Latest 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 Robert Jacquard stated on March 6, 2012 in a speech: "There are a lot of casinos across the country that have gone bankrupt." Ohio Democratic Party stated on March 13, 2012 in a news release: There are "850,000 Ohio jobs tied to the auto industry." Becky Moeller stated on February 17, 2012 in a press statement.: Says local Texas chambers of commerce were granted exemptions from paying property taxes on their headquarter properties. Rick Scott stated on February 11, 2012 in a speech at the CPAC conference: Florida "unemployment has dropped more than 2 percentage points, down from 12 percent to 9.9 percent, the second-largest drop in the nation." Mitt Romney stated on February 4, 2012 in a speech in Las Vegas, Nev., on Feb. 4, 2012: "If you take into account all the people who are struggling for work, or have just stopped looking, the real unemployment rate is over 15 percent." John Kasich stated on January 10, 2012 in an interview with The Plain Dealer: Says Ohio has 77 job training programs spread across 13 state agencies. Dennis Kucinich stated on December 15, 2011 in a news release: "The top 10 most well-paid CEOs in America received a combined $770 million in 2010, while the average American worker’s wage rose just 2 percent." Eric Cantor stated on November 25, 2011 in a news release.: Small businesses "create 70 percent of the jobs in America." Cory Booker stated on December 9, 2011 in a speech in New Hampshire: Says America spends "over 17 percent of its GDP on health care costs when our closest competitor nations are spending about 12." National Republican Congressional Committee stated on December 15, 2011 in a web ad posted on YouTube: Says Joe Biden said Jon Corzine is "the smartest guy that I know, in terms of the economy and on finance, I really mean this." Matt Mackowiak stated on December 1, 2011 in an opinion column.: Says Barack Obama promised to halve the deficit in his first term. Steve Rothman stated on November 2, 2011 in a statement in the Congressional Record: "Currently it costs more than a penny for the U.S. Mint to make a one cent coin and more than a nickel to make the five cent piece." Betty Sutton stated on October 25, 2011 in a speech in the House of Representatives: "Every day in the United States, we are losing 15 factories." Nina Turner stated on October 24, 2011 in an opinion column: "The collective net worth of Americans has taken a $5.5 trillion hit ... mainly due to plummeting home values." Alan Grayson stated on October 7, 2011 in appearance on Bill Maher show on Oct. 7, 2011: Says 24 million people in this country "can't find a full-time job," 50 million "can't see a doctor when they're sick," 47 million people need government help to feed themselves and 15 million families owe more than the value of their home. Barack Obama stated on October 18, 2011 in a speech. : Says his proposed payroll tax cut "will mean an extra $1,500 in your pocket compared to if we do nothing." John Kasich stated on September 12, 2011 in an ad from the Republican Governors Association: "We’re. . . keeping and creating jobs in our state. From American Greetings, to Wendy’s, to Diebold, we’ve gone to their doorsteps to keep jobs right here in Ohio." Dennis Kucinich stated on September 7, 2011 in a television interview: "The Fed created $1.2 trillion out of nothing, gave it to banks, and some of them foreign banks, so that they could stabilize their operations." John Boehner stated on September 19, 2011 in a television interview: "We have 10,000 baby boomers retiring every day." Michele Bachmann stated on September 7, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate at the Reagan Presidential Library: "The day President Obama took office, gasoline was $1.79 a gallon." Robert Reich stated on August 29, 2011 in an opinion column: "The ratio of corporate profits to wages is now higher than at any time since just before the Great Depression." John Cornyn stated on August 24, 2011 in a Twitter message.: Congressional Budget Office "says 8 (percent) unemployment till 2014!" John Kasich stated on July 17, 2011 in an appearance on "Meet the Press": "Believe it or not, consumer spending is up over the last eight months." Marc Morial stated on July 17, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "The black unemployment rate (has) increased since the recovery has begun." Bob McDonnell stated on July 13, 2011 in a TV interview.: Ninety percent of the job growth in Virginia has been in the private sector. Paul Krugman stated on July 11, 2011 in a "New York Times" column: "There are actually half a million fewer government employees now than there were when (President Barack) Obama took office." Barack Obama stated on July 6, 2011 in a Twitter town hall: "Young veterans have a higher unemployment rate than people who didn’t serve." Dennis Kucinich stated on June 1, 2011 in a House committee hearing: "Seventy of Ohio's 88 counties now have more than 25 percent of their residents eligible for emergency food." Paul Krugman stated on June 9, 2011 in a New York Times column: "The average unemployed American has been out of work for almost 40 weeks." Bob McDonnell stated on May 20, 2011 in an interview.: For more than 30 years after World War II, there was a steady reduction in U.S. debt as a percentage of gross domestic product.
