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 Scott Walker stated on July 30, 2014 in a tweet: "Wisconsin is #1 in the Midwest for personal income growth over the year." Cormick Lynch stated on August 3, 2014 in a debate on WPRI's Newsmakers: The cost of "college education has gone up 1,200 percent since 1978." D’Banj stated on August 3, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "The music industry is the biggest export from Africa after oil and gas." Rand Paul stated on August 5, 2014 in a speech in Iowa: "It cost us more to shut the government down than to keep it open." Dennis Richardson stated on July 18, 2014 in a campaign debate: "It's been 17 years that we've had unemployment higher than the national average in Oregon." Seth Magaziner stated on July 13, 2014 in a debate on WPRI-TV: Rhode Island's state pension system "underperformed the median three out of the four years that Mr. [Frank] Caprio was in office." George Will stated on July 27, 2014 in a syndicated column: Oregon’s "three largest employers, and 13 of the top 25, are health care providers." Rob Astorino stated on July 25, 2014 in an interview on "Fox & Friends": The state of New York is the "worst in the nation in economic recovery." Lindsey Graham stated on July 27, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Russia "has an economy the size of Italy." John Kitzhaber stated on July 18, 2014 in a campaign debate: Oregon "is the most trade-dependent state in the nation" Barack Obama stated on July 17, 2014 in a speech in Delaware: "We've recovered (from the recession) faster and come farther than almost any other advanced country on Earth." Nan Rich stated on July 11, 2014 in a speech to the Florida Press Association: "Tourism and retirees are the dominant economic engines in our state." Fresh Start PA stated on July 15, 2014 in a campaign ad: Under Gov. Tom Corbett, "Pennsylvania ranks 49th in job creation." Hillary Clinton stated on July 17, 2014 in an interview on PBS' "The Charlie Rose Show": The number of jobs created and people lifted out of poverty during Bill Clinton’s presidency was "a hundred times" what it was under President Ronald Reagan. Facebook posts stated on July 18, 2014 in a meme on social media: Says former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said that "if the workers are more insecure, that's very healthy for the society" because "they'll serve the masters gladly and passively." Republican Party of Florida stated on July 8, 2014 in a campaign commercial: Says Charlie Crist "voted against raising the minimum wage." Jack Kingston stated on July 1, 2014 in an ad: "Perdue mismanaged Pillowtex, and nearly 8,000 people got laid off." John DePetro stated on July 7, 2014 in a talk radio comment: "Although the governor doubled the beach fees . . . all the money, as we found out, is all going to an out-of-state company. The state isn't even getting the money for that." Monica Wehby stated on July 9, 2014 in an economic issues statement: The 2011 Rebuild America Jobs Act "would have cost the average American family $1,000 a year while making no significant impact to fix our infrastructure and roads." Jeff Merkley stated on July 9, 2014 in an economic issues statement: "I co-sponsored the Rebuild America Jobs Act" for transportation and infrastructure. Allan Fung stated on June 26, 2014 in a letter to taxpayers: Cranston's 2014-2015 "budget funds 100 percent of the local police and fire pension and other retiree benefit costs." Joe Zepecki stated on June 23, 2014 in an interview: The Wisconsin unemployment rate was higher than the U.S. rate during only three months when Mary Burke was state commerce secretary. John Kitzhaber stated on May 15, 2014 in a website statement: "Since the governor took office, Oregon’s unemployment rate has dropped to its lowest point in three years." Vicky Hartzler stated on June 24, 2014 in a "Roll Call" interview: The Export-Import Bank "doesn’t cost taxpayers anything." John Boehner stated on June 25, 2014 in an op-ed for "USA Today": "The nearly six-year delay in approving Keystone is costing Americans more than 100,000 jobs." Rick Scott stated on June 23, 2014 in a TV ad: "Under Governor Crist, 3,000 teachers laid off." Georgia Restaurant Association stated on June 25, 2014 in in a study: The wages of about 60,562 state and local government employees would be affected if the minimum wage is increased to $10.10 in Georgia, for a combined cost to taxpayers of more than $164 million annually. Jack Reed stated on May 1, 2014 in Senate floor speeches and during a news conference: The Senate proposal to restore emergency unemployment benefits for five months was "fully paid for." Erin Lynch stated on June 11, 2014 in a speech on the floor of the Rhode Island Senate: "The average age of the minimum wage worker is 35 years old." EMILY's List stated on June 16, 2014 in a television ad: "Thom Tillis cut almost $500 million from education."
