Latest Mostly False Fact-checks in Jobs Matt Flynn stated on April 12, 2018 in a TV interview: Says Foxconn "is under investigation in mainland China for securities fraud, environmental fraud and labor fraud." 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. 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." 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." 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." 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." Nancy Pelosi stated on December 8, 2017 in a statement released by her office: "Even with full control of the House, Senate and White House, Republicans have still failed to deliver on their promise of higher wages for working families." Rahm Emanuel stated on October 18, 2017 in a speech: "And over the last six years, Chicago’s economy has grown faster than the economies of New York City, Washington, D.C., or the national average." X posts stated on September 11, 2017 in tweets: "Paul Ryan doesn't know what the minimum wage is in Wisconsin." Paul Ryan stated on August 21, 2017 in a town hall: Says Aaron Rodgers "is not the highest tax rate payer" in Wisconsin, it's "the single mom getting 24 grand in benefits with two kids who will lose 80 cents on the dollar if she goes and takes a job." Scott Walker stated on July 28, 2017 in an interview: Says Foxconn didn't keep a promise to build a plant in Pennsylvania because "Pennsylvania changed governors." Scott Walker stated on July 19, 2017 in a tweet: "We took Wisconsin from the Bottom 10 for business to the Top 10." Kellyanne Conway stated on July 22, 2017 in Fox News interview: Just 6 percent of Americans say Russia is the country’s most important issue, yet the story receives "75 percent of the coverage" in the media. Scott Pruitt stated on June 4, 2017 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "Since the fourth quarter of last year until most recently, we've added almost 50,000 jobs in the coal sector. In the month of May alone, almost 7,000 jobs." Rick Scott stated on February 7, 2017 in a statement to press: "When the House wants to stop Enterprise Florida ... they’re hurting our rural communities." Rick Scott stated on February 13, 2017 in a roundtable discussion: "Your politicians in Tallahassee today are saying, in your area, that they don't need any more jobs. That is exactly what Rep. Paul Renner said." Sean Spicer stated on January 23, 2017 in the daily press briefing: There has been a "dramatic expansion of the federal workforce in recent years." Michael Long stated on October 14, 2016 in an interview on Capital Tonight: Because of its higher minimum wage, New York State is "already showing signs of various companies picking up and leaving." Republican National Committee stated on September 17, 2016 in an email : "Over the past eight years, black youth unemployment is up." Hillary Clinton stated on September 6, 2016 in a rally in Tampa: "That's legal: If you find out about somebody else's salary even if you're doing exactly the same job, you can be retaliated against, including being fired, in most places." Donald Trump stated on August 31, 2016 in a speech: Says "Hillary Clinton has pledged amnesty in her first 100 days, and her plan will provide Obamacare, Social Security, and Medicare for illegal immigrants, breaking the federal budget." Tim Kaine stated on July 14, 2016 in a speech.: Says Donald Trump is "against minimum wage." Donald Trump stated on June 21, 2016 in a tweet: "Hillary Clinton surged the trade deficit with China 40% as Secretary of State, costing Americans millions of jobs." Donald Trump stated on June 10, 2016 in a speech.: Says the unemployment rate for African-American youths is 59 percent. Bernie Sanders stated on May 4, 2016 in a tweet: "Increasing the min. wage to $15 an hour would reduce spending on food stamps, public housing and other programs by over $7.6 billion a year." Enterprise Florida stated on April 27, 2016 in Enterprise Florida radio ads in California: "Seven hundred thousand. That’s how many California jobs will be lost thanks to the politicians raising the minimum wage….Now Florida is adding one million jobs, not losing them." Vicky Hartzler stated on March 24, 2016 in an interview with ABC17 News: "We have less Americans working now than in the ’70s." Roy Blunt stated on January 15, 2016 in a news release: "The [Obama] administration’s regulatory assault on coal-fired energy has put thousands of Americans out of work" Ted Cruz stated on March 13, 2016 in an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press": Says President Barack Obama has "been presiding over our jobs going overseas for seven years." Bernie Sanders stated on March 6, 2016 in the Democratic debate in Flint, Mich.: "NAFTA, supported by the Secretary (Clinton), cost us 800,000 jobs nationwide."
