Latest Fact-checks in Jobs 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 David Miliband stated on June 26, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press": "The major immigration issue was about Poles, and Bulgarians, and Romanians," and that they weren’t contributing economically. "The unemployment rate among Poles in Britain is lower than the unemployment rate among Brits." Donald Trump stated on June 10, 2016 in a speech.: Says the unemployment rate for African-American youths is 59 percent. Dave Brat stated on May 24, 2016 in Facebook post.: "The labor force participation rate -- the share of the potential workforce that is actually working or looking for work-- currently stands below 63%, the lowest level since the 1970s." National Federation of Independent Business-Virginia stated on May 17, 2016 in a website post.: "The vast majority of minimum wage workers get a raise within a year." Hillary Clinton stated on May 24, 2016 in an advertisement: "In 2006, Donald Trump was hoping for a real estate crash." Chris Koster stated on April 22, 2016 in a tweet: "Closing our state’s wage gap would make a $9 billion difference to Missouri women." Tom Marino stated on May 5, 2016 in an interview on MSNBC.: Twenty million Americans are "out of work." Jerry Brown stated on April 26, 2016 in a statement : "California has added twice as many jobs as Florida" over the past year. Bernie Sanders stated on May 4, 2016 in a tweet: "Increasing the min. wage to $15 an hour would reduce spending on food stamps, public housing and other programs by over $7.6 billion a year." Enterprise Florida stated on April 27, 2016 in Enterprise Florida radio ads in California: "Seven hundred thousand. That’s how many California jobs will be lost thanks to the politicians raising the minimum wage….Now Florida is adding one million jobs, not losing them." Ron Johnson stated on April 29, 2016: Says he "started" the Pacur plastics manufacturing company he owns. Kiki Curls stated on April 4, 2016 in following a Missouri Senate Budget Committee hearing: Missouri "is the state with the lowest paid workers." Ted Cruz stated on May 1, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says Donald Trump’s "only economic agenda is imposing massive taxes on the American people with a 40 percent tax hike of a giant tariff." Donald Trump stated on April 21, 2016 in a campaign rally speech: "Pennsylvania has lost 35 percent of its manufacturing jobs since 2001" and "Harrisburg has lost 40 percent of its manufacturing jobs since 2001." Bernie Sanders stated on April 10, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says Hillary Clinton voted "for virtually every trade agreement that has cost the workers of this country millions of jobs." Rick Scott stated on April 5, 2016 in a confrontation with a customer at a Gainesville, Fla., Starbucks: "We got a million jobs." Peter Kinder stated on March 17, 2016 in a gubernatorial debate: "Youth unemployment in minority communities is about 40 to 45 percent." Donald Trump stated on March 29, 2016 in a speech: Wisconsin’s "effective" unemployment rate is 20 percent. Vicky Hartzler stated on March 24, 2016 in an interview with ABC17 News: "We have less Americans working now than in the ’70s." Bill Clinton stated on March 20, 2016 in a campaign rally for Hillary Clinton: "80 percent of the American people haven’t gotten a pay raise since the crash." Roy Blunt stated on January 15, 2016 in a news release: "The [Obama] administration’s regulatory assault on coal-fired energy has put thousands of Americans out of work" Ted Cruz stated on March 13, 2016 in an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press": Says President Barack Obama has "been presiding over our jobs going overseas for seven years." Bernie Sanders stated on March 9, 2016 in a Democratic presidential debate in Miami: "If you look at Latino kids between 17 and 20 who graduated high school, 36 percent of them are unemployed or underemployed. … African-American kids are unemployed or underemployed to the tune of 51 percent." John Kasich stated on February 27, 2016 in a television ad: "Twenty million Americans are out of work." Bernie Sanders stated on March 6, 2016 in the Democratic debate in Flint, Mich.: "NAFTA, supported by the Secretary (Clinton), cost us 800,000 jobs nationwide." Hillary Clinton stated on February 12, 2016 in a column posted on Medium.com: Says she will "work to raise the federal minimum wage back to the highest level it’s ever been — $12 an hour in today’s dollars." Hillary Clinton stated on February 11, 2016 in a Democratic presidential debate in Milwaukee: "Americans haven’t had a raise in 15 years." Donald Trump stated on February 9, 2016 in a victory speech after the New Hampshire primary: "Don't believe those phony numbers when you hear 4.9 and 5 percent unemployment. The number's probably 28, 29, as high as 35. In fact, I even heard recently 42 percent." Bernie Sanders stated on February 4, 2016 in a Democratic debate in New Hampshire: "Not one Republican has the guts to recognize that climate change is real." Gina Raimondo stated on January 26, 2016 in economic development report: "Owen in MA vs. Owen in RI … Advantage:Rhode Island."
