Latest False Fact-checks in Jobs Dale Righter stated on April 29, 2019 in a TV interview: "The last time Illinois raised the minimum wage in 2006, the very next year this state lost 50,000 jobs. The prediction this time is, we’ll lose 90,000 jobs." Kamala Harris stated on April 22, 2019 in a CNN town hall: "The majority of women are minimum wage workers." Donald Trump stated on September 20, 2018 in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity: Under the North American Free Trade Agreement, "we lost millions of jobs." Sarah Huckabee Sanders stated on August 14, 2018 in a White House press briefing: "President Trump in his first year and a half has already tripled what President Obama did (for African-American employment) in eight years." Kelda Helen Roys stated on April 18, 2018 in a tweet and campaign event: Wisconsin lost "almost 4,000 manufacturing jobs in 2017." Juliana Stratton stated on June 28, 2018 in a radio interview: Gov. Bruce Rauner has "created no jobs over the past three years." Rahm Emanuel stated on June 28, 2018 in a television interview: "Chicago is experiencing right now the highest employment since 1950." Steve Adler stated on May 8, 2018 in an interview on KLBJ-AM: Says Austin is "creating more jobs than any other city in the country." Brian Kolb stated on March 31, 2018 in a statement on the state budget: This year’s state budget "continues to direct millions in taxpayer dollars in advertising to the failing Start-Up NY program" Rahm Emanuel stated on January 9, 2018 in a talk radio appearance: "Chicago now has the highest employment in the private sector in the history of the city." Andrew Cuomo stated on January 3, 2018 in his State of the State address: "A case before Washington’s Supreme Court seeks to effectively end public labor unions." Donald Trump stated on November 29, 2017 in a speech in St. Charles, Mo.: Missouri is one of "13 states this year have seen unemployment drop to the lowest levels in the history of their state." Greg Abbott stated on November 15, 2017 in a video ad posted on his campaign website: "The Texas unemployment rate is now the lowest it’s been in 40 years & Texas led the nation last month in new job creation." Donald Trump stated on August 15, 2017 in a question-and-answer session with reporters: Wages "haven’t gone up for a long time." Melissa Sargent stated on August 2, 2017 in a tweet: On Foxconn deal, "3,000 jobs cost #WI taxpayers more than $3 billion in tax giveaways. Break it down: more than $1 million in taxpayer dollars per job." Paul Soglin stated on June 18, 2017 in an interview: Since he and Scott Walker took office in 2011, "60,000 new jobs have been created in this state -- 40,000 of them were created in Madison and the Madison area." Gus Bilirakis stated on June 13, 2017 in an email: "A study by the National Economics Research Association showed that the (Paris climate) deal could cost 2.7 million lost jobs in the U.S. by 2025 should our country adhere to the commitments made by the Obama Administration." Donald Trump stated on May 26, 2017 in a tweet: Deals struck on his first foreign trip as president made and saved "millions of jobs." Donald Trump stated on April 4, 2017 in a CEO town hall: "When you look for a job, you can't find it and you give up. You are now considered statistically employed." Peter Barca stated on January 10, 2017 in a news conference: Wisconsin’s middle class is the "most diminished" in the United States. Mark Pocan stated on December 8, 2016 in an appearance on Fox News: "In the last decade, 73% of new jobs (in Wisconsin) have come from Madison." 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." 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. Russ Feingold stated on September 26, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Ron Johnson "helped companies ship jobs overseas." 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." 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." Barack Obama stated on June 29, 2016 in remarks in Ottawa, Canada: "The steel industry is producing as much steel in the United States as it ever was. It’s just (that) it needs one-tenth of the workers that it used to."
Dale Righter stated on April 29, 2019 in a TV interview: "The last time Illinois raised the minimum wage in 2006, the very next year this state lost 50,000 jobs. The prediction this time is, we’ll lose 90,000 jobs." Kamala Harris stated on April 22, 2019 in a CNN town hall: "The majority of women are minimum wage workers." Donald Trump stated on September 20, 2018 in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity: Under the North American Free Trade Agreement, "we lost millions of jobs." Sarah Huckabee Sanders stated on August 14, 2018 in a White House press briefing: "President Trump in his first year and a half has already tripled what President Obama did (for African-American employment) in eight years." Kelda Helen Roys stated on April 18, 2018 in a tweet and campaign event: Wisconsin lost "almost 4,000 manufacturing jobs in 2017." Juliana Stratton stated on June 28, 2018 in a radio interview: Gov. Bruce Rauner has "created no jobs over the past three years." Rahm Emanuel stated on June 28, 2018 in a television interview: "Chicago is experiencing right now the highest employment since 1950." Steve Adler stated on May 8, 2018 in an interview on KLBJ-AM: Says Austin is "creating more jobs than any other city in the country." Brian Kolb stated on March 31, 2018 in a statement on the state budget: This year’s state budget "continues to direct millions in taxpayer dollars in advertising to the failing Start-Up NY program" Rahm Emanuel stated on January 9, 2018 in a talk radio appearance: "Chicago now has the highest employment in the private sector in the history of the city." Andrew Cuomo stated on January 3, 2018 in his State of the State address: "A case before Washington’s Supreme Court seeks to effectively end public labor unions." Donald Trump stated on November 29, 2017 in a speech in St. Charles, Mo.: Missouri is one of "13 states this year have seen unemployment drop to the lowest levels in the history of their state." Greg Abbott stated on November 15, 2017 in a video ad posted on his campaign website: "The Texas