Matt Flynn stated on April 12, 2018 in a TV interview: Says Foxconn "is under investigation in mainland China for securities fraud, environmental fraud and labor fraud." 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. 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." 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." 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." 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." Nancy Pelosi stated on December 8, 2017 in a statement released by her office: "Even with full control of the House, Senate and White House, Republicans have still failed to deliver on their promise of higher wages for working families." Rahm Emanuel stated on October 18, 2017 in a speech: "And over the last six years, Chicago’s economy has grown faster than the economies of New York City, Washington, D.C., or the national average." X posts stated on September 11, 2017 in tweets: "Paul Ryan doesn't know what the minimum wage is in Wisconsin." Paul Ryan stated on August 21, 2017 in a town hall: Says Aaron Rodgers "is not the highest tax rate payer" in Wisconsin, it's "the single mom getting 24 grand in benefits with two kids who will lose 80 cents on the dollar if she goes and takes a job." Scott Walker stated on July 28, 2017 in an interview: Says Foxconn didn't keep a promise to build a plant in Pennsylvania because "Pennsylvania changed governors." Scott Walker stated on July 19, 2017 in a tweet: "We took Wisconsin from the Bottom 10 for business to the Top 10." Kellyanne Conway stated on July 22, 2017 in Fox News interview: Just 6 percent of Americans say Russia is the country’s most important issue, yet the story receives "75 percent of the coverage" in the media. Scott Pruitt stated on June 4, 2017 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "Since the fourth quarter of last year until most recently, we've added almost 50,000 jobs in the coal sector. In the month of May alone, almost 7,000 jobs." Rick Scott stated on February 7, 2017 in a statement to press: "When the House wants to stop Enterprise Florida ... they’re hurting our rural communities." Rick Scott stated on February 13, 2017 in a roundtable discussion: "Your politicians in Tallahassee today are saying, in your area, that they don't need any more jobs. That is exactly what Rep. Paul Renner said." Sean Spicer stated on January 23, 2017 in the daily press briefing: There has been a "dramatic expansion of the federal workforce in recent years." Michael Long stated on October 14, 2016 in an interview on Capital Tonight: Because of its higher minimum wage, New York State is "already showing signs of various companies picking up and leaving." Republican National Committee stated on September 17, 2016 in an email : "Over the past eight years, black youth unemployment is up." Hillary Clinton stated on September 6, 2016 in a rally in Tampa: "That's legal: If you find out about somebody else's salary even if you're doing exactly the same job, you can be retaliated against, including being fired, in most places." Donald Trump stated on August 31, 2016 in a speech: Says "Hillary Clinton has pledged amnesty in her first 100 days, and her plan will provide Obamacare, Social Security, and Medicare for illegal immigrants, breaking the federal budget." Tim Kaine stated on July 14, 2016 in a speech.: Says Donald Trump is "against minimum wage." Donald Trump stated on June 21, 2016 in a tweet: "Hillary Clinton surged the trade deficit with China 40% as Secretary of State, costing Americans millions of jobs." Donald Trump stated on June 10, 2016 in a speech.: Says the unemployment rate for African-American youths is 59 percent. Bernie Sanders stated on May 4, 2016 in a tweet: "Increasing the min. wage to $15 an hour would reduce spending on food stamps, public housing and other programs by over $7.6 billion a year." Enterprise Florida stated on April 27, 2016 in Enterprise Florida radio ads in California: "Seven hundred thousand. That’s how many California jobs will be lost thanks to the politicians raising the minimum wage….Now Florida is adding one million jobs, not losing them." Vicky Hartzler stated on March 24, 2016 in an interview with ABC17 News: "We have less Americans working now than in the ’70s." Roy Blunt stated on January 15, 2016 in a news release: "The [Obama] administration’s regulatory assault on coal-fired energy has put thousands of Americans out of work" Ted Cruz stated on March 13, 2016 in an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press": Says President Barack Obama has "been presiding over our jobs going overseas for seven years." Bernie Sanders stated on March 6, 2016 in the Democratic debate in Flint, Mich.: "NAFTA, supported by the Secretary (Clinton), cost us 800,000 jobs nationwide."
