Latest Fact-checks in Small Business 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 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." Catherine Taylor stated on September 7, 2014 in a TV interview: "Every time [the people from Newport Tent] work in a city or town they have a whole different set of permits that they have to get in order to pitch a tent." Scott Walker stated on September 14, 2014 in a campaign news release: Since I took office, "Wisconsin ranks 11th in the nation in total business establishment growth compared to 47th in the years Mary Burke was Commerce secretary." Mark Harris stated on September 2, 2014 in an interview: Says Glenn Grothman pushed through state tax credits that when phased in, "someone that owns a factory that produces millions in income" will pay "less tax than their nephew would if he worked full time at Taco Bell for minimum wage." Greg Abbott stated on July 10, 2014 in an email blast: "The growth rate of women-owned businesses in Texas has nearly doubled that of the nation since President Obama has taken office." LIBRE Initiative stated on August 10, 2014 in a Facebook post: "The startup rate of Hispanic businesses is three times the national rate." Young Conservatives of Texas stated on March 13, 2014 in a press release: Ryan Sitton’s company "accepted over $650,000 in Obama stimulus dollars." Mike Stenhouse stated on April 2, 2014 in a commentary in The Providence Journal: "A grant for $5,000 [from the Governor’s Workforce Board] went to teach an employee at a company that makes ornamental business card holders how to use Facebook and Twitter." David Dewhurst stated on October 1, 2013 in a blog post on his campaign website: "I have cut taxes 63 times, including a 2006 property tax reduction that ranks as the largest in state history." Kenneth Block stated on November 8, 2013 in an interview on Rhode Island Public Radio: Rhode Island's unemployment insurance system "is the most expensive such system in the country." Allan Fung stated on November 4, 2013 in a campaign speech: "We have created new jobs here in Cranston -- more than 1,000." Barack Obama stated on October 17, 2013 in a public address: "Half of all CEOs say that the shutdown and the threat of shutdown set back their plans to hire over the next six months." Rick Kriseman stated on October 15, 2013 in in a mayoral forum: "Since Mr. Foster's been mayor, we have less small businesses in the city of St. Petersburg." Jeanne Shaheen stated on October 9, 2013 in remarks from the Senate floor: "Ninety six percent of employers in the Granite State are considered small businesses." Chris Van Hollen stated on September 15, 2013 in an interview with Fox News: The employer mandate "affects only 5 percent of businesses in this country." Joe Atkins stated on August 29, 2013 in an interview: "Minnesota is kicking butt relative to Wisconsin on everything from employment and job creation to school test scores, educated work force and a host of other factors and rankings" Rick Scott stated on August 30, 2013 in a speech at an Americans for Prosperity Foundation conference: "We cut business taxes so today 70 percent of our businesses don't pay a business tax." Marco Rubio stated on July 25, 2013 in a FoxNews.com op-ed: Under Obamacare, "75 percent of small businesses now say they are going to be forced to either fire workers or cut their hours." Scott Walker stated on June 2, 2013 in a television interview: "Our ranking in terms of the best and worst states to do business in was 43 four years ago, and we just moved up to 17 two weeks ago." Gary Sasse stated on February 10, 2013 in an appearance on 10 News Conference: Of six Rhode Island tax-credit programs worth about $35 million, "three companies got 90 percent of that -- CVS and two companies not even located in the state of Rhode Island." Vincent Fort stated on February 5, 2013 in a Twitter post: "What concerns me is there is only two sentences that have been written about minority business." Paul Ryan stated on January 27, 2013 in an interview: "We’re taxing our small businesses now at rates higher than corporations." One Wisconsin Now stated on December 3, 2012 in a news release: Says state schools superintendent candidate Don Pridemore "voted for the largest cuts to public education in our state history" and for "$2.3 billion in tax breaks for corporations and the wealthy." Frank Guinta stated on September 25, 2012 in an advertisement, “Veterans,”: "Carol Shea-Porter … wants to increase taxes on small business and job creators." Barack Obama stated on October 3, 2012 in the first presidential debate in Denver: "Under Gov. Romney's definition ... Donald Trump is a small business." Julián Castro stated on September 4, 2012 in keynote address to the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.: Says Mitt Romney told university students in Ohio that to start a business, they should "borrow money if you have to from your parents." Anthony Gemma stated on August 28, 2012 in an online debate: U.S. military uniforms are manufactured in China. 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.’" Chuck Fleischmann stated on July 17, 2012 in in a blog post on his campaign website.: Says that President Obama said that "Small Businesses Succeed Because of Government." Robert DiMuccio stated on June 14, 2012 in a letter to policy holders: "Rhode Islanders pay among the highest auto repair bills in the nation."
