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 Amy Hanauer stated on May 5, 2011 in at a rally at the Ohio Statehouse: "To give a sense of how families are struggling, a record four out of every 10 school kids in Ohio now qualifies for subsidized lunch." Randy Forbes stated on May 5, 2011 in a statement.: Failure to raise the debt limit does not force a U.S. default on debt payments. John Kasich stated on May 10, 2011 in a speech to the Ohio Chamber of Commerce: "We're within 600 miles of 60 percent of America. We're in a perfect location." Mark Warner stated on April 17, 2011 in a TV appearance.: "Right now we are spending at an all-time high, close to 25 percent of our GDP [is] being spent on the federal government. But our revenues are at an almost all-time low of about 15 percent [of GDP]." Tim Kaine stated on April 5, 2011 in a YouTube video: Virginia was named "best managed state, best state for business and best state to raise a child" while I was governor. George Will stated on April 3, 2011 in a roundtable segment on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "We lost more jobs in this great recession than the last four recessions combined." Michael Moore stated on March 5, 2011 in a speech to protesters in Madison, Wisconsin: "Just 400 Americans -- 400 -- have more wealth than half of all Americans combined." Rick Scott stated on February 28, 2011 in a press release touting a state tourism program: "We know that every 85 visitors create one Florida job." John Kasich stated on February 22, 2011 in an interview on CNN: "We have lost 600,000 jobs over the period of the last 10 years. Only Michigan and California have done worse." Sherrod Brown stated on February 22, 2011 in a newspaper column: "For every $10,000 invested in business incubators, up to nearly 70 local jobs are generated." Mitt Romney stated on February 11, 2011 in a speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference: "In the month of January, Canada created more new jobs than we did." Rand Paul stated on February 4, 2011 in an interview with ABC News: Israel's per capita income "is greater than probably three-fourths of the rest of the world." Rob Portman stated on January 20, 2011 in a speech to the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce: Says the United States does not "trade as much as other developed nations." Paul Ryan stated on January 25, 2011 in a response to the State of the Union address: "The debt will soon eclipse our entire economy." Barack Obama stated on January 25, 2011 in the State of the Union address: The United States has "one of the highest corporate tax rates in the world." Barack Obama stated on January 25, 2011 in the State of the Union address: "Two years after the worst recession most of us have ever known ... corporate profits are up." Brent Larkin stated on January 2, 2011 in a newspaper column: Says the 3C Corridor train would have taken "an hour and 15 minutes longer" to carry passengers across Ohio "than it would have taken on a New York Central train in 1935." David Wyss stated on December 13, 2010 in a newspaper article: State governments have little ability to stimulate job growth in the short run. Ted Strickland stated on December 20, 2010 in an interview with The Plain Dealer: "We are one of only two states to have eight consecutive months of declining unemployment. Twenty-one states had increased unemployment last month. Ours went down." Bernie Sanders stated on November 30, 2010 in a Senate floor speech: In 2007, "the top 1 percent of all income earners in the United States made 23.5 percent of all income," which is "more than the entire bottom 50 percent." Mark Warner stated on December 6, 2010 in a floor speech.: The national debt grew an estimated $15 billion last weekend. Jim Zehringer stated on November 16, 2010 in a news conference: "Ohio is losing over 700 family farms a year, some of them just to pay the inheritance tax." Rick Scott stated on December 6, 2010 in a press conference: Says the military accounts for about 10 percent of Florida's economy. Sheldon Whitehouse stated on September 27, 2010 in a speech on the Senate floor.: "The law, right now, permits companies that close down American factories and offices and move those jobs overseas to take a tax deduction for the costs associated with moving the jobs to China or India or wherever." Rick Perry stated on November 2, 2010 in in "Fed Up! Our Fight to Save America from Washington": "The (federal) debt is growing by more than $4 billion a day." Kent Conrad stated on November 14, 2010 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": Federal spending is "the highest it's been as a share of our economy in 60 years (and) revenue is the lowest it's been as a share of our economy in 60 years." Rand Paul stated on November 14, 2010 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "We now consume at the federal level 25 percent of the gross domestic product. Historically we were at 20 percent. So we've taken 5 percent away from the private sector." Barack Obama stated on October 27, 2010 in an interview on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart": "Most of the jobs that we lost were lost before the economic policies we put in place had any effect." Donna Campbell stated on October 19, 2010 in an ad: Says Lloyd Doggett voted for the health care, stimulus and cap-and-trade bills. Rick Perry stated on October 13, 2010 in an ad: "More Texans have new jobs today than the entire population of Fort Worth."
