rochester Business Journal: If upstate New York split from downstate "the economic indicators of upstate New York would be among the lowest in the country."
Hillary Clinton stated on August 22, 2016 in a tweet: Says she "would bring 186,740 new jobs to Wisconsin" and "Donald Trump would cost Wisconsin 61,050 jobs."
Jim Barksdale stated on September 15, 2016 in On his campaign website: In Georgia, women earn 82 cents for every dollar earned by men.
Hillary Clinton stated on September 6, 2016 in a rally in Tampa: "That's legal: If you find out about somebody else's salary even if you're doing exactly the same job, you can be retaliated against, including being fired, in most places."
Donald Trump stated on August 31, 2016 in a speech: Says "Hillary Clinton has pledged amnesty in her first 100 days, and her plan will provide Obamacare, Social Security, and Medicare for illegal immigrants, breaking the federal budget."
John Plumb stated on August 29, 2016 in an interview on Capital Tonight.: Tom Reed "has actually voted for every single trade deal that has ever come before him in any form."
Robin Schimminger stated on August 3, 2016 in a hearing on economic development in Albany, NY.: On job creation numbers in the latest Start-Up NY report: "This is a significant number of overcounts in the compilation that I’ve looked at."
Russ Feingold stated on June 14, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Ron Johnson "voted five times for tax breaks that help companies ship Wisconsin jobs overseas."
Julián Castro stated on June 17, 2016 in comments at Texas Democratic Party convention: "Today California is kicking our butt, creating more jobs and more economic growth than Texas."
Hillary Clinton stated on August 15, 2016 in a campaign speech in Scranton, Pa. : Says her campaign platform includes the "biggest investment in new, good-paying jobs since World War II."
Tammy Baldwin stated on August 5, 2016 in a speech: Says Donald Trump "has a long history of exporting jobs overseas."
Tom Harkin stated on July 26, 2016 in in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: Says "employers are still allowed to pay people with disabilities below the minimum wage."
Donald Trump stated on August 8, 2016 in an economic address in Detroit: "The Obama-Clinton war on coal has cost Michigan over 50,000 jobs."
Carl Paladino stated on July 17, 2016 in a conversation with The Buffalo News at the Republican National Convention.: In Buffalo's SolarCity project, "Andrew Cuomo will create maybe 500 jobs if it ever happens at all, at about $1.5 million per job."
