Latest Fact-checks in Workers Joe Biden stated on July 28, 2023 in a speech in Maine: "Wages are up after being adjusted for inflation." Kevin McCarthy stated on May 28, 2023 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "Every study has shown” that when work requirements are tied to federal safety-net programs, “it puts more people to work.” Tim Scott stated on May 22, 2023 in his presidential announcement speech: “The share of working-age men choosing to work is the lowest it has ever been.” Stanley Litow stated on February 7, 2023 in a news release: “Lifetime earnings of someone with a college degree is over a million dollars more than those entering the workforce without one.” National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on February 21, 2023 in YouTube ad: “Tammy Baldwin wants to take away” Medicare and Social Security. Joe Biden stated on February 15, 2023 in a speech in Lanham, Maryland: The “average tax” for billionaires is “about 3%,” which is “a lower tax than a schoolteacher or a firefighter." Mike Palicz stated on February 7, 2023 in a tweet: The 87,000 new IRS agents who were supposed to “only target the rich” are now “coming after waitresses’ tips.” Joe Biden stated on January 12, 2023 in remarks at the White House: “Take-home pay for workers is going up.” Ron Johnson stated on August 7, 2022 in News release: "Last year the IRS audited Americans earning less than $25,000 a year at five times the rate of other groups." Miguel Cardona stated on August 21, 2022 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "Adjusted for inflation, over the last 25 years teachers have made a $29 increase in their salary." Rebecca Kleefisch stated on July 24, 2022 in Twitter: "There is absolutely no reason why Wisconsin should be facing a worker shortage to the level we are when there are 123,000 more able-bodied childless adults on BadgerCare since the pandemic." Tim Kaine stated on March 15, 2022 in a tweet.: “Virginia women are paid 80 cents for every dollar paid to Virginia men.” Greg Casar stated on February 8, 2022 in an ad: “Greg Casar passed paid sick leave." Facebook posts stated on December 19, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Kellogg’s tweeted, “Oh, so you think it's cool when workers strike jobs? Now replace 'jobs' with 'women.' Still think it's 'cool'?" Gwen Moore stated on October 30, 2021 in TV interview: “If you’re a low-wage worker and you’re single and don’t have children, we’re literally taxing you into poverty." Joe Biden stated on November 2, 2021 in a press conference in Glasgow: “Wages have gone up higher, faster than inflation.” Facebook posts stated on October 18, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The Canadian government threatens to fire any government employee who uses ‘Let's Go Brandon’ in communications.” Gwen Moore stated on September 3, 2021 in Twitter: “President Biden has created more jobs in his first 7 months than any POTUS in history.” 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.” 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.” Mandela Barnes stated on May 23, 2021 in Twitter: “Since 1978, CEO compensation rose over 1,000% and only 11.9% for average workers.” Joe Manchin stated on March 7, 2021 in remarks on ABC's "This Week": “Very few … if any” states have a minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. Ron DeSantis stated on March 13, 2021 in in an interview on Fox News: "When I became governor, we banned sanctuary cities and we also did E-Verify." Amy Pechacek stated on December 20, 2020 in News release: “We have reached our goal to clear the backlog of (unemployment) claims.” Joe Biden stated on February 5, 2021 in an interview on CBS: “If you're making less than $15 an hour, you're living below the poverty wage.” Jordan Rachel stated on January 16, 2021 in a tweet: A $15-per-hour minimum wage would raise the price of a Taco Bell burrito to $38. Joe Biden stated on October 24, 2020 in a speech in Dallas, Pa.: Says President Donald Trump "thinks that $15 an hour minimum wage is too much for essential workers." Abigail Spanberger stated on October 20, 2020 in a debate.: “The majority of minimum wage workers...are mothers.”
Joe Biden stated on July 28, 2023 in a speech in Maine: "Wages are up after being adjusted for inflation." Kevin McCarthy stated on May 28, 2023 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "Every study has shown” that when work requirements are tied to federal safety-net programs, “it puts more people to work.” Tim Scott stated on May 22, 2023 in his presidential announcement speech: “The share of working-age men choosing to work is the lowest it has ever been.” Stanley Litow stated on February 7, 2023 in a news release: “Lifetime earnings of someone with a college degree is over a million dollars more than those entering the workforce without one.” National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on February 21, 2023 in YouTube ad: “Tammy Baldwin wants to take away” Medicare and Social Security. Joe Biden stated on February 15, 2023 in a speech in Lanham, Maryland: The “average tax” for billionaires is “about 3%,” which is “a lower tax than a schoolteacher or a firefighter." Mike Palicz stated on February 7, 2023 in a tweet: The 87,000 new IRS agents who were supposed to “only target the rich” are now “coming after waitresses’ tips.” Joe Biden stated on January 12, 2023 in remarks at the White House: “Take-home pay for workers is going up.” Ron Johnson stated on August 7, 2022 in News release: "Last year the IRS audited Americans earning less than $25,000 a year at five times the rate of other groups." Miguel Cardona stated on August 21, 2022 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "Adjusted for inflation, over the last 25 years teachers have made a $29 increase in their salary." Rebecca Kleefisch stated on July 24, 2022 in Twitter: "There is absolutely no reason why Wisconsin should be facing a worker shortage to the level we are when there are 123,000 more able-bodied childless adults on BadgerCare since the pandemic." Tim Kaine stated on March 15, 2022 in a tweet.: “Virginia women are paid 80 cents for every dollar paid to Virginia men.” Greg