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Amy Hanauer stated on May 5, 2011 in at a rally at the Ohio Statehouse: "To give a sense of how families are struggling, a record four out of every 10 school kids in Ohio now qualifies for subsidized lunch." Randy Forbes stated on May 5, 2011 in a statement.: Failure to raise the debt limit does not force a U.S. default on debt payments. John Kasich stated on May 10, 2011 in a speech to the Ohio Chamber of Commerce: "We're within 600 miles of 60 percent of America. We're in a perfect location." Mark Warner stated on April 17, 2011 in a TV appearance.: "Right now we are spending at an all-time high, close to 25 percent of our GDP [is] being spent on the federal government. But our revenues are at an almost all-time low of about 15 percent [of GDP]." Tim Kaine stated on April 5, 2011 in a YouTube video: Virginia was named "best managed state, best state for business and best state to raise a child" while I was governor. George Will stated on April 3, 2011 in a roundtable segment on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "We lost more jobs in this great recession than the last four recessions combined." Michael Moore stated on March 5, 2011 in a speech to protesters in Madison, Wisconsin: "Just 400 Americans -- 400 -- have more wealth than half of all Americans combined." Rick Scott stated on February 28, 2011 in a press release touting a state tourism program: "We know that every 85 visitors create one Florida job." John Kasich stated on February 22, 2011 in an interview on CNN: "We have lost 600,000 jobs over the period of the last 10 years. Only Michigan and California have done worse." Sherrod Brown stated on February 22, 2011 in a newspaper column: "For every $10,000 invested in business incubators, up to nearly 70 local jobs are generated." Mitt Romney stated on February 11, 2011 in a speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference: "In the month of January, Canada created more new jobs than we did." Rand Paul stated on February 4, 2011 in an interview with ABC News: Israel's per capita income "is greater than probably three-fourths of the rest of the world." Rob Portman stated on January 20, 2011 in a speech to the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce: Says the United States does not "trade as much as other developed nations." Paul Ryan stated on January 25, 2011 in a response to the State of the Union address: "The debt will soon eclipse our entire economy." Barack Obama stated on January 25, 2011 in the State of the Union address: The United States has "one of the highest corporate tax rates in the world." Barack Obama stated on January 25, 2011 in the State of the Union address: "Two years after the worst recession most of us have ever known ... corporate profits are up." Brent Larkin stated on January 2, 2011 in a newspaper column: Says the 3C Corridor train would have taken "an hour and 15 minutes longer" to carry passengers across Ohio "than it would have taken on a New York Central train in 1935." David Wyss stated on December 13, 2010 in a newspaper article: State governments have little ability to stimulate job growth in the short run. Ted Strickland stated on December 20, 2010 in an interview with The Plain Dealer: "We are one of only two states to have eight consecutive months of declining unemployment. Twenty-one states had increased unemployment last month. Ours went down." Bernie Sanders stated on November 30, 2010 in a Senate floor speech: In 2007, "the top 1 percent of all income earners in the United States made 23.5 percent of all income," which is "more than the entire bottom 50 percent." Mark Warner stated on December 6, 2010 in a floor speech.: The national debt grew an estimated $15 billion last weekend. Jim Zehringer stated on November 16, 2010 in a news conference: "Ohio is losing over 700 family farms a year, some of them just to pay the inheritance tax." Rick Scott stated on December 6, 2010 in a press conference: Says the military accounts for about 10 percent of Florida's economy. Sheldon Whitehouse stated on September 27, 2010 in a speech on the Senate floor.: "The law, right now, permits companies that close down American factories and offices and move those jobs overseas to take a tax deduction for the costs associated with moving the jobs to China or India or wherever." Rick Perry stated on November 2, 2010 in in "Fed Up! Our Fight to Save America from Washington": "The (federal) debt is growing by more than $4 billion a day." Kent Conrad stated on November 14, 2010 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": Federal spending is "the highest it's been as a share of our economy in 60 years (and) revenue is the lowest it's been as a share of our economy in 60 years." Rand Paul stated on November 14, 2010 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "We now consume at the federal level 25 percent of the gross domestic product. Historically we were at 20 percent. So we've taken 5 percent away from the private sector." Barack Obama stated on October 27, 2010 in an interview on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart": "Most of the jobs that we lost were lost before the economic policies we put in place had any effect." Donna Campbell stated on October 19, 2010 in an ad: Says Lloyd Doggett voted for the health care, stimulus and cap-and-trade bills. Rick Perry stated on October 13, 2010 in an ad: "More Texans have new jobs today than the entire population of Fort Worth."
