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 One Wisconsin Now stated on September 20, 2011 in a news release: Members of the public are being charged $50 to hear Gov. Scott Walker and a dozen members of his administration talk about jobs and the economy at Lambeau Field. Mitt Romney stated on September 22, 2011 in newspaper article: Says Texas’ unemployment rate has doubled on Rick Perry’s watch. Raymond Lesniak stated on September 9, 2011 in an opinion article: Says "New Jersey’s $1 billion horse racing industry … employs 13,000 individuals and ensures the preservation of 176,000 acres of horse farmland." Nancy Pelosi stated on September 17, 2011 in an interview on MSNBC's "Up with Chris Hayes": More private-sector jobs were created in the second year of the Obama administration than in the eight years of the Bush administration. David Scott stated on September 9, 2011 in a WABE-FM (90.1) radio interview: Under President Barack Obama’s jobs bill, states would no longer have to lay off teachers, firefighters and police officers. Eric Cantor stated on September 14, 2011 in a blog post: The jobs bill includes "President Obama's tax on soup kitchens" Sean Hannity stated on September 13, 2011 in a discussion on Fox News' "Hannity": Under President Barack Obama’s jobs bill, "you can sue if you are unemployed and don't get the job and think you weren't hired because you are unemployed." Ron Paul stated on September 12, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Tampa: "170,000 of the jobs" created in Texas under Gov. Rick Perry "were government jobs." Rick Perry stated on September 12, 2011 in the CNN/Tea Party Express debate: "The first round of stimulus ... it created zero jobs." John Kasich stated on September 25, 2011 in a television interview: "Since the beginning of the year we've created a net increase of 45,000 jobs." Bill Pascrell stated on September 2, 2011 in interview on WNYC’s The Brian Lehrer Show: Says 600,000 to 700,000 government workers have been laid off in the last year and a half Rick Perry stated on September 7, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate.: "When you look at what we have done over the last decade, we created 1 million jobs in the state of Texas. At the same time, (the rest of) America lost 2.5 million." Rick Perry stated on September 7, 2011 in a debate at the Reagan Library: "Michael Dukakis created jobs three times faster" than Mitt Romney. Jon Huntsman stated on September 7, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate at the Reagan Presidential Library: Utah was "the No. 1 job creator in this country during my years of service" as governor, with a 5.9 percent increase in jobs. National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on August 23, 2011 in a news release: Sherrod Brown "has stood side by side" with President Barack Obama, presiding "over the most rapid increase in the debt over the last 2.5 years" and hurtling toward " the worst jobs record in the modern era." SEIU stated on September 7, 2011 in a political mailing: "Republicans fought to protect tax loopholes for corporations that send our jobs overseas." George Allen stated on August 22, 2011 in campaign literature.: Takes credit for "substantially reducing the size of the state workforce." Robert Reich stated on August 29, 2011 in an opinion column: "The ratio of corporate profits to wages is now higher than at any time since just before the Great Depression." John Cornyn stated on August 24, 2011 in a Twitter message.: Congressional Budget Office "says 8 (percent) unemployment till 2014!" Mike Villarreal stated on August 6, 2011 in a Texas Capitol rally.: Says that before Rick Perry became governor, "only 4 percent of our total labor force was a minimum wage job ... Today, that number has more than doubled (to) 9.5 percent." Chris Christie stated on August 10, 2011 in a news conference in Belmar : "Since I introduced my budget -- first budget -- in March of 2010, we've created 50,000 new private-sector jobs for the people of this state." Democratic Party of Virginia stated on August 5, 2011 in a web video: Virginia has made "no progress on jobs" since Bob McDonnell took office. Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on August 1, 2011 in a news release: Under Gov. Scott Walker, "unemployment is increasing in Wisconsin at twice the rate it is nationally." Lloyd Doggett stated on August 11, 2011 in an interview with ABC TV.: "Twenty-five states have lower unemployment than Texas" which is "tied with Mississippi for more minimum-wage jobs than anywhere in the United States." Bob Wirch stated on July 25, 2011 in campaign mail piece: Says he "helped bring" Uline company to Kenosha area, "creating 800 local jobs." Georgia Department of Transportation stated on July 19, 2011 in a press release: The Northwest Corridor highway project in Cobb and Cherokee counties "is expected to create over 9,700 jobs statewide." Raul Labrador stated on July 31, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Tax increases under Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm led to state unemployment going from 6.8 percent to 15.3 percent. Harry Reid stated on August 2, 2011 in a Senate floor speech: There was a "loss of eight million jobs during the Bush eight years." National Republican Congressional Committee stated on July 5, 2011 in a news release: Says U.S. Rep. Ron Kind’s "stimulus cost taxpayers $278,000 per job." Joshua Henne stated on July 20, 2011 in a press release from One New Jersey: Says New Jersey has fewer jobs since Gov. Chris Christie took office.
