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 Barack Obama stated on February 19, 2008 in a campaign rally in Houston, Texas: "When we've got CEOs making more in 10 minutes than ordinary workers are making in a year ... then something is wrong." Hillary Clinton stated on January 31, 2008 in Los Angeles, Calif.: "I want to freeze interest rates for five years." Barack Obama stated on February 24, 2008 in Lorain, Ohio: Clinton said "great things about NAFTA until she started running for president." Barack Obama stated on February 13, 2008 in a flier sent to voters in Ohio: "Hillary Clinton believed NAFTA was a 'boon' to our economy." Mitt Romney stated on February 1, 2008 in Denver: John McCain has said the economy is "not his strong suit." Mitt Romney stated on January 24, 2008 in Boca Raton, Fla.: "Two-thirds of our economy is a consumer economy." Bill Clinton stated on January 25, 2008: "The 1990s were a time of prosperity. We created more than 22-million new jobs, moved 8-million people out of poverty, and turned our economy around." Mike Huckabee stated on January 24, 2008 in a debate in Boca Raton.: Says he was the only Republican candidate at a prior debate who said lower-income workers were being hurt by the economy. Hillary Clinton stated on December 5, 2007 in New York, N.Y.: "Productivity has risen 18 percent ...yet wages have stayed flat... There are 5-million more people in poverty here in our country than there were in 2000." 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." Chain email stated on December 12, 2007: An anonymous e-mail says that Hillary Clinton advocates communism. Rudy Giuliani stated on October 9, 2007 in Dearborn, Mich.: ''The leading Democratic candidate once said that the unfettered free market is the most destructive force in modern America.'' 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." Bill Richardson stated on September 26, 2007 in a debate at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H.: "Today New Mexico (has) the sixth-fastest growing economy." Hillary Clinton stated on September 9, 2007 in a debate in Miami, Fla.: "About 40 percent of Hispanic homeowners have subprime mortgages." John Edwards stated on June 21, 2007 in New York City.: An estimated 56 million Americans don't have bank accounts. Hillary Clinton stated on August 21, 2007: "Let's pay attention to kids who are not going to college, which ends up being about 60 percent of the kids... and get them trained for the jobs that are there. Because, you know, there are auto mechanic jobs paying $50,000, $60,000 that they can't get filled. There are airline mechanic jobs paying a lot of money that can't get filled." Remarks at AFSCME forum 6/19/2007 Hillary Clinton stated on July 22, 2007 in Washington, DC: "Corporate profits are up, CEO pay is up, but average wages of Americans are flat." John Edwards stated on May 12, 2007 in a story by Reuters wire service.: "We now have the greatest income inequality since the Great Depression."
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Barack Obama stated on February 19, 2008 in a campaign rally in Houston, Texas: "When we've got CEOs making more in 10 minutes than ordinary workers are making in a year ... then something is wrong." Hillary Clinton stated on January 31, 2008 in Los Angeles, Calif.: "I want to freeze interest rates for five years." Barack Obama stated on February 24, 2008 in Lorain, Ohio: Clinton said "great things about NAFTA until she started running for president." Barack Obama stated on February 13, 2008 in a flier sent to voters in Ohio: "Hillary Clinton believed NAFTA was a 'boon' to our economy." Mitt Romney stated on February 1, 2008 in Denver: John McCain has said the economy is "not his strong suit." Mitt Romney stated on January 24, 2008 in Boca Raton, Fla.: "Two-thirds of our economy is a consumer economy." Bill Clinton stated on January 25, 2008: "The 1990s were a time of prosperity. We created more than 22-million new jobs, moved 8-million people out of poverty, and turned our economy around." Mike Huckabee stated on January 24, 2008 in a debate in Boca Raton.: Says he was the only Republican candidate at a prior debate who said lower-income workers were being hurt by the economy. Hillary Clinton stated on December 5, 2007 in New York, N.Y.: "Productivity has risen 18 percent ...yet wages have stayed flat... There are 5-million more people in poverty here in our country than there were in 2000." 