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 Gilberto Hinojosa stated on May 8, 2013 in an email blast.: "The economy added more jobs during four years under Obama than it did in the entire eight years under George W. Bush." Rick Perry stated on May 9, 2013 in an advertisement: "Over the last 10 years, Texas created 33 percent of the net new jobs nationwide." Chris Christie stated on May 1, 2013 in a television ad: "Four balanced budgets in a row, with no new taxes for anyone. The best job growth in 12 years. Nearly 130,000 new private-sector jobs. Merit pay to reward New Jersey’s best teachers, and the most education funding ever." Ron Maag stated on May 1, 2013 in news report: Employees in "workplace freedom" states make more money Newt Gingrich stated on May 5, 2013 in a discussion on NBC's "Meet the Press": The labor market is weak because if you count the unemployed, underemployed, and those who’ve stopped looking for work, the unemployment rate "actually went up last month to 13.5 percent." Chris Redfern stated on April 30, 2013 in a fundraising email: "Six out of 10 of the highest unemployment rates are also in so-called right to work states." Ed FitzGerald stated on April 24, 2013 in a campaign speech: "Just about everyone everywhere is spending more hours on the job, less time with their families, bringing home smaller and smaller paychecks, while they're paying more and more at the gas pump and the grocery stores." Lindsey Graham stated on February 14, 2013 in a Senate hearing: South Carolina has a labor shortage, specifically in the meatpacking industry. Dustin Inman Society stated on April 15, 2013 in a billboard advertisement: U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham says South Carolina "has a labor shortage and wants more immigration." Friends of Miami First stated on April 23, 2013 in a mailer: The Dolphins stadium renovation will "create more than 4,000 new local jobs." Ohio Oil and Gas Association stated on April 10, 2013 in a TV/internet ad: "Nearly 40,000 new jobs have been created in the last year due to the new wells . . . right here in Ohio." Marcia Fudge stated on April 9, 2013 in a Facebook posting: "Women in Ohio earn on average 77 cents for every dollar earned by a man." MacIver Institute stated on April 9, 2013 in a web posting: "Gov. Scott Walker (is) more than halfway to (his) 250,000 jobs goal." Ban the Box RI stated on March 20, 2013 in a video posted on YouTube: "In Rhode Island, 28 percent of adults released from state prisons are re-incarcerated within a year." One New Jersey stated on April 9, 2013 in a TV ad: "Under Republican Chris Christie, New Jersey had the highest increase in unemployment in the country last year. Nearly 1 in 10 jobless. The worst unemployment in the region. Near the bottom in economic growth, yet Christie protected a tax cut for millionaires but vetoed a minimum wage hike." Elizabeth Colbert Busch stated on April 9, 2013 in a news release: In South Carolina, women earn 76 cents on the dollar to men’s earnings. Progress Ohio stated on March 26, 2013 in a fundraising email: "It is legal in Ohio to fire an employee or evict a tenant just for being gay." Barbara Buono stated on March 19, 2013 in a response to the release of employment data by the state Labor Department: "While the United States has seen its unemployment rate steadily decline, New Jersey's remains nearly two percent higher than the national average and more than a point higher than Connecticut and New York." John Kasich stated on March 15, 2013 in a tweet: "Under Gov. Kasich, Ohio wages have increased by $10.3 billion." Chris Christie stated on March 6, 2013 in a keynote speech to a commercial real estate group: Said the year before he took office, the state lost 119,000 private-sector jobs, labeling them "Corzine jobs losses of 2009." Marco Rubio stated on March 14, 2013 in a speech at the conservative CPAC conference: "There are 3 million jobs available in America that are not filled because too many of our people don’t have the skills for those jobs." Virginia Foxx stated on March 12, 2013 in a House floor speech: "There are 3.6 million jobs sitting vacant, in part because there aren’t enough qualified applicants to fill them." Eric Cantor stated on February 5, 2013 in a speech.: "Over the last 20 years, the world has changed. It used to be that one could make a career out of working for one company. Today, the average worker stays at his or her job for