9 People 12661 Fact-checks 4441 Articles People (9) Now or Never PAC Rebuilding America Now Stop Gillnetting Now Wisconsin Jobs Now Common Sense Now Unleash Prosperity Now One Wisconsin Now Secure America Now Health Care for America Now Fact-checks (12661) Donald Trump stated on April 04, 2017 in a CEO town hall: "When you look for a job, you can't find it and you give up. You are now considered statistically employed." By Louis Jacobson• April 4, 2017 Occupy Democrats stated on October 13, 2018 in : "Ted Cruz had a net worth of $500K when he entered the Senate in 2012. Now he’s worth $4.6 million. Pretty impressive for a guy with a $174K salary." By Ciara O'Rourke• October 29, 2018 Barack Obama stated on November 15, 2007 in Las Vegas: "Right now, an employer has more of a chance of getting hit by lightning than be prosecuted for hiring an undocumented worker. That has to change." By David DeCamp• November 16, 2007 Restore Our Future stated on September 19, 2012 in a campaign ad: "Eight million Americans have dropped out of the work force since (Barack) Obama became president. ... The real unemployment rate is 19 percent." By Louis Jacobson• September 21, 2012 Donald Trump stated on March 29, 2016 in a speech: Wisconsin’s "effective" unemployment rate is 20 percent. By Tom Kertscher• March 30, 2016 Julián Castro stated on September 09, 2012 in an interview on "Meet the Press.": "We’re seeing now 30 straight months of private-sector job growth, 4.6 million jobs created." By W. Gardner Selby• September 10, 2012 Instagram posts stated on September 26, 2022 in an Instagram post: “There are giant human caucasian skeletons in Ohio that predate any known civilizations.” By Madison Czopek• September 30, 2022 Donald Trump stated on January 14, 2016 in the South Carolina presidential debate: Among Syrian refugees and migrants coming into Europe, "there look like very few women. Very few children." By Aaron Sharockman• January 15, 2016 Chip Roy stated on January 23, 2023 in a tweet: "Under Biden, we have seen over 4.6 million encounters at our southern border. Most have been released into the interior and will stay here indefinitely." By Maria Ramirez Uribe• February 3, 2023 Crossroads GPS stated on October 25, 2010 in a campaign commerical: "North Dakota's economy is reeling." By Louis Jacobson• October 29, 2010 Greg Walden stated on February 09, 2012 in news television interview: You may have driven the length of a football field in the five seconds it takes to check a text. By Janie Har• February 15, 2012 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 Paul Ryan stated on June 09, 2012 in his keynote address at the Republican Party of Texas convention: Says if labor force participation rate were the same as when Barack Obama became president, unemployment would be 11 percent. By Sue Owen• July 17, 2012 Charles Bass stated on April 03, 2012 in an interview with the editorial board of the 'Telegraph.': "The expiration of the Bush-era tax cuts ... would be the biggest tax increase in the history of the country, about $4.6 trillion over 10 years." By Jake Berry• May 11, 2012 Mary Burke stated on September 10, 2014 in an interview: Says Scott Walker's jobs agency gives financial incentives that lead "Wisconsin companies to look at shipping jobs elsewhere. ... A company got $4.6 million in taxpayer money and actually reduced its jobs by 300 people." By Tom Kertscher• September 19, 2014 Paul Krugman stated on May 28, 2012 in a column in The New York Times: Says "there have been some job gains in the McMansion State since Mr. Christie took office, but they have lagged gains both in the nation as a whole and in New York and Connecticut, the obvious points of comparison." By Bill Wichert• May 31, 2012 Mary Burke stated on November 05, 2013 in an interview: "The state budget has actually grown by $4.6 billion under" Gov. Scott Walker’s actions. By Tom Kertscher• November 24, 2013 John Cornyn stated on August 24, 2011 in a Twitter message.: Congressional Budget Office "says 8 (percent) unemployment till 2014!" By W. Gardner Selby• August 31, 2011 Tim Kaine stated on April 04, 2012 in a policy paper.: Says when he was governor, "we expanded participation in Virginia in early childhood programs by nearly 40 percent." By Nancy