Latest 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 Rick Scott stated on October 10, 2014 in a gubernatorial debate: "The CBO says if we raise the minimum wage the way Charlie (Crist) wants to do it, it would lose 500,000 jobs." Charlie Crist stated on October 10, 2014 in a gubernatorial debate: If Florida had not taken the stimulus, it "would have led to the firing of 20,000 teachers." Rick Scott stated on October 10, 2014 in a gubernatorial debate in Miramar: "832,000 people lost their job while (Charlie Crist was) governor." Barack Obama stated on October 3, 2014 in a speech in Princeton, Ind.: "The states that have raised the minimum wage (this year) have had faster job growth than the states that haven’t raised the minimum wage." Thom Tillis stated on October 7, 2014 in a debate: In North Carolina, "now we're near the national average" for unemployment. Nathan Deal stated on September 15, 2014 in candidate forum: The state’s overall revenues only returned this year to 2007 levels. Thom Tillis stated on October 7, 2014 in a debate: By voting for Obamacare, Sen. Kay Hagan "voted to kill the equivalent of 2.5 million jobs." Barack Obama stated on October 2, 2014 in a speech at Northwestern University: "When I took office, the deficit was nearly 10 percent of our economy. Today, it's approaching 3 percent." Jorge Elorza stated on September 30, 2014 in a Providence Journal-WPRI debate: "We have a retiree that is collecting a $17,000 paycheck a month . . . tax free." Republican Governors Association stated on September 23, 2014 in a campaign TV ad: Mary "Burke’s record: 130,000 fewer jobs." Charlie Crist stated on March 3, 2014 in in an interview on CNN: On the economic stimulus. Mary Burke stated on September 22, 2014 in an interview: Under Scott Walker, "right now, we’re 46th in the country in terms of new businesses started." Vincent "Buddy" Cianci stated on September 21, 2014 in an interview on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers.": "In 2001 and '02 . . . we had the pension system funded at (the) 100% level in that year, and we did for two years at that point." Facebook posts stated on September 26, 2014 in a Facebook meme: Countries with a higher minimum wage than the United States’ $7.25 an hour include Denmark at $21, Australia at $15.81, Germany at $11 and France at $12.35. Catherine Taylor stated on September 7, 2014 in a TV interview: "Every time [the people from Newport Tent] work in a city or town they have a whole different set of permits that they have to get in order to pitch a tent." Mary Burke stated on September 10, 2014 in an interview: Says Scott Walker's jobs agency gives financial incentives that lead "Wisconsin companies to look at shipping jobs elsewhere. ... A company got $4.6 million in taxpayer money and actually reduced its jobs by 300 people." Scott Walker stated on September 14, 2014 in a campaign news release: Since I took office, "Wisconsin ranks 11th in the nation in total business establishment growth compared to 47th in the years Mary Burke was Commerce secretary." Senate Majority PAC stated on September 15, 2014 in a campaign ad: "New Hampshire has lost more jobs to China than any other state." Rand Paul stated on September 11, 2014 in an interview with NPR: "Income inequality is worse in towns run by Democrat mayors than in towns run by Republican mayors." Connie Stokes stated on August 27, 2014 in a fundraising email: Women still do not get paid as much as men, even "for the same work, period." Vincent "Buddy" Cianci stated on September 10, 2014 in a radio interview: Jorge Elorza "wants to impose a municipal income tax." Barack Obama stated on September 1, 2014 in a speech in Milwaukee: "We cut our deficits by more than half." Greater Wisconsin Committee stated on August 20, 2014 in a campaign TV ad: "Scott Walker gave Wisconsin job creation money to his cronies: corporate friends who contributed to his campaigns" and got $570 million in job-development incentives Larry Elder stated on August 20, 2014 in comments on CNN: "If black America were a country, it’d be the 15th wealthiest nation in the world." Mary Burke stated on July 18, 2014 in a campaign TV ad: "Wisconsin’s dead last in Midwest job growth." Gina Raimondo stated on August 26, 2014 in a debate: "The pension fund in the city of Providence is only 30 percent funded, about the same level as when he [Taveras] took office." Bloggers stated on August 14, 2014 in various blogs and Internet comments: Wisconsin is "dead last in income growth" among midwestern states during Gov. Scott Walker’s term. Clay Pell stated on August 26, 2014 in a TV debate: "My campaign alone has created more jobs in the state of Rhode Island than Narragansett Beer." Herman Cain stated on August 11, 2014 in comments on Fox News Business: "Over the last 40 years, real wage growth has been flatlined because of the policies of the Federal Reserve ... It was all driven by the Federal Reserve." Gina Raimondo stated on August 7, 2014 in a campaign ad: "Before I was state treasurer, my Rhode Island business helped create over 1,000 jobs."