barely four years." Florida Democratic Party stated on March 4, 2013 in a memo 'pre-butting' the State of the State address: Says Gov. Rick Scott cut more government jobs than were created in the private sector in Florida in 2012. Scott Walker stated on February 13, 2013 in a speech: Two-thirds of Wisconsinites receiving unemployment checks "are not required to search for work due to current work search exemptions." Chris Christie stated on February 26, 2013 in a budget speech to the New Jersey Legislature: "Since January 2010, New Jersey has added 103,000 new private sector jobs. The last two years -- 2011 and 2012 -- have been the best two years of private sector job growth since 1999." Greg Walden stated on January 29, 2013 in a Tweet: Says "Did you know that the #KeystoneXL project is expected to create 20,000 American jobs, including more than 800 in Oregon?" Barbara Buono stated on January 28, 2013 in an interview on NJToday: "New Jersey has lost over half of our pharmaceutical jobs to states you know, not low-tax states like in the South, but high-tax states like New York." Vincent Fort stated on February 5, 2013 in a Twitter post: "What concerns me is there is only two sentences that have been written about minority business." Sarah Eckhardt stated on February 18, 2013 in an email blast.: Says Travis County's unemployment rate is below the national average while its poverty rate exceeds the national average--and local poverty is rising.
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Gilberto Hinojosa stated on May 8, 2013 in an email blast.: "The economy added more jobs during four years under Obama than it did in the entire eight years under George W. Bush." Rick Perry stated on May 9, 2013 in an advertisement: "Over the last 10 years, Texas created 33 percent of the net new jobs nationwide." Chris Christie stated on May 1, 2013 in a television ad: "Four balanced budgets in a row, with no new taxes for anyone. The best job growth in 12 years. Nearly 130,000 new private-sector jobs. Merit pay to reward New Jersey’s best teachers, and the most education funding ever." Ron Maag stated on May 1, 2013 in news report: Employees in "workplace freedom" states make more money Newt Gingrich stated on May 5, 2013 in a discussion on NBC's "Meet the Press": The labor market is weak because if you count the unemployed, underemployed, and those who’ve stopped looking for work, the unemployment rate "actually went up last month to 13.5 percent." Chris Redfern stated on April 30, 2013 in a fundraising email: "Six out of 10 of the highest unemployment rates are also in so-called right to work states." Ed FitzGerald stated on April 24, 2013 in a campaign speech: "Just about everyone everywhere is spending more hours on the job, less time with their families, bringing home smaller and smaller paychecks, while they're paying more and more at the gas pump and the grocery stores." Lindsey Graham stated on February 14, 2013 in a Senate hearing: South Carolina has a labor shortage, specifically in the meatpacking industry. Dustin Inman Society stated on April 15, 2013 in a billboard advertisement: U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham says South Carolina "has a labor shortage and wants more immigration." Friends of Miami First stated on April 23, 2013 in a mailer: The Dolphins stadium renovation will "create more than 4,000 new local jobs." Ohio Oil and Gas Association stated on April 10, 2013 in a TV/internet ad: "Nearly 40,000 new jobs have been created in the last year due to the new wells . . . right here in Ohio." Marcia Fudge stated on April 9, 2013 in a Facebook posting: "Women in Ohio earn on average 77 cents for every dollar earned by a man." MacIver Institute stated on April 9, 2013 in a web posting: "Gov. Scott Walker (is) more than halfway to (his) 250,000 jobs goal." Ban the Box RI stated on March 20, 2013 in a video posted on YouTube: "In Rhode Island, 28 percent of adults released from state prisons are re-incarcerated within a year." One New Jersey stated on April 9, 2013 in a TV ad: "Under Republican Chris Christie, New Jersey had the highest increase in unemployment in the country last year. Nearly 1 in 10 jobless. The worst unemployment in the region. Near the bottom in economic growth, yet Christie protected a tax cut for millionaires but vetoed a minimum wage hike." Elizabeth Colbert Busch stated on April 9, 2013 in a news release: In South Carolina, women earn 76 cents