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 Donald Trump stated on September 20, 2018 in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity: Under the North American Free Trade Agreement, "we lost millions of jobs." West Virginia Republican Party stated on September 7, 2018 in a tweet: "Thanks to President Trump and Republicans over the past year through July, U.S. manufacturing added 327,000 jobs, the most of any 12-month period since April 1995, when the figure added a healthy 345,000 positions." West Virginia Republican Party stated on August 10, 2018 in a tweet: "For only the second time since 2000, there are more job openings than Americans who are unemployed." Bloggers stated on August 22, 2018 in a blog post: "Omarosa Exposed: Turns out she was actually working for Hillary" West Virginia Republican Party stated on August 8, 2018 in a tweet: "The American economy is continuing its longest monthly streak of job growth in history, with 3.9 million jobs added since President Trump was elected." Unite Here Florida PAC stated on August 16, 2018 in a TV ad: "Gwen Graham owns a $14 million stake in her family’s company that’s behind the American Dream Mall. ... While Graham and her family will make millions, Florida will be stuck with poverty wage jobs, endangered wildlife and massive traffic congestion." Sarah Huckabee Sanders stated on August 14, 2018 in a White House press briefing: "President Trump in his first year and a half has already tripled what President Obama did (for African-American employment) in eight years." Nancy Pelosi stated on July 26, 2018 in a tweet: "Between the first and second quarters of 2018 — after the tax cuts were enacted — real wages fell by 1.8 percent." Matt Flynn stated on April 12, 2018 in a TV interview: Says Foxconn "is under investigation in mainland China for securities fraud, environmental fraud and labor fraud." Mike Pence stated on July 22, 2018 in an opinion piece for the Philadelphia Inquirer: "[The] unemployment rate in the Philadelphia metro area is now at its lowest level ever recorded." Kelda Helen Roys stated on April 18, 2018 in a tweet and campaign event: Wisconsin lost "almost 4,000 manufacturing jobs in 2017." Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on July 13, 2018 in an interview on PBS' "Firing Line": "Unemployment is low because everyone has two jobs. Unemployment is low because people are working 60, 70, 80 hours a week and can barely feed their family." Juliana Stratton stated on June 28, 2018 in a radio interview: Gov. Bruce Rauner has "created no jobs over the past three years." Rahm Emanuel stated on June 28, 2018 in a television interview: "Chicago is experiencing right now the highest employment since 1950." Tony Evers stated on April 22, 2018 in an appearance on UpFront with Mike Gousha: Says Wisconsin ‘could compel’ Foxconn to install solar panels that would power 33,000 homes. Mitch McConnell stated on June 4, 2018 in a Senate floor speech: "The bottom line is clear: Under the policies of this unified Republican government, American workers, families, and business owners are achieving economic growth that is unmatched in recent memory. … More than 1 million new jobs have been created just since we passed tax reform last December." Tennessee Republican Party stated on May 23, 2018 in a Republican party blog post: "While Phil Bredesen was in the governor’s office, the number of Tennesseans on unemployment nearly doubled." Bruce Rauner stated on May 11, 2018 in a policy forum: "There’s more union jobs growing in Texas, which is a right-to-work state, than in Illinois, and factory workers make more money in Texas than they do in Illinois." Steve Adler stated on May 8, 2018 in an interview on KLBJ-AM: Says Austin is "creating more jobs than any other city in the country." Adam Putnam stated on May 5, 2018 in a Republican candidate forum: "Welders are coming out of their tech schools at $28 an hour" and "pipefitters are making six figures." Donald Trump stated on April 26, 2018 in an interview on "Fox & Friends": "Kanye (West) looks and he sees black unemployment at the lowest it’s been in the history of our country. He sees Hispanic unemployment at the lowest it’s been in the history of our country. He sees (women’s unemployment) the lowest it’s been in now almost 19 years." James Tedisco stated on April 13, 2018 in a blog post : After the minimum wage for tipped workers was raised in Maine, the state "reversed that decision due to restaurant employees organizing en masse against the measure." Charles