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 Clay Pell stated on August 26, 2014 in a TV debate: "My campaign alone has created more jobs in the state of Rhode Island than Narragansett Beer." Scott Walker stated on August 13, 2014 in a TV ad: Says he "invested over $100 million in worker training." Lou Dobbs stated on August 19, 2014 in comments on Fox News' "America's Newsroom": Because of President Barack Obama’s failure to "push job creation," the black unemployment rate in Ferguson, Mo., is three times higher than the white unemployment rate. Gina Raimondo stated on August 7, 2014 in a campaign ad: "Before I was state treasurer, my Rhode Island business helped create over 1,000 jobs." Scott Walker stated on July 30, 2014 in a tweet: "Wisconsin is #1 in the Midwest for personal income growth over the year." Moms Rising stated on August 5, 2014 in a tweet: "Having a baby is a leading cause of poverty spells in the United States." Dennis Richardson stated on July 18, 2014 in a campaign debate: "It's been 17 years that we've had unemployment higher than the national average in Oregon." Mary Burke stated on July 9, 2014 in a news release: Says a $12.5 million incentive deal she approved for Abbott Laboratories contained "strong protections for taxpayers if job creation goals were not met." Bruce Braley stated on July 29, 2014: Says U.S. Senate candidate Joni Ernst does not support "a national minimum wage." Scott Walker stated on July 27, 2014 in a campaign TV ad: Mary Burke "wasted 12.5 million dollars on a vacant lot" in a move that "could cost taxpayers nearly $25 million." Charlie Crist stated on July 29, 2014 in a campaign email: "Women in Florida make 83 cents for every dollar a man makes." Paul Ryan stated on July 25, 2014 in an interview: Twenty percent of single adults, ages 21 to 25 with no kids, "are not working or even in school trying to find a job." Rob Astorino stated on July 25, 2014 in an interview on "Fox & Friends": The state of New York is the "worst in the nation in economic recovery." Fresh Start PA stated on July 15, 2014 in a campaign ad: Under Gov. Tom Corbett, "Pennsylvania ranks 49th in job creation." Hillary Clinton stated on July 17, 2014 in an interview on PBS' "The Charlie Rose Show": The number of jobs created and people lifted out of poverty during Bill Clinton’s presidency was "a hundred times" what it was under President Ronald Reagan. Republican Party of Florida stated on July 8, 2014 in a campaign commercial: Says Charlie Crist "voted against raising the minimum wage." Monica Wehby stated on July 9, 2014 in an economic issues statement: The 2011 Rebuild America Jobs Act "would have cost the average American family $1,000 a year while making no significant impact to fix our infrastructure and roads." Jeff Merkley stated on July 9, 2014 in an economic issues statement: "I co-sponsored the Rebuild America Jobs Act" for transportation and infrastructure. Scott Walker stated on July 8, 2014 in a campaign TV ad: "As Jim Doyle’s Commerce secretary, Mary Burke spent $12.5 million dollars to buy a vacant lot for a company that said it had no plans to create jobs in Wisconsin" and had laid off 800 workers. Scott Walker stated on June 19, 2014 in a news conference: "We in this state saw more job creation in the last three years since I've been governor than you saw in the whole eight years of Doyle’s time as governor." Chris Abele stated on June 24, 2014 in a letter to Milwaukee County supervisors: A statewide poll showing 76 percent support and other surveys are a "strong indicator" of broad public support in Milwaukee County for a $10.10 minimum wage Joe Zepecki stated on June 23, 2014 in an interview: The Wisconsin unemployment rate was higher than the U.S. rate during only three months when Mary Burke was state commerce secretary. Sheldon Whitehouse stated on May 27, 2014 in a newspaper commentary: "There are already more American jobs in the solar industry than in coal mining." John Kitzhaber stated on May 15, 2014 in a website statement: "Since the governor took office, Oregon’s unemployment rate has dropped to its lowest point in three years." John Boehner stated on June 25, 2014 in an op-ed for "USA Today": "The nearly six-year delay in approving Keystone is costing Americans more than 100,000 jobs." Rick Scott stated on June 23, 2014 in a TV ad: "Under Governor Crist, 3,000 teachers laid off." Barack Obama stated on June 23, 2014 in an op-ed for Huffington Post: "The United States is the only developed country in the world without paid maternity leave." Jack Reed stated on May 1, 2014 in Senate floor speeches and during a news conference: The Senate proposal to restore emergency unemployment benefits for five months was "fully paid for." EMILY's List stated on June 16, 2014 in a television ad: "Thom Tillis cut almost $500 million from education." Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on May 30, 2014 in a statement: Under Gov. Scott Walker, "employer confidence now stands at 95 percent," compared to "only 10 percent" at the end of the "Gov. Jim Doyle-Mary Burke administration."
