Latest Mostly False 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 Harry Reid stated on October 19, 2011 in a Senate floor speech: With recent growth "it is very clear that private-sector jobs have been doing fine." Peter Palumbo stated on October 5, 2011 in a speech: "The Tax Foundation figures Rhode Island as the 10th highest state for state and local tax burden per capita in the country. We're the 6th worst in the country for the business tax index. We're the 3rd highest per capita in the country for all taxes." John Boehner stated on October 7, 2011 in a news release: "Our unemployment rate has been higher than 8 percent for more than two-and-a-half years, far above what the Obama Administration promised with the 'stimulus.' " Mitt Romney stated on October 11, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Hanover, N.H.: In the early 1960s, all levels of government were "consuming about 27 percent of the U.S. economy," a number that has risen to 37 percent today. With that trendline, "we cease at some point to be a free economy." Eric Cantor stated on September 14, 2011 in a blog post: The jobs bill includes "President Obama's tax on soup kitchens" John Kasich stated on September 25, 2011 in a television interview: "Since the beginning of the year we've created a net increase of 45,000 jobs." Newt Gingrich stated on September 7, 2011 in a debate: Ben Bernanke has been the most "inflationary" chairman in the history of the Federal Reserve. Raul Labrador stated on July 31, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Tax increases under Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm led to state unemployment going from 6.8 percent to 15.3 percent. Bob McDonnell stated on June 25, 2011 in an op-ed.: "Under Gov. Rick Perry’s leadership [Texas] has created more jobs over the last decade than the rest of the states combined." Rob Portman stated on June 16, 2011 in an interview on the Fox Business Channel: A year since the "Recovery Summer," there has been been "a fall, winter and spring of no recovery." Harry Reid stated on June 22, 2011 in an online chat with the "Washington Post": "Hispanic unemployment has been ticking down from an all-time high of 13.9 percent because of the policies we’ve implemented." Better Austin Today stated on June 18, 2011 in a campaign mailer.: "Under Randi Shade," Austin has "had the highest cost of living of any large Texas city." Chris Widener stated on June 7, 2011 in remarks to reporters: Says tax revenue was lower than expected in May and "that's basically a clear indication the governor's counselors are probably right -- that we are still not out of the woods yet." Michele Bachmann stated on June 13, 2011 in a debate in New Hampshire: "The CBO, the Congressional Budget Office has said that Obamacare will kill 800,000 jobs." Rob Portman stated on May 3, 2011 in a press availability following a policy luncheon: "The (health reform) legislation which Washington passed last year has made it more difficult to hire" because it’s increased costs for employers. Frank Wolf stated on April 19, 2011 in a news release.: The U.S. has "over $62 trillion in unfunded liabilities." Bob McDonnell stated on March 26, 2011 in a speech.: "When I took office last year we faced historic budget deficits of $6 billion here in Virginia. And we closed those deficits by cutting spending." Mike Huckabee stated on March 4, 2011 in a post on his PAC's website: Says it’s a "statistical reality that most single moms are very poor, under-educated, can't get a job, and if it weren't for government assistance, their kids would be starving to death." George Allen stated on February 17, 2011 in a press release.: The stimulus bill "promised to keep unemployment under 8%." Dwight Jones stated on February 3, 2011 in his annual State of the City Address.: "Overall we currently have $981 million, almost a billion dollars in active development projects right here in the City of Richmond." Hank Johnson stated on January 26, 2011 in an online posting: "The economy we preside over today is better than the one we inherited." Michele Bachmann stated on January 25, 2011 in a response to the State of the Union: "The White House promised us that all the spending would keep unemployment under 8 percent." Bob McDonnell stated on January 12, 2011 in the State of the Commonwealth address: "It is estimated that every $100 million spent on construction generates 3,000 new jobs." Mike Pence stated on July 15, 2010 in a press release: The financial regulatory bill "will kill jobs." Eric Cantor stated on November 3, 2010 in a TV interview.: Letting the Bush tax cuts expire would raise taxes on small businesses. Lincoln Chafee stated on November 3, 2010 in a news conference: Experts say the property tax "is the most harmful to economic growth and . . . the sales tax is least harmful." Sarah Palin stated on November 7, 2010 in a prepared speech: Grocery prices "have risen significantly over the past year or so." Tim Kaine stated on October 24, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": When Obama took office "the economy of the United States was actually shrinking for the first time in about 70 years." Bill White stated on October 15, 2010 in an interview: "Of those 850,000 (new Texas) jobs, most were public-sector jobs and minimum-wage jobs." Glenn Nye stated on August 12, 2010 in a TV ad: Says he "voted no on the Wall Street bailouts."