on the dollar to men’s earnings. Progress Ohio stated on March 26, 2013 in a fundraising email: "It is legal in Ohio to fire an employee or evict a tenant just for being gay." Barbara Buono stated on March 19, 2013 in a response to the release of employment data by the state Labor Department: "While the United States has seen its unemployment rate steadily decline, New Jersey's remains nearly two percent higher than the national average and more than a point higher than Connecticut and New York." John Kasich stated on March 15, 2013 in a tweet: "Under Gov. Kasich, Ohio wages have increased by $10.3 billion." Chris Christie stated on March 6, 2013 in a keynote speech to a commercial real estate group: Said the year before he took office, the state lost 119,000 private-sector jobs, labeling them "Corzine jobs losses of 2009." Marco Rubio stated on March 14, 2013 in a speech at the conservative CPAC conference: "There are 3 million jobs available in America that are not filled because too many of our people don’t have the skills for those jobs." Virginia Foxx stated on March 12, 2013 in a House floor speech: "There are 3.6 million jobs sitting vacant, in part because there aren’t enough qualified applicants to fill them." Eric Cantor stated on February 5, 2013 in a speech.: "Over the last 20 years, the world has changed. It used to be that one could make a career out of working for one company. Today, the average worker stays at his or her job for barely four years." Florida Democratic Party stated on March 4, 2013 in a memo 'pre-butting' the State of the State address: Says Gov. Rick Scott cut more government jobs than were created in the private sector in Florida in 2012. Scott Walker stated on February 13, 2013 in a speech: Two-thirds of Wisconsinites receiving unemployment checks "are not required to search for work due to current work search exemptions." Chris Christie stated on February 26, 2013 in a budget speech to the New Jersey Legislature: "Since January 2010, New Jersey has added 103,000 new private sector jobs. The last two years -- 2011 and 2012 -- have been the best two years of private sector job growth since 1999." Greg Walden stated on January 29, 2013 in a Tweet: Says "Did you know that the #KeystoneXL project is expected to create 20,000 American jobs, including more than 800 in Oregon?" Barbara Buono stated on January 28, 2013 in an interview on NJToday: "New Jersey has lost over half of our pharmaceutical jobs to states you know, not low-tax states like in the South, but high-tax states like New York." Vincent Fort stated on February 5, 2013 in a Twitter post: "What concerns me is there is only two sentences that have been written about minority business." Sarah Eckhardt stated on February 18, 2013 in an email blast.: Says Travis County's unemployment rate is below the national average while its poverty rate exceeds the national average--and local poverty is rising.
Gilberto Hinojosa stated on May 8, 2013 in an email blast.: "The economy added more jobs during four years under Obama than it did in the entire eight years under George W. Bush."
Rick Perry stated on May 9, 2013 in an advertisement: "Over the last 10 years, Texas created 33 percent of the net new jobs nationwide."
Chris Christie stated on May 1, 2013 in a television ad: "Four balanced budgets in a row, with no new taxes for anyone. The best job growth in 12 years. Nearly 130,000 new private-sector jobs. Merit pay to reward New Jersey’s best teachers, and the most education funding ever."
Ron Maag stated on May 1, 2013 in news report: Employees in "workplace freedom" states make more money
Newt Gingrich stated on May 5, 2013 in a discussion on NBC's "Meet the Press": The labor market is weak because if you count the unemployed, underemployed, and those who’ve stopped looking for work, the unemployment rate "actually went up last month to 13.5 percent."
Chris Redfern stated on April 30, 2013 in a fundraising email: "Six out of 10 of the highest unemployment rates are also in so-called right to work states."
Ed FitzGerald stated on April 24, 2013 in a campaign speech: "Just about everyone everywhere is spending more hours on the job, less time with their families, bringing home smaller and smaller paychecks, while they're paying more and more at the gas pump and the grocery stores."
Lindsey Graham stated on February 14, 2013 in a Senate hearing: South Carolina has a labor shortage, specifically in the meatpacking industry.