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Rick Scott stated on October 10, 2014 in a gubernatorial debate: "The CBO says if we raise the minimum wage the way Charlie (Crist) wants to do it, it would lose 500,000 jobs." Charlie Crist stated on October 10, 2014 in a gubernatorial debate: If Florida had not taken the stimulus, it "would have led to the firing of 20,000 teachers." Rick Scott stated on October 10, 2014 in a gubernatorial debate in Miramar: "832,000 people lost their job while (Charlie Crist was) governor." Barack Obama stated on October 3, 2014 in a speech in Princeton, Ind.: "The states that have raised the minimum wage (this year) have had faster job growth than the states that haven’t raised the minimum wage." Thom Tillis stated on October 7, 2014 in a debate: In North Carolina, "now we're near the national average" for unemployment. Nathan Deal stated on September 15, 2014 in candidate forum: The state’s overall revenues only returned this year to 2007 levels. Thom Tillis stated on October 7, 2014 in a debate: By voting for Obamacare, Sen. Kay Hagan "voted to kill the equivalent of 2.5 million jobs." Barack Obama stated on October 2, 2014 in a speech at Northwestern University: "When I took office, the deficit was nearly 10 percent of our economy. Today, it's approaching 3 percent." Jorge Elorza stated on September 30, 2014 in a Providence Journal-WPRI debate: "We have a retiree that is collecting a $17,000 paycheck a month . . . tax free." Republican Governors Association stated on September 23, 2014 in a campaign TV ad: Mary "Burke’s record: 130,000 fewer jobs." Charlie Crist stated on March 3, 2014 in in an interview on CNN: On the economic stimulus. Mary Burke stated on September 22, 2014 in an interview: Under Scott Walker, "right now, we’re 46th in the country in terms of new businesses started." Vincent "Buddy" Cianci stated on September 21, 2014 in an interview on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers.": "In 2001 and '02 . . . we had the pension system funded at (the) 100% level in that year, and we did for two years at that point." Facebook posts stated on September 26, 2014 in a Facebook meme: Countries with a higher minimum wage than the United States’ $7.25 an hour include Denmark at $21, Australia at $15.81, Germany at $11 and France at $12.35. Catherine Taylor stated on September 7, 2014 in a TV interview: "Every time [the people from Newport Tent] work in a city or town they have a whole different set of permits that they have to get in order to pitch a tent." Mary Burke stated on September 10, 2014 in an interview: Says Scott Walker's jobs agency gives financial incentives that lead "Wisconsin companies to look at shipping jobs elsewhere. ... A company got $4.6 million in taxpayer money and actually reduced its jobs by 300 people." Scott Walker stated on September 14, 2014 in a campaign news release: Since I took office, "Wisconsin ranks 11th in the nation in total business establishment growth compared to 47th in the years Mary Burke was Commerce secretary." Senate Majority PAC stated on September 15, 2014 in a campaign ad: "New Hampshire has lost more jobs to China than any other state." Rand Paul stated on September 11, 2014 in an interview with NPR: "Income inequality is worse in towns run by Democrat mayors than in towns run by Republican mayors." Connie Stokes stated on August 27, 2014 in a fundraising email: Women still do not get paid as much as men, even "for the same work, period." Vincent "Buddy" Cianci stated on September 10, 2014 in a radio interview: Jorge Elorza "wants to impose a municipal income tax." Barack Obama stated on September 1, 2014 in a speech in Milwaukee: "We cut our deficits by more than half." Greater Wisconsin Committee stated on August 20, 2014 in a campaign TV ad: "Scott Walker gave Wisconsin job creation money to his cronies: corporate friends who contributed to his campaigns" and got $570 million in job-development incentives Larry Elder stated on August 20, 2014 in comments on CNN: "If black America were a country, it’d be the 15th wealthiest nation in the world." Mary Burke stated on July 18, 2014 in a campaign TV ad: "Wisconsin’s dead last in Midwest job growth." Gina Raimondo stated on August 26, 2014 in a debate: "The pension fund in the city of Providence is only 30 percent funded, about the same level as when he [Taveras] took office." Bloggers stated on August 14, 2014 in various blogs and Internet comments: Wisconsin is "dead last in income growth" among midwestern states during Gov. Scott Walker’s term. Clay Pell stated on August 26, 2014 in a TV debate: "My campaign alone has created more jobs in the state of Rhode Island than Narragansett Beer." Herman Cain stated on August 11, 2014 in comments on Fox News Business: "Over the last 40 years, real wage growth has been flatlined because of the policies of the Federal Reserve ... It was all driven by the Federal Reserve." Gina Raimondo stated on August 7, 2014 in a campaign ad: "Before I was state treasurer, my Rhode Island business helped create over 1,000 jobs."