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Scott Walker stated on July 30, 2014 in a tweet: "Wisconsin is #1 in the Midwest for personal income growth over the year." Cormick Lynch stated on August 3, 2014 in a debate on WPRI's Newsmakers: The cost of "college education has gone up 1,200 percent since 1978." D’Banj stated on August 3, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "The music industry is the biggest export from Africa after oil and gas." Rand Paul stated on August 5, 2014 in a speech in Iowa: "It cost us more to shut the government down than to keep it open." Dennis Richardson stated on July 18, 2014 in a campaign debate: "It's been 17 years that we've had unemployment higher than the national average in Oregon." Seth Magaziner stated on July 13, 2014 in a debate on WPRI-TV: Rhode Island's state pension system "underperformed the median three out of the four years that Mr. [Frank] Caprio was in office." George Will stated on July 27, 2014 in a syndicated column: Oregon’s "three largest employers, and 13 of the top 25, are health care providers." Rob Astorino stated on July 25, 2014 in an interview on "Fox & Friends": The state of New York is the "worst in the nation in economic recovery." Lindsey Graham stated on July 27, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Russia "has an economy the size of Italy." John Kitzhaber stated on July 18, 2014 in a campaign debate: Oregon "is the most trade-dependent state in the nation" Barack Obama stated on July 17, 2014 in a speech in Delaware: "We've recovered (from the recession) faster and come farther than almost any other advanced country on Earth." Nan Rich stated on July 11, 2014 in a speech to the Florida Press Association: "Tourism and retirees are the dominant economic engines in our state." Fresh Start PA stated on July 15, 2014 in a campaign ad: Under Gov. Tom Corbett, "Pennsylvania ranks 49th in job creation." Hillary Clinton stated on July 17, 2014 in an interview on PBS' "The Charlie Rose Show": The number of jobs created and people lifted out of poverty during Bill Clinton’s presidency was "a hundred times" what it was under President Ronald Reagan. Facebook posts stated on July 18, 2014 in a meme on social media: Says former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said that "if the workers are more insecure, that's very healthy for the society" because "they'll serve the masters gladly and passively." Republican Party of Florida stated on July 8, 2014 in a campaign commercial: Says Charlie Crist "voted against raising the minimum wage." Jack Kingston stated on July 1, 2014 in an ad: "Perdue mismanaged Pillowtex, and nearly 8,000 people got laid off." John DePetro stated on July 7, 2014 in a talk radio comment: "Although the governor doubled the beach fees . . . all the money, as we found out, is all going to an out-of-state company. The state isn't even getting the money for that." Monica Wehby stated on July 9, 2014 in an economic issues statement: The 2011 Rebuild America Jobs Act "would have cost the average American family $1,000 a year while making no significant impact to fix our infrastructure and roads." Jeff Merkley stated on July 9, 2014 in an economic issues statement: "I co-sponsored the Rebuild America Jobs Act" for transportation and infrastructure. Allan Fung stated on June 26, 2014 in a letter to taxpayers: Cranston's 2014-2015 "budget funds 100 percent of the local police and fire pension and other retiree benefit costs." Joe Zepecki stated on June 23, 2014 in an interview: The Wisconsin unemployment rate was higher than the U.S. rate during only three months when Mary Burke was state commerce secretary. John Kitzhaber stated on May 15, 2014 in a website statement: "Since the governor took office, Oregon’s unemployment rate has dropped to its lowest point in three years." Vicky Hartzler stated on June 24, 2014 in a "Roll Call" interview: The Export-Import Bank "doesn’t cost taxpayers anything." John Boehner stated on June 25, 2014 in an op-ed for "USA Today": "The nearly six-year delay in approving Keystone is costing Americans more than 100,000 jobs." Rick Scott stated on June 23, 2014 in a TV ad: "Under Governor Crist, 3,000 teachers laid off." Georgia Restaurant Association stated on June 25, 2014 in in a study: The wages of about 60,562 state and local government employees would be affected if the minimum wage is increased to $10.10 in Georgia, for a combined cost to taxpayers of more than $164 million annually. Jack Reed stated on May 1, 2014 in Senate floor speeches and during a news conference: The Senate proposal to restore emergency unemployment benefits for five months was "fully paid for." Erin Lynch stated on June 11, 2014 in a speech on the floor of the Rhode Island Senate: "The average age of the minimum wage worker is 35 years old." EMILY's List stated on June 16, 2014 in a television ad: "Thom Tillis cut almost $500 million from education."