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
Robert Jacquard stated on March 6, 2012 in a speech: "There are a lot of casinos across the country that have gone bankrupt." Ohio Democratic Party stated on March 13, 2012 in a news release: There are "850,000 Ohio jobs tied to the auto industry." Becky Moeller stated on February 17, 2012 in a press statement.: Says local Texas chambers of commerce were granted exemptions from paying property taxes on their headquarter properties. Rick Scott stated on February 11, 2012 in a speech at the CPAC conference: Florida "unemployment has dropped more than 2 percentage points, down from 12 percent to 9.9 percent, the second-largest drop in the nation." Mitt Romney stated on February 4, 2012 in a speech in Las Vegas, Nev., on Feb. 4, 2012: "If you take into account all the people who are struggling for work, or have just stopped looking, the real unemployment rate is over 15 percent." John Kasich stated on January 10, 2012 in an interview with The Plain Dealer: Says Ohio has 77 job training programs spread across 13 state agencies. Dennis Kucinich stated on December 15, 2011 in a news release: "The top 10 most well-paid CEOs in America received a combined $770 million in 2010, while the average American worker’s wage rose just 2 percent." Eric Cantor stated on November 25, 2011 in a news release.: Small businesses "create 70 percent of the jobs in America." Cory Booker stated on December 9, 2011 in a speech in New Hampshire: Says America spends "over 17 percent of its GDP on health care costs when our closest competitor nations are spending about 12." National Republican Congressional Committee stated on December 15, 2011 in a web ad posted on YouTube: Says Joe Biden said Jon Corzine is "the smartest guy that I know, in terms of the economy and on finance, I really mean this." Matt Mackowiak stated on December 1, 2011 in an opinion column.: Says Barack Obama promised to halve the deficit in his first term. Steve Rothman stated on November 2, 2011 in a statement in the Congressional Record: "Currently it costs more than a penny for the U.S. Mint to make a one cent coin and more than a nickel to make the five cent piece." Betty Sutton stated on October 25, 2011 in a speech in the House of Representatives: "Every day in the United States, we are losing 15 factories." Nina Turner stated on October 24, 2011 in an opinion column: "The collective net worth of Americans has taken a $5.5 trillion hit ... mainly due to plummeting home values." Alan Grayson stated on October 7, 2011 in appearance on Bill Maher show on Oct. 7, 2011: Says 24 million people in this country "can't find a full-time job," 50 million "can't see a doctor when they're sick," 47 million people need government help to feed themselves and 15 million families owe more than the value of their home. Barack Obama stated on October 18, 2011 in a speech. : Says his proposed payroll tax cut "will mean an extra $1,500 in your pocket compared to if we do nothing." John Kasich stated on September 12, 2011 in an ad from the Republican Governors Association: "We’re. . . keeping and creating jobs in our state. From American Greetings, to Wendy’s, to Diebold, we’ve gone to their doorsteps to keep jobs right here in Ohio." Dennis Kucinich stated on September 7, 2011 in a television interview: "The Fed created $1.2 trillion out of nothing, gave it to banks, and some of them foreign banks, so that they could stabilize their operations." John Boehner stated on September 19, 2011 in a television interview: "We have 10,000 baby boomers retiring every day." Michele Bachmann stated on September 7, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate at the Reagan Presidential Library: "The day President Obama took office, gasoline was $1.79 a gallon." Robert Reich stated on August 29, 2011 in an opinion column: "The ratio of corporate profits to wages is now higher than at any time since just before the Great Depression." John Cornyn stated on August 24, 2011 in a Twitter message.: Congressional Budget Office "says 8 (percent) unemployment till 2014!" John Kasich stated on July 17, 2011 in an appearance on "Meet the Press": "Believe it or not, consumer spending is up over the last eight months." Marc Morial stated on July 17, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "The black unemployment rate (has) increased since the recovery has begun." Bob McDonnell stated on July 13, 2011 in a TV interview.: Ninety percent of the job growth in Virginia has been in the private sector. Paul Krugman stated on July 11, 2011 in a "New York Times" column: "There are actually half a million fewer government employees now than there were when (President Barack) Obama took office." Barack Obama stated on July 6, 2011 in a Twitter town hall: "Young veterans have a higher unemployment rate than people who didn’t serve." Dennis Kucinich stated on June 1, 2011 in a House committee hearing: "Seventy of Ohio's 88 counties now have more than 25 percent of their residents eligible for emergency food." Paul Krugman stated on June 9, 2011 in a New York Times column: "The average unemployed American has been out of work for almost 40 weeks." Bob McDonnell stated on May 20, 2011 in an interview.: For more than 30 years after World War II, there was a steady reduction in U.S. debt as a percentage of gross domestic product.
