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 Kurt Bauer stated on June 27, 2021 in TV interview: “We are not having replacement birth rates. We have had more people leaving the state than coming in over the last 30 years.” Facebook posts stated on August 4, 2021 in a Facebook post: "If your employer is mandating any pokes, do not quit. Make them fire you. That way you get unemployment benefits." Joe Biden stated on July 23, 2021 in a speech.: When Terry McAuliffe was governor, “Unemployment went down in every single county, including rural Virginia by nearly 50%. Joe Biden stated on July 2, 2021 in remarks at the White House: “We have now created over 3 million jobs since I took office, more jobs than have ever been created in the first five months of any presidency in modern history.” Adriano Espaillat stated on June 8, 2021 in a Tweet: “40% of jobs in this country pay less than the average unemployment check of $750/week.” Mandela Barnes stated on May 23, 2021 in Twitter: “It’s been over 50 years since minimum (wage) and inflation parted ways, then over a decade since the federal minimum went up at all.” Glenn Grothman stated on June 8, 2021 in Twitter: “We have a record 9.3 million job openings in the U.S.” Mark Born stated on June 2, 2021 in Twitter: “Before the pandemic, just over 40,000 were on continuing UI claims. Now, there are well over 100,000 on state or federal UI benefits.” Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce stated on March 9, 2021 in Twitter: “Right to Work states have: faster private sector employment growth” Greg Abbott stated on May 18, 2021 in an interview: “We now have more job openings than we do people who are on unemployment. We have 60% more job openings today than we did the month before the pandemic hit the state of Texas.” Lindsay James stated on May 11, 2021 in a tweet: “There are more job openings than there are people on unemployment" in Iowa. Facebook posts stated on April 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: “A year ago we had the lowest unemployment in history without using taxpayers money.” Kevin McCarthy stated on March 14, 2021 in an interview on Fox News: “Democrats have accomplished a lot in just 2 months ... 1 Million energy jobs destroyed.” Amy Pechacek stated on December 20, 2020 in News release: “We have reached our goal to clear the backlog of (unemployment) claims.” Gordon Hintz stated on February 23, 2021 in a speech: Republicans are “trying to create a fake unemployment insurance crisis.” Ron Johnson stated on January 21, 2021 in Facebook post: The shutdown of the Keystone Pipeline project will mean “nearly 2,000 (union jobs lost) with Wisconsin companies” Joe Biden stated on February 16, 2021 in remarks at a CNN town hall: "If we kept (the minimum wage) indexed to inflation, people would be making $20 an hour right now.” Facebook posts stated on February 11, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Nabisco is closing plants in Georgia and New Jersey and “moving to Mexico” because of Biden’s election. Kevin McCarthy stated on February 9, 2021 in a press release: Raising the national minimum wage to $15 per hour “would destroy up to 3.7 million jobs.” Jim Steineke stated on January 17, 2021 in a TV interview: Gov. Tony Evers “has the authority and revenue necessary” to upgrade the Wisconsin unemployment system without the Legislature. Tony Evers stated on January 12, 2021 in Speech: "The Legislature spent the last decade passing laws deliberately making it even harder for people to access these critical supports when they need it most, exacerbating the problems with our already-outdated system.” Kevin Brady stated on January 22, 2021 in a tweet: Says that Biden’s ban on new federal leases will kill 120,000 Texas jobs. Jennifer Boysko stated on January 18, 2021 in a committee debate.: “The United States is the only industrialized, modernized country that does not already have a paid family medical leave program in place.” Facebook posts stated on January 20, 2021 in an image: "By revoking the Keystone pipeline permit, Biden is destroying 11,000 jobs.” Sarah Godlewski stated on January 9, 2021 in Twitter: “It wasn’t all women that lost jobs (in the December jobs report), it was mostly Black and Latina women. In fact, white women gained employment.” Kim Reynolds stated on January 7, 2021 in a news conference: Before COVID-19, “more Iowans (were) working than at any other time in our state history." Vicky Hartzler stated on November 6, 2020 in a tweet: Unemployment report shows “America is bouncing back.” Donald Trump stated on October 17, 2020 in an interview: Foxconn hasn't hit job targets on its massive Wisconsin factory because "No. 1, you had a pandemic." Mike Pence stated on October 11, 2020 in a news release: Says since he and President Trump took office, their policies "led to an unemployment rate of 3.1% in Wisconsin and 61,000 Wisconsin jobs, including 15,000 manufacturing jobs." Donald Trump stated on September 29, 2020 in the first presidential debate: Before the coronavirus pandemic, the United States had “the greatest economy in the history of our country.”
