5 People 20551 Fact-checks 6932 Articles People (5) Club for Growth Club for Growth Action Texans for Economic Development Georgia Department of Economic Development Missouri Department of Economic Development Fact-checks (20551) Jeb Bush stated on September 27, 2015 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": The tax policies of George W. Bush "created a dynamic effect of high growth." By Louis Jacobson• September 27, 2015 Robert Menendez stated on November 04, 2012 in a campaign rally: Says under President Barack Obama, the United States has created "five million jobs." By Bill Wichert• November 12, 2012 Rick Scott stated on August 30, 2013 in a speech at the Americans for Prosperity Foundation summit: "We will have the highest general revenue in state history next year. Conservative pro-growth policies work in our state." By Katie Sanders• September 6, 2013 Christine Lagarde stated on December 09, 2018 in an interview with CBS News' Face the Nation: "In the United States, if there was equal participation of women in the labor market, GDP would be up by 5 percent." By Jon Greenberg• December 12, 2018 Associated Industries of Florida stated on April 14, 2013 in a TV ad: The "working tax cut" created "over 40,000 new jobs in just the last four years." By Katie Sanders• April 19, 2013 Matthew Dowd stated on March 08, 2019 in a tweet: "Job growth and stock growth for the first two years of Trump are down from where they were (during the) last two years of Obama." By Louis Jacobson• March 13, 2019 Chris Christie stated on September 05, 2023 in a interview: Under Gov. Ron DeSantis, “in the last five years, spending has gone up 30%" in Florida. By Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• September 8, 2023 Crossroads GPS stated on July 13, 2012 in an ad: President Obama has "added $4 billion in debt every day." By Amy Sherman• August 1, 2012 Donald Trump stated on August 21, 2018 in a rally in Charleston, W.Va.: "A few months ago, it hit where West Virginia is, on a per capita basis, one of the most successful (gross domestic product) states in our union." By Warren Sterling• August 31, 2018 Glen Sturtevant stated on August 18, 2015 in a candidates' forum.: "Last year, we had zero percent growth in GDP in Virginia ...The only states that did worse than us were Alaska and Mississippi." By Warren Fiske, Sean Gorman• August 25, 2015 Rick Scott stated on January 12, 2016 in his 2016 State of the State address: "We have completely turned our economy around." By Joshua Gillin• January 12, 2016 Rob Astorino stated on July 25, 2014 in an interview on "Fox & Friends": The state of New York is the "worst in the nation in economic recovery." By Louis Jacobson• July 28, 2014 Hillary Clinton stated on June 10, 2014 in her book, "Hard Choices": "By the time I left" the State Department, "economic growth was up and opium production was down" in Afghanistan, while "infant mortality declined" and school enrollment rose by more than sevenfold. By Louis Jacobson• June 10, 2014 Tim Kaine stated on February 19, 2011 in a speech at the Jefferson-Jackson dinner.: "We’ve now gained private sector jobs 12 months in a row." By Jacob Geiger• March 2, 2011 Julián Castro stated on September 04, 2012 in keynote address at Democratic National Convention.: Says Milken Institute rated San Antonio as nation’s top-performing local economy. By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby• September 5, 2012 Adam Hasner stated on May 23, 2011 in a tweet: "Obama-Nelson economic record: Job creation ... at slowest post-recession rate since Great Depression." By Amy Sherman• May 30, 2011 Mitch McConnell stated on January 07, 2015 in a Senate floor speech: A recent economic uptick appears to "coincide" with "the expectation of a new Republican Congress." By Louis Jacobson• January 8, 2015 Ted Cruz stated on November 08, 2013 in an interview on NBC's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno": "In the last four years, our economy has grown on average 0.9 percent a year." By Louis Jacobson• November 13, 2013 Julián Castro stated on June 08, 2012 in his speech at the Texas Democratic Party State Convention in Houston: Says Milken Institute rated San Antonio as