Casar stated on February 8, 2022 in an ad: “Greg Casar passed paid sick leave." Facebook posts stated on December 19, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Kellogg’s tweeted, “Oh, so you think it's cool when workers strike jobs? Now replace 'jobs' with 'women.' Still think it's 'cool'?" Gwen Moore stated on October 30, 2021 in TV interview: “If you’re a low-wage worker and you’re single and don’t have children, we’re literally taxing you into poverty." Joe Biden stated on November 2, 2021 in a press conference in Glasgow: “Wages have gone up higher, faster than inflation.” Facebook posts stated on October 18, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The Canadian government threatens to fire any government employee who uses ‘Let's Go Brandon’ in communications.” Gwen Moore stated on September 3, 2021 in Twitter: “President Biden has created more jobs in his first 7 months than any POTUS in history.” 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.” 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.” Mandela Barnes stated on May 23, 2021 in Twitter: “Since 1978, CEO compensation rose over 1,000% and only 11.9% for average workers.” Joe Manchin stated on March 7, 2021 in remarks on ABC's "This Week": “Very few … if any” states have a minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. Ron DeSantis stated on March 13, 2021 in in an interview on Fox News: "When I became governor, we banned sanctuary cities and we also did E-Verify." Amy Pechacek stated on December 20, 2020 in News release: “We have reached our goal to clear the backlog of (unemployment) claims.” Joe Biden stated on February 5, 2021 in an interview on CBS: “If you're making less than $15 an hour, you're living below the poverty wage.” Jordan Rachel stated on January 16, 2021 in a tweet: A $15-per-hour minimum wage would raise the price of a Taco Bell burrito to $38. Joe Biden stated on October 24, 2020 in a speech in Dallas, Pa.: Says President Donald Trump "thinks that $15 an hour minimum wage is too much for essential workers." Abigail Spanberger stated on October 20, 2020 in a debate.: “The majority of minimum wage workers...are mothers.”
Joe Biden stated on July 28, 2023 in a speech in Maine: "Wages are up after being adjusted for inflation."
Kevin McCarthy stated on May 28, 2023 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "Every study has shown” that when work requirements are tied to federal safety-net programs, “it puts more people to work.”
Tim Scott stated on May 22, 2023 in his presidential announcement speech: “The share of working-age men choosing to work is the lowest it has ever been.”
Stanley Litow stated on February 7, 2023 in a news release: “Lifetime earnings of someone with a college degree is over a million dollars more than those entering the workforce without one.”
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on February 21, 2023 in YouTube ad: “Tammy Baldwin wants to take away” Medicare and Social Security.
Joe Biden stated on February 15, 2023 in a speech in Lanham, Maryland: The “average tax” for billionaires is “about 3%,” which is “a lower tax than a schoolteacher or a firefighter."
Mike Palicz stated on February 7, 2023 in a tweet: The 87,000 new IRS agents who were supposed to “only target the rich” are now “coming after waitresses’ tips.”
Joe Biden stated on January 12, 2023 in remarks at the White House: “Take-home pay for workers is going up.”
Ron Johnson stated on August 7, 2022 in News release: "Last year the IRS audited Americans earning less than $25,000 a year at five times the rate of other groups."
Miguel Cardona stated on August 21, 2022 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "Adjusted for inflation, over the last 25 years teachers have made a $29 increase in their salary."
Rebecca Kleefisch stated on July 24, 2022 in Twitter: "There is absolutely no reason why Wisconsin should be facing a worker shortage to the level we are when there are 123,000 more able-bodied childless adults on BadgerCare since the pandemic."
Tim Kaine stated on March 15, 2022 in a tweet.: “Virginia women are paid 80 cents for every dollar paid to Virginia men.”
Facebook posts stated on December 19, 2021 in a Facebook post: Says Kellogg’s tweeted, “Oh, so you think it's cool when workers strike jobs? Now replace 'jobs' with 'women.' Still think it's 'cool'?"
Gwen Moore stated on October 30, 2021 in TV interview: “If you’re a low-wage worker and you’re single and don’t have children, we’re literally taxing you into poverty."
Joe Biden stated on November 2, 2021 in a press conference in Glasgow: “Wages have gone up higher, faster than inflation.”
Facebook posts stated on October 18, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The Canadian government threatens to fire any government employee who uses ‘Let's Go Brandon’ in communications.”
Gwen Moore stated on September 3, 2021 in Twitter: “President Biden has created more jobs in his first 7 months than any POTUS in history.”
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.”
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.”
Mandela Barnes stated on May 23, 2021 in Twitter: “Since 1978, CEO compensation rose over 1,000% and only 11.9% for average workers.”
Joe Manchin stated on March 7, 2021 in remarks on ABC's "This Week": “Very few … if any” states have a minimum wage of $7.25 an hour.
Ron DeSantis stated on March 13, 2021 in in an interview on Fox News: "When I became governor, we banned sanctuary cities and we also did E-Verify."
Amy Pechacek stated on December 20, 2020 in News release: “We have reached our goal to clear the backlog of (unemployment) claims.”
Joe Biden stated on February 5, 2021 in an interview on CBS: “If you're making less than $15 an hour, you're living below the poverty wage.”
Jordan Rachel stated on January 16, 2021 in a tweet: A $15-per-hour minimum wage would raise the price of a Taco Bell burrito to $38.
Joe Biden stated on October 24, 2020 in a speech in Dallas, Pa.: Says President Donald Trump "thinks that $15 an hour minimum wage is too much for essential workers."
Abigail Spanberger stated on October 20, 2020 in a debate.: “The majority of minimum wage workers...are mothers.”