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One Wisconsin Now stated on September 20, 2011 in a news release: Members of the public are being charged $50 to hear Gov. Scott Walker and a dozen members of his administration talk about jobs and the economy at Lambeau Field. Mitt Romney stated on September 22, 2011 in newspaper article: Says Texas’ unemployment rate has doubled on Rick Perry’s watch. Raymond Lesniak stated on September 9, 2011 in an opinion article: Says "New Jersey’s $1 billion horse racing industry … employs 13,000 individuals and ensures the preservation of 176,000 acres of horse farmland." Nancy Pelosi stated on September 17, 2011 in an interview on MSNBC's "Up with Chris Hayes": More private-sector jobs were created in the second year of the Obama administration than in the eight years of the Bush administration. David Scott stated on September 9, 2011 in a WABE-FM (90.1) radio interview: Under President Barack Obama’s jobs bill, states would no longer have to lay off teachers, firefighters and police officers. Eric Cantor stated on September 14, 2011 in a blog post: The jobs bill includes "President Obama's tax on soup kitchens" Sean Hannity stated on September 13, 2011 in a discussion on Fox News' "Hannity": Under President Barack Obama’s jobs bill, "you can sue if you are unemployed and don't get the job and think you weren't hired because you are unemployed." Ron Paul stated on September 12, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Tampa: "170,000 of the jobs" created in Texas under Gov. Rick Perry "were government jobs." Rick Perry stated on September 12, 2011 in the CNN/Tea Party Express debate: "The first round of stimulus ... it created zero jobs." John Kasich stated on September 25, 2011 in a television interview: "Since the beginning of the year we've created a net increase of 45,000 jobs." Bill Pascrell stated on September 2, 2011 in interview on WNYC’s The Brian Lehrer Show: Says 600,000 to 700,000 government workers have been laid off in the last year and a half Rick Perry stated on September 7, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate.: "When you look at what we have done over the last decade, we created 1 million jobs in the state of Texas. At the same time, (the rest of) America lost 2.5 million." Rick Perry stated on September 7, 2011 in a debate at the Reagan Library: "Michael Dukakis created jobs three times faster" than Mitt Romney. Jon Huntsman stated on September 7, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate at the Reagan Presidential Library: Utah was "the No. 1 job creator in this country during my years of service" as governor, with a 5.9 percent increase in jobs. National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on August 23, 2011 in a news release: Sherrod Brown "has stood side by side" with President Barack Obama, presiding "over the most rapid increase in the debt over the last 2.5 years" and hurtling toward " the worst jobs record in the modern era." SEIU stated on September 7, 2011 in a political mailing: "Republicans fought to protect tax loopholes for corporations that send our jobs overseas." George Allen stated on August 22, 2011 in campaign literature.: Takes credit for "substantially reducing the size of the state workforce." Robert Reich stated on August 29, 2011 in an opinion column: "The ratio of corporate profits to wages is now higher than at any time since just before the Great Depression." John Cornyn stated on August 24, 2011 in a Twitter message.: Congressional Budget Office "says 8 (percent) unemployment till 2014!" Mike Villarreal stated on August 6, 2011 in a Texas Capitol rally.: Says that before Rick Perry became governor, "only 4 percent of our total labor force was a minimum wage job ... Today, that number has more than doubled (to) 9.5 percent." Chris Christie stated on August 10, 2011 in a news conference in Belmar : "Since I introduced my budget -- first budget -- in March of 2010, we've created 50,000 new private-sector jobs for the people of this state." Democratic Party of Virginia stated on August 5, 2011 in a web video: Virginia has made "no progress on jobs" since Bob McDonnell took office. Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on August 1, 2011 in a news release: Under Gov. Scott Walker, "unemployment is increasing in Wisconsin at twice the rate it is nationally." Lloyd Doggett stated on August 11, 2011 in an interview with ABC TV.: "Twenty-five states have lower unemployment than Texas" which is "tied with Mississippi for more minimum-wage jobs than anywhere in the United States." Bob Wirch stated on July 25, 2011 in campaign mail piece: Says he "helped bring" Uline company to Kenosha area, "creating 800 local jobs." Georgia Department of Transportation stated on July 19, 2011 in a press release: The Northwest Corridor highway project in Cobb and Cherokee counties "is expected to create over 9,700 jobs statewide." Raul Labrador stated on July 31, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Tax increases under Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm led to state unemployment going from 6.8 percent to 15.3 percent. Harry Reid stated on August 2, 2011 in a Senate floor speech: There was a "loss of eight million jobs during the Bush eight years." National Republican Congressional Committee stated on July 5, 2011 in a news release: Says U.S. Rep. Ron Kind’s "stimulus cost taxpayers $278,000 per job." Joshua Henne stated on July 20, 2011 in a press release from One New Jersey: Says New Jersey has fewer jobs since Gov. Chris Christie took office.
