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 Bob Buckhorn stated on August 28, 2012 in a speech at the RNC: The unemployment rate is declining faster in Tampa "than almost anywhere else." Nikki Haley stated on August 28, 2012 in a speech at the Republican convention: Says "President Obama and his National Labor Relations Board" sued Boeing over its decision to open a plant in South Carolina. David Cicilline stated on August 28, 2012 in a debate on WPRI.com: "When President Obama took office, we were losing 700,000 jobs a month. Now we've had job growth, I think, for 24 consecutive months." Paul Ryan stated on August 29, 2012 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa: Says President Barack Obama broke his promise to keep a Wisconsin GM plant from closing. Pam Bondi stated on August 27, 2012 in a CNN interview: Says women care most about jobs and the economy Scott Walker stated on August 28, 2012 in a speech to the Republican National Convention in Tampa: "Last month, 44 of the 50 states saw an increase in the unemployment rate." Sher Valenzuela stated on August 28, 2012 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa: "A Gallup report recently said that nearly 50 percent of small business owners aren't hiring because of what they call ‘regulatory uncertainty.’" Michele Bachmann stated on August 27, 2012 in a Fox News interview: "A report just came out that if we continue with President Obama's policies, we're looking at over 9 percent unemployment next year in the fourth quarter." 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." Mitt Romney stated on August 20, 2012 in statements during a rally at St. Anselm College in Manchester, NH : "Half the kids coming out of college this year … can't find a job, or a job that's consistent with a college degree." Tammy Baldwin stated on July 30, 2012 in a TV ad: "I led the fight to require the Coast Guard to buy their engines from us, not foreign companies." Mitt Romney stated on August 14, 2012 in a campaign speech: Claims Joe Biden said "coal is more dangerous than terrorists." American Future Fund stated on August 9, 2012 in an advertisement: Says U.S. Rep. Martin Heinrich "spent a trillion of our tax dollars on a stimulus for failed companies here and jobs overseas." Allen West stated on August 1, 2012 in a radio interview: In June 2012 "we actually had more people go on Social Security Disability [85,000] ... than the 80,000 jobs that were created." Mitt Romney stated on August 5, 2012 in a campaign ad: "In June, jobless ranks were higher in nearly 90 percent of U.S. cities." Mitt Romney stated on August 1, 2012 in a campaign commercial: "Under the Obama administration’s bailout of General Motors, Ohio dealerships were forced to close." Chris Christie stated on July 23, 2012 in a news conference: "What I look at every month is how many more New Jerseyans are back to work. You have another 9,900 last month that are back to work and over almost 90,000 that are back to work now since I became governor." Mike Dovilla stated on July 27, 2012 in In a campaign mailer: "Mike Dovilla’s big ideas like expanding the Ohio Motion Picture Tax Credit, which helped bring films like ‘The Avengers’ to Cleveland, have helped make our state No. 1 in the Midwest for job creation." Chris Christie stated on July 23, 2012 in a news conference: "We created as many jobs in the first six months of this year as we did in all of 2011 and 2011 was the best single year for private-sector job growth since the year 2000." Priorities USA Action stated on July 25, 2012 in an advertisement: "Thousands (in China) owe their jobs to Mitt Romney's companies." Republican National Committee stated on July 19, 2012 in a web video: Over the last six months, President Barack Obama has golfed 10 times and held 106 fundraisers, but his jobs council has never met. Cascade Policy Institute stated on July 5, 2012 in a website: Unemployment among Oregon high school graduates aged 18 to 20 increased more than 200 percent from 2008 to 2011, while the U.S. average increased only 30 percent. Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on July 8, 2012 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "Eighty out of 82 counties in Ohio ... have an auto manufacturing facility." Paul Ryan stated on June 9, 2012 in his keynote address at the Republican Party of Texas convention: Says if labor force participation rate were the same as when Barack Obama became president, unemployment would be 11 percent. TriMet stated on July 2, 2012 in a website: The Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Transit Project has created 1,525 direct jobs as of June 11, 2012. Chris Christie stated on July 9, 2012 in an appearance at the Brookings Institution: "New Jersey today has fewer employees in state government than it had when Christie Whitman left office in January of 2001, and I think that’s good. And we did it without any layoffs. We did it through attrition." Bill Johnson stated on June 5, 2012 in a telephone town hall meeting: "The state of Ohio has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the nation right now and is leading the pack in terms of job creation." 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." Ovide Lamontagne stated on July 12, 2012 in a Republican gubernatorial debate at Franklin Pierce University in Rindge, N.H.: "There are 60,000 fewer jobs today in this state than we had in 2008." Kelda Helen Roys stated on July 9, 2012 in news conference remarks: Says she "stood up to" Gov. Scott Walker on tax cuts "for wealthy corporations" while her congressional opponent voted with Walker.