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David Miliband stated on June 26, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press": "The major immigration issue was about Poles, and Bulgarians, and Romanians," and that they weren’t contributing economically. "The unemployment rate among Poles in Britain is lower than the unemployment rate among Brits." Donald Trump stated on June 10, 2016 in a speech.: Says the unemployment rate for African-American youths is 59 percent. Dave Brat stated on May 24, 2016 in Facebook post.: "The labor force participation rate -- the share of the potential workforce that is actually working or looking for work-- currently stands below 63%, the lowest level since the 1970s." National Federation of Independent Business-Virginia stated on May 17, 2016 in a website post.: "The vast majority of minimum wage workers get a raise within a year." Hillary Clinton stated on May 24, 2016 in an advertisement: "In 2006, Donald Trump was hoping for a real estate crash." Chris Koster stated on April 22, 2016 in a tweet: "Closing our state’s wage gap would make a $9 billion difference to Missouri women." Tom Marino stated on May 5, 2016 in an interview on MSNBC.: Twenty million Americans are "out of work." Jerry Brown stated on April 26, 2016 in a statement : "California has added twice as many jobs as Florida" over the past year. Bernie Sanders stated on May 4, 2016 in a tweet: "Increasing the min. wage to $15 an hour would reduce spending on food stamps, public housing and other programs by over $7.6 billion a year." Enterprise Florida stated on April 27, 2016 in Enterprise Florida radio ads in California: "Seven hundred thousand. That’s how many California jobs will be lost thanks to the politicians raising the minimum wage….Now Florida is adding one million jobs, not losing them." Ron Johnson stated on April 29, 2016: Says he "started" the Pacur plastics manufacturing company he owns. Kiki Curls stated on April 4, 2016 in following a Missouri Senate Budget Committee hearing: Missouri "is the state with the lowest paid workers." Ted Cruz stated on May 1, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says Donald Trump’s "only economic agenda is imposing massive taxes on the American people with a 40 percent tax hike of a giant tariff." Donald Trump stated on April 21, 2016 in a campaign rally speech: "Pennsylvania has lost 35 percent of its manufacturing jobs since 2001" and "Harrisburg has lost 40 percent of its manufacturing jobs since 2001." Bernie Sanders stated on April 10, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says Hillary Clinton voted "for virtually every trade agreement that has cost the workers of this country millions of jobs." Rick Scott stated on April 5, 2016 in a confrontation with a customer at a Gainesville, Fla., Starbucks: "We got a million jobs." Peter Kinder stated on March 17, 2016 in a gubernatorial debate: "Youth unemployment in minority communities is about 40 to 45 percent." Donald Trump stated on March 29, 2016 in a speech: Wisconsin’s "effective" unemployment rate is 20 percent. Vicky Hartzler stated on March 24, 2016 in an interview with ABC17 News: "We have less Americans working now than in the ’70s." Bill Clinton stated on March 20, 2016 in a campaign rally for Hillary Clinton: "80 percent of the American people haven’t gotten a pay raise since the crash." Roy Blunt stated on January 15, 2016 in a news release: "The [Obama] administration’s regulatory assault on coal-fired energy has put thousands of Americans out of work" Ted Cruz stated on March 13, 2016 in an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press": Says President Barack Obama has "been presiding over our jobs going overseas for seven years." Bernie Sanders stated on March 9, 2016 in a Democratic presidential debate in Miami: "If you look at Latino kids between 17 and 20 who graduated high school, 36 percent of them are unemployed or underemployed. … African-American kids are unemployed or underemployed to the tune of 51 percent." John Kasich stated on February 27, 2016 in a television ad: "Twenty million Americans are out of work." Bernie Sanders stated on March 6, 2016 in the Democratic debate in Flint, Mich.: "NAFTA, supported by the Secretary (Clinton), cost us 800,000 jobs nationwide." Hillary Clinton stated on February 12, 2016 in a column posted on Medium.com: Says she will "work to raise the federal minimum wage back to the highest level it’s ever been — $12 an hour in today’s dollars." Hillary Clinton stated on February 11, 2016 in a Democratic presidential debate in Milwaukee: "Americans haven’t had a raise in 15 years." Donald Trump stated on February 9, 2016 in a victory speech after the New Hampshire primary: "Don't believe those phony numbers when you hear 4.9 and 5 percent unemployment. The number's probably 28, 29, as high as 35. In fact, I even heard recently 42 percent." Bernie Sanders stated on February 4, 2016 in a Democratic debate in New Hampshire: "Not one Republican has the guts to recognize that climate change is real." Gina Raimondo stated on January 26, 2016 in economic development report: "Owen in MA vs. Owen in RI … Advantage:Rhode Island."
