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 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." Tony Evers stated on April 22, 2018 in an appearance on UpFront with Mike Gousha: Says Wisconsin ‘could compel’ Foxconn to install solar panels that would power 33,000 homes. Mitch McConnell stated on June 4, 2018 in a Senate floor speech: "The bottom line is clear: Under the policies of this unified Republican government, American workers, families, and business owners are achieving economic growth that is unmatched in recent memory. … More than 1 million new jobs have been created just since we passed tax reform last December." Tennessee Republican Party stated on May 23, 2018 in a Republican party blog post: "While Phil Bredesen was in the governor’s office, the number of Tennesseans on unemployment nearly doubled." Bruce Rauner stated on May 11, 2018 in a policy forum: "There’s more union jobs growing in Texas, which is a right-to-work state, than in Illinois, and factory workers make more money in Texas than they do in Illinois." 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." Adam Putnam stated on May 5, 2018 in a Republican candidate forum: "Welders are coming out of their tech schools at $28 an hour" and "pipefitters are making six figures." Donald Trump stated on April 26, 2018 in an interview on "Fox & Friends": "Kanye (West) looks and he sees black unemployment at the lowest it’s been in the history of our country. He sees Hispanic unemployment at the lowest it’s been in the history of our country. He sees (women’s unemployment) the lowest it’s been in now almost 19 years." James Tedisco stated on April 13, 2018 in a blog post : After the minimum wage for tipped workers was raised in Maine, the state "reversed that decision due to restaurant employees organizing en masse against the measure." Charles Schumer stated on April 16, 2018 in a news release from Senate Democrats: In the wake of the Republican-backed tax bill, "more than 100,000 American workers have already been laid off in 2018." Scott Walker stated on April 4, 2018 in a tweet: "Our bold reforms have Wisconsin’s unemployment rate down to an all-time LOW of 2.9 percent, and the number of people working at an all-time HIGH!" Tina Smith stated on April 10, 2018 in a tweet: "On average, American women only earn 80 cents for every dollar a man earns for doing the same job." 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" Alex Mooney stated on March 25, 2018 in a Wall Street Journal op-ed: "From 2000-10, U.S. manufacturing employment shrank by a third after holding steady for 30 years." Joe Manchin stated on March 21, 2018 in a tweet: Small businesses in West Virginia "make up about 96 percent of our state's economy." Noah Smith stated on March 7, 2018 in a Bloomberg View column: "Since 1990, production of metals in the U.S. has held roughly constant, but the number of people employed in the industry has fallen steadily." Good Jobs First stated on March 6, 2018 in a tweet: Oklahoma teachers "are the poorest paid teachers in the US, in a state that gives nearly $500 million in tax handouts to energy companies." Rebecca Kleefisch stated on December 21, 2017 in radio interview: "We have roughly between 85,000 (and) 95,000 open jobs in Wisconsin." Stacey Evans stated on January 26, 2018 in campaign website: Georgia "has the lowest minimum wage in the country." Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in the 2018 State of the Union address: "Apple has just announced it plans to invest a total of $350 billion in America, and hire another 20,000 workers." Donald Trump stated on January 28, 2018 in a tweet: "Because of my policies, Black Unemployment has just been reported to be at the LOWEST RATE EVER RECORDED!" 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." Donald Trump stated on January 16, 2018 in a speech at a women's event in Washington: "Chrysler is leaving Mexico and moving back to Michigan." 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." Edward Cox stated on January 9, 2018 in a radio interview: "Of all the 62 counties in New York state, all of them, unemployment is going up except for the five counties of New York City." Democratic National Committee stated on January 16, 2018 in a Medium post: "In Trump’s first year as president, job growth slowed to a six-year low." Julián Castro stated on October 29, 2017 in a conference call reported in a PJ Media web post: Says a "recent analysis" showed that 91 percent of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients are employed, in school or serving in the military. Donald Trump stated on January 8, 2018 in a tweet: "African American unemployment is the lowest ever recorded in our country. The Hispanic unemployment rate dropped a full point in the last year and is close to the lowest in recorded history. Dems did nothing for you but get your vote!" Jason Smith stated on November 13, 2017 in a tweet: "Check out the record of #jobs created by #TaxCuts 7.8 million new jobs after Bush’s 2003 tax cuts 12 million new jobs after Kennedy's 1964 tax cuts 14.8 MILLION new jobs after Ronald Reagan’s tax cuts in 1981."