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Kurt Bauer stated on June 27, 2021 in TV interview: “We are not having replacement birth rates. We have had more people leaving the state than coming in over the last 30 years.” Facebook posts stated on August 4, 2021 in a Facebook post: "If your employer is mandating any pokes, do not quit. Make them fire you. That way you get unemployment benefits." Joe Biden stated on July 23, 2021 in a speech.: When Terry McAuliffe was governor, “Unemployment went down in every single county, including rural Virginia by nearly 50%. Joe Biden stated on July 2, 2021 in remarks at the White House: “We have now created over 3 million jobs since I took office, more jobs than have ever been created in the first five months of any presidency in modern history.” Adriano Espaillat stated on June 8, 2021 in a Tweet: “40% of jobs in this country pay less than the average unemployment check of $750/week.” Mandela Barnes stated on May 23, 2021 in Twitter: “It’s been over 50 years since minimum (wage) and inflation parted ways, then over a decade since the federal minimum went up at all.” Glenn Grothman stated on June 8, 2021 in Twitter: “We have a record 9.3 million job openings in the U.S.” Mark Born stated on June 2, 2021 in Twitter: “Before the pandemic, just over 40,000 were on continuing UI claims. Now, there are well over 100,000 on state or federal UI benefits.” Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce stated on March 9, 2021 in Twitter: “Right to Work states have: faster private sector employment growth” Greg Abbott stated on May 18, 2021 in an interview: “We now have more job openings than we do people who are on unemployment. We have 60% more job openings today than we did the month before the pandemic hit the state of Texas.” Lindsay James stated on May 11, 2021 in a tweet: “There are more job openings than there are people on unemployment" in Iowa. Facebook posts stated on April 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: “A year ago we had the lowest unemployment in history without using taxpayers money.” Kevin McCarthy stated on March 14, 2021 in an interview on Fox News: “Democrats have accomplished a lot in just 2 months ... 1 Million energy jobs destroyed.” Amy Pechacek stated on December 20, 2020 in News release: “We have reached our goal to clear the backlog of (unemployment) claims.” Gordon Hintz stated on February 23, 2021 in a speech: Republicans are “trying to create a fake unemployment insurance crisis.” Ron Johnson stated on January 21, 2021 in Facebook post: The shutdown of the Keystone Pipeline project will mean “nearly 2,000 (union jobs lost) with Wisconsin companies” Joe Biden stated on February 16, 2021 in remarks at a CNN town hall: "If we kept (the minimum wage) indexed to inflation, people would be making $20 an hour right now.” Facebook posts stated on February 11, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Nabisco is closing plants in Georgia and New Jersey and “moving to Mexico” because of Biden’s election. Kevin McCarthy stated on February 9, 2021 in a press release: Raising the national minimum wage to $15 per hour “would destroy up to 3.7 million jobs.” Jim Steineke stated on January 17, 2021 in a TV interview: Gov. Tony Evers “has the authority and revenue necessary” to upgrade the Wisconsin unemployment system without the Legislature. Tony Evers stated on January 12, 2021 in Speech: "The Legislature spent the last decade passing laws deliberately making it even harder for people to access these critical supports when they need it most, exacerbating the problems with our already-outdated system.” Kevin Brady stated on January 22, 2021 in a tweet: Says that Biden’s ban on new federal leases will kill 120,000 Texas jobs. Jennifer Boysko stated on January 18, 2021 in a committee debate.: “The United States is the only industrialized, modernized country that does not already have a paid family medical leave program in place.” Facebook posts stated on January 20, 2021 in an image: "By revoking the Keystone pipeline permit, Biden is destroying 11,000 jobs.” Sarah Godlewski stated on January 9, 2021 in Twitter: “It wasn’t all women that lost jobs (in the December jobs report), it was mostly Black and Latina women. In fact, white women gained employment.” Kim Reynolds stated on January 7, 2021 in a news conference: Before COVID-19, “more Iowans (were) working than at any other time in our state history." Vicky Hartzler stated on November 6, 2020 in a tweet: Unemployment report shows “America is bouncing back.” Donald Trump stated on October 17, 2020 in an interview: Foxconn hasn't hit job targets on its massive Wisconsin factory because "No. 1, you had a pandemic." Mike Pence stated on October 11, 2020 in a news release: Says since he and President Trump took office, their policies "led to an unemployment rate of 3.1% in Wisconsin and 61,000 Wisconsin jobs, including 15,000 manufacturing jobs." Donald Trump stated on September 29, 2020 in the first presidential debate: Before the coronavirus pandemic, the United States had “the greatest economy in the history of our country.”