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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." Catherine Taylor stated on September 7, 2014 in a TV interview: "Every time [the people from Newport Tent] work in a city or town they have a whole different set of permits that they have to get in order to pitch a tent." Scott Walker stated on September 14, 2014 in a campaign news release: Since I took office, "Wisconsin ranks 11th in the nation in total business establishment growth compared to 47th in the years Mary Burke was Commerce secretary." Mark Harris stated on September 2, 2014 in an interview: Says Glenn Grothman pushed through state tax credits that when phased in, "someone that owns a factory that produces millions in income" will pay "less tax than their nephew would if he worked full time at Taco Bell for minimum wage." Greg Abbott stated on July 10, 2014 in an email blast: "The growth rate of women-owned businesses in Texas has nearly doubled that of the nation since President Obama has taken office." LIBRE Initiative stated on August 10, 2014 in a Facebook post: "The startup rate of Hispanic businesses is three times the national rate." Young Conservatives of Texas stated on March 13, 2014 in a press release: Ryan Sitton’s company "accepted over $650,000 in Obama stimulus dollars." Mike Stenhouse stated on April 2, 2014 in a commentary in The Providence Journal: "A grant for $5,000 [from the Governor’s Workforce Board] went to teach an employee at a company that makes ornamental business card holders how to use Facebook and Twitter." David Dewhurst stated on October 1, 2013 in a blog post on his campaign website: "I have cut taxes 63 times, including a 2006 property tax reduction that ranks as the largest in state history." Kenneth Block stated on November 8, 2013 in an interview on Rhode Island Public Radio: Rhode Island's unemployment insurance system "is the most expensive such system in the country." Allan Fung stated on November 4, 2013 in a campaign speech: "We have created new jobs here in Cranston -- more than 1,000." Barack Obama stated on October 17, 2013 in a public address: "Half of all CEOs say that the shutdown and the threat of shutdown set back their plans to hire over the next six months." Rick Kriseman stated on October 15, 2013 in in a mayoral forum: "Since Mr. Foster's been mayor, we have less small businesses in the city of St. Petersburg." Jeanne Shaheen stated on October 9, 2013 in remarks from the Senate floor: "Ninety six percent of employers in the Granite State are considered small businesses." Chris Van Hollen stated on September 15, 2013 in an interview with Fox News: The employer mandate "affects only 5 percent of businesses in this country." Joe Atkins stated on August 29, 2013 in an interview: "Minnesota is kicking butt relative to Wisconsin on everything from employment and job creation to school test scores, educated work force and a host of other factors and rankings" Rick Scott stated on August 30, 2013 in a speech at an Americans for Prosperity Foundation conference: "We cut business taxes so today 70 percent of our businesses don't pay a business tax." Marco Rubio stated on July 25, 2013 in a FoxNews.com op-ed: Under Obamacare, "75 percent of small businesses now say they are going to be forced to either fire workers or cut their hours." Scott Walker stated on June 2, 2013 in a television interview: "Our ranking in terms of the best and worst states to do business in was 43 four years ago, and we just moved up to 17 two weeks ago." Gary Sasse stated on February 10, 2013 in an appearance on 10 News Conference: Of six Rhode Island tax-credit programs worth about $35 million, "three companies got 90 percent of that -- CVS and two companies not even located in the state of Rhode Island." Vincent Fort stated on February 5, 2013 in a Twitter post: "What concerns me is there is only two sentences that have been written about minority business." Paul Ryan stated on January 27, 2013 in an interview: "We’re taxing our small businesses now at rates higher than corporations." One Wisconsin Now stated on December 3, 2012 in a news release: Says state schools superintendent candidate Don Pridemore "voted for the largest cuts to public education in our state history" and for "$2.3 billion in tax breaks for corporations and the wealthy." Frank Guinta stated on September 25, 2012 in an advertisement, “Veterans,”: "Carol Shea-Porter … wants to increase taxes on small business and job creators." Barack Obama stated on October 3, 2012 in the first presidential debate in Denver: "Under Gov. Romney's definition ... Donald Trump is a small business." Julián Castro stated on September 4, 2012 in keynote address to the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.: Says Mitt Romney told university students in Ohio that to start a business, they should "borrow money if you have to from your parents." Anthony Gemma stated on August 28, 2012 in an online debate: U.S. military uniforms are manufactured in China. 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.’" Chuck Fleischmann stated on July 17, 2012 in in a blog post on his campaign website.: Says that President Obama said that "Small Businesses Succeed Because of Government." Robert DiMuccio stated on June 14, 2012 in a letter to policy holders: "Rhode Islanders pay among the highest auto repair bills in the nation."
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."