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." Chain email stated on December 12, 2007: An anonymous e-mail says that Hillary Clinton advocates communism. Rudy Giuliani stated on October 9, 2007 in Dearborn, Mich.: ''The leading Democratic candidate once said that the unfettered free market is the most destructive force in modern America.'' 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." Bill Richardson stated on September 26, 2007 in a debate at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H.: "Today New Mexico (has) the sixth-fastest growing economy." Hillary Clinton stated on September 9, 2007 in a debate in Miami, Fla.: "About 40 percent of Hispanic homeowners have subprime mortgages." John Edwards stated on June 21, 2007 in New York City.: An estimated 56 million Americans don't have bank accounts. Hillary Clinton stated on August 21, 2007: "Let's pay attention to kids who are not going to college, which ends up being about 60 percent of the kids... and get them trained for the jobs that are there. Because, you know, there are auto mechanic jobs paying $50,000, $60,000 that they can't get filled. There are airline mechanic jobs paying a lot of money that can't get filled." Remarks at AFSCME forum 6/19/2007 Hillary Clinton stated on July 22, 2007 in Washington, DC: "Corporate profits are up, CEO pay is up, but average wages of Americans are flat." John Edwards stated on May 12, 2007 in a story by Reuters wire service.: "We now have the greatest income inequality since the Great Depression."
Barack Obama stated on February 19, 2008 in a campaign rally in Houston, Texas: "When we've got CEOs making more in 10 minutes than ordinary workers are making in a year ... then something is wrong."
Hillary Clinton stated on January 31, 2008 in Los Angeles, Calif.: "I want to freeze interest rates for five years."
Barack Obama stated on February 24, 2008 in Lorain, Ohio: Clinton said "great things about NAFTA until she started running for president."
Barack Obama stated on February 13, 2008 in a flier sent to voters in Ohio: "Hillary Clinton believed NAFTA was a 'boon' to our economy."
Mitt Romney stated on February 1, 2008 in Denver: John McCain has said the economy is "not his strong suit."
Mitt Romney stated on January 24, 2008 in Boca Raton, Fla.: "Two-thirds of our economy is a consumer economy."
Bill Clinton stated on January 25, 2008: "The 1990s were a time of prosperity. We created more than 22-million new jobs, moved 8-million people out of poverty, and turned our economy around."
Mike Huckabee stated on January 24, 2008 in a debate in Boca Raton.: Says he was the only Republican candidate at a prior debate who said lower-income workers were being hurt by the economy.
Hillary Clinton stated on December 5, 2007 in New York, N.Y.: "Productivity has risen 18 percent ...yet wages have stayed flat... There are 5-million more people in poverty here in our country than there were in 2000."
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."
Chain email stated on December 12, 2007: An anonymous e-mail says that Hillary Clinton advocates communism.
Rudy Giuliani stated on October 9, 2007 in Dearborn, Mich.: ''The leading Democratic candidate once said that the unfettered free market is the most destructive force in modern America.''
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."
Bill Richardson stated on September 26, 2007 in a debate at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H.: "Today New Mexico (has) the sixth-fastest growing economy."
Hillary Clinton stated on September 9, 2007 in a debate in Miami, Fla.: "About 40 percent of Hispanic homeowners have subprime mortgages."
John Edwards stated on June 21, 2007 in New York City.: An estimated 56 million Americans don't have bank accounts.
Hillary Clinton stated on August 21, 2007: "Let's pay attention to kids who are not going to college, which ends up being about 60 percent of the kids... and get them trained for the jobs that are there. Because, you know, there are auto mechanic jobs paying $50,000, $60,000 that they can't get filled. There are airline mechanic jobs paying a lot of money that can't get filled." Remarks at AFSCME forum 6/19/2007
Hillary Clinton stated on July 22, 2007 in Washington, DC: "Corporate profits are up, CEO pay is up, but average wages of Americans are flat."
John Edwards stated on May 12, 2007 in a story by Reuters wire service.: "We now have the greatest income inequality since the Great Depression."