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Harry Reid stated on October 19, 2011 in a Senate floor speech: With recent growth "it is very clear that private-sector jobs have been doing fine." Peter Palumbo stated on October 5, 2011 in a speech: "The Tax Foundation figures Rhode Island as the 10th highest state for state and local tax burden per capita in the country. We're the 6th worst in the country for the business tax index. We're the 3rd highest per capita in the country for all taxes." John Boehner stated on October 7, 2011 in a news release: "Our unemployment rate has been higher than 8 percent for more than two-and-a-half years, far above what the Obama Administration promised with the 'stimulus.' " Mitt Romney stated on October 11, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Hanover, N.H.: In the early 1960s, all levels of government were "consuming about 27 percent of the U.S. economy," a number that has risen to 37 percent today. With that trendline, "we cease at some point to be a free economy." Eric Cantor stated on September 14, 2011 in a blog post: The jobs bill includes "President Obama's tax on soup kitchens" John Kasich stated on September 25, 2011 in a television interview: "Since the beginning of the year we've created a net increase of 45,000 jobs." Newt Gingrich stated on September 7, 2011 in a debate: Ben Bernanke has been the most "inflationary" chairman in the history of the Federal Reserve. Raul Labrador stated on July 31, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Tax increases under Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm led to state unemployment going from 6.8 percent to 15.3 percent. Bob McDonnell stated on June 25, 2011 in an op-ed.: "Under Gov. Rick Perry’s leadership [Texas] has created more jobs over the last decade than the rest of the states combined." Rob Portman stated on June 16, 2011 in an interview on the Fox Business Channel: A year since the "Recovery Summer," there has been been "a fall, winter and spring of no recovery." Harry Reid stated on June 22, 2011 in an online chat with the "Washington Post": "Hispanic unemployment has been ticking down from an all-time high of 13.9 percent because of the policies we’ve implemented." Better Austin Today stated on June 18, 2011 in a campaign mailer.: "Under Randi Shade," Austin has "had the highest cost of living of any large Texas city." Chris Widener stated on June 7, 2011 in remarks to reporters: Says tax revenue was lower than expected in May and "that's basically a clear indication the governor's counselors are probably right -- that we are still not out of the woods yet." Michele Bachmann stated on June 13, 2011 in a debate in New Hampshire: "The CBO, the Congressional Budget Office has said that Obamacare will kill 800,000 jobs." Rob Portman stated on May 3, 2011 in a press availability following a policy luncheon: "The (health reform) legislation which Washington passed last year has made it more difficult to hire" because it’s increased costs for employers. Frank Wolf stated on April 19, 2011 in a news release.: The U.S. has "over $62 trillion in unfunded liabilities." Bob McDonnell stated on March 26, 2011 in a speech.: "When I took office last year we faced historic budget deficits of $6 billion here in Virginia. And we closed those deficits by cutting spending." Mike Huckabee stated on March 4, 2011 in a post on his PAC's website: Says it’s a "statistical reality that most single moms are very poor, under-educated, can't get a job, and if it weren't for government assistance, their kids would be starving to death." George Allen stated on February 17, 2011 in a press release.: The stimulus bill "promised to keep unemployment under 8%." Dwight Jones stated on February 3, 2011 in his annual State of the City Address.: "Overall we currently have $981 million, almost a billion dollars in active development projects right here in the City of Richmond." Hank Johnson stated on January 26, 2011 in an online posting: "The economy we preside over today is better than the one we inherited." Michele Bachmann stated on January 25, 2011 in a response to the State of the Union: "The White House promised us that all the spending would keep unemployment under 8 percent." Bob McDonnell stated on January 12, 2011 in the State of the Commonwealth address: "It is estimated that every $100 million spent on construction generates 3,000 new jobs." Mike Pence stated on July 15, 2010 in a press release: The financial regulatory bill "will kill jobs." Eric Cantor stated on November 3, 2010 in a TV interview.: Letting the Bush tax cuts expire would raise taxes on small businesses. Lincoln Chafee stated on November 3, 2010 in a news conference: Experts say the property tax "is the most harmful to economic growth and . . . the sales tax is least harmful." Sarah Palin stated on November 7, 2010 in a prepared speech: Grocery prices "have risen significantly over the past year or so." Tim Kaine stated on October 24, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": When Obama took office "the economy of the United States was actually shrinking for the first time in about 70 years." Bill White stated on October 15, 2010 in an interview: "Of those 850,000 (new Texas) jobs, most were public-sector jobs and minimum-wage jobs." Glenn Nye stated on August 12, 2010 in a TV ad: Says he "voted no on the Wall Street bailouts."
