Latest Fact-checks in Income 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 Tammy Baldwin stated on May 8, 2014 in a radio interview: "The average person who gets the minimum wage in America is 35 years old." Hillary Clinton stated on May 16, 2014 in a speech at the New America Foundation: "Canadian middle class incomes are now higher than in the United States. They are working fewer hours for more pay, … living longer on average, and facing less income inequality." Alicia Menendez stated on April 27, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "A white family is likely to have about six times as much wealth than a black or Hispanic family coming out of the recession." Neera Tanden stated on April 27, 2014 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": "95 percent of the income gains in the last few years have gone to the top 1 percent." Mary Burke stated on April 8, 2014 in a news release: "In Wisconsin, a woman only earns 80 cents for every $1 a man earns." Seth Magaziner stated on April 13, 2014 in an appearance on “10 News Conference”: "In Rhode Island today, 25 percent of our households either don't have a bank account at all, or they have a bank account and they're still relying on high-cost financial services like payday loans, pawn shop check cashing and so on." Gary Peters stated on April 14, 2014 in a press release: Says opposing the Paycheck Fairness Act is part of the Koch brothers’ agenda. National Partnership for Women & Families stated on April 8, 2014 in a news release: "Women in Oregon are paid 79 cents for every dollar paid to men. If the wage gap was eliminated, a working woman in Oregon would have enough money for 2,877 gallons of gas, 72 more weeks of food for her family or nearly 12 more months of rent." Genevieve Wood stated on April 8, 2014 in comments on CNN: "Young women today in metropolitan areas" who are childless and single are out-earning childless, single young males. Mary Burke stated on March 25, 2014 in a jobs proposal: "Wisconsin wages are declining at double the rate of other states." Occupy Democrats stated on December 26, 2013 in a Facebook post: "Nine out of the 10 poorest states are Red states." We Are Wisconsin stated on February 17, 2014 in an email: With his proposal to cut income and property taxes, Scott Walker is "increasing the state deficit at a time when borrowing is already at record levels." Barack Obama stated on January 30, 2014 in a speech: "Most folks’ wages haven’t gone up in over a decade." David Cicilline stated on February 11, 2014 in a House floor speech: "According to one study, the minimum wage today is worth $2 less than in 1968." Kai Ryssdal stated on February 18, 2014 in a "Marketplace" segment: A Congressional Budget Office report says President Barack Obama’s executive order to raise the minimum wage for new federal contract workers "will cost the economy 500,000 jobs." Brad Avakian stated on January 31, 2014 in a campaign website statement: "In Oregon, women earn an average of 79 cents for every dollar that men earn for doing the same job. That’s just wrong." Ed Schultz stated on February 12, 2014 in a broadcast of "The Ed Show": "When union membership goes down, so do (middle class) wages." Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in the State of the Union address: "The federal minimum wage is worth about 20 percent less than it was when Ronald Reagan" gave his first address to a joint session of Congress. Mitch McConnell stated on January 26, 2014 in an interview with "Fox News Sunday": "The minimum wage is mostly an entry-level wage for young people." Jason Carter stated on January 15, 2014 in a speech: The average Georgia family makes $6,000 less than the average family did 10 years ago when inflation is factored in. Joe Scarborough stated on January 21, 2014 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "Since Barack Obama became president of the United States, 95 percent of economic gains have been made by the richest 1 percent." Mary Burke stated on January 7, 2014 in an interview: Scott Walker's income "tax plan is a tax hike. It increases taxes for nearly 80% of the people in the state." National Federation of the Blind stated on October 31, 2013 in a news release: Goodwill Industries International pays workers with disabilities wages as low as pennies per hour. Oregon Business Association stated on December 9, 2013 in the OBA's 2014 Work Plan: "The middle class can be defined to include those with income between roughly $20,000 and $60,000." One Wisconsin Now stated on November 27, 2013 in an email: "The Walton family, which owns Wal-Mart, controls a fortune equal to the wealth of the bottom 42 percent of Americans combined." Barack Obama stated on December 4, 2013 in a speech: "By the time she turns 3 years old, a child born into a low-income home hears 30 million fewer words than a child from a well-off family." Facebook posts stated on November 20, 2013 in a Facebook posting: "Since 1988, Congress has raised its own salary 15 times 'to reflect rising costs.' But raised the minimum wage only three times." Senfronia Thompson stated on November 20, 2013 in email blast from Progress Texas: "Macy's sent a letter to Rick Perry urging him to veto" equal pay bill. Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on October 8, 2013 in in a press release: Chris Christie "cut equal pay for women, calling it 'senseless bureaucracy.' " Tom Barrett stated on September 24, 2013 in an interview: Among the nation’s 51 largest metropolitan areas, Milwaukee is the "only one" where the poverty rate is more than "four times greater in the city than it is in the suburbs."