Catherine Taylor stated on September 7, 2014 in a TV interview: "Every time [the people from Newport Tent] work in a city or town they have a whole different set of permits that they have to get in order to pitch a tent."
Scott Walker stated on September 14, 2014 in a campaign news release: Since I took office, "Wisconsin ranks 11th in the nation in total business establishment growth compared to 47th in the years Mary Burke was Commerce secretary."
Mark Harris stated on September 2, 2014 in an interview: Says Glenn Grothman pushed through state tax credits that when phased in, "someone that owns a factory that produces millions in income" will pay "less tax than their nephew would if he worked full time at Taco Bell for minimum wage."
Greg Abbott stated on July 10, 2014 in an email blast: "The growth rate of women-owned businesses in Texas has nearly doubled that of the nation since President Obama has taken office."
LIBRE Initiative stated on August 10, 2014 in a Facebook post: "The startup rate of Hispanic businesses is three times the national rate."
Young Conservatives of Texas stated on March 13, 2014 in a press release: Ryan Sitton’s company "accepted over $650,000 in Obama stimulus dollars."
Mike Stenhouse stated on April 2, 2014 in a commentary in The Providence Journal: "A grant for $5,000 [from the Governor’s Workforce Board] went to teach an employee at a company that makes ornamental business card holders how to use Facebook and Twitter."
David Dewhurst stated on October 1, 2013 in a blog post on his campaign website: "I have cut taxes 63 times, including a 2006 property tax reduction that ranks as the largest in state history."
Kenneth Block stated on November 8, 2013 in an interview on Rhode Island Public Radio: Rhode Island's unemployment insurance system "is the most expensive such system in the country."
Allan Fung stated on November 4, 2013 in a campaign speech: "We have created new jobs here in Cranston -- more than 1,000."
Barack Obama stated on October 17, 2013 in a public address: "Half of all CEOs say that the shutdown and the threat of shutdown set back their plans to hire over the next six months."
Rick Kriseman stated on October 15, 2013 in in a mayoral forum: "Since Mr. Foster's been mayor, we have less small businesses in the city of St. Petersburg."
Jeanne Shaheen stated on October 9, 2013 in remarks from the Senate floor: "Ninety six percent of employers in the Granite State are considered small businesses."
Chris Van Hollen stated on September 15, 2013 in an interview with Fox News: The employer mandate "affects only 5 percent of businesses in this country."
Joe Atkins stated on August 29, 2013 in an interview: "Minnesota is kicking butt relative to Wisconsin on everything from employment and job creation to school test scores, educated work force and a host of other factors and rankings"
Rick Scott stated on August 30, 2013 in a speech at an Americans for Prosperity Foundation conference: "We cut business taxes so today 70 percent of our businesses don't pay a business tax."
Marco Rubio stated on July 25, 2013 in a FoxNews.com op-ed: Under Obamacare, "75 percent of small businesses now say they are going to be forced to either fire workers or cut their hours."
Scott Walker stated on June 2, 2013 in a television interview: "Our ranking in terms of the best and worst states to do business in was 43 four years ago, and we just moved up to 17 two weeks ago."
Gary Sasse stated on February 10, 2013 in an appearance on 10 News Conference: Of six Rhode Island tax-credit programs worth about $35 million, "three companies got 90 percent of that -- CVS and two companies not even located in the state of Rhode Island."
Vincent Fort stated on February 5, 2013 in a Twitter post: "What concerns me is there is only two sentences that have been written about minority business."
Paul Ryan stated on January 27, 2013 in an interview: "We’re taxing our small businesses now at rates higher than corporations."
One Wisconsin Now stated on December 3, 2012 in a news release: Says state schools superintendent candidate Don Pridemore "voted for the largest cuts to public education in our state history" and for "$2.3 billion in tax breaks for corporations and the wealthy."
Frank Guinta stated on September 25, 2012 in an advertisement, “Veterans,”: "Carol Shea-Porter … wants to increase taxes on small business and job creators."
Barack Obama stated on October 3, 2012 in the first presidential debate in Denver: "Under Gov. Romney's definition ... Donald Trump is a small business."
Julián Castro stated on September 4, 2012 in keynote address to the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.: Says Mitt Romney told university students in Ohio that to start a business, they should "borrow money if you have to from your parents."
Anthony Gemma stated on August 28, 2012 in an online debate: U.S. military uniforms are manufactured in China.
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.’"
Chuck Fleischmann stated on July 17, 2012 in in a blog post on his campaign website.: Says that President Obama said that "Small Businesses Succeed Because of Government."
Robert DiMuccio stated on June 14, 2012 in a letter to policy holders: "Rhode Islanders pay among the highest auto repair bills in the nation."