Scott Walker stated on July 30, 2014 in a tweet: "Wisconsin is #1 in the Midwest for personal income growth over the year."
Cormick Lynch stated on August 3, 2014 in a debate on WPRI's Newsmakers: The cost of "college education has gone up 1,200 percent since 1978."
D’Banj stated on August 3, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "The music industry is the biggest export from Africa after oil and gas."
Rand Paul stated on August 5, 2014 in a speech in Iowa: "It cost us more to shut the government down than to keep it open."
Dennis Richardson stated on July 18, 2014 in a campaign debate: "It's been 17 years that we've had unemployment higher than the national average in Oregon."
Seth Magaziner stated on July 13, 2014 in a debate on WPRI-TV: Rhode Island's state pension system "underperformed the median three out of the four years that Mr. [Frank] Caprio was in office."
George Will stated on July 27, 2014 in a syndicated column: Oregon’s "three largest employers, and 13 of the top 25, are health care providers."
Rob Astorino stated on July 25, 2014 in an interview on "Fox & Friends": The state of New York is the "worst in the nation in economic recovery."
Lindsey Graham stated on July 27, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": Russia "has an economy the size of Italy."
John Kitzhaber stated on July 18, 2014 in a campaign debate: Oregon "is the most trade-dependent state in the nation"
Barack Obama stated on July 17, 2014 in a speech in Delaware: "We've recovered (from the recession) faster and come farther than almost any other advanced country on Earth."
Nan Rich stated on July 11, 2014 in a speech to the Florida Press Association: "Tourism and retirees are the dominant economic engines in our state."
Fresh Start PA stated on July 15, 2014 in a campaign ad: Under Gov. Tom Corbett, "Pennsylvania ranks 49th in job creation."
Hillary Clinton stated on July 17, 2014 in an interview on PBS' "The Charlie Rose Show": The number of jobs created and people lifted out of poverty during Bill Clinton’s presidency was "a hundred times" what it was under President Ronald Reagan.
Facebook posts stated on July 18, 2014 in a meme on social media: Says former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said that "if the workers are more insecure, that's very healthy for the society" because "they'll serve the masters gladly and passively."
Republican Party of Florida stated on July 8, 2014 in a campaign commercial: Says Charlie Crist "voted against raising the minimum wage."
Jack Kingston stated on July 1, 2014 in an ad: "Perdue mismanaged Pillowtex, and nearly 8,000 people got laid off."
John DePetro stated on July 7, 2014 in a talk radio comment: "Although the governor doubled the beach fees . . . all the money, as we found out, is all going to an out-of-state company. The state isn't even getting the money for that."
Monica Wehby stated on July 9, 2014 in an economic issues statement: The 2011 Rebuild America Jobs Act "would have cost the average American family $1,000 a year while making no significant impact to fix our infrastructure and roads."
Jeff Merkley stated on July 9, 2014 in an economic issues statement: "I co-sponsored the Rebuild America Jobs Act" for transportation and infrastructure.
Allan Fung stated on June 26, 2014 in a letter to taxpayers: Cranston's 2014-2015 "budget funds 100 percent of the local police and fire pension and other retiree benefit costs."
Joe Zepecki stated on June 23, 2014 in an interview: The Wisconsin unemployment rate was higher than the U.S. rate during only three months when Mary Burke was state commerce secretary.
John Kitzhaber stated on May 15, 2014 in a website statement: "Since the governor took office, Oregon’s unemployment rate has dropped to its lowest point in three years."
Vicky Hartzler stated on June 24, 2014 in a "Roll Call" interview: The Export-Import Bank "doesn’t cost taxpayers anything."
John Boehner stated on June 25, 2014 in an op-ed for "USA Today": "The nearly six-year delay in approving Keystone is costing Americans more than 100,000 jobs."
Georgia Restaurant Association stated on June 25, 2014 in in a study: The wages of about 60,562 state and local government employees would be affected if the minimum wage is increased to $10.10 in Georgia, for a combined cost to taxpayers of more than $164 million annually.
Jack Reed stated on May 1, 2014 in Senate floor speeches and during a news conference: The Senate proposal to restore emergency unemployment benefits for five months was "fully paid for."
Erin Lynch stated on June 11, 2014 in a speech on the floor of the Rhode Island Senate: "The average age of the minimum wage worker is 35 years old."
EMILY's List stated on June 16, 2014 in a television ad: "Thom Tillis cut almost $500 million from education."