Matt Flynn stated on April 12, 2018 in a TV interview: Says Foxconn "is under investigation in mainland China for securities fraud, environmental fraud and labor fraud."
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.
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."
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."
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."
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."
Nancy Pelosi stated on December 8, 2017 in a statement released by her office: "Even with full control of the House, Senate and White House, Republicans have still failed to deliver on their promise of higher wages for working families."
Rahm Emanuel stated on October 18, 2017 in a speech: "And over the last six years, Chicago’s economy has grown faster than the economies of New York City, Washington, D.C., or the national average."
X posts stated on September 11, 2017 in tweets: "Paul Ryan doesn't know what the minimum wage is in Wisconsin."
Paul Ryan stated on August 21, 2017 in a town hall: Says Aaron Rodgers "is not the highest tax rate payer" in Wisconsin, it's "the single mom getting 24 grand in benefits with two kids who will lose 80 cents on the dollar if she goes and takes a job."
Scott Walker stated on July 28, 2017 in an interview: Says Foxconn didn't keep a promise to build a plant in Pennsylvania because "Pennsylvania changed governors."
Scott Walker stated on July 19, 2017 in a tweet: "We took Wisconsin from the Bottom 10 for business to the Top 10."
Kellyanne Conway stated on July 22, 2017 in Fox News interview: Just 6 percent of Americans say Russia is the country’s most important issue, yet the story receives "75 percent of the coverage" in the media.
Scott Pruitt stated on June 4, 2017 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "Since the fourth quarter of last year until most recently, we've added almost 50,000 jobs in the coal sector. In the month of May alone, almost 7,000 jobs."
Rick Scott stated on February 7, 2017 in a statement to press: "When the House wants to stop Enterprise Florida ... they’re hurting our rural communities."
Rick Scott stated on February 13, 2017 in a roundtable discussion: "Your politicians in Tallahassee today are saying, in your area, that they don't need any more jobs. That is exactly what Rep. Paul Renner said."
Sean Spicer stated on January 23, 2017 in the daily press briefing: There has been a "dramatic expansion of the federal workforce in recent years."
Michael Long stated on October 14, 2016 in an interview on Capital Tonight: Because of its higher minimum wage, New York State is "already showing signs of various companies picking up and leaving."
Republican National Committee stated on September 17, 2016 in an email : "Over the past eight years, black youth unemployment is up."
Hillary Clinton stated on September 6, 2016 in a rally in Tampa: "That's legal: If you find out about somebody else's salary even if you're doing exactly the same job, you can be retaliated against, including being fired, in most places."
Donald Trump stated on August 31, 2016 in a speech: Says "Hillary Clinton has pledged amnesty in her first 100 days, and her plan will provide Obamacare, Social Security, and Medicare for illegal immigrants, breaking the federal budget."
Donald Trump stated on June 21, 2016 in a tweet: "Hillary Clinton surged the trade deficit with China 40% as Secretary of State, costing Americans millions of jobs."
Donald Trump stated on June 10, 2016 in a speech.: Says the unemployment rate for African-American youths is 59 percent.
Bernie Sanders stated on May 4, 2016 in a tweet: "Increasing the min. wage to $15 an hour would reduce spending on food stamps, public housing and other programs by over $7.6 billion a year."
Enterprise Florida stated on April 27, 2016 in Enterprise Florida radio ads in California: "Seven hundred thousand. That’s how many California jobs will be lost thanks to the politicians raising the minimum wage….Now Florida is adding one million jobs, not losing them."
Vicky Hartzler stated on March 24, 2016 in an interview with ABC17 News: "We have less Americans working now than in the ’70s."
Roy Blunt stated on January 15, 2016 in a news release: "The [Obama] administration’s regulatory assault on coal-fired energy has put thousands of Americans out of work"
Ted Cruz stated on March 13, 2016 in an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press": Says President Barack Obama has "been presiding over our jobs going overseas for seven years."
Bernie Sanders stated on March 6, 2016 in the Democratic debate in Flint, Mich.: "NAFTA, supported by the Secretary (Clinton), cost us 800,000 jobs nationwide."