Schumer stated on April 16, 2018 in a news release from Senate Democrats: In the wake of the Republican-backed tax bill, "more than 100,000 American workers have already been laid off in 2018." Scott Walker stated on April 4, 2018 in a tweet: "Our bold reforms have Wisconsin’s unemployment rate down to an all-time LOW of 2.9 percent, and the number of people working at an all-time HIGH!" Tina Smith stated on April 10, 2018 in a tweet: "On average, American women only earn 80 cents for every dollar a man earns for doing the same job." Brian Kolb stated on March 31, 2018 in a statement on the state budget: This year’s state budget "continues to direct millions in taxpayer dollars in advertising to the failing Start-Up NY program" Alex Mooney stated on March 25, 2018 in a Wall Street Journal op-ed: "From 2000-10, U.S. manufacturing employment shrank by a third after holding steady for 30 years." Joe Manchin stated on March 21, 2018 in a tweet: Small businesses in West Virginia "make up about 96 percent of our state's economy." Noah Smith stated on March 7, 2018 in a Bloomberg View column: "Since 1990, production of metals in the U.S. has held roughly constant, but the number of people employed in the industry has fallen steadily." Good Jobs First stated on March 6, 2018 in a tweet: Oklahoma teachers "are the poorest paid teachers in the US, in a state that gives nearly $500 million in tax handouts to energy companies."
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Donald Trump stated on September 20, 2018 in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity: Under the North American Free Trade Agreement, "we lost millions of jobs." West Virginia Republican Party stated on September 7, 2018 in a tweet: "Thanks to President Trump and Republicans over the past year through July, U.S. manufacturing added 327,000 jobs, the most of any 12-month period since April 1995, when the figure added a healthy 345,000 positions." West Virginia Republican Party stated on August 10, 2018 in a tweet: "For only the second time since 2000, there are more job openings than Americans who are unemployed." Bloggers stated on August 22, 2018 in a blog post: "Omarosa Exposed: Turns out she was actually working for Hillary" West Virginia Republican Party stated on August 8, 2018 in a tweet: "The American economy is continuing its longest monthly streak of job growth in history, with 3.9 million jobs added since President Trump was elected." Unite Here Florida PAC stated on August 16, 2018 in a TV ad: "Gwen Graham owns a $14 million stake in her family’s company that’s behind the American Dream Mall. ... While Graham and her family will make millions, Florida will be stuck with poverty wage jobs, endangered wildlife and massive traffic congestion." Sarah Huckabee Sanders stated on August 14, 2018 in a White House press briefing: "President Trump in his first year and a half has already tripled what President Obama did (for African-American employment) in eight years." Nancy Pelosi stated on July 26, 2018 in a tweet: "Between the first and second quarters of 2018 — after the tax cuts were enacted — real wages fell by 1.8 percent." Matt Flynn stated on April 12, 2018 in a TV interview: Says Foxconn "is under investigation in mainland China for securities fraud, environmental fraud and labor fraud." Mike Pence stated on July 22, 2018 in an opinion piece for the Philadelphia Inquirer: "[The] unemployment rate in the Philadelphia metro area is now at its lowest level ever recorded." Kelda Helen Roys stated on April 18, 2018 in a tweet and campaign event: Wisconsin lost "almost 4,000 manufacturing jobs in 2017." Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on July 13, 2018 in an interview on PBS' "Firing Line": "Unemployment is low because everyone has two jobs. Unemployment is low because people are working 60, 70, 80 hours a week and can barely feed their family." Juliana Stratton stated on June 28, 2018 in a radio interview: Gov. Bruce Rauner has "created no jobs over the past three years." Rahm Emanuel stated on June 28, 2018 in a television interview: "Chicago is experiencing right now the highest employment since 1950." Tony Evers stated on April 22, 2018 in an appearance on UpFront with Mike Gousha: Says Wisconsin ‘could compel’ Foxconn to install solar panels that would power 33,000 homes. Mitch McConnell stated on June 4, 2018 in a Senate floor speech: "The bottom line is clear: Under the policies of this unified Republican government, American workers, families, and business owners are