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Tammy Baldwin stated on May 8, 2014 in a radio interview: "The average person who gets the minimum wage in America is 35 years old." Hillary Clinton stated on May 16, 2014 in a speech at the New America Foundation: "Canadian middle class incomes are now higher than in the United States. They are working fewer hours for more pay, … living longer on average, and facing less income inequality." Alicia Menendez stated on April 27, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "A white family is likely to have about six times as much wealth than a black or Hispanic family coming out of the recession." Neera Tanden stated on April 27, 2014 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": "95 percent of the income gains in the last few years have gone to the top 1 percent." Mary Burke stated on April 8, 2014 in a news release: "In Wisconsin, a woman only earns 80 cents for every $1 a man earns." Seth Magaziner stated on April 13, 2014 in an appearance on “10 News Conference”: "In Rhode Island today, 25 percent of our households either don't have a bank account at all, or they have a bank account and they're still relying on high-cost financial services like payday loans, pawn shop check cashing and so on." Gary Peters stated on April 14, 2014 in a press release: Says opposing the Paycheck Fairness Act is part of the Koch brothers’ agenda. National Partnership for Women & Families stated on April 8, 2014 in a news release: "Women in Oregon are paid 79 cents for every dollar paid to men. If the wage gap was eliminated, a working woman in Oregon would have enough money for 2,877 gallons of gas, 72 more weeks of food for her family or nearly 12 more months of rent." Genevieve Wood stated on April 8, 2014 in comments on CNN: "Young women today in metropolitan areas" who are childless and single are out-earning childless, single young males. Mary Burke stated on March 25, 2014 in a jobs proposal: "Wisconsin wages are declining at double the rate of other states." Occupy Democrats stated on December 26, 2013 in a Facebook post: "Nine out of the 10 poorest states are Red states." We Are Wisconsin stated on February 17, 2014 in an email: With his proposal to cut income and property taxes, Scott Walker is "increasing the state deficit at a time when borrowing is already at record levels." Barack Obama stated on January 30, 2014 in a speech: "Most folks’ wages haven’t gone up in over a decade." David Cicilline stated on February 11, 2014 in a House floor speech: "According to one study, the minimum wage today is worth $2 less than in 1968." Kai Ryssdal stated on February 18, 2014 in a "Marketplace" segment: A Congressional Budget Office report says President Barack Obama’s executive order to raise the minimum wage for new federal contract workers "will cost the economy 500,000 jobs." Brad Avakian stated on January 31, 2014 in a campaign website statement: "In Oregon, women earn an average of 79 cents for every dollar that men earn for doing the same job. That’s just wrong." Ed Schultz stated on February 12, 2014 in a broadcast of "The Ed Show": "When union membership goes down, so do (middle class) wages." Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in the State of the Union address: "The federal minimum wage is worth about 20 percent less than it was when Ronald Reagan" gave his first address to a joint session of Congress. Mitch McConnell stated on January 26, 2014 in an interview with "Fox News Sunday": "The minimum wage is mostly an entry-level wage for young people." Jason Carter stated on January 15, 2014 in a speech: The average Georgia family makes $6,000 less than the average family did 10 years ago when inflation is factored in. Joe Scarborough stated on January 21, 2014 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "Since Barack Obama became president of the United States, 95 percent of economic gains have been made by the richest 1 percent." Mary Burke stated on January 7, 2014 in an interview: Scott Walker's income "tax plan is a tax hike. It increases taxes for nearly 80% of the people in the state." National Federation of the Blind stated on October 31, 2013 in a news release: Goodwill Industries International pays workers with disabilities wages as low as pennies per hour. Oregon Business Association stated on December 9, 2013 in the OBA's 2014 Work Plan: "The middle class can be defined to include those with income between roughly $20,000 and $60,000." One Wisconsin Now stated on November 27, 2013 in an email: "The Walton family, which owns Wal-Mart, controls a fortune equal to the wealth of the bottom 42 percent of Americans combined." Barack Obama stated on December 4, 2013 in a speech: "By the time she turns 3 years old, a child born into a low-income home hears 30 million fewer words than a child from a well-off family." Facebook posts stated on November 20, 2013 in a Facebook posting: "Since 1988, Congress has raised its own salary 15 times 'to reflect rising costs.' But raised the minimum wage only three times." Senfronia Thompson stated on November 20, 2013 in email blast from Progress Texas: "Macy's sent a letter to Rick Perry urging him to veto" equal pay bill. Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on October 8, 2013 in in a press release: Chris Christie "cut equal pay for women, calling it 'senseless bureaucracy.' " Tom Barrett stated on September 24, 2013 in an interview: Among the nation’s 51 largest metropolitan areas, Milwaukee is the "only one" where the poverty rate is more than "four times greater in the city than it is in the suburbs."
Tammy Baldwin stated on May 8, 2014 in a radio interview: "The average person who gets the minimum wage in America is 35 years old."
