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 Barack Obama stated on October 3, 2012 in the first presidential debate: The federal tax code has "loopholes that are giving incentives for companies that are shipping jobs overseas." American Future Fund stated on October 1, 2012 in a campaign ad: Under Barack Obama, the U.S. now has the "lowest workforce since (President Jimmy) Carter." Joseph Kyrillos stated on October 4, 2012 in a debate on NJTV: Says under U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez’s watch the nation’s unemployment rate and debt doubled and the federal budget deficit quadrupled. John Kasich stated on September 29, 2012 in a television interview: "We're up 123,000 jobs over the last year and three-quarters. We're actually, according to the Bureau of Labor statistics, down 500 ... auto jobs in Ohio." Americans For Tax Reform stated on September 28, 2012 in a mailer to voters: The Obama administration’s "green" stimulus program "funneled close to $2 billion dollars to overseas firms," creating thousands of jobs in China. Workers' Voice stated on September 17, 2012 in a mailer: Says Mitt Romney’s investments created zero jobs. Jennifer Beck stated on September 20, 2012 in an interview with NJToday: "We have more people working in the state of New Jersey today than we've ever had in our history." AFSCME stated on September 4, 2012 in a TV ad: Says Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson "supports massive tax cuts for corporations that outsource Wisconsin jobs." Chris Christie stated on September 23, 2012 in a campaign speech: Says there are "fewer jobs in America today than when Barack Obama became president." Americans For Tax Reform stated on September 21, 2012 in a mailer to voters: Says Obama sent $450 million to China to build a wind farm in Texas. Restore Our Future stated on September 19, 2012 in a campaign ad: "Eight million Americans have dropped out of the work force since (Barack) Obama became president. ... The real unemployment rate is 19 percent." William O'Brien stated on August 15, 2012 in a campaign mailer sent to New Boston residents in August 2012: Says when Republicans took over the state legislature in 2010, New Hampshire’s tax rate for employers was 50th in the nation, and unemployment had more than doubled under Democrats. Mitt Romney stated on September 13, 2012 in in a TV ad: "Seven times Obama could have stopped China's cheating. Seven times, he refused." Paul Ryan stated on September 7, 2012 in a television interview: Based on the August 2012 national jobs numbers, "for every person who got a job, nearly four people stopped looking for a job." Mitt Romney stated on May 17, 2012 in a private campaign fundraiser: "Fifty percent of kids coming out of school can't get a job." Jeanne Shaheen stated on September 5, 2012 in an interview on The Daily Rundown: Says when Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts was 47th in job creation Jennifer Granholm stated on September 6, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: "With the auto rescue," President Barack Obama "saved more than 1 million middle-class jobs all across America," including more than 28,000 in Wisconsin. Phil Gingrey stated on September 7, 2012 in a Twitter post: The U.S. unemployment rate has remained above 8 percent for 43 consecutive months, the longest stretch since the Great Depression. Jon Bramnick stated on September 7, 2012 in an interview on NJToday: "The president promised that if he spent money on a stimulus program that unemployment would go to 5.7 percent or 6 percent. Those were his words." Julián Castro stated on September 9, 2012 in an interview on "Meet the Press.": "We’re seeing now 30 straight months of private-sector job growth, 4.6 million jobs created." Rob Portman stated on August 27, 2012 in a television interview: "We've got 7.2 percent unemployment (in Ohio), but when you include the folks who have stopped looking for work, it's actually over 10 percent." Barack Obama stated on September 6, 2012 in his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.: "After a decade of decline, this country created over half a million manufacturing jobs in the last two and a half years." Jennifer Granholm stated on September 6, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic convention: Says that Mitt Romney's response to the crisis in the auto industry was, "Let Detroit go bankrupt." Ted Strickland stated on August 5, 2012 in a "Face the Nation" interview: Ohio has "created 45,000 new manufacturing jobs since 2010. And that's due in large part to the fact that the auto rescue has helped Ohio." Bob King stated on September 5, 2012 in a speech to the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.: Under President Barack Obama’s leadership, "since June 2009, (the auto) industry has added a quarter of a million jobs." Bill Clinton stated on September 5, 2012 in a speech to the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.: "In the last 29 months, our economy has produced about 4.5 million private-sector jobs." Choose: New Jersey stated on July 30, 2012 in an advertisement in the Wall Street Journal: "We have more scientists and engineers per square mile than anywhere in the world." Bill Clinton stated on September 5, 2012 in a speech to the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.: "Since 1961 … our private economy has produced 66 million private-sector jobs. So what's the jobs score? Republicans 24 million, Democrats 42 (million)." Diana DeGette stated on September 5, 2012 in a Democratic National Convention speech: Women "receive only 77 cents for every dollar a man earns." Deval Patrick stated on September 4, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.: "By the time (Mitt Romney) left office, Massachusetts was 47th in the nation in job creation."