unemployment rate is now the lowest it’s been in 40 years & Texas led the nation last month in new job creation." Donald Trump stated on August 15, 2017 in a question-and-answer session with reporters: Wages "haven’t gone up for a long time." Melissa Sargent stated on August 2, 2017 in a tweet: On Foxconn deal, "3,000 jobs cost #WI taxpayers more than $3 billion in tax giveaways. Break it down: more than $1 million in taxpayer dollars per job." Paul Soglin stated on June 18, 2017 in an interview: Since he and Scott Walker took office in 2011, "60,000 new jobs have been created in this state -- 40,000 of them were created in Madison and the Madison area." Gus Bilirakis stated on June 13, 2017 in an email: "A study by the National Economics Research Association showed that the (Paris climate) deal could cost 2.7 million lost jobs in the U.S. by 2025 should our country adhere to the commitments made by the Obama Administration." Donald Trump stated on May 26, 2017 in a tweet: Deals struck on his first foreign trip as president made and saved "millions of jobs." Donald Trump stated on April 4, 2017 in a CEO town hall: "When you look for a job, you can't find it and you give up. You are now considered statistically employed." Peter Barca stated on January 10, 2017 in a news conference: Wisconsin’s middle class is the "most diminished" in the United States. Mark Pocan stated on December 8, 2016 in an appearance on Fox News: "In the last decade, 73% of new jobs (in Wisconsin) have come from Madison." 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." 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. Russ Feingold stated on September 26, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Ron Johnson "helped companies ship jobs overseas." 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." 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." Barack Obama stated on June 29, 2016 in remarks in Ottawa, Canada: "The steel industry is producing as much steel in the United States as it ever was. It’s just (that) it needs one-tenth of the workers that it used to."
Dale Righter stated on April 29, 2019 in a TV interview: "The last time Illinois raised the minimum wage in 2006, the very next year this state lost 50,000 jobs. The prediction this time is, we’ll lose 90,000 jobs."
Kamala Harris stated on April 22, 2019 in a CNN town hall: "The majority of women are minimum wage workers."
Donald Trump stated on September 20, 2018 in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity: Under the North American Free Trade Agreement, "we lost millions of jobs."
Sarah Huckabee Sanders stated on August 14, 2018 in a White House press briefing: "President Trump in his first year and a half has already tripled what President Obama did (for African-American employment) in eight years."
Kelda Helen Roys stated on April 18, 2018 in a tweet and campaign event: Wisconsin lost "almost 4,000 manufacturing jobs in 2017."
Juliana Stratton stated on June 28, 2018 in a radio interview: Gov. Bruce Rauner has "created no jobs over the past three years."
Rahm Emanuel stated on June 28, 2018 in a television interview: "Chicago is experiencing right now the highest employment since 1950."
Steve Adler stated on May 8, 2018 in an interview on KLBJ-AM: Says Austin is "creating more jobs than any other city in the country."
Brian Kolb stated on March 31, 2018 in a statement on the state budget: This year’s state budget "continues to direct millions in taxpayer dollars in advertising to the failing Start-Up NY program"
Rahm Emanuel stated on January 9, 2018 in a talk radio appearance: "Chicago now has the highest employment in the private sector in the history of the city."
Andrew Cuomo stated on January 3, 2018 in his State of the State address: "A case before Washington’s Supreme Court seeks to effectively end public labor unions."
Donald Trump stated on November 29, 2017 in a speech in St. Charles, Mo.: Missouri is one of "13 states this year have seen unemployment drop to the lowest levels in the history of their state."
Greg Abbott stated on November 15, 2017 in a video ad posted on his campaign website: "The Texas unemployment rate is now the lowest it’s been in 40 years & Texas led the nation last month in new job creation."
Donald Trump stated on August 15, 2017 in a question-and-answer session with reporters: Wages "haven’t gone up for a long time."
Melissa Sargent stated on August 2, 2017 in a tweet: On Foxconn deal, "3,000 jobs cost #WI taxpayers more than $3 billion in tax giveaways. Break it down: more than $1 million in taxpayer dollars per job."
Paul Soglin stated on June 18, 2017 in an interview: Since he and Scott Walker took office in 2011, "60,000 new jobs have been created in this state -- 40,000 of them were created in Madison and the Madison area."
Gus Bilirakis stated on June 13, 2017 in an email: "A study by the National Economics Research Association showed that the (Paris climate) deal could cost 2.7 million lost jobs in the U.S. by 2025 should our country adhere to the commitments made by the Obama Administration."
Donald Trump stated on May 26, 2017 in a tweet: Deals struck on his first foreign trip as president made and saved "millions of jobs."
Donald Trump stated on April 4, 2017 in a CEO town hall: "When you look for a job, you can't find it and you give up. You are now considered statistically employed."
Peter Barca stated on January 10, 2017 in a news conference: Wisconsin’s middle class is the "most diminished" in the United States.
Mark Pocan stated on December 8, 2016 in an appearance on Fox News: "In the last decade, 73% of new jobs (in Wisconsin) have come from Madison."
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."
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.
Russ Feingold stated on September 26, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Ron Johnson "helped companies ship jobs overseas."
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."
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."
Barack Obama stated on June 29, 2016 in remarks in Ottawa, Canada: "The steel industry is producing as much steel in the United States as it ever was. It’s just (that) it needs one-tenth of the workers that it used to."