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Bob Buckhorn stated on August 28, 2012 in a speech at the RNC: The unemployment rate is declining faster in Tampa "than almost anywhere else." Nikki Haley stated on August 28, 2012 in a speech at the Republican convention: Says "President Obama and his National Labor Relations Board" sued Boeing over its decision to open a plant in South Carolina. David Cicilline stated on August 28, 2012 in a debate on WPRI.com: "When President Obama took office, we were losing 700,000 jobs a month. Now we've had job growth, I think, for 24 consecutive months." Paul Ryan stated on August 29, 2012 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa: Says President Barack Obama broke his promise to keep a Wisconsin GM plant from closing. Pam Bondi stated on August 27, 2012 in a CNN interview: Says women care most about jobs and the economy Scott Walker stated on August 28, 2012 in a speech to the Republican National Convention in Tampa: "Last month, 44 of the 50 states saw an increase in the unemployment rate." Sher Valenzuela stated on August 28, 2012 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa: "A Gallup report recently said that nearly 50 percent of small business owners aren't hiring because of what they call ‘regulatory uncertainty.’" Michele Bachmann stated on August 27, 2012 in a Fox News interview: "A report just came out that if we continue with President Obama's policies, we're looking at over 9 percent unemployment next year in the fourth quarter." 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." Mitt Romney stated on August 20, 2012 in statements during a rally at St. Anselm College in Manchester, NH : "Half the kids coming out of college this year … can't find a job, or a job that's consistent with a college degree." Tammy Baldwin stated on July 30, 2012 in a TV ad: "I led the fight to require the Coast Guard to buy their engines from us, not foreign companies." Mitt Romney stated on August 14, 2012 in a campaign speech: Claims Joe Biden said "coal is more dangerous than terrorists." American Future Fund stated on August 9, 2012 in an advertisement: Says U.S. Rep. Martin Heinrich "spent a trillion of our tax dollars on a stimulus for failed companies here and jobs overseas." Allen West stated on August 1, 2012 in a radio interview: In June 2012 "we actually had more people go on Social Security Disability [85,000] ... than the 80,000 jobs that were created." Mitt Romney stated on August 5, 2012 in a campaign ad: "In June, jobless ranks were higher in nearly 90 percent of U.S. cities." Mitt Romney stated on August 1, 2012 in a campaign commercial: "Under the Obama administration’s bailout of General Motors, Ohio dealerships were forced to close." Chris Christie stated on July 23, 2012 in a news conference: "What I look at every month is how many more New Jerseyans are back to work. You have another 9,900 last month that are back to work and over almost 90,000 that are back to work now since I became governor." Mike Dovilla stated on July 27, 2012 in In a campaign mailer: "Mike Dovilla’s big ideas like expanding the Ohio Motion Picture Tax Credit, which helped bring films like ‘The Avengers’ to Cleveland, have helped make our state No. 1 in the Midwest for job creation." Chris Christie stated on July 23, 2012 in a news conference: "We created as many jobs in the first six months of this year as we did in all of 2011 and 2011 was the best single year for private-sector job growth since the year 2000." Priorities USA Action stated on July 25, 2012 in an advertisement: "Thousands (in China) owe their jobs to Mitt Romney's companies." Republican National Committee stated on July 19, 2012 in a web video: Over the last six months, President Barack Obama has golfed 10 times and held 106 fundraisers, but his jobs council has never met. Cascade Policy Institute stated on July 5, 2012 in a website: Unemployment among Oregon high school graduates aged 18 to 20 increased more than 200 percent from 2008 to 2011, while the U.S. average increased only 30 percent. Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on July 8, 2012 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "Eighty out of 82 counties in Ohio ... have an auto manufacturing facility." Paul Ryan stated on June 9, 2012 in his keynote address at the Republican Party of Texas convention: Says if labor force participation rate were the same as when Barack Obama became president, unemployment would be 11 percent. TriMet stated on July 2, 2012 in a website: The Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Transit Project has created 1,525 direct jobs as of June 11, 2012. Chris Christie stated on July 9, 2012 in an appearance at the Brookings Institution: "New Jersey today has fewer employees in state government than it had when Christie Whitman left office in January of 2001, and I think that’s good. And we did it without any layoffs. We did it through attrition." Bill Johnson stated on June 5, 2012 in a telephone town hall meeting: "The state of Ohio has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the nation right now and is leading the pack in terms of job creation." 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." Ovide Lamontagne stated on July 12, 2012 in a Republican gubernatorial debate at Franklin Pierce University in Rindge, N.H.: "There are 60,000 fewer jobs today in this state than we had in 2008." Kelda Helen Roys stated on July 9, 2012 in news conference remarks: Says she "stood up to" Gov. Scott Walker on tax cuts "for wealthy corporations" while her congressional opponent voted with Walker.