nation’s top-performing local economy. By Sue Owen• August 1, 2012 Rana Foroohar stated on April 26, 2017 in a CNN interview: "There's no real evidence in the last 20 years that" growth from tax cuts has made up lost revenue. By John Kruzel• April 28, 2017 Articles (6932) Fact-checking Donald Trump's talking points about the economy By Louis Jacobson• July 27, 2018 Fact-checking Trump’s tax speech in Missouri By Jon Greenberg, John Kruzel• August 30, 2017 On his way out, Goolsbee faces the Truth-O-Meter By Louis Jacobson• June 7, 2011 Texas economy falls from No. 3 to 21 in rankings, probably due to oil slump By W. Gardner Selby• March 28, 2017 Trump says North Carolina’s economy is the ‘best’ in state history By Elizabeth Thompson• July 27, 2019 Income gap is big, but so are its causes By Wes Allison• December 14, 2007 Rick Scott touts reaching 700,000 jobs, but that's not what he promised By Joshua Gillin• December 19, 2014 The Biden-versus-Trump economy: Who did better on inflation, jobs, gasoline prices and more? By Louis Jacobson• March 4, 2024 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s economic speech in Nashville By Louis Jacobson• January 9, 2018 How Donald Trump, Barack Obama compare on the stock market By Louis Jacobson• January 8, 2018 Fact-checking Obama on the economy By Becky Bowers, Jon Greenberg, Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson• July 25, 2013 Rating Rick Scott's campaign promises at the 1-year mark By Becky Bowers• January 6, 2012 The state of the US economy under Joe Biden, in 15 charts By Louis Jacobson• February 6, 2023 The High Five: Our most-clicked items for September By Dave Umhoefer• October 3, 2013 Fact-checking claims about the economy in 2014 By Louis Jacobson• December 30, 2014 Murder at the Texas border, California's immigrant influx: PolitiFact Oregon Roundup By Dana Tims• July 25, 2014 Introducing the Buck-O-Meter By Richard Danielson• May 27, 2011 Why economists are skeptical that U.S. can grow by 3 percent By Louis Jacobson• May 26, 2017 Mail call: Readers criticize Scott and PolitiFact coverage on high-speed rail By Aaron Sharockman• February 18, 2011 Our Labor Day fact check roundup By Tom Kertscher• September 4, 2015
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Jeb Bush stated on September 27, 2015 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday": The tax policies of George W. Bush "created a dynamic effect of high growth." By Louis Jacobson• September 27, 2015 Robert Menendez stated on November 04, 2012 in a campaign rally: Says under President Barack Obama, the United States has created "five million jobs." By Bill Wichert• November 12, 2012 Rick Scott stated on August 30, 2013 in a speech at the Americans for Prosperity Foundation summit: "We will have the highest general revenue in state history next year. Conservative pro-growth policies work in our state." By Katie Sanders• September 6, 2013 Christine Lagarde stated on December 09, 2018 in an interview with CBS News' Face the Nation: "In the United States, if there was equal participation of women in the labor market, GDP would be up by 5 percent." By Jon Greenberg• December 12, 2018 Associated Industries of Florida stated on April 14, 2013 in a TV ad: The "working tax cut" created "over 40,000 new jobs in just the last four years." By Katie Sanders• April 19, 2013 Matthew Dowd stated on March 08, 2019 in a tweet: "Job growth and stock growth for the first two years of Trump are down from where they were (during the) last two years of Obama." By Louis Jacobson• March 13, 2019 Chris Christie stated on September 05, 2023 in a interview: Under Gov. Ron DeSantis, “in the last five years, spending has gone up 30%" in Florida. By Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• September 8, 2023 Crossroads GPS stated on July 13, 2012 in an ad: President Obama has "added $4 billion in debt every day." By Amy Sherman• August 1, 2012 Donald Trump stated on August 21, 2018 in a rally in Charleston, W.Va.: "A few months ago, it hit where West Virginia is, on a per capita basis, one of the most successful (gross domestic product) states in our union." By Warren Sterling• August 31, 2018 Glen Sturtevant stated on August 18, 