David Miliband stated on June 26, 2016 in comments on "Meet the Press": "The major immigration issue was about Poles, and Bulgarians, and Romanians," and that they weren’t contributing economically. "The unemployment rate among Poles in Britain is lower than the unemployment rate among Brits."
Donald Trump stated on June 10, 2016 in a speech.: Says the unemployment rate for African-American youths is 59 percent.
Dave Brat stated on May 24, 2016 in Facebook post.: "The labor force participation rate -- the share of the potential workforce that is actually working or looking for work-- currently stands below 63%, the lowest level since the 1970s."
National Federation of Independent Business-Virginia stated on May 17, 2016 in a website post.: "The vast majority of minimum wage workers get a raise within a year."
Hillary Clinton stated on May 24, 2016 in an advertisement: "In 2006, Donald Trump was hoping for a real estate crash."
Chris Koster stated on April 22, 2016 in a tweet: "Closing our state’s wage gap would make a $9 billion difference to Missouri women."
Tom Marino stated on May 5, 2016 in an interview on MSNBC.: Twenty million Americans are "out of work."
Jerry Brown stated on April 26, 2016 in a statement : "California has added twice as many jobs as Florida" over the past year.
Bernie Sanders stated on May 4, 2016 in a tweet: "Increasing the min. wage to $15 an hour would reduce spending on food stamps, public housing and other programs by over $7.6 billion a year."
Enterprise Florida stated on April 27, 2016 in Enterprise Florida radio ads in California: "Seven hundred thousand. That’s how many California jobs will be lost thanks to the politicians raising the minimum wage….Now Florida is adding one million jobs, not losing them."
Ron Johnson stated on April 29, 2016: Says he "started" the Pacur plastics manufacturing company he owns.
Kiki Curls stated on April 4, 2016 in following a Missouri Senate Budget Committee hearing: Missouri "is the state with the lowest paid workers."
Ted Cruz stated on May 1, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press": Says Donald Trump’s "only economic agenda is imposing massive taxes on the American people with a 40 percent tax hike of a giant tariff."
Donald Trump stated on April 21, 2016 in a campaign rally speech: "Pennsylvania has lost 35 percent of its manufacturing jobs since 2001" and "Harrisburg has lost 40 percent of its manufacturing jobs since 2001."
Bernie Sanders stated on April 10, 2016 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Says Hillary Clinton voted "for virtually every trade agreement that has cost the workers of this country millions of jobs."
Rick Scott stated on April 5, 2016 in a confrontation with a customer at a Gainesville, Fla., Starbucks: "We got a million jobs."
Peter Kinder stated on March 17, 2016 in a gubernatorial debate: "Youth unemployment in minority communities is about 40 to 45 percent."
Donald Trump stated on March 29, 2016 in a speech: Wisconsin’s "effective" unemployment rate is 20 percent.
Vicky Hartzler stated on March 24, 2016 in an interview with ABC17 News: "We have less Americans working now than in the ’70s."
Bill Clinton stated on March 20, 2016 in a campaign rally for Hillary Clinton: "80 percent of the American people haven’t gotten a pay raise since the crash."
Roy Blunt stated on January 15, 2016 in a news release: "The [Obama] administration’s regulatory assault on coal-fired energy has put thousands of Americans out of work"
Ted Cruz stated on March 13, 2016 in an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press": Says President Barack Obama has "been presiding over our jobs going overseas for seven years."
Bernie Sanders stated on March 9, 2016 in a Democratic presidential debate in Miami: "If you look at Latino kids between 17 and 20 who graduated high school, 36 percent of them are unemployed or underemployed. … African-American kids are unemployed or underemployed to the tune of 51 percent."
John Kasich stated on February 27, 2016 in a television ad: "Twenty million Americans are out of work."
Bernie Sanders stated on March 6, 2016 in the Democratic debate in Flint, Mich.: "NAFTA, supported by the Secretary (Clinton), cost us 800,000 jobs nationwide."
Hillary Clinton stated on February 12, 2016 in a column posted on Medium.com: Says she will "work to raise the federal minimum wage back to the highest level it’s ever been — $12 an hour in today’s dollars."
Hillary Clinton stated on February 11, 2016 in a Democratic presidential debate in Milwaukee: "Americans haven’t had a raise in 15 years."
Donald Trump stated on February 9, 2016 in a victory speech after the New Hampshire primary: "Don't believe those phony numbers when you hear 4.9 and 5 percent unemployment. The number's probably 28, 29, as high as 35. In fact, I even heard recently 42 percent."
Bernie Sanders stated on February 4, 2016 in a Democratic debate in New Hampshire: "Not one Republican has the guts to recognize that climate change is real."
Gina Raimondo stated on January 26, 2016 in economic development report: "Owen in MA vs. Owen in RI … Advantage:Rhode Island."
