Latest 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 Paul Ryan stated on August 27, 2012 in a speech: "Household income in America has gone down for families an average of $4,000 in the last four years" while it " went up $5,000" under Mitt Romney when he was governor of Massachusetts Stephanie Cutter stated on August 22, 2012 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": In the past 27 months, President Barack Obama has created more private-sector jobs than "in the Reagan recovery." Priorities USA Action stated on August 7, 2012 in campaign ad: Says Mitt Romney and Bain Capital are to blame in a woman’s premature death when they closed the plant where her husband worked. Mitt Romney stated on July 25, 2012 in an introduction to a web video: President Obama was saying success "is the result of government," not "hard-working people," when he said, "If you've got a business, you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen." Joseph Kyrillos stated on July 11, 2012 in an interview on WNYC’s The Brian Lehrer Show: "We are not producing jobs. We created 80,000 jobs last month. We don't talk about the jobs that we lost. The net of it all is that we lost jobs." Mark Neumann stated on June 13, 2012 in an interview: If the U.S. didn't borrow $1.2 trillion every year "to fund government operations," that money would be available "for entrepreneurs and business people to put to work creating jobs and building and expanding their businesses." Rob Portman stated on June 14, 2012 in a conference call with reporters: Says that under President Obama, there’s been a substantial increase in federal government jobs. Christopher Blazejewski stated on June 5, 2012 in a debate on the House floor: Most tips left at Dunkin’ Donuts don’t go to employees. Wes Riddle stated on October 22, 2011 in a speech.: Says combined inflation and unemployment rates in October 2011 were the highest since Ronald Reagan succeeded Jimmy Carter. Sherrod Brown stated on May 14, 2012 in an email campaign statement: Says Josh Mandel opposed federal loans to the auto industry. Barack Obama stated on May 8, 2012 in a speech in Albany, N.Y.: "The only time government employment has gone down during a recession has been under me." Bob McDonnell stated on April 21, 2012 in a TV interview.: The U.S. economy is "recovering slower than Europe " Sheldon Whitehouse stated on April 16, 2012 in a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate: "If you put the $47 billion in revenue (raised over 10 years by the Buffett rule) into infrastructure you could create 611,000 infrastructure jobs." Kathleen Falk stated on April 17, 2012 in a newspaper interview: Wisconsin women "are paid 81 cents to the dollar of a man doing the same job." Bill Haslam stated on April 20, 2012 in a speech to Carter County Republican Party: "Personal income is growing faster in Tennessee on average than any other state in the country." Barry Hinckley stated on April 21, 2012 in an interview on State of the State: President Obama gave Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood one and a half billion dollars. Tommy Thompson stated on March 23, 2012 in a campaign speech: Every time the price of gasoline rises 1 cent, "it's a billion dollars out of our economy that goes to Saudi Arabia." Mike Dovilla stated on March 13, 2012 in a letter to the editor: Says President Obama's decision to not issue a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline meant "we were denied the ability immediately to reduce prices at the pump." Joe Biden stated on April 1, 2012 in a “Face the Nation” interview: "General Motors is the largest corporation in the world again." Rick Scott stated on March 26, 2012 in a "Fox and Friends" interview: Says Barack Obama's health care law "will be the biggest job-killer ever." Tommy Thompson stated on March 3, 2012 in a speech: Says when he was governor, Wisconsin cut unemployment to 2.1 percent and the state’s unemployment rate was "the lowest in the country for 40 consecutive months." Stephen Laffey stated on March 2, 2012 in a radio interview: Giant companies like Toyota will not locate in a state that has not passed a right-to-work law Newt Gingrich stated on February 10, 2012 in a radio interview: "The biggest contribution" behind a decrease in U.S. unemployment "was 1.2 million people leaving the workforce" Barack Obama stated on February 15, 2012 in a speech at Milwaukee's Master Lock plant: "For the first time since 1990, American manufacturers are creating new jobs." Martin O'Malley stated on February 5, 2012 in a TV interview.: Maryland is "creating jobs at 2 ½ times the rate that Virginia is." Pete Hoekstra stated on February 5, 2012 in a website linked to a campaign ad: "Since ObamaCare and the stimulus passed, the unemployment rate in the U.S. has increased." Nathan Deal stated on January 10, 2012 in his State of the State address: Siemens has been unable to fill approximately 200 skilled trade positions in metro Atlanta. Ellyn Bogdanoff stated on January 9, 2012 in a hearing in Tallahassee: Tampa is "the strip club capital of the world." Thomas Sgouros Jr. stated on December 30, 2011 in an appearance on Rhode Island PBS's "A Lively Experiment": "[If] you apply for a job, the chances are 1 in 7 that you are going to be denied that job unfairly if everybody is forced to use E-Verify." Mitt Romney stated on January 7, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Manchester, N.H.: Says President Barack Obama has opened up no new trade relationships with other nations.