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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." Tony Evers stated on April 22, 2018 in an appearance on UpFront with Mike Gousha: Says Wisconsin ‘could compel’ Foxconn to install solar panels that would power 33,000 homes. Mitch McConnell stated on June 4, 2018 in a Senate floor speech: "The bottom line is clear: Under the policies of this unified Republican government, American workers, families, and business owners are achieving economic growth that is unmatched in recent memory. … More than 1 million new jobs have been created just since we passed tax reform last December." Tennessee Republican Party stated on May 23, 2018 in a Republican party blog post: "While Phil Bredesen was in the governor’s office, the number of Tennesseans on unemployment nearly doubled." Bruce Rauner stated on May 11, 2018 in a policy forum: "There’s more union jobs growing in Texas, which is a right-to-work state, than in Illinois, and factory workers make more money in Texas than they do in Illinois." 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." Adam Putnam stated on May 5, 2018 in a Republican candidate forum: "Welders are coming out of their tech schools at $28 an hour" and "pipefitters are making six figures." Donald Trump stated on April 26, 2018 in an interview on "Fox & Friends": "Kanye (West) looks and he sees black unemployment at the lowest it’s been in the history of our country. He sees Hispanic unemployment at the lowest it’s been in the history of our country. He sees (women’s unemployment) the lowest it’s been in now almost 19 years." James Tedisco stated on April 13, 2018 in a blog post : After the minimum wage for tipped workers was raised in Maine, the state "reversed that decision due to restaurant employees organizing en masse against the measure." Charles Schumer stated on April 16, 2018 in a news release from Senate Democrats: In the wake of the Republican-backed tax bill, "more than 100,000 American workers have already been laid off in 2018." Scott Walker stated on April 4, 2018 in a tweet: "Our bold reforms have Wisconsin’s unemployment rate down to an all-time LOW of 2.9 percent, and the number of people working at an all-time HIGH!" Tina Smith stated on April 10, 2018 in a tweet: "On average, American women only earn 80 cents for every dollar a man earns for doing the same job." 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" Alex Mooney stated on March 25, 2018 in a Wall Street Journal op-ed: "From 2000-10, U.S. manufacturing employment shrank by a third after holding steady for 30 years." Joe Manchin stated on March 21, 2018 in a tweet: Small businesses in West Virginia "make up about 96 percent of our state's economy." Noah Smith stated on March 7, 2018 in a Bloomberg View column: "Since 1990, production of metals in the U.S. has held roughly constant, but the number of people employed in the industry has fallen steadily." Good Jobs First stated on March 6, 2018 in a tweet: Oklahoma teachers "are the poorest paid teachers in the US, in a state that gives nearly $500 million in tax handouts to energy companies." Rebecca Kleefisch stated on December 21, 2017 in radio interview: "We have roughly between 85,000 (and) 95,000 open jobs in Wisconsin." Stacey Evans stated on January 26, 2018 in campaign website: Georgia "has the lowest minimum wage in the country." Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in the 2018 State of the Union address: "Apple has just announced it plans to invest a total of $350 billion in America, and hire another 20,000 workers." Donald Trump stated on January 28, 2018 in a tweet: "Because of my policies, Black Unemployment has just been reported to be at the LOWEST RATE EVER RECORDED!" 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." Donald Trump stated on January 16, 2018 in a speech at a women's event in Washington: "Chrysler is leaving Mexico and moving back to Michigan." 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." Edward Cox stated on January 9, 2018 in a radio interview: "Of all the 62 counties in New York state, all of them, unemployment is going up except for the five counties of New York City." Democratic National Committee stated on January 16, 2018 in a Medium post: "In Trump’s first year as president, job growth slowed to a six-year low." Julián Castro stated on October 29, 2017 in a conference call reported in a PJ Media web post: Says a "recent analysis" showed that 91 percent of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients are employed, in school or serving in the military. Donald Trump stated on January 8, 2018 in a tweet: "African American unemployment is the lowest ever recorded in our country. The Hispanic unemployment rate dropped a full point in the last year and is close to the lowest in recorded history. Dems did nothing for you but get your vote!" Jason Smith stated on November 13, 2017 in a tweet: "Check out the record of #jobs created by #TaxCuts 7.8 million new jobs after Bush’s 2003 tax cuts 12 million new jobs after Kennedy's 1964 tax cuts 14.8 MILLION new jobs after Ronald Reagan’s tax cuts in 1981."
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."