Robert Jacquard stated on March 6, 2012 in a speech: "There are a lot of casinos across the country that have gone bankrupt."
Ohio Democratic Party stated on March 13, 2012 in a news release: There are "850,000 Ohio jobs tied to the auto industry."
Becky Moeller stated on February 17, 2012 in a press statement.: Says local Texas chambers of commerce were granted exemptions from paying property taxes on their headquarter properties.
Rick Scott stated on February 11, 2012 in a speech at the CPAC conference: Florida "unemployment has dropped more than 2 percentage points, down from 12 percent to 9.9 percent, the second-largest drop in the nation."
Mitt Romney stated on February 4, 2012 in a speech in Las Vegas, Nev., on Feb. 4, 2012: "If you take into account all the people who are struggling for work, or have just stopped looking, the real unemployment rate is over 15 percent."
John Kasich stated on January 10, 2012 in an interview with The Plain Dealer: Says Ohio has 77 job training programs spread across 13 state agencies.
Dennis Kucinich stated on December 15, 2011 in a news release: "The top 10 most well-paid CEOs in America received a combined $770 million in 2010, while the average American worker’s wage rose just 2 percent."
Eric Cantor stated on November 25, 2011 in a news release.: Small businesses "create 70 percent of the jobs in America."
Cory Booker stated on December 9, 2011 in a speech in New Hampshire: Says America spends "over 17 percent of its GDP on health care costs when our closest competitor nations are spending about 12."
National Republican Congressional Committee stated on December 15, 2011 in a web ad posted on YouTube: Says Joe Biden said Jon Corzine is "the smartest guy that I know, in terms of the economy and on finance, I really mean this."
Matt Mackowiak stated on December 1, 2011 in an opinion column.: Says Barack Obama promised to halve the deficit in his first term.
Steve Rothman stated on November 2, 2011 in a statement in the Congressional Record: "Currently it costs more than a penny for the U.S. Mint to make a one cent coin and more than a nickel to make the five cent piece."
Betty Sutton stated on October 25, 2011 in a speech in the House of Representatives: "Every day in the United States, we are losing 15 factories."
Nina Turner stated on October 24, 2011 in an opinion column: "The collective net worth of Americans has taken a $5.5 trillion hit ... mainly due to plummeting home values."
Alan Grayson stated on October 7, 2011 in appearance on Bill Maher show on Oct. 7, 2011: Says 24 million people in this country "can't find a full-time job," 50 million "can't see a doctor when they're sick," 47 million people need government help to feed themselves and 15 million families owe more than the value of their home.
Barack Obama stated on October 18, 2011 in a speech. : Says his proposed payroll tax cut "will mean an extra $1,500 in your pocket compared to if we do nothing."
John Kasich stated on September 12, 2011 in an ad from the Republican Governors Association: "We’re. . . keeping and creating jobs in our state. From American Greetings, to Wendy’s, to Diebold, we’ve gone to their doorsteps to keep jobs right here in Ohio."
Dennis Kucinich stated on September 7, 2011 in a television interview: "The Fed created $1.2 trillion out of nothing, gave it to banks, and some of them foreign banks, so that they could stabilize their operations."
John Boehner stated on September 19, 2011 in a television interview: "We have 10,000 baby boomers retiring every day."
Michele Bachmann stated on September 7, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate at the Reagan Presidential Library: "The day President Obama took office, gasoline was $1.79 a gallon."
Robert Reich stated on August 29, 2011 in an opinion column: "The ratio of corporate profits to wages is now higher than at any time since just before the Great Depression."
John Cornyn stated on August 24, 2011 in a Twitter message.: Congressional Budget Office "says 8 (percent) unemployment till 2014!"
John Kasich stated on July 17, 2011 in an appearance on "Meet the Press": "Believe it or not, consumer spending is up over the last eight months."
Marc Morial stated on July 17, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": "The black unemployment rate (has) increased since the recovery has begun."
Bob McDonnell stated on July 13, 2011 in a TV interview.: Ninety percent of the job growth in Virginia has been in the private sector.
Paul Krugman stated on July 11, 2011 in a "New York Times" column: "There are actually half a million fewer government employees now than there were when (President Barack) Obama took office."
Barack Obama stated on July 6, 2011 in a Twitter town hall: "Young veterans have a higher unemployment rate than people who didn’t serve."
Dennis Kucinich stated on June 1, 2011 in a House committee hearing: "Seventy of Ohio's 88 counties now have more than 25 percent of their residents eligible for emergency food."
Paul Krugman stated on June 9, 2011 in a New York Times column: "The average unemployed American has been out of work for almost 40 weeks."
Bob McDonnell stated on May 20, 2011 in an interview.: For more than 30 years after World War II, there was a steady reduction in U.S. debt as a percentage of gross domestic product.