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Paul Ryan stated on August 27, 2012 in a speech: "Household income in America has gone down for families an average of $4,000 in the last four years" while it " went up $5,000" under Mitt Romney when he was governor of Massachusetts Stephanie Cutter stated on August 22, 2012 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": In the past 27 months, President Barack Obama has created more private-sector jobs than "in the Reagan recovery." Priorities USA Action stated on August 7, 2012 in campaign ad: Says Mitt Romney and Bain Capital are to blame in a woman’s premature death when they closed the plant where her husband worked. Mitt Romney stated on July 25, 2012 in an introduction to a web video: President Obama was saying success "is the result of government," not "hard-working people," when he said, "If you've got a business, you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen." Joseph Kyrillos stated on July 11, 2012 in an interview on WNYC’s The Brian Lehrer Show: "We are not producing jobs. We created 80,000 jobs last month. We don't talk about the jobs that we lost. The net of it all is that we lost jobs." Mark Neumann stated on June 13, 2012 in an interview: If the U.S. didn't borrow $1.2 trillion every year "to fund government operations," that money would be available "for entrepreneurs and business people to put to work creating jobs and building and expanding their businesses." Rob Portman stated on June 14, 2012 in a conference call with reporters: Says that under President Obama, there’s been a substantial increase in federal government jobs. Christopher Blazejewski stated on June 5, 2012 in a debate on the House floor: Most tips left at Dunkin’ Donuts don’t go to employees. Wes Riddle stated on October 22, 2011 in a speech.: Says combined inflation and unemployment rates in October 2011 were the highest since Ronald Reagan succeeded Jimmy Carter. Sherrod Brown stated on May 14, 2012 in an email campaign statement: Says Josh Mandel opposed federal loans to the auto industry. Barack Obama stated on May 8, 2012 in a speech in Albany, N.Y.: "The only time government employment has gone down during a recession has been under me." Bob McDonnell stated on April 21, 2012 in a TV interview.: The U.S. economy is "recovering slower than Europe " Sheldon Whitehouse stated on April 16, 2012 in a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate: "If you put the $47 billion in revenue (raised over 10 years by the Buffett rule) into infrastructure you could create 611,000 infrastructure jobs." Kathleen Falk stated on April 17, 2012 in a newspaper interview: Wisconsin women "are paid 81 cents to the dollar of a man doing the same job." Bill Haslam stated on April 20, 2012 in a speech to Carter County Republican Party: "Personal income is growing faster in Tennessee on average than any other state in the country." Barry Hinckley stated on April 21, 2012 in an interview on State of the State: President Obama gave Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood one and a half billion dollars. Tommy Thompson stated on March 23, 2012 in a campaign speech: Every time the price of gasoline rises 1 cent, "it's a billion dollars out of our economy that goes to Saudi Arabia." Mike Dovilla stated on March 13, 2012 in a letter to the editor: Says President Obama's decision to not issue a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline meant "we were denied the ability immediately to reduce prices at the pump." Joe Biden stated on April 1, 2012 in a “Face the Nation” interview: "General Motors is the largest corporation in the world again." Rick Scott stated on March 26, 2012 in a "Fox and Friends" interview: Says Barack Obama's health care law "will be the biggest job-killer ever." Tommy Thompson stated on March 3, 2012 in a speech: Says when he was governor, Wisconsin cut unemployment to 2.1 percent and the state’s unemployment rate was "the lowest in the country for 40 consecutive months." Stephen Laffey stated on March 2, 2012 in a radio interview: Giant companies like Toyota will not locate in a state that has not passed a right-to-work law Newt Gingrich stated on February 10, 2012 in a radio interview: "The biggest contribution" behind a decrease in U.S. unemployment "was 1.2 million people leaving the workforce" Barack Obama stated on February 15, 2012 in a speech at Milwaukee's Master Lock plant: "For the first time since 1990, American manufacturers are creating new jobs." Martin O'Malley stated on February 5, 2012 in a TV interview.: Maryland is "creating jobs at 2 ½ times the rate that Virginia is." Pete Hoekstra stated on February 5, 2012 in a website linked to a campaign ad: "Since ObamaCare and the stimulus passed, the unemployment rate in the U.S. has increased." Nathan Deal stated on January 10, 2012 in his State of the State address: Siemens has been unable to fill approximately 200 skilled trade positions in metro Atlanta. Ellyn Bogdanoff stated on January 9, 2012 in a hearing in Tallahassee: Tampa is "the strip club capital of the world." Thomas Sgouros Jr. stated on December 30, 2011 in an appearance on Rhode Island PBS's "A Lively Experiment": "[If] you apply for a job, the chances are 1 in 7 that you are going to be denied that job unfairly if everybody is forced to use E-Verify." Mitt Romney stated on January 7, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Manchester, N.H.: Says President Barack Obama has opened up no new trade relationships with other nations.
