Latest Half-True Fact-checks in Economy 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 Michelle Malkin stated on August 2, 2009 in on This Week with George Stephanopoulos: A former Clinton administration official and other economists agree that "if you keep extending these temporary unemployment benefits, you're just going to extend joblessness even more." Barack Obama stated on July 11, 2009 in his weekly radio address: The stimulus "has delivered $43 billion in tax relief to American working families and businesses" Robert Bennett stated on July 15, 2009 in a news release.: The Obama administration has spent millions of taxpayer dollars for roadside signs to tout the economic stimulus. National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on March 18, 2009 in a fundraising e-mail.: "Senator Chris Dodd, chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, placed an amendment in the ‘stimulus’ bill that allowed for banks bailed out with taxpayer money — including AIG — to hand out huge bonuses." Joe Biden stated on March 5, 2009 in a speech in Miami Beach, Fla.: "The average CEO makes $10,000 more every day ... than what the average worker makes every year." Barack Obama stated on February 3, 2009 in interview with CBS News: On attacks by Republicans that various programs in the economic stimulus plan are not stimulative, "If you add all that stuff up, it accounts for less than 1 percent of the overall package." Barack Obama stated on January 24, 2009 in in a weekly YouTube and radio address: "Our economy could fall $1 trillion short of its full capacity, which translates into more than $12,000 in lost income for a family of four." John McCain stated on October 7, 2008 in Nashville, Tenn.: "The Democrats in the Senate and some members of Congress defended what Fannie and Freddie were doing. They resisted any change." Barack Obama stated on October 7, 2008 in Nashville, Tenn.: On the economic crisis, "the biggest problem in this whole process was the deregulation of the financial system." John McCain stated on October 7, 2008 in Nashville, Tenn.: On the economic troubles of 2008, "really the match that lit this fire was Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac." Barack Obama stated on October 7, 2008 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn.: "I wrote to Secretary Paulson, I wrote to Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke [in March 2007], and told them this is something we have to deal with, and nobody did anything about it." John McCain stated on September 30, 2008 in an advertisement: "John McCain fought to rein in Fannie and Freddie...but Democrats blocked the reforms." Barack Obama stated on September 17, 2008 in Elko, Nev.: McCain economic adviser Phil Gramm is "the architect of some of the deregulation in Washington that helped cause the mess on Wall Street." Barack Obama stated on August 28, 2008 in Denver: "The average American family" saw income rise $7,500 under Bill Clinton and decline $2,000 under George Bush. Hillary Clinton stated on January 31, 2008 in Los Angeles, Calif.: "I want to freeze interest rates for five years." Hillary Clinton stated on November 19, 2007 in Knoxville, Iowa: "Thanks to President Bush's policies....The income gap is now higher than at any time since the Great Depression." John McCain stated on October 9, 2007 in Dearborn, Mich.: "A lot of people don't know that 50,000 Americans now make their living off eBay."
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Michelle Malkin stated on August 2, 2009 in on This Week with George Stephanopoulos: A former Clinton administration official and other economists agree that "if you keep extending these temporary unemployment benefits, you're just going to extend joblessness even more." Barack Obama stated on July 11, 2009 in his weekly radio address: The stimulus "has delivered $43 billion in tax relief to American working families and businesses" Robert Bennett stated on July 15, 2009 in a news release.: The Obama administration has spent millions of taxpayer dollars for roadside signs to tout the economic stimulus. National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on March 18, 2009 in a fundraising e-mail.: "Senator Chris Dodd, chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, placed an amendment in the ‘stimulus’ bill that allowed for banks bailed out with taxpayer money — including AIG — to hand out huge bonuses." Joe Biden stated on March 5, 2009 in a speech in Miami Beach, Fla.: "The average CEO makes $10,000 more every day ... than what the average worker makes every year." Barack Obama stated on February 3, 2009 in interview with CBS News: On attacks by Republicans that various programs in the economic stimulus plan are not stimulative, "If you add all that stuff up, it accounts for less than 1 percent of the overall package." Barack Obama stated on January 24, 2009 in in a weekly YouTube and radio address: "Our economy could fall $1 trillion short of its full capacity, which translates into more than $12,000 in lost income for a family of four." John McCain stated on October 