Madsen• May 11, 2012 Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in the State of the Union address: "America is a nation of builders. We built the Empire State Building in just one year. Isn’t it a disgrace that it can now take 10 years just to get a minor permit approved for the building of a simple road?" By John Kruzel• January 31, 2018 Articles (4441) Fact-checking Donald Trump's talking points about the economy By Louis Jacobson• July 27, 2018 Julián Castro echoes Clinton By W. Gardner Selby• September 10, 2012 The battle over job growth in Massachusetts By Louis Jacobson• June 5, 2012 Previewing Walker-Burke II: Keep these facts in mind By James B. Nelson, Dave Umhoefer• October 17, 2014 How much is the Mueller investigation costing? (updated) By Louis Jacobson• December 14, 2018 Ad Watch: Claims about Romney's jobs record filled with half truths By Sean Gorman, Louis Jacobson• June 14, 2012 Truth-O-Meter rates claims from both political parties Mostly False By Caryn Shinske• May 8, 2012 Testing Ryan and the Texas GOP By Sue Owen• August 12, 2012 The truth about Obama's first budget By Bill Adair, Robert Farley• March 25, 2009 Behind the rhetoric: Does Wisconsin or Illinois have the higher tax rate on businesses? By Dave Umhoefer• July 22, 2012 Mary Burke, so far By Tom Kertscher• March 24, 2014 Boycotting Medicaid expansion puts a small dent in U.S deficits By Nancy Madsen• April 29, 2014 Ron DeSantis touted many top rankings for Florida in State of the State. We checked them out. By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe• January 9, 2024 Fact-checking the State of the Union for 2019 By PolitiFact Staff • February 6, 2019 Donald Trump repeats inaccurate claims on economy in local news interview in Pennsylvania By Louis Jacobson• May 8, 2024 Gasoline prices: Where they stand now, and why By Louis Jacobson• October 25, 2022 What do we know about a smuggling network affiliated with the Islamic State group? By Maria Ramirez Uribe• January 9, 2025 Fact-checking the Fox Business Network debate in South Carolina By Angie Drobnic Holan• January 15, 2016 A scorecard on the economy under Barack Obama By Louis Jacobson• June 1, 2012 PolitiFact app now available for iPhone By Bill Adair• July 3, 2011
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Donald Trump stated on April 04, 2017 in a CEO town hall: "When you look for a job, you can't find it and you give up. You are now considered statistically employed." By Louis Jacobson• April 4, 2017 Occupy Democrats stated on October 13, 2018 in : "Ted Cruz had a net worth of $500K when he entered the Senate in 2012. Now he’s worth $4.6 million. Pretty impressive for a guy with a $174K salary." By Ciara O'Rourke• October 29, 2018 Barack Obama stated on November 15, 2007 in Las Vegas: "Right now, an employer has more of a chance of getting hit by lightning than be prosecuted for hiring an undocumented worker. That has to change." By David DeCamp• November 16, 2007 Restore Our Future stated on September 19, 2012 in a campaign ad: "Eight million Americans have dropped out of the work force since (Barack) Obama became president. ... The real unemployment rate is 19 percent." By Louis Jacobson• September 21, 2012 Donald Trump stated on March 29, 2016 in a speech: Wisconsin’s "effective" unemployment rate is 20 percent. By Tom Kertscher• March 30, 2016 Julián Castro stated on September 09, 2012 in an interview on "Meet the Press.": "We’re seeing now 30 straight months of private-sector job growth, 4.6 million jobs created." By W. Gardner Selby• September 10, 2012 Instagram posts stated on September 26, 2022 in an Instagram post: “There are giant human caucasian skeletons in Ohio that predate any known civilizations.” By Madison Czopek• September 30, 2022 Donald Trump stated on January 14, 2016 in the South Carolina presidential debate: Among Syrian refugees and migrants coming into Europe, "there look like very few women. Very few children." By Aaron Sharockman• January 15, 2016 Chip Roy stated on January 23, 2023 in a tweet: "Under Biden, we have seen over 4.6 million encounters at our southern border. Most have been released into the interior and will stay here indefinitely." By Maria Ramirez Uribe• February 3, 2023 Crossroads GPS stated on