achieving economic growth that is unmatched in recent memory. … More than 1 million new jobs have been created just since we passed tax reform last December." Tennessee Republican Party stated on May 23, 2018 in a Republican party blog post: "While Phil Bredesen was in the governor’s office, the number of Tennesseans on unemployment nearly doubled." Bruce Rauner stated on May 11, 2018 in a policy forum: "There’s more union jobs growing in Texas, which is a right-to-work state, than in Illinois, and factory workers make more money in Texas than they do in Illinois." Steve Adler stated on May 8, 2018 in an interview on KLBJ-AM: Says Austin is "creating more jobs than any other city in the country." Adam Putnam stated on May 5, 2018 in a Republican candidate forum: "Welders are coming out of their tech schools at $28 an hour" and "pipefitters are making six figures." Donald Trump stated on April 26, 2018 in an interview on "Fox & Friends": "Kanye (West) looks and he sees black unemployment at the lowest it’s been in the history of our country. He sees Hispanic unemployment at the lowest it’s been in the history of our country. He sees (women’s unemployment) the lowest it’s been in now almost 19 years." James Tedisco stated on April 13, 2018 in a blog post : After the minimum wage for tipped workers was raised in Maine, the state "reversed that decision due to restaurant employees organizing en masse against the measure." Charles Schumer stated on April 16, 2018 in a news release from Senate Democrats: In the wake of the Republican-backed tax bill, "more than 100,000 American workers have already been laid off in 2018." Scott Walker stated on April 4, 2018 in a tweet: "Our bold reforms have Wisconsin’s unemployment rate down to an all-time LOW of 2.9 percent, and the number of people working at an all-time HIGH!" Tina Smith stated on April 10, 2018 in a tweet: "On average, American women only earn 80 cents for every dollar a man earns for doing the same job." Brian Kolb stated on March 31, 2018 in a statement on the state budget: This year’s state budget "continues to direct millions in taxpayer dollars in advertising to the failing Start-Up NY program" Alex Mooney stated on March 25, 2018 in a Wall Street Journal op-ed: "From 2000-10, U.S. manufacturing employment shrank by a third after holding steady for 30 years." Joe Manchin stated on March 21, 2018 in a tweet: Small businesses in West Virginia "make up about 96 percent of our state's economy." Noah Smith stated on March 7, 2018 in a Bloomberg View column: "Since 1990, production of metals in the U.S. has held roughly constant, but the number of people employed in the industry has fallen steadily." Good Jobs First stated on March 6, 2018 in a tweet: Oklahoma teachers "are the poorest paid teachers in the US, in a state that gives nearly $500 million in tax handouts to energy companies."
Donald Trump stated on September 20, 2018 in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity: Under the North American Free Trade Agreement, "we lost millions of jobs."
West Virginia Republican Party stated on September 7, 2018 in a tweet: "Thanks to President Trump and Republicans over the past year through July, U.S. manufacturing added 327,000 jobs, the most of any 12-month period since April 1995, when the figure added a healthy 345,000 positions."
West Virginia Republican Party stated on August 10, 2018 in a tweet: "For only the second time since 2000, there are more job openings than Americans who are unemployed."
Bloggers stated on August 22, 2018 in a blog post: "Omarosa Exposed: Turns out she was actually working for Hillary"
West Virginia Republican Party stated on August 8, 2018 in a tweet: "The American economy is continuing its longest monthly streak of job growth in history, with 3.9 million jobs added since President Trump was elected."
Unite Here Florida PAC stated on August 16, 2018 in a TV ad: "Gwen Graham owns a $14 million stake in her family’s company that’s behind the American Dream Mall. ... While Graham and her family will make millions, Florida will be stuck with poverty wage jobs, endangered wildlife and massive traffic congestion."
Sarah Huckabee Sanders stated on August 14, 2018 in a White House press briefing: "President Trump in his first year and a half has already tripled what President Obama did (for African-American employment) in eight years."
Nancy Pelosi stated on July 26, 2018 in a tweet: "Between the first and second quarters of 2018 — after the tax cuts were enacted — real wages fell by 1.8 percent."
