Latest Mostly True 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 Bernie Sanders stated on July 6, 2015 in a rally in Portland, Maine: For African-Americans between the ages of 17 and 20, "the real unemployment rate … is 51 percent." Motion Picture Association of America stated on June 8, 2015 in a press release: The film and TV industry supports more than 24,000 direct jobs and pays local workers more than $1.68 billion in wages in Georgia. Rick Perry stated on June 4, 2015 in his speech declaring his candidacy for president: "In the last seven years of my tenure, Texas created 1.5 million new jobs. As a matter of fact, without Texas, America would have lost 400,000 jobs." Jeb Bush stated on June 2, 2015 in a speech at Gov. Rick Scott's economic summit in Orlando: Says that during his eight years as Florida governor, "we created 1.3 million net new jobs -- more jobs created than Texas." Mark Herring stated on April 14, 2015 in a Facebook post.: "By age 65, the average woman will have lost $431,000 throughout her working career was a result of the pay gap." Mark Pocan stated on March 10, 2015 in an interview: Wisconsin is "dead last in the Midwest for job creation." Jalen Ross stated on March 15, 2015 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": "Every day, a black name resume is 50 percent less likely to get responded to than a white name resume." Joseph Yost stated on February 16, 2015 in a floor speech.: "One third of our age group (Millennials) have moved back in with their parents." Lee May stated on January 22, 2015 in the 2015 State of the County address: In the past year, DeKalb has "attracted and retained more than 2,300 jobs." Nathan Deal stated on January 13, 2015 in a press release: Mercedes-Benz USA moving its headquarters to Atlanta will create at least 800 jobs. Rick Perry stated on January 15, 2015 in valedictory speech as governor to the Texas Legislature: Starting in December 2007, "1.4 million jobs were created in Texas. In that same period, the rest of the country lost 400,000 jobs." Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in the State of the Union address: "Our unemployment rate is now lower than it was before the financial crisis." Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in the State of the Union address: The United States is "the only advanced country on Earth" that doesn’t guarantee "paid maternity leave to our workers." Gwen Moore stated on January 7, 2015 in a tweet: Says Mitch McConnell credits Republicans "for recent economic improvements" even though they took control of the Senate only "days ago." Elizabeth Warren stated on January 7, 2015 in a speech at the AFL-CIO National Summit on Raising Wages: "The average family not in the top 10 percent makes less money today than they were making a generation ago." Scott Walker stated on October 22, 2014 in a campaign TV ad: Says his promise of 250,000 new private sector jobs was a "big goal." Scott Walker stated on October 17, 2014 in a speech: Figures for September 2014’s job growth in Wisconsin mark the "largest private-sector job creation we've had in the month of September in more than a decade" Scott Walker stated on September 20, 2014 in remarks during a campaign stop: "More than 70,000" job openings are listed on a state jobs website. Mitch McConnell stated on October 13, 2014 in a debate: Raising the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour "will destroy between half a million and one million jobs." Mary Burke stated on September 22, 2014 in an interview: Under Scott Walker, "right now, we’re 46th in the country in terms of new businesses started." The Other 98% stated on August 24, 2014 in a Facebook post: "McDonald’s workers in Denmark have a union. Earn $45,000/year." Scott Walker stated on August 25, 2014 in a campaign television ad: In the latest jobs numbers Wisconsin "ranked third in the Midwest." Clay Pell stated on August 26, 2014 in a TV debate: "My campaign alone has created more jobs in the state of Rhode Island than Narragansett Beer." Scott Walker stated on August 13, 2014 in a TV ad: Says he "invested over $100 million in worker training." Bruce Braley stated on July 29, 2014: Says U.S. Senate candidate Joni Ernst does not support "a national minimum wage." Charlie Crist stated on July 29, 2014 in a campaign email: "Women in Florida make 83 cents for every dollar a man makes." Fresh Start PA stated on July 15, 2014 in a campaign ad: Under Gov. Tom Corbett, "Pennsylvania ranks 49th in job creation." Scott Walker stated on July 8, 2014 in a campaign TV ad: "As Jim Doyle’s Commerce secretary, Mary Burke spent $12.5 million dollars to buy a vacant lot for a company that said it had no plans to create jobs in Wisconsin" and had laid off 800 workers. Scott Walker stated on June 19, 2014 in a news conference: "We in this state saw more job creation in the last three years since I've been governor than you saw in the whole eight years of Doyle’s time as governor." Barack Obama stated on June 23, 2014 in an op-ed for Huffington Post: "The United States is the only developed country in the world without paid maternity leave."