October 25, 2010 in a campaign commerical: "North Dakota's economy is reeling." By Louis Jacobson• October 29, 2010 Greg Walden stated on February 09, 2012 in news television interview: You may have driven the length of a football field in the five seconds it takes to check a text. By Janie Har• February 15, 2012 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 Paul Ryan stated on June 09, 2012 in his keynote address at the Republican Party of Texas convention: Says if labor force participation rate were the same as when Barack Obama became president, unemployment would be 11 percent. By Sue Owen• July 17, 2012 Charles Bass stated on April 03, 2012 in an interview with the editorial board of the 'Telegraph.': "The expiration of the Bush-era tax cuts ... would be the biggest tax increase in the history of the country, about $4.6 trillion over 10 years." By Jake Berry• May 11, 2012 Mary Burke stated on September 10, 2014 in an interview: Says Scott Walker's jobs agency gives financial incentives that lead "Wisconsin companies to look at shipping jobs elsewhere. ... A company got $4.6 million in taxpayer money and actually reduced its jobs by 300 people." By Tom Kertscher• September 19, 2014 Paul Krugman stated on May 28, 2012 in a column in The New York Times: Says "there have been some job gains in the McMansion State since Mr. Christie took office, but they have lagged gains both in the nation as a whole and in New York and Connecticut, the obvious points of comparison." By Bill Wichert• May 31, 2012 Mary Burke stated on November 05, 2013 in an interview: "The state budget has actually grown by $4.6 billion under" Gov. Scott Walker’s actions. By Tom Kertscher• November 24, 2013 John Cornyn stated on August 24, 2011 in a Twitter message.: Congressional Budget Office "says 8 (percent) unemployment till 2014!" By W. Gardner Selby• August 31, 2011 Tim Kaine stated on April 04, 2012 in a policy paper.: Says when he was governor, "we expanded participation in Virginia in early childhood programs by nearly 40 percent." By Nancy Madsen• May 11, 2012 Donald Trump stated on January 30, 2018 in the State of the Union address: "America is a nation of builders. We built the Empire State Building in just one year. Isn’t it a disgrace that it can now take 10 years just to get a minor permit approved for the building of a simple road?" By John Kruzel• January 31, 2018
Fact-checking Donald Trump's talking points about the economy By Louis Jacobson• July 27, 2018 Julián Castro echoes Clinton By W. Gardner Selby• September 10, 2012 The battle over job growth in Massachusetts By Louis Jacobson• June 5, 2012 Previewing Walker-Burke II: Keep these facts in mind By James B. Nelson, Dave Umhoefer• October 17, 2014 How much is the Mueller investigation costing? (updated) By Louis Jacobson• December 14, 2018 Ad Watch: Claims about Romney's jobs record filled with half truths By Sean Gorman, Louis Jacobson• June 14, 2012 Truth-O-Meter rates claims from both political parties Mostly False By Caryn Shinske• May 8, 2012 Testing Ryan and the Texas GOP By Sue Owen• August 12, 2012 The truth about Obama's first budget By Bill Adair, Robert Farley• March 25, 2009 Behind the rhetoric: Does Wisconsin or Illinois have the higher tax rate on businesses? By Dave Umhoefer• July 22, 2012 Mary Burke, so far By Tom Kertscher• March 24, 2014 Boycotting Medicaid expansion puts a small dent in U.S deficits By Nancy Madsen• April 29, 2014 Ron DeSantis touted many top rankings for Florida in State of the State. We checked them out. By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe• January 9, 2024 Fact-checking the State of the Union for 2019 By PolitiFact Staff • February 6, 2019 Donald Trump repeats inaccurate claims on economy in local news interview in Pennsylvania By Louis Jacobson• May 8, 2024 Gasoline prices: Where they stand now, and why By Louis Jacobson• October 25, 2022 What do we know about a smuggling network affiliated with the Islamic State group? By Maria Ramirez Uribe• January 9, 2025 Fact-checking the Fox Business Network debate in South Carolina By Angie Drobnic Holan• January 15, 2016 A scorecard on the economy under Barack Obama By Louis Jacobson• June 1, 2012 PolitiFact app now available for iPhone By Bill Adair• July 3, 2011