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Barack Obama stated on October 3, 2012 in the first presidential debate: The federal tax code has "loopholes that are giving incentives for companies that are shipping jobs overseas." American Future Fund stated on October 1, 2012 in a campaign ad: Under Barack Obama, the U.S. now has the "lowest workforce since (President Jimmy) Carter." Joseph Kyrillos stated on October 4, 2012 in a debate on NJTV: Says under U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez’s watch the nation’s unemployment rate and debt doubled and the federal budget deficit quadrupled. John Kasich stated on September 29, 2012 in a television interview: "We're up 123,000 jobs over the last year and three-quarters. We're actually, according to the Bureau of Labor statistics, down 500 ... auto jobs in Ohio." Americans For Tax Reform stated on September 28, 2012 in a mailer to voters: The Obama administration’s "green" stimulus program "funneled close to $2 billion dollars to overseas firms," creating thousands of jobs in China. Workers' Voice stated on September 17, 2012 in a mailer: Says Mitt Romney’s investments created zero jobs. Jennifer Beck stated on September 20, 2012 in an interview with NJToday: "We have more people working in the state of New Jersey today than we've ever had in our history." AFSCME stated on September 4, 2012 in a TV ad: Says Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson "supports massive tax cuts for corporations that outsource Wisconsin jobs." Chris Christie stated on September 23, 2012 in a campaign speech: Says there are "fewer jobs in America today than when Barack Obama became president." Americans For Tax Reform stated on September 21, 2012 in a mailer to voters: Says Obama sent $450 million to China to build a wind farm in Texas. Restore Our Future stated on September 19, 2012 in a campaign ad: "Eight million Americans have dropped out of the work force since (Barack) Obama became president. ... The real unemployment rate is 19 percent." William O'Brien stated on August 15, 2012 in a campaign mailer sent to New Boston residents in August 2012: Says when Republicans took over the state legislature in 2010, New Hampshire’s tax rate for employers was 50th in the nation, and unemployment had more than doubled under Democrats. Mitt Romney stated on September 13, 2012 in in a TV ad: "Seven times Obama could have stopped China's cheating. Seven times, he refused." Paul Ryan stated on September 7, 2012 in a television interview: Based on the August 2012 national jobs numbers, "for every person who got a job, nearly four people stopped looking for a job." Mitt Romney stated on May 17, 2012 in a private campaign fundraiser: "Fifty percent of kids coming out of school can't get a job." Jeanne Shaheen stated on September 5, 2012 in an interview on The Daily Rundown: Says when Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts was 47th in job creation Jennifer Granholm stated on September 6, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: "With the auto rescue," President Barack Obama "saved more than 1 million middle-class jobs all across America," including more than 28,000 in Wisconsin. Phil Gingrey stated on September 7, 2012 in a Twitter post: The U.S. unemployment rate has remained above 8 percent for 43 consecutive months, the longest stretch since the Great Depression. Jon Bramnick stated on September 7, 2012 in an interview on NJToday: "The president promised that if he spent money on a stimulus program that unemployment would go to 5.7 percent or 6 percent. Those were his words." Julián Castro stated on September 9, 2012 in an interview on "Meet the Press.": "We’re seeing now 30 straight months of private-sector job growth, 4.6 million jobs created." Rob Portman stated on August 27, 2012 in a television interview: "We've got 7.2 percent unemployment (in Ohio), but when you include the folks who have stopped looking for work, it's actually over 10 percent." Barack Obama stated on September 6, 2012 in his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.: "After a decade of decline, this country created over half a million manufacturing jobs in the last two and a half years." Jennifer Granholm stated on September 6, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic convention: Says that Mitt Romney's response to the crisis in the auto industry was, "Let Detroit go bankrupt." Ted Strickland stated on August 5, 2012 in a "Face the Nation" interview: Ohio has "created 45,000 new manufacturing jobs since 2010. And that's due in large part to the fact that the auto rescue has helped Ohio." Bob King stated on September 5, 2012 in a speech to the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.: Under President Barack Obama’s leadership, "since June 2009, (the auto) industry has added a quarter of a million jobs." Bill Clinton stated on September 5, 2012 in a speech to the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.: "In the last 29 months, our economy has produced about 4.5 million private-sector jobs." Choose: New Jersey stated on July 30, 2012 in an advertisement in the Wall Street Journal: "We have more scientists and engineers per square mile than anywhere in the world." Bill Clinton stated on September 5, 2012 in a speech to the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.: "Since 1961 … our private economy has produced 66 million private-sector jobs. So what's the jobs score? Republicans 24 million, Democrats 42 (million)." Diana DeGette stated on September 5, 2012 in a Democratic National Convention speech: Women "receive only 77 cents for every dollar a man earns." Deval Patrick stated on September 4, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.: "By the time (Mitt Romney) left office, Massachusetts was 47th in the nation in job creation."