Dustin Inman Society stated on April 15, 2013 in a billboard advertisement: U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham says South Carolina "has a labor shortage and wants more immigration."
Friends of Miami First stated on April 23, 2013 in a mailer: The Dolphins stadium renovation will "create more than 4,000 new local jobs."
Ohio Oil and Gas Association stated on April 10, 2013 in a TV/internet ad: "Nearly 40,000 new jobs have been created in the last year due to the new wells . . . right here in Ohio."
Marcia Fudge stated on April 9, 2013 in a Facebook posting: "Women in Ohio earn on average 77 cents for every dollar earned by a man."
MacIver Institute stated on April 9, 2013 in a web posting: "Gov. Scott Walker (is) more than halfway to (his) 250,000 jobs goal."
Ban the Box RI stated on March 20, 2013 in a video posted on YouTube: "In Rhode Island, 28 percent of adults released from state prisons are re-incarcerated within a year."
One New Jersey stated on April 9, 2013 in a TV ad: "Under Republican Chris Christie, New Jersey had the highest increase in unemployment in the country last year. Nearly 1 in 10 jobless. The worst unemployment in the region. Near the bottom in economic growth, yet Christie protected a tax cut for millionaires but vetoed a minimum wage hike."
Elizabeth Colbert Busch stated on April 9, 2013 in a news release: In South Carolina, women earn 76 cents on the dollar to men’s earnings.
Progress Ohio stated on March 26, 2013 in a fundraising email: "It is legal in Ohio to fire an employee or evict a tenant just for being gay."
Barbara Buono stated on March 19, 2013 in a response to the release of employment data by the state Labor Department: "While the United States has seen its unemployment rate steadily decline, New Jersey's remains nearly two percent higher than the national average and more than a point higher than Connecticut and New York."
John Kasich stated on March 15, 2013 in a tweet: "Under Gov. Kasich, Ohio wages have increased by $10.3 billion."
Chris Christie stated on March 6, 2013 in a keynote speech to a commercial real estate group: Said the year before he took office, the state lost 119,000 private-sector jobs, labeling them "Corzine jobs losses of 2009."
Marco Rubio stated on March 14, 2013 in a speech at the conservative CPAC conference: "There are 3 million jobs available in America that are not filled because too many of our people don’t have the skills for those jobs."
Virginia Foxx stated on March 12, 2013 in a House floor speech: "There are 3.6 million jobs sitting vacant, in part because there aren’t enough qualified applicants to fill them."
Eric Cantor stated on February 5, 2013 in a speech.: "Over the last 20 years, the world has changed. It used to be that one could make a career out of working for one company. Today, the average worker stays at his or her job for barely four years."
Florida Democratic Party stated on March 4, 2013 in a memo 'pre-butting' the State of the State address: Says Gov. Rick Scott cut more government jobs than were created in the private sector in Florida in 2012.
Scott Walker stated on February 13, 2013 in a speech: Two-thirds of Wisconsinites receiving unemployment checks "are not required to search for work due to current work search exemptions."
Chris Christie stated on February 26, 2013 in a budget speech to the New Jersey Legislature: "Since January 2010, New Jersey has added 103,000 new private sector jobs. The last two years -- 2011 and 2012 -- have been the best two years of private sector job growth since 1999."
Greg Walden stated on January 29, 2013 in a Tweet: Says "Did you know that the #KeystoneXL project is expected to create 20,000 American jobs, including more than 800 in Oregon?"
Barbara Buono stated on January 28, 2013 in an interview on NJToday: "New Jersey has lost over half of our pharmaceutical jobs to states you know, not low-tax states like in the South, but high-tax states like New York."
Vincent Fort stated on February 5, 2013 in a Twitter post: "What concerns me is there is only two sentences that have been written about minority business."
Sarah Eckhardt stated on February 18, 2013 in an email blast.: Says Travis County's unemployment rate is below the national average while its poverty rate exceeds the national average--and local poverty is rising.