Amy Hanauer stated on May 5, 2011 in at a rally at the Ohio Statehouse: "To give a sense of how families are struggling, a record four out of every 10 school kids in Ohio now qualifies for subsidized lunch."
Randy Forbes stated on May 5, 2011 in a statement.: Failure to raise the debt limit does not force a U.S. default on debt payments.
John Kasich stated on May 10, 2011 in a speech to the Ohio Chamber of Commerce: "We're within 600 miles of 60 percent of America. We're in a perfect location."
Mark Warner stated on April 17, 2011 in a TV appearance.: "Right now we are spending at an all-time high, close to 25 percent of our GDP [is] being spent on the federal government. But our revenues are at an almost all-time low of about 15 percent [of GDP]."
Tim Kaine stated on April 5, 2011 in a YouTube video: Virginia was named "best managed state, best state for business and best state to raise a child" while I was governor.
George Will stated on April 3, 2011 in a roundtable segment on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": "We lost more jobs in this great recession than the last four recessions combined."
Michael Moore stated on March 5, 2011 in a speech to protesters in Madison, Wisconsin: "Just 400 Americans -- 400 -- have more wealth than half of all Americans combined."
Rick Scott stated on February 28, 2011 in a press release touting a state tourism program: "We know that every 85 visitors create one Florida job."
John Kasich stated on February 22, 2011 in an interview on CNN: "We have lost 600,000 jobs over the period of the last 10 years. Only Michigan and California have done worse."
Sherrod Brown stated on February 22, 2011 in a newspaper column: "For every $10,000 invested in business incubators, up to nearly 70 local jobs are generated."
Mitt Romney stated on February 11, 2011 in a speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference: "In the month of January, Canada created more new jobs than we did."
Rand Paul stated on February 4, 2011 in an interview with ABC News: Israel's per capita income "is greater than probably three-fourths of the rest of the world."
Rob Portman stated on January 20, 2011 in a speech to the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce: Says the United States does not "trade as much as other developed nations."
Paul Ryan stated on January 25, 2011 in a response to the State of the Union address: "The debt will soon eclipse our entire economy."
Barack Obama stated on January 25, 2011 in the State of the Union address: The United States has "one of the highest corporate tax rates in the world."
Barack Obama stated on January 25, 2011 in the State of the Union address: "Two years after the worst recession most of us have ever known ... corporate profits are up."
Brent Larkin stated on January 2, 2011 in a newspaper column: Says the 3C Corridor train would have taken "an hour and 15 minutes longer" to carry passengers across Ohio "than it would have taken on a New York Central train in 1935."
David Wyss stated on December 13, 2010 in a newspaper article: State governments have little ability to stimulate job growth in the short run.
Ted Strickland stated on December 20, 2010 in an interview with The Plain Dealer: "We are one of only two states to have eight consecutive months of declining unemployment. Twenty-one states had increased unemployment last month. Ours went down."
Bernie Sanders stated on November 30, 2010 in a Senate floor speech: In 2007, "the top 1 percent of all income earners in the United States made 23.5 percent of all income," which is "more than the entire bottom 50 percent."
Mark Warner stated on December 6, 2010 in a floor speech.: The national debt grew an estimated $15 billion last weekend.
Jim Zehringer stated on November 16, 2010 in a news conference: "Ohio is losing over 700 family farms a year, some of them just to pay the inheritance tax."
Rick Scott stated on December 6, 2010 in a press conference: Says the military accounts for about 10 percent of Florida's economy.
Sheldon Whitehouse stated on September 27, 2010 in a speech on the Senate floor.: "The law, right now, permits companies that close down American factories and offices and move those jobs overseas to take a tax deduction for the costs associated with moving the jobs to China or India or wherever."
Rick Perry stated on November 2, 2010 in in "Fed Up! Our Fight to Save America from Washington": "The (federal) debt is growing by more than $4 billion a day."
Kent Conrad stated on November 14, 2010 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour": Federal spending is "the highest it's been as a share of our economy in 60 years (and) revenue is the lowest it's been as a share of our economy in 60 years."
Rand Paul stated on November 14, 2010 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation": "We now consume at the federal level 25 percent of the gross domestic product. Historically we were at 20 percent. So we've taken 5 percent away from the private sector."
Barack Obama stated on October 27, 2010 in an interview on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart": "Most of the jobs that we lost were lost before the economic policies we put in place had any effect."
Donna Campbell stated on October 19, 2010 in an ad: Says Lloyd Doggett voted for the health care, stimulus and cap-and-trade bills.
Rick Perry stated on October 13, 2010 in an ad: "More Texans have new jobs today than the entire population of Fort Worth."