7, 2008 in Nashville, Tenn.: "The Democrats in the Senate and some members of Congress defended what Fannie and Freddie were doing. They resisted any change." Barack Obama stated on October 7, 2008 in Nashville, Tenn.: On the economic crisis, "the biggest problem in this whole process was the deregulation of the financial system." John McCain stated on October 7, 2008 in Nashville, Tenn.: On the economic troubles of 2008, "really the match that lit this fire was Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac." Barack Obama stated on October 7, 2008 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn.: "I wrote to Secretary Paulson, I wrote to Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke [in March 2007], and told them this is something we have to deal with, and nobody did anything about it." John McCain stated on September 30, 2008 in an advertisement: "John McCain fought to rein in Fannie and Freddie...but Democrats blocked the reforms." Barack Obama stated on September 17, 2008 in Elko, Nev.: McCain economic adviser Phil Gramm is "the architect of some of the deregulation in Washington that helped cause the mess on Wall Street." Barack Obama stated on August 28, 2008 in Denver: "The average American family" saw income rise $7,500 under Bill Clinton and decline $2,000 under George Bush. Hillary Clinton stated on January 31, 2008 in Los Angeles, Calif.: "I want to freeze interest rates for five years." Hillary Clinton stated on November 19, 2007 in Knoxville, Iowa: "Thanks to President Bush's policies....The income gap is now higher than at any time since the Great Depression." John McCain stated on October 9, 2007 in Dearborn, Mich.: "A lot of people don't know that 50,000 Americans now make their living off eBay."
Michelle Malkin stated on August 2, 2009 in on This Week with George Stephanopoulos: A former Clinton administration official and other economists agree that "if you keep extending these temporary unemployment benefits, you're just going to extend joblessness even more."
Barack Obama stated on July 11, 2009 in his weekly radio address: The stimulus "has delivered $43 billion in tax relief to American working families and businesses"
Robert Bennett stated on July 15, 2009 in a news release.: The Obama administration has spent millions of taxpayer dollars for roadside signs to tout the economic stimulus.
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on March 18, 2009 in a fundraising e-mail.: "Senator Chris Dodd, chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, placed an amendment in the ‘stimulus’ bill that allowed for banks bailed out with taxpayer money — including AIG — to hand out huge bonuses."
Joe Biden stated on March 5, 2009 in a speech in Miami Beach, Fla.: "The average CEO makes $10,000 more every day ... than what the average worker makes every year."
Barack Obama stated on February 3, 2009 in interview with CBS News: On attacks by Republicans that various programs in the economic stimulus plan are not stimulative, "If you add all that stuff up, it accounts for less than 1 percent of the overall package."
Barack Obama stated on January 24, 2009 in in a weekly YouTube and radio address: "Our economy could fall $1 trillion short of its full capacity, which translates into more than $12,000 in lost income for a family of four."
John McCain stated on October 7, 2008 in Nashville, Tenn.: "The Democrats in the Senate and some members of Congress defended what Fannie and Freddie were doing. They resisted any change."
Barack Obama stated on October 7, 2008 in Nashville, Tenn.: On the economic crisis, "the biggest problem in this whole process was the deregulation of the financial system."
John McCain stated on October 7, 2008 in Nashville, Tenn.: On the economic troubles of 2008, "really the match that lit this fire was Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac."
Barack Obama stated on October 7, 2008 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn.: "I wrote to Secretary Paulson, I wrote to Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke [in March 2007], and told them this is something we have to deal with, and nobody did anything about it."
John McCain stated on September 30, 2008 in an advertisement: "John McCain fought to rein in Fannie and Freddie...but Democrats blocked the reforms."
Barack Obama stated on September 17, 2008 in Elko, Nev.: McCain economic adviser Phil Gramm is "the architect of some of the deregulation in Washington that helped cause the mess on Wall Street."
Barack Obama stated on August 28, 2008 in Denver: "The average American family" saw income rise $7,500 under Bill Clinton and decline $2,000 under George Bush.
Hillary Clinton stated on January 31, 2008 in Los Angeles, Calif.: "I want to freeze interest rates for five years."
Hillary Clinton stated on November 19, 2007 in Knoxville, Iowa: "Thanks to President Bush's policies....The income gap is now higher than at any time since the Great Depression."
John McCain stated on October 9, 2007 in Dearborn, Mich.: "A lot of people don't know that 50,000 Americans now make their living off eBay."