Matt Flynn stated on April 12, 2018 in a TV interview: Says Foxconn "is under investigation in mainland China for securities fraud, environmental fraud and labor fraud."
Mike Pence stated on July 22, 2018 in an opinion piece for the Philadelphia Inquirer: "[The] unemployment rate in the Philadelphia metro area is now at its lowest level ever recorded."
Kelda Helen Roys stated on April 18, 2018 in a tweet and campaign event: Wisconsin lost "almost 4,000 manufacturing jobs in 2017."
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on July 13, 2018 in an interview on PBS' "Firing Line": "Unemployment is low because everyone has two jobs. Unemployment is low because people are working 60, 70, 80 hours a week and can barely feed their family."
Juliana Stratton stated on June 28, 2018 in a radio interview: Gov. Bruce Rauner has "created no jobs over the past three years."
Rahm Emanuel stated on June 28, 2018 in a television interview: "Chicago is experiencing right now the highest employment since 1950."
Tony Evers stated on April 22, 2018 in an appearance on UpFront with Mike Gousha: Says Wisconsin ‘could compel’ Foxconn to install solar panels that would power 33,000 homes.
Mitch McConnell stated on June 4, 2018 in a Senate floor speech: "The bottom line is clear: Under the policies of this unified Republican government, American workers, families, and business owners are achieving economic growth that is unmatched in recent memory. … More than 1 million new jobs have been created just since we passed tax reform last December."
Tennessee Republican Party stated on May 23, 2018 in a Republican party blog post: "While Phil Bredesen was in the governor’s office, the number of Tennesseans on unemployment nearly doubled."
Bruce Rauner stated on May 11, 2018 in a policy forum: "There’s more union jobs growing in Texas, which is a right-to-work state, than in Illinois, and factory workers make more money in Texas than they do in Illinois."
Steve Adler stated on May 8, 2018 in an interview on KLBJ-AM: Says Austin is "creating more jobs than any other city in the country."
Adam Putnam stated on May 5, 2018 in a Republican candidate forum: "Welders are coming out of their tech schools at $28 an hour" and "pipefitters are making six figures."
Donald Trump stated on April 26, 2018 in an interview on "Fox & Friends": "Kanye (West) looks and he sees black unemployment at the lowest it’s been in the history of our country. He sees Hispanic unemployment at the lowest it’s been in the history of our country. He sees (women’s unemployment) the lowest it’s been in now almost 19 years."
James Tedisco stated on April 13, 2018 in a blog post : After the minimum wage for tipped workers was raised in Maine, the state "reversed that decision due to restaurant employees organizing en masse against the measure."
Charles Schumer stated on April 16, 2018 in a news release from Senate Democrats: In the wake of the Republican-backed tax bill, "more than 100,000 American workers have already been laid off in 2018."
Scott Walker stated on April 4, 2018 in a tweet: "Our bold reforms have Wisconsin’s unemployment rate down to an all-time LOW of 2.9 percent, and the number of people working at an all-time HIGH!"
Tina Smith stated on April 10, 2018 in a tweet: "On average, American women only earn 80 cents for every dollar a man earns for doing the same job."
Brian Kolb stated on March 31, 2018 in a statement on the state budget: This year’s state budget "continues to direct millions in taxpayer dollars in advertising to the failing Start-Up NY program"
Alex Mooney stated on March 25, 2018 in a Wall Street Journal op-ed: "From 2000-10, U.S. manufacturing employment shrank by a third after holding steady for 30 years."
Joe Manchin stated on March 21, 2018 in a tweet: Small businesses in West Virginia "make up about 96 percent of our state's economy."
Noah Smith stated on March 7, 2018 in a Bloomberg View column: "Since 1990, production of metals in the U.S. has held roughly constant, but the number of people employed in the industry has fallen steadily."
Good Jobs First stated on March 6, 2018 in a tweet: Oklahoma teachers "are the poorest paid teachers in the US, in a state that gives nearly $500 million in tax handouts to energy companies."