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Clay Pell stated on August 26, 2014 in a TV debate: "My campaign alone has created more jobs in the state of Rhode Island than Narragansett Beer." Scott Walker stated on August 13, 2014 in a TV ad: Says he "invested over $100 million in worker training." Lou Dobbs stated on August 19, 2014 in comments on Fox News' "America's Newsroom": Because of President Barack Obama’s failure to "push job creation," the black unemployment rate in Ferguson, Mo., is three times higher than the white unemployment rate. Gina Raimondo stated on August 7, 2014 in a campaign ad: "Before I was state treasurer, my Rhode Island business helped create over 1,000 jobs." Scott Walker stated on July 30, 2014 in a tweet: "Wisconsin is #1 in the Midwest for personal income growth over the year." Moms Rising stated on August 5, 2014 in a tweet: "Having a baby is a leading cause of poverty spells in the United States." Dennis Richardson stated on July 18, 2014 in a campaign debate: "It's been 17 years that we've had unemployment higher than the national average in Oregon." Mary Burke stated on July 9, 2014 in a news release: Says a $12.5 million incentive deal she approved for Abbott Laboratories contained "strong protections for taxpayers if job creation goals were not met." Bruce Braley stated on July 29, 2014: Says U.S. Senate candidate Joni Ernst does not support "a national minimum wage." Scott Walker stated on July 27, 2014 in a campaign TV ad: Mary Burke "wasted 12.5 million dollars on a vacant lot" in a move that "could cost taxpayers nearly $25 million." Charlie Crist stated on July 29, 2014 in a campaign email: "Women in Florida make 83 cents for every dollar a man makes." Paul Ryan stated on July 25, 2014 in an interview: Twenty percent of single adults, ages 21 to 25 with no kids, "are not working or even in school trying to find a job." Rob Astorino stated on July 25, 2014 in an interview on "Fox & Friends": The state of New York is the "worst in the nation in economic recovery." Fresh Start PA stated on July 15, 2014 in a campaign ad: Under Gov. Tom Corbett, "Pennsylvania ranks 49th in job creation." Hillary Clinton stated on July 17, 2014 in an interview on PBS' "The Charlie Rose Show": The number of jobs created and people lifted out of poverty during Bill Clinton’s presidency was "a hundred times" what it was under President Ronald Reagan. Republican Party of Florida stated on July 8, 2014 in a campaign commercial: Says Charlie Crist "voted against raising the minimum wage." Monica Wehby stated on July 9, 2014 in an economic issues statement: The 2011 Rebuild America Jobs Act "would have cost the average American family $1,000 a year while making no significant impact to fix our infrastructure and roads." Jeff Merkley stated on July 9, 2014 in an economic issues statement: "I co-sponsored the Rebuild America Jobs Act" for transportation and infrastructure. Scott Walker stated on July 8, 2014 in a campaign TV ad: "As Jim Doyle’s Commerce secretary, Mary Burke spent $12.5 million dollars to buy a vacant lot for a company that said it had no plans to create jobs in Wisconsin" and had laid off 800 workers. Scott Walker stated on June 19, 2014 in a news conference: "We in this state saw more job creation in the last three years since I've been governor than you saw in the whole eight years of Doyle’s time as governor." Chris Abele stated on June 24, 2014 in a letter to Milwaukee County supervisors: A statewide poll showing 76 percent support and other surveys are a "strong indicator" of broad public support in Milwaukee County for a $10.10 minimum wage Joe Zepecki stated on June 23, 2014 in an interview: The Wisconsin unemployment rate was higher than the U.S. rate during only three months when Mary Burke was state commerce secretary. Sheldon Whitehouse stated on May 27, 2014 in a newspaper commentary: "There are already more American jobs in the solar industry than in coal mining." John Kitzhaber stated on May 15, 2014 in a website statement: "Since the governor took office, Oregon’s unemployment rate has dropped to its lowest point in three years." John Boehner stated on June 25, 2014 in an op-ed for "USA Today": "The nearly six-year delay in approving Keystone is costing Americans more than 100,000 jobs." Rick Scott stated on June 23, 2014 in a TV ad: "Under Governor Crist, 3,000 teachers laid off." Barack Obama stated on June 23, 2014 in an op-ed for Huffington Post: "The United States is the only developed country in the world without paid maternity leave." Jack Reed stated on May 1, 2014 in Senate floor speeches and during a news conference: The Senate proposal to restore emergency unemployment benefits for five months was "fully paid for." EMILY's List stated on June 16, 2014 in a television ad: "Thom Tillis cut almost $500 million from education." Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on May 30, 2014 in a statement: Under Gov. Scott Walker, "employer confidence now stands at 95 percent," compared to "only 10 percent" at the end of the "Gov. Jim Doyle-Mary Burke administration."