Hillary Clinton stated on May 16, 2014 in a speech at the New America Foundation: "Canadian middle class incomes are now higher than in the United States. They are working fewer hours for more pay, … living longer on average, and facing less income inequality."
Alicia Menendez stated on April 27, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week": "A white family is likely to have about six times as much wealth than a black or Hispanic family coming out of the recession."
Neera Tanden stated on April 27, 2014 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press": "95 percent of the income gains in the last few years have gone to the top 1 percent."
Mary Burke stated on April 8, 2014 in a news release: "In Wisconsin, a woman only earns 80 cents for every $1 a man earns."
Seth Magaziner stated on April 13, 2014 in an appearance on “10 News Conference”: "In Rhode Island today, 25 percent of our households either don't have a bank account at all, or they have a bank account and they're still relying on high-cost financial services like payday loans, pawn shop check cashing and so on."
Gary Peters stated on April 14, 2014 in a press release: Says opposing the Paycheck Fairness Act is part of the Koch brothers’ agenda.
National Partnership for Women & Families stated on April 8, 2014 in a news release: "Women in Oregon are paid 79 cents for every dollar paid to men. If the wage gap was eliminated, a working woman in Oregon would have enough money for 2,877 gallons of gas, 72 more weeks of food for her family or nearly 12 more months of rent."
Genevieve Wood stated on April 8, 2014 in comments on CNN: "Young women today in metropolitan areas" who are childless and single are out-earning childless, single young males.
Mary Burke stated on March 25, 2014 in a jobs proposal: "Wisconsin wages are declining at double the rate of other states."
Occupy Democrats stated on December 26, 2013 in a Facebook post: "Nine out of the 10 poorest states are Red states."
We Are Wisconsin stated on February 17, 2014 in an email: With his proposal to cut income and property taxes, Scott Walker is "increasing the state deficit at a time when borrowing is already at record levels."
Barack Obama stated on January 30, 2014 in a speech: "Most folks’ wages haven’t gone up in over a decade."
David Cicilline stated on February 11, 2014 in a House floor speech: "According to one study, the minimum wage today is worth $2 less than in 1968."
Kai Ryssdal stated on February 18, 2014 in a "Marketplace" segment: A Congressional Budget Office report says President Barack Obama’s executive order to raise the minimum wage for new federal contract workers "will cost the economy 500,000 jobs."
Brad Avakian stated on January 31, 2014 in a campaign website statement: "In Oregon, women earn an average of 79 cents for every dollar that men earn for doing the same job. That’s just wrong."
Ed Schultz stated on February 12, 2014 in a broadcast of "The Ed Show": "When union membership goes down, so do (middle class) wages."
Barack Obama stated on January 28, 2014 in the State of the Union address: "The federal minimum wage is worth about 20 percent less than it was when Ronald Reagan" gave his first address to a joint session of Congress.
Mitch McConnell stated on January 26, 2014 in an interview with "Fox News Sunday": "The minimum wage is mostly an entry-level wage for young people."
Jason Carter stated on January 15, 2014 in a speech: The average Georgia family makes $6,000 less than the average family did 10 years ago when inflation is factored in.
Joe Scarborough stated on January 21, 2014 in a broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "Since Barack Obama became president of the United States, 95 percent of economic gains have been made by the richest 1 percent."
Mary Burke stated on January 7, 2014 in an interview: Scott Walker's income "tax plan is a tax hike. It increases taxes for nearly 80% of the people in the state."
National Federation of the Blind stated on October 31, 2013 in a news release: Goodwill Industries International pays workers with disabilities wages as low as pennies per hour.
Oregon Business Association stated on December 9, 2013 in the OBA's 2014 Work Plan: "The middle class can be defined to include those with income between roughly $20,000 and $60,000."
One Wisconsin Now stated on November 27, 2013 in an email: "The Walton family, which owns Wal-Mart, controls a fortune equal to the wealth of the bottom 42 percent of Americans combined."
Barack Obama stated on December 4, 2013 in a speech: "By the time she turns 3 years old, a child born into a low-income home hears 30 million fewer words than a child from a well-off family."
Facebook posts stated on November 20, 2013 in a Facebook posting: "Since 1988, Congress has raised its own salary 15 times 'to reflect rising costs.' But raised the minimum wage only three times."
Senfronia Thompson stated on November 20, 2013 in email blast from Progress Texas: "Macy's sent a letter to Rick Perry urging him to veto" equal pay bill.
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on October 8, 2013 in in a press release: Chris Christie "cut equal pay for women, calling it 'senseless bureaucracy.' "
Tom Barrett stated on September 24, 2013 in an interview: Among the nation’s 51 largest metropolitan areas, Milwaukee is the "only one" where the poverty rate is more than "four times greater in the city than it is in the suburbs."