2015 in a candidates' forum.: "Last year, we had zero percent growth in GDP in Virginia ...The only states that did worse than us were Alaska and Mississippi." By Warren Fiske, Sean Gorman• August 25, 2015 Rick Scott stated on January 12, 2016 in his 2016 State of the State address: "We have completely turned our economy around." By Joshua Gillin• January 12, 2016 Rob Astorino stated on July 25, 2014 in an interview on "Fox & Friends": The state of New York is the "worst in the nation in economic recovery." By Louis Jacobson• July 28, 2014 Hillary Clinton stated on June 10, 2014 in her book, "Hard Choices": "By the time I left" the State Department, "economic growth was up and opium production was down" in Afghanistan, while "infant mortality declined" and school enrollment rose by more than sevenfold. By Louis Jacobson• June 10, 2014 Tim Kaine stated on February 19, 2011 in a speech at the Jefferson-Jackson dinner.: "We’ve now gained private sector jobs 12 months in a row." By Jacob Geiger• March 2, 2011 Julián Castro stated on September 04, 2012 in keynote address at Democratic National Convention.: Says Milken Institute rated San Antonio as nation’s top-performing local economy. By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby• September 5, 2012 Adam Hasner stated on May 23, 2011 in a tweet: "Obama-Nelson economic record: Job creation ... at slowest post-recession rate since Great Depression." By Amy Sherman• May 30, 2011 Mitch McConnell stated on January 07, 2015 in a Senate floor speech: A recent economic uptick appears to "coincide" with "the expectation of a new Republican Congress." By Louis Jacobson• January 8, 2015 Ted Cruz stated on November 08, 2013 in an interview on NBC's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno": "In the last four years, our economy has grown on average 0.9 percent a year." By Louis Jacobson• November 13, 2013 Julián Castro stated on June 08, 2012 in his speech at the Texas Democratic Party State Convention in Houston: Says Milken Institute rated San Antonio as nation’s top-performing local economy. By Sue Owen• August 1, 2012 Rana Foroohar stated on April 26, 2017 in a CNN interview: "There's no real evidence in the last 20 years that" growth from tax cuts has made up lost revenue. By John Kruzel• April 28, 2017
Fact-checking Donald Trump's talking points about the economy By Louis Jacobson• July 27, 2018 Fact-checking Trump’s tax speech in Missouri By Jon Greenberg, John Kruzel• August 30, 2017 On his way out, Goolsbee faces the Truth-O-Meter By Louis Jacobson• June 7, 2011 Texas economy falls from No. 3 to 21 in rankings, probably due to oil slump By W. Gardner Selby• March 28, 2017 Trump says North Carolina’s economy is the ‘best’ in state history By Elizabeth Thompson• July 27, 2019 Income gap is big, but so are its causes By Wes Allison• December 14, 2007 Rick Scott touts reaching 700,000 jobs, but that's not what he promised By Joshua Gillin• December 19, 2014 The Biden-versus-Trump economy: Who did better on inflation, jobs, gasoline prices and more? By Louis Jacobson• March 4, 2024 Fact-checking Donald Trump’s economic speech in Nashville By Louis Jacobson• January 9, 2018 How Donald Trump, Barack Obama compare on the stock market By Louis Jacobson• January 8, 2018 Fact-checking Obama on the economy By Becky Bowers, Jon Greenberg, Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson• July 25, 2013 Rating Rick Scott's campaign promises at the 1-year mark By Becky Bowers• January 6, 2012 The state of the US economy under Joe Biden, in 15 charts By Louis Jacobson• February 6, 2023 The High Five: Our most-clicked items for September By Dave Umhoefer• October 3, 2013 Fact-checking claims about the economy in 2014 By Louis Jacobson• December 30, 2014 Murder at the Texas border, California's immigrant influx: PolitiFact Oregon Roundup By Dana Tims• July 25, 2014 Introducing the Buck-O-Meter By Richard Danielson• May 27, 2011 Why economists are skeptical that U.S. can grow by 3 percent By Louis Jacobson• May 26, 2017 Mail call: Readers criticize Scott and PolitiFact coverage on high-speed rail By Aaron Sharockman• February 18, 2011 Our Labor Day fact check roundup By Tom Kertscher• September 4, 2015