Rick Scott stated on October 10, 2014 in a gubernatorial debate: "The CBO says if we raise the minimum wage the way Charlie (Crist) wants to do it, it would lose 500,000 jobs."
Charlie Crist stated on October 10, 2014 in a gubernatorial debate: If Florida had not taken the stimulus, it "would have led to the firing of 20,000 teachers."
Rick Scott stated on October 10, 2014 in a gubernatorial debate in Miramar: "832,000 people lost their job while (Charlie Crist was) governor."
Barack Obama stated on October 3, 2014 in a speech in Princeton, Ind.: "The states that have raised the minimum wage (this year) have had faster job growth than the states that haven’t raised the minimum wage."
Thom Tillis stated on October 7, 2014 in a debate: In North Carolina, "now we're near the national average" for unemployment.
Nathan Deal stated on September 15, 2014 in candidate forum: The state’s overall revenues only returned this year to 2007 levels.
Thom Tillis stated on October 7, 2014 in a debate: By voting for Obamacare, Sen. Kay Hagan "voted to kill the equivalent of 2.5 million jobs."
Barack Obama stated on October 2, 2014 in a speech at Northwestern University: "When I took office, the deficit was nearly 10 percent of our economy. Today, it's approaching 3 percent."
Jorge Elorza stated on September 30, 2014 in a Providence Journal-WPRI debate: "We have a retiree that is collecting a $17,000 paycheck a month . . . tax free."
Republican Governors Association stated on September 23, 2014 in a campaign TV ad: Mary "Burke’s record: 130,000 fewer jobs."
Mary Burke stated on September 22, 2014 in an interview: Under Scott Walker, "right now, we’re 46th in the country in terms of new businesses started."
Vincent "Buddy" Cianci stated on September 21, 2014 in an interview on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers.": "In 2001 and '02 . . . we had the pension system funded at (the) 100% level in that year, and we did for two years at that point."
Facebook posts stated on September 26, 2014 in a Facebook meme: Countries with a higher minimum wage than the United States’ $7.25 an hour include Denmark at $21, Australia at $15.81, Germany at $11 and France at $12.35.
Catherine Taylor stated on September 7, 2014 in a TV interview: "Every time [the people from Newport Tent] work in a city or town they have a whole different set of permits that they have to get in order to pitch a tent."
Mary Burke stated on September 10, 2014 in an interview: Says Scott Walker's jobs agency gives financial incentives that lead "Wisconsin companies to look at shipping jobs elsewhere. ... A company got $4.6 million in taxpayer money and actually reduced its jobs by 300 people."
Scott Walker stated on September 14, 2014 in a campaign news release: Since I took office, "Wisconsin ranks 11th in the nation in total business establishment growth compared to 47th in the years Mary Burke was Commerce secretary."
Senate Majority PAC stated on September 15, 2014 in a campaign ad: "New Hampshire has lost more jobs to China than any other state."
Rand Paul stated on September 11, 2014 in an interview with NPR: "Income inequality is worse in towns run by Democrat mayors than in towns run by Republican mayors."
Connie Stokes stated on August 27, 2014 in a fundraising email: Women still do not get paid as much as men, even "for the same work, period."
Vincent "Buddy" Cianci stated on September 10, 2014 in a radio interview: Jorge Elorza "wants to impose a municipal income tax."
Barack Obama stated on September 1, 2014 in a speech in Milwaukee: "We cut our deficits by more than half."
Greater Wisconsin Committee stated on August 20, 2014 in a campaign TV ad: "Scott Walker gave Wisconsin job creation money to his cronies: corporate friends who contributed to his campaigns" and got $570 million in job-development incentives
Larry Elder stated on August 20, 2014 in comments on CNN: "If black America were a country, it’d be the 15th wealthiest nation in the world."
Mary Burke stated on July 18, 2014 in a campaign TV ad: "Wisconsin’s dead last in Midwest job growth."
Gina Raimondo stated on August 26, 2014 in a debate: "The pension fund in the city of Providence is only 30 percent funded, about the same level as when he [Taveras] took office."
Bloggers stated on August 14, 2014 in various blogs and Internet comments: Wisconsin is "dead last in income growth" among midwestern states during Gov. Scott Walker’s term.
Clay Pell stated on August 26, 2014 in a TV debate: "My campaign alone has created more jobs in the state of Rhode Island than Narragansett Beer."
Herman Cain stated on August 11, 2014 in comments on Fox News Business: "Over the last 40 years, real wage growth has been flatlined because of the policies of the Federal Reserve ... It was all driven by the Federal Reserve."
Gina Raimondo stated on August 7, 2014 in a campaign ad: "Before I was state treasurer, my Rhode Island business helped create over 1,000 jobs."