Barack Obama stated on October 3, 2012 in the first presidential debate: The federal tax code has "loopholes that are giving incentives for companies that are shipping jobs overseas."
American Future Fund stated on October 1, 2012 in a campaign ad: Under Barack Obama, the U.S. now has the "lowest workforce since (President Jimmy) Carter."
Joseph Kyrillos stated on October 4, 2012 in a debate on NJTV: Says under U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez’s watch the nation’s unemployment rate and debt doubled and the federal budget deficit quadrupled.
John Kasich stated on September 29, 2012 in a television interview: "We're up 123,000 jobs over the last year and three-quarters. We're actually, according to the Bureau of Labor statistics, down 500 ... auto jobs in Ohio."
Americans For Tax Reform stated on September 28, 2012 in a mailer to voters: The Obama administration’s "green" stimulus program "funneled close to $2 billion dollars to overseas firms," creating thousands of jobs in China.
Workers' Voice stated on September 17, 2012 in a mailer: Says Mitt Romney’s investments created zero jobs.
Jennifer Beck stated on September 20, 2012 in an interview with NJToday: "We have more people working in the state of New Jersey today than we've ever had in our history."
AFSCME stated on September 4, 2012 in a TV ad: Says Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson "supports massive tax cuts for corporations that outsource Wisconsin jobs."
Chris Christie stated on September 23, 2012 in a campaign speech: Says there are "fewer jobs in America today than when Barack Obama became president."
Americans For Tax Reform stated on September 21, 2012 in a mailer to voters: Says Obama sent $450 million to China to build a wind farm in Texas.
Restore Our Future stated on September 19, 2012 in a campaign ad: "Eight million Americans have dropped out of the work force since (Barack) Obama became president. ... The real unemployment rate is 19 percent."
William O'Brien stated on August 15, 2012 in a campaign mailer sent to New Boston residents in August 2012: Says when Republicans took over the state legislature in 2010, New Hampshire’s tax rate for employers was 50th in the nation, and unemployment had more than doubled under Democrats.
Mitt Romney stated on September 13, 2012 in in a TV ad: "Seven times Obama could have stopped China's cheating. Seven times, he refused."
Paul Ryan stated on September 7, 2012 in a television interview: Based on the August 2012 national jobs numbers, "for every person who got a job, nearly four people stopped looking for a job."
Mitt Romney stated on May 17, 2012 in a private campaign fundraiser: "Fifty percent of kids coming out of school can't get a job."
Jeanne Shaheen stated on September 5, 2012 in an interview on The Daily Rundown: Says when Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts was 47th in job creation
Jennifer Granholm stated on September 6, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: "With the auto rescue," President Barack Obama "saved more than 1 million middle-class jobs all across America," including more than 28,000 in Wisconsin.
Phil Gingrey stated on September 7, 2012 in a Twitter post: The U.S. unemployment rate has remained above 8 percent for 43 consecutive months, the longest stretch since the Great Depression.
Jon Bramnick stated on September 7, 2012 in an interview on NJToday: "The president promised that if he spent money on a stimulus program that unemployment would go to 5.7 percent or 6 percent. Those were his words."
Julián Castro stated on September 9, 2012 in an interview on "Meet the Press.": "We’re seeing now 30 straight months of private-sector job growth, 4.6 million jobs created."
Rob Portman stated on August 27, 2012 in a television interview: "We've got 7.2 percent unemployment (in Ohio), but when you include the folks who have stopped looking for work, it's actually over 10 percent."
Barack Obama stated on September 6, 2012 in his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.: "After a decade of decline, this country created over half a million manufacturing jobs in the last two and a half years."
Jennifer Granholm stated on September 6, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic convention: Says that Mitt Romney's response to the crisis in the auto industry was, "Let Detroit go bankrupt."
Ted Strickland stated on August 5, 2012 in a "Face the Nation" interview: Ohio has "created 45,000 new manufacturing jobs since 2010. And that's due in large part to the fact that the auto rescue has helped Ohio."
Bob King stated on September 5, 2012 in a speech to the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.: Under President Barack Obama’s leadership, "since June 2009, (the auto) industry has added a quarter of a million jobs."
Bill Clinton stated on September 5, 2012 in a speech to the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.: "In the last 29 months, our economy has produced about 4.5 million private-sector jobs."
Choose: New Jersey stated on July 30, 2012 in an advertisement in the Wall Street Journal: "We have more scientists and engineers per square mile than anywhere in the world."
Bill Clinton stated on September 5, 2012 in a speech to the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.: "Since 1961 … our private economy has produced 66 million private-sector jobs. So what's the jobs score? Republicans 24 million, Democrats 42 (million)."
Diana DeGette stated on September 5, 2012 in a Democratic National Convention speech: Women "receive only 77 cents for every dollar a man earns."
Deval Patrick stated on September 4, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.: "By the time (Mitt Romney) left office, Massachusetts was 47th in the nation in job creation."