Harry Reid stated on October 19, 2011 in a Senate floor speech: With recent growth "it is very clear that private-sector jobs have been doing fine."
Peter Palumbo stated on October 5, 2011 in a speech: "The Tax Foundation figures Rhode Island as the 10th highest state for state and local tax burden per capita in the country. We're the 6th worst in the country for the business tax index. We're the 3rd highest per capita in the country for all taxes."
John Boehner stated on October 7, 2011 in a news release: "Our unemployment rate has been higher than 8 percent for more than two-and-a-half years, far above what the Obama Administration promised with the 'stimulus.' "
Mitt Romney stated on October 11, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Hanover, N.H.: In the early 1960s, all levels of government were "consuming about 27 percent of the U.S. economy," a number that has risen to 37 percent today. With that trendline, "we cease at some point to be a free economy."
Eric Cantor stated on September 14, 2011 in a blog post: The jobs bill includes "President Obama's tax on soup kitchens"
John Kasich stated on September 25, 2011 in a television interview: "Since the beginning of the year we've created a net increase of 45,000 jobs."
Newt Gingrich stated on September 7, 2011 in a debate: Ben Bernanke has been the most "inflationary" chairman in the history of the Federal Reserve.
Raul Labrador stated on July 31, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Tax increases under Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm led to state unemployment going from 6.8 percent to 15.3 percent.
Bob McDonnell stated on June 25, 2011 in an op-ed.: "Under Gov. Rick Perry’s leadership [Texas] has created more jobs over the last decade than the rest of the states combined."
Rob Portman stated on June 16, 2011 in an interview on the Fox Business Channel: A year since the "Recovery Summer," there has been been "a fall, winter and spring of no recovery."
Harry Reid stated on June 22, 2011 in an online chat with the "Washington Post": "Hispanic unemployment has been ticking down from an all-time high of 13.9 percent because of the policies we’ve implemented."
Better Austin Today stated on June 18, 2011 in a campaign mailer.: "Under Randi Shade," Austin has "had the highest cost of living of any large Texas city."
Chris Widener stated on June 7, 2011 in remarks to reporters: Says tax revenue was lower than expected in May and "that's basically a clear indication the governor's counselors are probably right -- that we are still not out of the woods yet."
Michele Bachmann stated on June 13, 2011 in a debate in New Hampshire: "The CBO, the Congressional Budget Office has said that Obamacare will kill 800,000 jobs."
Rob Portman stated on May 3, 2011 in a press availability following a policy luncheon: "The (health reform) legislation which Washington passed last year has made it more difficult to hire" because it’s increased costs for employers.
Frank Wolf stated on April 19, 2011 in a news release.: The U.S. has "over $62 trillion in unfunded liabilities."
Bob McDonnell stated on March 26, 2011 in a speech.: "When I took office last year we faced historic budget deficits of $6 billion here in Virginia. And we closed those deficits by cutting spending."
Mike Huckabee stated on March 4, 2011 in a post on his PAC's website: Says it’s a "statistical reality that most single moms are very poor, under-educated, can't get a job, and if it weren't for government assistance, their kids would be starving to death."
George Allen stated on February 17, 2011 in a press release.: The stimulus bill "promised to keep unemployment under 8%."
Dwight Jones stated on February 3, 2011 in his annual State of the City Address.: "Overall we currently have $981 million, almost a billion dollars in active development projects right here in the City of Richmond."
Hank Johnson stated on January 26, 2011 in an online posting: "The economy we preside over today is better than the one we inherited."
Michele Bachmann stated on January 25, 2011 in a response to the State of the Union: "The White House promised us that all the spending would keep unemployment under 8 percent."
Bob McDonnell stated on January 12, 2011 in the State of the Commonwealth address: "It is estimated that every $100 million spent on construction generates 3,000 new jobs."
Mike Pence stated on July 15, 2010 in a press release: The financial regulatory bill "will kill jobs."
Eric Cantor stated on November 3, 2010 in a TV interview.: Letting the Bush tax cuts expire would raise taxes on small businesses.
Lincoln Chafee stated on November 3, 2010 in a news conference: Experts say the property tax "is the most harmful to economic growth and . . . the sales tax is least harmful."
Sarah Palin stated on November 7, 2010 in a prepared speech: Grocery prices "have risen significantly over the past year or so."
Tim Kaine stated on October 24, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.": When Obama took office "the economy of the United States was actually shrinking for the first time in about 70 years."
Bill White stated on October 15, 2010 in an interview: "Of those 850,000 (new Texas) jobs, most were public-sector jobs and minimum-wage jobs."