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Bernie Sanders stated on July 6, 2015 in a rally in Portland, Maine: For African-Americans between the ages of 17 and 20, "the real unemployment rate … is 51 percent." Motion Picture Association of America stated on June 8, 2015 in a press release: The film and TV industry supports more than 24,000 direct jobs and pays local workers more than $1.68 billion in wages in Georgia. Rick Perry stated on June 4, 2015 in his speech declaring his candidacy for president: "In the last seven years of my tenure, Texas created 1.5 million new jobs. As a matter of fact, without Texas, America would have lost 400,000 jobs." Jeb Bush stated on June 2, 2015 in a speech at Gov. Rick Scott's economic summit in Orlando: Says that during his eight years as Florida governor, "we created 1.3 million net new jobs -- more jobs created than Texas." Mark Herring stated on April 14, 2015 in a Facebook post.: "By age 65, the average woman will have lost $431,000 throughout her working career was a result of the pay gap." Mark Pocan stated on March 10, 2015 in an interview: Wisconsin is "dead last in the Midwest for job creation." Jalen Ross stated on March 15, 2015 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": "Every day, a black name resume is 50 percent less likely to get responded to than a white name resume." Joseph Yost stated on February 16, 2015 in a floor speech.: "One third of our age group (Millennials) have moved back in with their parents." Lee May stated on January 22, 2015 in the 2015 State of the County address: In the past year, DeKalb has "attracted and retained more than 2,300 jobs." Nathan Deal stated on January 13, 2015 in a press release: Mercedes-Benz USA moving its headquarters to Atlanta will create at least 800 jobs. Rick Perry stated on January 15, 2015 in valedictory speech as governor to the Texas Legislature: Starting in December 2007, "1.4 million jobs were created in Texas. In that same period, the rest of the country lost 400,000 jobs." Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in the State of the Union address: "Our unemployment rate is now lower than it was before the financial crisis." Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in the State of the Union address: The United States is "the only advanced country on Earth" that doesn’t guarantee "paid maternity leave to our workers." Gwen Moore stated on January 7, 2015 in a tweet: Says Mitch McConnell credits Republicans "for recent economic improvements" even though they took control of the Senate only "days ago." Elizabeth Warren stated on January 7, 2015 in a speech at the AFL-CIO National Summit on Raising Wages: "The average family not in the top 10 percent makes less money today than they were making a generation ago." Scott Walker stated on October 22, 2014 in a campaign TV ad: Says his promise of 250,000 new private sector jobs was a "big goal." Scott Walker stated on October 17, 2014 in a speech: Figures for September 2014’s job growth in Wisconsin mark the "largest private-sector job creation we've had in the month of September in more than a decade" Scott Walker stated on September 20, 2014 in remarks during a campaign stop: "More than 70,000" job openings are listed on a state jobs website. Mitch McConnell stated on October 13, 2014 in a debate: Raising the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour "will destroy between half a million and one million jobs." Mary Burke stated on September 22, 2014 in an interview: Under Scott Walker, "right now, we’re 46th in the country in terms of new businesses started." The Other 98% stated on August 24, 2014 in a Facebook post: "McDonald’s workers in Denmark have a union. Earn $45,000/year." Scott Walker stated on August 25, 2014 in a campaign television ad: In the latest jobs numbers Wisconsin "ranked third in the Midwest." Clay Pell stated on August 26, 2014 in a TV debate: "My campaign alone has created more jobs in the state of Rhode Island than Narragansett Beer." Scott Walker stated on August 13, 2014 in a TV ad: Says he "invested over $100 million in worker training." Bruce Braley stated on July 29, 2014: Says U.S. Senate candidate Joni Ernst does not support "a national minimum wage." Charlie Crist stated on July 29, 2014 in a campaign email: "Women in Florida make 83 cents for every dollar a man makes." Fresh Start PA stated on July 15, 2014 in a campaign ad: Under Gov. Tom Corbett, "Pennsylvania ranks 49th in job creation." Scott Walker stated on July 8, 2014 in a campaign TV ad: "As Jim Doyle’s Commerce secretary, Mary Burke spent $12.5 million dollars to buy a vacant lot for a company that said it had no plans to create jobs in Wisconsin" and had laid off 800 workers. Scott Walker stated on June 19, 2014 in a news conference: "We in this state saw more job creation in the last three years since I've been governor than you saw in the whole eight years of Doyle’s time as governor." Barack Obama stated on June 23, 2014 in an op-ed for Huffington Post: "The United States is the only developed country in the world without paid maternity leave."
