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Bob McDonnell stated on April 21, 2012 in a TV interview.:

The U.S. economy is "recovering slower than Europe "

By Sean Gorman• May 7, 2012

Donald Trump stated on September 09, 2019 in a rally in Fayetteville, N.C.:

China has "had now the worst year in 57 years."

By Bill McCarthy• September 10, 2019

Donald Trump stated on June 28, 2018 in a speech in Mount Pleasant, Wis.:

"Watch those GDP numbers. We started off at a very low number, and right now we hit a 3.2 (percent). Nobody thought that was possible."

By Louis Jacobson• July 2, 2018

Shelley Moore Capito stated on January 03, 2019 in an op-ed:

"Our economy is growing at its fastest pace in nearly four years. Unemployment is at an all-time low."

By Erica Anderson, Mylana Chico• February 4, 2019

John Kasich stated on December 14, 2010 in a news conference:

"Ohio has lost more population than every other state in the country except for two."

By Reginald Fields• January 5, 2011

Elizabeth Warren stated on July 22, 2019 in a post on Medium:

"The country is now in a manufacturing recession."

By Jon Greenberg• July 26, 2019

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."

By Devon Waugh• July 9, 2014

Pat McCrory stated on April 28, 2016 in an official announcement:

North Carolina has "one of the fastest growing populations as well as the fastest growing economy in the country."

By Will Doran• April 29, 2016

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."

By Dave Umhoefer• October 30, 2014

Barack Obama stated on January 09, 2015 in remarks in Clinton, Tenn.:

"Factories are opening their doors at the fastest pace in almost two decades."

By Lauren Carroll• January 20, 2015

Facebook posts stated on May 22, 2012 in on the Internet:

Says Mitt Romney is wrong to claim that spending under Obama has "accelerated at a pace without precedent in recent history," because it's actually risen "slower than at any time in nearly 60 years."

By Louis Jacobson• May 23, 2012

Rodney Frelinghuysen stated on May 25, 2012 in an e-mail newsletter:

"The U.S. is borrowing approximately $2.52 for every $1 of economic growth so far in 2012."

By Erin O'Neill• June 3, 2012

Jerry Brown stated on December 14, 2016 in a speech:

"California is growing a hell of a lot faster than Texas."

By Chris Nichols• December 19, 2016

Tony Evers stated on October 04, 2017 in a video:

"Job creation fell by 70 percent in Wisconsin in 2016" under Scott Walker.

By Tom Kertscher• October 18, 2017

Mark Pocan stated on June 02, 2017 in a speech at the state Democratic convention:

"Seven years later, (Scott Walker) has not hit his first campaign promise of creating 250,000 jobs."

By Alan Hovorka• June 23, 2017

Scott Walker stated on November 19, 2013 in a new book:

"We are experiencing the worst economic recovery America has ever had."

By James B. Nelson• December 11, 2013

Mike Villarreal stated on January 07, 2011 in an op-ed column.:

Says that over the last decade, the state's population grew three times faster than the Texas state tax system.

By W. Gardner Selby• February 2, 2011

Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in the State of the Union address:

The economy is "creating jobs at the fastest pace since 1999."

By Louis Jacobson• January 21, 2015

Sean Hannity stated on September 22, 2009 in an interview with Sen. John McCain on Fox News Channel:

The Obama administration is "cutting back on defense"

By Louis Jacobson• September 25, 2009

Donald Trump stated on September 16, 2015 in the CNN debate:

Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker turned a $1 billion surplus into a $2.2 billion budget deficit.

By Jon Greenberg• September 17, 2015

Truth-O-Meter rules on claims about growth in U.S. debt, women's unemployment

By Caryn Shinske• June 5, 2012

Fact-checking Donald Trump's talking points about the economy

By Louis Jacobson• July 27, 2018

What exactly is a recession? Sorting out a confusing topic

By Louis Jacobson• July 26, 2022

Fact-checking Donald Trump's rally in West Virginia with Gov. Jim Justice

By Louis Jacobson• August 4, 2017

Trade and tariffs in 5 charts: A 2018 midterm report

By Manuela Tobias• September 24, 2018

Fact-checking Donald Trump's Long Island speech to law enforcement

By John Kruzel, Aaron Sharockman, Manuela Tobias• July 28, 2017

The facts behind Iowa Gov. Reynolds’ Condition of the State Address

By Natalie Dunlap, Brian Grace, Lyle Muller, Sarah Watson• January 13, 2021

The Democrats’ overstated claim that the Inflation Reduction Act curbs debt, inflation

By Louis Jacobson• August 19, 2022

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s economic speech in Michigan

By PolitiFact Staff • January 13, 2026

9 charts show how consumers, businesses have soured on the economy in Trump’s first 100 days

By Louis Jacobson• April 28, 2025

Why days of ballot counting isn’t suspicious

By Madison Czopek, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• November 9, 2022

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s United Nations speech

By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, John Kruzel• September 25, 2018

Why are oil prices so high? And what can be done about it?

By Louis Jacobson• November 4, 2021

Donald Trump's promises Kept, Broken, Stalled as he visits Wisconsin

By Mica Soellner• January 13, 2020

Fact-check: Republican candidates spar on immigration, crime, economy in second debate

By PolitiFact Staff • September 28, 2023

PolitiFact Florida Mailbag: 'True or false ... It is not complicated'

By Angie Drobnic Holan• March 12, 2013

How Donald Trump performed on 11 key promises

By Louis Jacobson• January 19, 2021

The effects of Donald Trump's trade war

By Manuela Tobias• July 30, 2018

Facebook post on target about Obama's spending