Paul Ryan stated on August 27, 2012 in a speech: "Household income in America has gone down for families an average of $4,000 in the last four years" while it " went up $5,000" under Mitt Romney when he was governor of Massachusetts
Stephanie Cutter stated on August 22, 2012 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": In the past 27 months, President Barack Obama has created more private-sector jobs than "in the Reagan recovery."
Priorities USA Action stated on August 7, 2012 in campaign ad: Says Mitt Romney and Bain Capital are to blame in a woman’s premature death when they closed the plant where her husband worked.
Mitt Romney stated on July 25, 2012 in an introduction to a web video: President Obama was saying success "is the result of government," not "hard-working people," when he said, "If you've got a business, you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen."
Joseph Kyrillos stated on July 11, 2012 in an interview on WNYC’s The Brian Lehrer Show: "We are not producing jobs. We created 80,000 jobs last month. We don't talk about the jobs that we lost. The net of it all is that we lost jobs."
Mark Neumann stated on June 13, 2012 in an interview: If the U.S. didn't borrow $1.2 trillion every year "to fund government operations," that money would be available "for entrepreneurs and business people to put to work creating jobs and building and expanding their businesses."
Rob Portman stated on June 14, 2012 in a conference call with reporters: Says that under President Obama, there’s been a substantial increase in federal government jobs.
Christopher Blazejewski stated on June 5, 2012 in a debate on the House floor: Most tips left at Dunkin’ Donuts don’t go to employees.
Wes Riddle stated on October 22, 2011 in a speech.: Says combined inflation and unemployment rates in October 2011 were the highest since Ronald Reagan succeeded Jimmy Carter.
Sherrod Brown stated on May 14, 2012 in an email campaign statement: Says Josh Mandel opposed federal loans to the auto industry.
Barack Obama stated on May 8, 2012 in a speech in Albany, N.Y.: "The only time government employment has gone down during a recession has been under me."
Bob McDonnell stated on April 21, 2012 in a TV interview.: The U.S. economy is "recovering slower than Europe "
Sheldon Whitehouse stated on April 16, 2012 in a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate: "If you put the $47 billion in revenue (raised over 10 years by the Buffett rule) into infrastructure you could create 611,000 infrastructure jobs."
Kathleen Falk stated on April 17, 2012 in a newspaper interview: Wisconsin women "are paid 81 cents to the dollar of a man doing the same job."
Bill Haslam stated on April 20, 2012 in a speech to Carter County Republican Party: "Personal income is growing faster in Tennessee on average than any other state in the country."
Barry Hinckley stated on April 21, 2012 in an interview on State of the State: President Obama gave Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood one and a half billion dollars.
Tommy Thompson stated on March 23, 2012 in a campaign speech: Every time the price of gasoline rises 1 cent, "it's a billion dollars out of our economy that goes to Saudi Arabia."
Mike Dovilla stated on March 13, 2012 in a letter to the editor: Says President Obama's decision to not issue a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline meant "we were denied the ability immediately to reduce prices at the pump."
Joe Biden stated on April 1, 2012 in a “Face the Nation” interview: "General Motors is the largest corporation in the world again."
Rick Scott stated on March 26, 2012 in a "Fox and Friends" interview: Says Barack Obama's health care law "will be the biggest job-killer ever."
Tommy Thompson stated on March 3, 2012 in a speech: Says when he was governor, Wisconsin cut unemployment to 2.1 percent and the state’s unemployment rate was "the lowest in the country for 40 consecutive months."
Stephen Laffey stated on March 2, 2012 in a radio interview: Giant companies like Toyota will not locate in a state that has not passed a right-to-work law
Newt Gingrich stated on February 10, 2012 in a radio interview: "The biggest contribution" behind a decrease in U.S. unemployment "was 1.2 million people leaving the workforce"
Barack Obama stated on February 15, 2012 in a speech at Milwaukee's Master Lock plant: "For the first time since 1990, American manufacturers are creating new jobs."
Martin O'Malley stated on February 5, 2012 in a TV interview.: Maryland is "creating jobs at 2 ½ times the rate that Virginia is."
Pete Hoekstra stated on February 5, 2012 in a website linked to a campaign ad: "Since ObamaCare and the stimulus passed, the unemployment rate in the U.S. has increased."
Nathan Deal stated on January 10, 2012 in his State of the State address: Siemens has been unable to fill approximately 200 skilled trade positions in metro Atlanta.
Ellyn Bogdanoff stated on January 9, 2012 in a hearing in Tallahassee: Tampa is "the strip club capital of the world."
Thomas Sgouros Jr. stated on December 30, 2011 in an appearance on Rhode Island PBS's "A Lively Experiment": "[If] you apply for a job, the chances are 1 in 7 that you are going to be denied that job unfairly if everybody is forced to use E-Verify."
Mitt Romney stated on January 7, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Manchester, N.H.: Says President Barack Obama has opened up no new trade relationships with other nations.