Bernie Sanders stated on July 6, 2015 in a rally in Portland, Maine: For African-Americans between the ages of 17 and 20, "the real unemployment rate … is 51 percent."
Motion Picture Association of America stated on June 8, 2015 in a press release: The film and TV industry supports more than 24,000 direct jobs and pays local workers more than $1.68 billion in wages in Georgia.
Rick Perry stated on June 4, 2015 in his speech declaring his candidacy for president: "In the last seven years of my tenure, Texas created 1.5 million new jobs. As a matter of fact, without Texas, America would have lost 400,000 jobs."
Jeb Bush stated on June 2, 2015 in a speech at Gov. Rick Scott's economic summit in Orlando: Says that during his eight years as Florida governor, "we created 1.3 million net new jobs -- more jobs created than Texas."
Mark Herring stated on April 14, 2015 in a Facebook post.: "By age 65, the average woman will have lost $431,000 throughout her working career was a result of the pay gap."
Mark Pocan stated on March 10, 2015 in an interview: Wisconsin is "dead last in the Midwest for job creation."
Jalen Ross stated on March 15, 2015 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union": "Every day, a black name resume is 50 percent less likely to get responded to than a white name resume."
Joseph Yost stated on February 16, 2015 in a floor speech.: "One third of our age group (Millennials) have moved back in with their parents."
Lee May stated on January 22, 2015 in the 2015 State of the County address: In the past year, DeKalb has "attracted and retained more than 2,300 jobs."
Nathan Deal stated on January 13, 2015 in a press release: Mercedes-Benz USA moving its headquarters to Atlanta will create at least 800 jobs.
Rick Perry stated on January 15, 2015 in valedictory speech as governor to the Texas Legislature: Starting in December 2007, "1.4 million jobs were created in Texas. In that same period, the rest of the country lost 400,000 jobs."
Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in the State of the Union address: "Our unemployment rate is now lower than it was before the financial crisis."
Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in the State of the Union address: The United States is "the only advanced country on Earth" that doesn’t guarantee "paid maternity leave to our workers."
Gwen Moore stated on January 7, 2015 in a tweet: Says Mitch McConnell credits Republicans "for recent economic improvements" even though they took control of the Senate only "days ago."
Elizabeth Warren stated on January 7, 2015 in a speech at the AFL-CIO National Summit on Raising Wages: "The average family not in the top 10 percent makes less money today than they were making a generation ago."
Scott Walker stated on October 22, 2014 in a campaign TV ad: Says his promise of 250,000 new private sector jobs was a "big goal."
Scott Walker stated on October 17, 2014 in a speech: Figures for September 2014’s job growth in Wisconsin mark the "largest private-sector job creation we've had in the month of September in more than a decade"
Scott Walker stated on September 20, 2014 in remarks during a campaign stop: "More than 70,000" job openings are listed on a state jobs website.
Mitch McConnell stated on October 13, 2014 in a debate: Raising the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour "will destroy between half a million and one million jobs."
Mary Burke stated on September 22, 2014 in an interview: Under Scott Walker, "right now, we’re 46th in the country in terms of new businesses started."
The Other 98% stated on August 24, 2014 in a Facebook post: "McDonald’s workers in Denmark have a union. Earn $45,000/year."
Scott Walker stated on August 25, 2014 in a campaign television ad: In the latest jobs numbers Wisconsin "ranked third in the Midwest."
Clay Pell stated on August 26, 2014 in a TV debate: "My campaign alone has created more jobs in the state of Rhode Island than Narragansett Beer."
Scott Walker stated on August 13, 2014 in a TV ad: Says he "invested over $100 million in worker training."
Bruce Braley stated on July 29, 2014: Says U.S. Senate candidate Joni Ernst does not support "a national minimum wage."
Charlie Crist stated on July 29, 2014 in a campaign email: "Women in Florida make 83 cents for every dollar a man makes."
Fresh Start PA stated on July 15, 2014 in a campaign ad: Under Gov. Tom Corbett, "Pennsylvania ranks 49th in job creation."
Scott Walker stated on July 8, 2014 in a campaign TV ad: "As Jim Doyle’s Commerce secretary, Mary Burke spent $12.5 million dollars to buy a vacant lot for a company that said it had no plans to create jobs in Wisconsin" and had laid off 800 workers.
Scott Walker stated on June 19, 2014 in a news conference: "We in this state saw more job creation in the last three years since I've been governor than you saw in the whole eight years of Doyle’s time as governor."
Barack Obama stated on June 23, 2014 in an op-ed for Huffington Post: "The United States is the only developed country in the world without paid maternity leave."