Clay Pell stated on August 26, 2014 in a TV debate: "My campaign alone has created more jobs in the state of Rhode Island than Narragansett Beer."
Scott Walker stated on August 13, 2014 in a TV ad: Says he "invested over $100 million in worker training."
Lou Dobbs stated on August 19, 2014 in comments on Fox News' "America's Newsroom": Because of President Barack Obama’s failure to "push job creation," the black unemployment rate in Ferguson, Mo., is three times higher than the white unemployment rate.
Gina Raimondo stated on August 7, 2014 in a campaign ad: "Before I was state treasurer, my Rhode Island business helped create over 1,000 jobs."
Scott Walker stated on July 30, 2014 in a tweet: "Wisconsin is #1 in the Midwest for personal income growth over the year."
Moms Rising stated on August 5, 2014 in a tweet: "Having a baby is a leading cause of poverty spells in the United States."
Dennis Richardson stated on July 18, 2014 in a campaign debate: "It's been 17 years that we've had unemployment higher than the national average in Oregon."
Mary Burke stated on July 9, 2014 in a news release: Says a $12.5 million incentive deal she approved for Abbott Laboratories contained "strong protections for taxpayers if job creation goals were not met."
Bruce Braley stated on July 29, 2014: Says U.S. Senate candidate Joni Ernst does not support "a national minimum wage."
Scott Walker stated on July 27, 2014 in a campaign TV ad: Mary Burke "wasted 12.5 million dollars on a vacant lot" in a move that "could cost taxpayers nearly $25 million."
Charlie Crist stated on July 29, 2014 in a campaign email: "Women in Florida make 83 cents for every dollar a man makes."
Paul Ryan stated on July 25, 2014 in an interview: Twenty percent of single adults, ages 21 to 25 with no kids, "are not working or even in school trying to find a job."
Rob Astorino stated on July 25, 2014 in an interview on "Fox & Friends": The state of New York is the "worst in the nation in economic recovery."
Fresh Start PA stated on July 15, 2014 in a campaign ad: Under Gov. Tom Corbett, "Pennsylvania ranks 49th in job creation."
Hillary Clinton stated on July 17, 2014 in an interview on PBS' "The Charlie Rose Show": The number of jobs created and people lifted out of poverty during Bill Clinton’s presidency was "a hundred times" what it was under President Ronald Reagan.
Republican Party of Florida stated on July 8, 2014 in a campaign commercial: Says Charlie Crist "voted against raising the minimum wage."
Monica Wehby stated on July 9, 2014 in an economic issues statement: The 2011 Rebuild America Jobs Act "would have cost the average American family $1,000 a year while making no significant impact to fix our infrastructure and roads."
Jeff Merkley stated on July 9, 2014 in an economic issues statement: "I co-sponsored the Rebuild America Jobs Act" for transportation and infrastructure.
Scott Walker stated on July 8, 2014 in a campaign TV ad: "As Jim Doyle’s Commerce secretary, Mary Burke spent $12.5 million dollars to buy a vacant lot for a company that said it had no plans to create jobs in Wisconsin" and had laid off 800 workers.
Scott Walker stated on June 19, 2014 in a news conference: "We in this state saw more job creation in the last three years since I've been governor than you saw in the whole eight years of Doyle’s time as governor."
Chris Abele stated on June 24, 2014 in a letter to Milwaukee County supervisors: A statewide poll showing 76 percent support and other surveys are a "strong indicator" of broad public support in Milwaukee County for a $10.10 minimum wage
Joe Zepecki stated on June 23, 2014 in an interview: The Wisconsin unemployment rate was higher than the U.S. rate during only three months when Mary Burke was state commerce secretary.
Sheldon Whitehouse stated on May 27, 2014 in a newspaper commentary: "There are already more American jobs in the solar industry than in coal mining."
John Kitzhaber stated on May 15, 2014 in a website statement: "Since the governor took office, Oregon’s unemployment rate has dropped to its lowest point in three years."
John Boehner stated on June 25, 2014 in an op-ed for "USA Today": "The nearly six-year delay in approving Keystone is costing Americans more than 100,000 jobs."
Barack Obama stated on June 23, 2014 in an op-ed for Huffington Post: "The United States is the only developed country in the world without paid maternity leave."
Jack Reed stated on May 1, 2014 in Senate floor speeches and during a news conference: The Senate proposal to restore emergency unemployment benefits for five months was "fully paid for."
EMILY's List stated on June 16, 2014 in a television ad: "Thom Tillis cut almost $500 million from education."
Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on May 30, 2014 in a statement: Under Gov. Scott Walker, "employer confidence now stands at 95 percent," compared to "only 10 percent" at the end of the "Gov. Jim Doyle-Mary Burke administration."