Kurt Bauer stated on June 27, 2021 in TV interview: “We are not having replacement birth rates. We have had more people leaving the state than coming in over the last 30 years.”
Facebook posts stated on August 4, 2021 in a Facebook post: "If your employer is mandating any pokes, do not quit. Make them fire you. That way you get unemployment benefits."
Joe Biden stated on July 23, 2021 in a speech.: When Terry McAuliffe was governor, “Unemployment went down in every single county, including rural Virginia by nearly 50%.
Joe Biden stated on July 2, 2021 in remarks at the White House: “We have now created over 3 million jobs since I took office, more jobs than have ever been created in the first five months of any presidency in modern history.”
Adriano Espaillat stated on June 8, 2021 in a Tweet: “40% of jobs in this country pay less than the average unemployment check of $750/week.”
Mandela Barnes stated on May 23, 2021 in Twitter: “It’s been over 50 years since minimum (wage) and inflation parted ways, then over a decade since the federal minimum went up at all.”
Glenn Grothman stated on June 8, 2021 in Twitter: “We have a record 9.3 million job openings in the U.S.”
Mark Born stated on June 2, 2021 in Twitter: “Before the pandemic, just over 40,000 were on continuing UI claims. Now, there are well over 100,000 on state or federal UI benefits.”
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce stated on March 9, 2021 in Twitter: “Right to Work states have: faster private sector employment growth”
Greg Abbott stated on May 18, 2021 in an interview: “We now have more job openings than we do people who are on unemployment. We have 60% more job openings today than we did the month before the pandemic hit the state of Texas.”
Lindsay James stated on May 11, 2021 in a tweet: “There are more job openings than there are people on unemployment" in Iowa.
Facebook posts stated on April 24, 2021 in a Facebook post: “A year ago we had the lowest unemployment in history without using taxpayers money.”
Kevin McCarthy stated on March 14, 2021 in an interview on Fox News: “Democrats have accomplished a lot in just 2 months ... 1 Million energy jobs destroyed.”
Amy Pechacek stated on December 20, 2020 in News release: “We have reached our goal to clear the backlog of (unemployment) claims.”
Gordon Hintz stated on February 23, 2021 in a speech: Republicans are “trying to create a fake unemployment insurance crisis.”
Ron Johnson stated on January 21, 2021 in Facebook post: The shutdown of the Keystone Pipeline project will mean “nearly 2,000 (union jobs lost) with Wisconsin companies”
Joe Biden stated on February 16, 2021 in remarks at a CNN town hall: "If we kept (the minimum wage) indexed to inflation, people would be making $20 an hour right now.”
Facebook posts stated on February 11, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Nabisco is closing plants in Georgia and New Jersey and “moving to Mexico” because of Biden’s election.
Kevin McCarthy stated on February 9, 2021 in a press release: Raising the national minimum wage to $15 per hour “would destroy up to 3.7 million jobs.”
Jim Steineke stated on January 17, 2021 in a TV interview: Gov. Tony Evers “has the authority and revenue necessary” to upgrade the Wisconsin unemployment system without the Legislature.
Tony Evers stated on January 12, 2021 in Speech: "The Legislature spent the last decade passing laws deliberately making it even harder for people to access these critical supports when they need it most, exacerbating the problems with our already-outdated system.”
Kevin Brady stated on January 22, 2021 in a tweet: Says that Biden’s ban on new federal leases will kill 120,000 Texas jobs.
Jennifer Boysko stated on January 18, 2021 in a committee debate.: “The United States is the only industrialized, modernized country that does not already have a paid family medical leave program in place.”
Facebook posts stated on January 20, 2021 in an image: "By revoking the Keystone pipeline permit, Biden is destroying 11,000 jobs.”
Sarah Godlewski stated on January 9, 2021 in Twitter: “It wasn’t all women that lost jobs (in the December jobs report), it was mostly Black and Latina women. In fact, white women gained employment.”
Kim Reynolds stated on January 7, 2021 in a news conference: Before COVID-19, “more Iowans (were) working than at any other time in our state history."
Vicky Hartzler stated on November 6, 2020 in a tweet: Unemployment report shows “America is bouncing back.”
Donald Trump stated on October 17, 2020 in an interview: Foxconn hasn't hit job targets on its massive Wisconsin factory because "No. 1, you had a pandemic."
Mike Pence stated on October 11, 2020 in a news release: Says since he and President Trump took office, their policies "led to an unemployment rate of 3.1% in Wisconsin and 61,000 Wisconsin jobs, including 15,000 manufacturing jobs."
Donald Trump stated on September 29, 2020 in the first presidential debate: Before the coronavirus pandemic, the United States had “the greatest economy in the history of our country.”
