Latest Half-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 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. 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." 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." 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. 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." 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." 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." 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. 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.’" 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." 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." Priorities USA Action stated on July 25, 2012 in an advertisement: "Thousands (in China) owe their jobs to Mitt Romney's companies." 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. 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. 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. John Robitaille stated on July 8, 2012 in a Tweet: "Unemployment rate dropped in every state that elected a Republican gov. in 2010" Chris Christie stated on July 2, 2012 in a speech before the state Legislature: Says "our 12 month job increase was the sixth highest in the nation." Mitt Romney stated on June 18, 2012 in a speech: "The median income in America has dropped by 10 percent in the last four years." American Crossroads stated on June 13, 2012 in a TV ad.: "As Virginia lost over 65,000 jobs, (Tim) Kaine put partisan ambitions first" by serving as DNC chairman during the last year of his governorship. Barack Obama stated on June 4, 2012 in campaign ad “We’ve heard it all before,” airing in New Hampshire and around the U.S: When Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts lost 40,000 manufacturing jobs, a rate twice the national average, and fell to 47th in job creation, fourth from the bottom. Julián Castro stated on June 8, 2012 in his speech at Texas Democratic Party State Convention in Houston: Says under Mitt Romney, Massachusetts was 47th in job creation. Barack Obama stated on June 4, 2012 in a campaign ad: "Romney outsourced call center jobs to India." Mitt Romney stated on June 8, 2012 in a campaign ad: As governor of Massachusetts, "Romney reduced unemployment to just 4.7 percent." Jeff Fitzgerald stated on March 21, 2012 in an interview: "Minnesota has passed and Indiana has passed" right to work laws making union membership and dues optional Paul Broun stated on May 23, 2012 in a television interview: A new manufacturing plant is slated to create about 3,000 jobs in central and northeast Georgia and "create about a $3 billion infusion" into the economy.
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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. 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." 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." 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. 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." 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." 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." 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. 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.’" 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." 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." Priorities USA Action stated on July 25, 2012 in an advertisement: "Thousands (in China) owe their jobs to Mitt Romney's companies." 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. 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. 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. John Robitaille stated on July 8, 2012 in a Tweet: "Unemployment rate dropped in every state that elected a Republican gov. in 2010" Chris Christie stated on July 2, 2012 in a speech before the state Legislature: Says "our 12 month job increase was the sixth highest in the nation." Mitt Romney stated on June 18, 2012 in a speech: "The median income in America has dropped by 10 percent in the last four years." American Crossroads stated on June 13, 2012 in a TV ad.: "As Virginia lost over 65,000 jobs, (Tim) Kaine put partisan ambitions first" by serving as DNC chairman during the last year of his governorship. Barack Obama stated on June 4, 2012 in campaign ad “We’ve heard it all before,” airing in New Hampshire and around the U.S: When Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts lost 40,000 manufacturing jobs, a rate twice the national average, and fell to 47th in job creation, fourth from the bottom. Julián Castro stated on June 8, 2012 in his speech at Texas Democratic Party State Convention in Houston: Says under Mitt Romney, Massachusetts was 47th in job creation. Barack Obama stated on June 4, 2012 in a campaign ad: "Romney outsourced call center jobs to India." Mitt Romney stated on June 8, 2012 in a campaign ad: As governor of Massachusetts, "Romney reduced unemployment to just 4.7 percent." Jeff Fitzgerald stated on March 21, 2012 in an interview: "Minnesota has passed and Indiana has passed" right to work laws making union membership and dues optional Paul Broun stated on May 23, 2012 in a television interview: A new manufacturing plant is slated to create about 3,000 jobs in central and northeast Georgia and "create about a $3 billion infusion" into the economy.
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.
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."
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."
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.
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."
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."
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."
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.
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.’"
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."
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."
Priorities USA Action stated on July 25, 2012 in an advertisement: "Thousands (in China) owe their jobs to Mitt Romney's companies."
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.
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.
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.
John Robitaille stated on July 8, 2012 in a Tweet: "Unemployment rate dropped in every state that elected a Republican gov. in 2010"
Chris Christie stated on July 2, 2012 in a speech before the state Legislature: Says "our 12 month job increase was the sixth highest in the nation."
Mitt Romney stated on June 18, 2012 in a speech: "The median income in America has dropped by 10 percent in the last four years."
American Crossroads stated on June 13, 2012 in a TV ad.: "As Virginia lost over 65,000 jobs, (Tim) Kaine put partisan ambitions first" by serving as DNC chairman during the last year of his governorship.
Barack Obama stated on June 4, 2012 in campaign ad “We’ve heard it all before,” airing in New Hampshire and around the U.S: When Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts lost 40,000 manufacturing jobs, a rate twice the national average, and fell to 47th in job creation, fourth from the bottom.
Julián Castro stated on June 8, 2012 in his speech at Texas Democratic Party State Convention in Houston: Says under Mitt Romney, Massachusetts was 47th in job creation.
Mitt Romney stated on June 8, 2012 in a campaign ad: As governor of Massachusetts, "Romney reduced unemployment to just 4.7 percent."
Jeff Fitzgerald stated on March 21, 2012 in an interview: "Minnesota has passed and Indiana has passed" right to work laws making union membership and dues optional
Paul Broun stated on May 23, 2012 in a television interview: A new manufacturing plant is slated to create about 3,000 jobs in central and northeast Georgia and "create about a $3 billion infusion" into the economy.