One Wisconsin Now stated on September 20, 2011 in a news release: Members of the public are being charged $50 to hear Gov. Scott Walker and a dozen members of his administration talk about jobs and the economy at Lambeau Field.
Mitt Romney stated on September 22, 2011 in newspaper article: Says Texas’ unemployment rate has doubled on Rick Perry’s watch.
Raymond Lesniak stated on September 9, 2011 in an opinion article: Says "New Jersey’s $1 billion horse racing industry … employs 13,000 individuals and ensures the preservation of 176,000 acres of horse farmland."
Nancy Pelosi stated on September 17, 2011 in an interview on MSNBC's "Up with Chris Hayes": More private-sector jobs were created in the second year of the Obama administration than in the eight years of the Bush administration.
David Scott stated on September 9, 2011 in a WABE-FM (90.1) radio interview: Under President Barack Obama’s jobs bill, states would no longer have to lay off teachers, firefighters and police officers.
Eric Cantor stated on September 14, 2011 in a blog post: The jobs bill includes "President Obama's tax on soup kitchens"
Sean Hannity stated on September 13, 2011 in a discussion on Fox News' "Hannity": Under President Barack Obama’s jobs bill, "you can sue if you are unemployed and don't get the job and think you weren't hired because you are unemployed."
Ron Paul stated on September 12, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Tampa: "170,000 of the jobs" created in Texas under Gov. Rick Perry "were government jobs."
Rick Perry stated on September 12, 2011 in the CNN/Tea Party Express debate: "The first round of stimulus ... it created zero jobs."
John Kasich stated on September 25, 2011 in a television interview: "Since the beginning of the year we've created a net increase of 45,000 jobs."
Bill Pascrell stated on September 2, 2011 in interview on WNYC’s The Brian Lehrer Show: Says 600,000 to 700,000 government workers have been laid off in the last year and a half
Rick Perry stated on September 7, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate.: "When you look at what we have done over the last decade, we created 1 million jobs in the state of Texas. At the same time, (the rest of) America lost 2.5 million."
Rick Perry stated on September 7, 2011 in a debate at the Reagan Library: "Michael Dukakis created jobs three times faster" than Mitt Romney.
Jon Huntsman stated on September 7, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate at the Reagan Presidential Library: Utah was "the No. 1 job creator in this country during my years of service" as governor, with a 5.9 percent increase in jobs.
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on August 23, 2011 in a news release: Sherrod Brown "has stood side by side" with President Barack Obama, presiding "over the most rapid increase in the debt over the last 2.5 years" and hurtling toward " the worst jobs record in the modern era."
SEIU stated on September 7, 2011 in a political mailing: "Republicans fought to protect tax loopholes for corporations that send our jobs overseas."
George Allen stated on August 22, 2011 in campaign literature.: Takes credit for "substantially reducing the size of the state workforce."
Robert Reich stated on August 29, 2011 in an opinion column: "The ratio of corporate profits to wages is now higher than at any time since just before the Great Depression."
John Cornyn stated on August 24, 2011 in a Twitter message.: Congressional Budget Office "says 8 (percent) unemployment till 2014!"
Mike Villarreal stated on August 6, 2011 in a Texas Capitol rally.: Says that before Rick Perry became governor, "only 4 percent of our total labor force was a minimum wage job ... Today, that number has more than doubled (to) 9.5 percent."
Chris Christie stated on August 10, 2011 in a news conference in Belmar : "Since I introduced my budget -- first budget -- in March of 2010, we've created 50,000 new private-sector jobs for the people of this state."
Democratic Party of Virginia stated on August 5, 2011 in a web video: Virginia has made "no progress on jobs" since Bob McDonnell took office.
Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on August 1, 2011 in a news release: Under Gov. Scott Walker, "unemployment is increasing in Wisconsin at twice the rate it is nationally."
Lloyd Doggett stated on August 11, 2011 in an interview with ABC TV.: "Twenty-five states have lower unemployment than Texas" which is "tied with Mississippi for more minimum-wage jobs than anywhere in the United States."
Bob Wirch stated on July 25, 2011 in campaign mail piece: Says he "helped bring" Uline company to Kenosha area, "creating 800 local jobs."
Georgia Department of Transportation stated on July 19, 2011 in a press release: The Northwest Corridor highway project in Cobb and Cherokee counties "is expected to create over 9,700 jobs statewide."
Raul Labrador stated on July 31, 2011 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press": Tax increases under Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm led to state unemployment going from 6.8 percent to 15.3 percent.
Harry Reid stated on August 2, 2011 in a Senate floor speech: There was a "loss of eight million jobs during the Bush eight years."
National Republican Congressional Committee stated on July 5, 2011 in a news release: Says U.S. Rep. Ron Kind’s "stimulus cost taxpayers $278,000 per job."
Joshua Henne stated on July 20, 2011 in a press release from One New Jersey: Says New Jersey has fewer jobs since Gov. Chris Christie took office.