Bob Buckhorn stated on August 28, 2012 in a speech at the RNC: The unemployment rate is declining faster in Tampa "than almost anywhere else."
Nikki Haley stated on August 28, 2012 in a speech at the Republican convention: Says "President Obama and his National Labor Relations Board" sued Boeing over its decision to open a plant in South Carolina.
David Cicilline stated on August 28, 2012 in a debate on WPRI.com: "When President Obama took office, we were losing 700,000 jobs a month. Now we've had job growth, I think, for 24 consecutive months."
Paul Ryan stated on August 29, 2012 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa: Says President Barack Obama broke his promise to keep a Wisconsin GM plant from closing.
Pam Bondi stated on August 27, 2012 in a CNN interview: Says women care most about jobs and the economy
Scott Walker stated on August 28, 2012 in a speech to the Republican National Convention in Tampa: "Last month, 44 of the 50 states saw an increase in the unemployment rate."
Sher Valenzuela stated on August 28, 2012 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa: "A Gallup report recently said that nearly 50 percent of small business owners aren't hiring because of what they call ‘regulatory uncertainty.’"
Michele Bachmann stated on August 27, 2012 in a Fox News interview: "A report just came out that if we continue with President Obama's policies, we're looking at over 9 percent unemployment next year in the fourth quarter."
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."
Mitt Romney stated on August 20, 2012 in statements during a rally at St. Anselm College in Manchester, NH : "Half the kids coming out of college this year … can't find a job, or a job that's consistent with a college degree."
Tammy Baldwin stated on July 30, 2012 in a TV ad: "I led the fight to require the Coast Guard to buy their engines from us, not foreign companies."
Mitt Romney stated on August 14, 2012 in a campaign speech: Claims Joe Biden said "coal is more dangerous than terrorists."
American Future Fund stated on August 9, 2012 in an advertisement: Says U.S. Rep. Martin Heinrich "spent a trillion of our tax dollars on a stimulus for failed companies here and jobs overseas."
Allen West stated on August 1, 2012 in a radio interview: In June 2012 "we actually had more people go on Social Security Disability [85,000] ... than the 80,000 jobs that were created."
Mitt Romney stated on August 5, 2012 in a campaign ad: "In June, jobless ranks were higher in nearly 90 percent of U.S. cities."
Mitt Romney stated on August 1, 2012 in a campaign commercial: "Under the Obama administration’s bailout of General Motors, Ohio dealerships were forced to close."
Chris Christie stated on July 23, 2012 in a news conference: "What I look at every month is how many more New Jerseyans are back to work. You have another 9,900 last month that are back to work and over almost 90,000 that are back to work now since I became governor."
Mike Dovilla stated on July 27, 2012 in In a campaign mailer: "Mike Dovilla’s big ideas like expanding the Ohio Motion Picture Tax Credit, which helped bring films like ‘The Avengers’ to Cleveland, have helped make our state No. 1 in the Midwest for job creation."
Chris Christie stated on July 23, 2012 in a news conference: "We created as many jobs in the first six months of this year as we did in all of 2011 and 2011 was the best single year for private-sector job growth since the year 2000."
Priorities USA Action stated on July 25, 2012 in an advertisement: "Thousands (in China) owe their jobs to Mitt Romney's companies."
Republican National Committee stated on July 19, 2012 in a web video: Over the last six months, President Barack Obama has golfed 10 times and held 106 fundraisers, but his jobs council has never met.
Cascade Policy Institute stated on July 5, 2012 in a website: Unemployment among Oregon high school graduates aged 18 to 20 increased more than 200 percent from 2008 to 2011, while the U.S. average increased only 30 percent.
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on July 8, 2012 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": "Eighty out of 82 counties in Ohio ... have an auto manufacturing facility."
Paul Ryan stated on June 9, 2012 in his keynote address at the Republican Party of Texas convention: Says if labor force participation rate were the same as when Barack Obama became president, unemployment would be 11 percent.
TriMet stated on July 2, 2012 in a website: The Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Transit Project has created 1,525 direct jobs as of June 11, 2012.
Chris Christie stated on July 9, 2012 in an appearance at the Brookings Institution: "New Jersey today has fewer employees in state government than it had when Christie Whitman left office in January of 2001, and I think that’s good. And we did it without any layoffs. We did it through attrition."
Bill Johnson stated on June 5, 2012 in a telephone town hall meeting: "The state of Ohio has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the nation right now and is leading the pack in terms of job creation."
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."
Ovide Lamontagne stated on July 12, 2012 in a Republican gubernatorial debate at Franklin Pierce University in Rindge, N.H.: "There are 60,000 fewer jobs today in this state than we had in 2008."
Kelda Helen Roys stated on July 9, 2012 in news conference remarks: Says she "stood up to" Gov. Scott Walker on tax cuts "for wealthy corporations" while her congressional opponent voted with Walker.