Tony Evers stated on April 22, 2018 in an appearance on UpFront with Mike Gousha: Says Wisconsin ‘could compel’ Foxconn to install solar panels that would power 33,000 homes.
Mitch McConnell stated on June 4, 2018 in a Senate floor speech: "The bottom line is clear: Under the policies of this unified Republican government, American workers, families, and business owners are achieving economic growth that is unmatched in recent memory. … More than 1 million new jobs have been created just since we passed tax reform last December."
Tennessee Republican Party stated on May 23, 2018 in a Republican party blog post: "While Phil Bredesen was in the governor’s office, the number of Tennesseans on unemployment nearly doubled."
Bruce Rauner stated on May 11, 2018 in a policy forum: "There’s more union jobs growing in Texas, which is a right-to-work state, than in Illinois, and factory workers make more money in Texas than they do in Illinois."
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."
Adam Putnam stated on May 5, 2018 in a Republican candidate forum: "Welders are coming out of their tech schools at $28 an hour" and "pipefitters are making six figures."
Donald Trump stated on April 26, 2018 in an interview on "Fox & Friends": "Kanye (West) looks and he sees black unemployment at the lowest it’s been in the history of our country. He sees Hispanic unemployment at the lowest it’s been in the history of our country. He sees (women’s unemployment) the lowest it’s been in now almost 19 years."
James Tedisco stated on April 13, 2018 in a blog post : After the minimum wage for tipped workers was raised in Maine, the state "reversed that decision due to restaurant employees organizing en masse against the measure."
Charles Schumer stated on April 16, 2018 in a news release from Senate Democrats: In the wake of the Republican-backed tax bill, "more than 100,000 American workers have already been laid off in 2018."
Scott Walker stated on April 4, 2018 in a tweet: "Our bold reforms have Wisconsin’s unemployment rate down to an all-time LOW of 2.9 percent, and the number of people working at an all-time HIGH!"
Tina Smith stated on April 10, 2018 in a tweet: "On average, American women only earn 80 cents for every dollar a man earns for doing the same job."
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"
Alex Mooney stated on March 25, 2018 in a Wall Street Journal op-ed: "From 2000-10, U.S. manufacturing employment shrank by a third after holding steady for 30 years."
Joe Manchin stated on March 21, 2018 in a tweet: Small businesses in West Virginia "make up about 96 percent of our state's economy."
Noah Smith stated on March 7, 2018 in a Bloomberg View column: "Since 1990, production of metals in the U.S. has held roughly constant, but the number of people employed in the industry has fallen steadily."
Good Jobs First stated on March 6, 2018 in a tweet: Oklahoma teachers "are the poorest paid teachers in the US, in a state that gives nearly $500 million in tax handouts to energy companies."
Rebecca Kleefisch stated on December 21, 2017 in radio interview: "We have roughly between 85,000 (and) 95,000 open jobs in Wisconsin."
Stacey Evans stated on January 26, 2018 in campaign website: Georgia "has the lowest minimum wage in the country."
Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in the 2018 State of the Union address: "Apple has just announced it plans to invest a total of $350 billion in America, and hire another 20,000 workers."
Donald Trump stated on January 28, 2018 in a tweet: "Because of my policies, Black Unemployment has just been reported to be at the LOWEST RATE EVER RECORDED!"
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."
Donald Trump stated on January 16, 2018 in a speech at a women's event in Washington: "Chrysler is leaving Mexico and moving back to Michigan."
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."
Edward Cox stated on January 9, 2018 in a radio interview: "Of all the 62 counties in New York state, all of them, unemployment is going up except for the five counties of New York City."
Democratic National Committee stated on January 16, 2018 in a Medium post: "In Trump’s first year as president, job growth slowed to a six-year low."
Julián Castro stated on October 29, 2017 in a conference call reported in a PJ Media web post: Says a "recent analysis" showed that 91 percent of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients are employed, in school or serving in the military.
Donald Trump stated on January 8, 2018 in a tweet: "African American unemployment is the lowest ever recorded in our country. The Hispanic unemployment rate dropped a full point in the last year and is close to the lowest in recorded history. Dems did nothing for you but get your vote!"
Jason Smith stated on November 13, 2017 in a tweet: "Check out the record of #jobs created by #TaxCuts 7.8 million new jobs after Bush’s 2003 tax cuts 12 million new jobs after Kennedy's 1964 tax cuts 14.8 MILLION new jobs after Ronald Reagan’s tax cuts in 1981."
