4 People 25160 Fact-checks 7973 Articles People (4) More Perfect Union If You Only News United for a Fair Economy Citizens for Lower Taxes and a Stronger Economy Fact-checks (25160) Instagram posts stated on February 12, 2024 in Instagram posts: Joe Biden’s tweet is proof that a helicopter crash that killed six Nigerian billionaires was planned by Biden. By Sofia Ahmed• February 16, 2024 Bob McDonnell stated on February 24, 2012 in a debate.: "Seven out of the 10 states with the lowest unemployment rates (have) Republican governors … That approach that Republicans are using is working." By Sean Gorman• March 12, 2012 Lloyd Doggett stated on December 08, 2011 in an opinion article at HuffingtonPost.com: Says that according to one economist, $1 of unemployment benefits boosts the economy by $1.61. By Sue Owen• December 15, 2011 Gwen Moore stated on September 03, 2021 in Twitter: “President Biden has created more jobs in his first 7 months than any POTUS in history.” By Laura Schulte• September 21, 2021 Barack Obama stated on February 17, 2010 in an address at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building: "So far, the Recovery Act is responsible for the jobs of about 2 million Americans who would otherwise be unemployed. ... [And] the Recovery Act is on track to save or create another 1.5 million jobs in 2010." By Louis Jacobson• February 18, 2010 Rob Portman stated on June 16, 2011 in an interview on the Fox Business Channel: A year since the "Recovery Summer," there has been been "a fall, winter and spring of no recovery." By Stephen Koff• July 5, 2011 Americans United for Change stated on January 14, 2014 in a press release: "Sens. Isakson’s, Chambliss’ Votes Against Unemployment Insurance Were Votes to Kill Nearly 6,000 Georgia Jobs." By Eric Stirgus• January 14, 2014 John Kasich stated on September 25, 2011 in a television interview: "Since the beginning of the year we've created a net increase of 45,000 jobs." By Peter Krouse• September 12, 2011 Charlie Crist stated on March 09, 2014 in an interview on CNN: The economic "turnaround started at the end of my term." By Amy Sherman• March 11, 2014 Jason Carter stated on September 22, 2014 in television ad: In the last 10 years, Georgia’s middle class income has dropped $6,500. By Nancy Badertscher• September 29, 2014 Barack Obama stated on November 16, 2014 in a press conference after the G20 summit: "Over the last few years, we’ve put more people back to work than all the other advanced economies combined." By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson• November 18, 2014 Jim Francesconi stated on April 15, 2014 in a campaign website statement: "Economic inequality in Multnomah County has a face -- and a name. It has 90,000 faces and names -- the number of county residents who are still unemployed, or underemployed, in the wake of the 2008 Wall Street crash." By Dana Tims• May 16, 2014 Roy Barnes stated on May 21, 2010 in a campaign commercial: When Roy Barnes was governor, "Georgia created 235,000 jobs." By Willoughby Mariano• June 5, 2010 Rick Perry stated on October 10, 2011 in a campaign ad: "Romneycare has … killed 18,000 Massachusetts jobs." By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 14, 2011 Barack Obama stated on January 27, 2010 in his State of the Union address: "Because of the steps we took, there are about 2 million Americans working right now who would otherwise be unemployed." By Robert Farley• January 28, 2010 Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in his 2015 State of the Union address: "Since 2010, America has put more people back to work than Europe, Japan, and all advanced economies combined." By Lauren Carroll• January 21, 2015 Barack Obama stated on May 27, 2009 in a speech: In the 100 days since its passage, the economic stimulus has "saved or created nearly 150,000 jobs." By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 29, 2009 Bob McDonnell stated on November 02, 2010 in a TV interview: "We’ve been able to create about 60,000 net new jobs" in Virginia since February. By Warren Fiske• November 17, 2010 George Will stated on July 11, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": Says that President Obama said if Congress passed the economic stimulus bill, "we would have unemployment at 8 percent and no higher. And it went higher." By Robert Farley• July 13, 2010 Scott Walker stated on April 04, 2018 in a tweet: "Our bold reforms have Wisconsin’s unemployment rate down to an all-time LOW of 2.9 percent, and the number of people working at an all-time HIGH!" 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Instagram posts stated on February 12, 2024 in Instagram posts: Joe Biden’s tweet is proof that a helicopter crash that killed six Nigerian billionaires was planned by Biden. By Sofia Ahmed• February 16, 2024 Bob McDonnell stated on February 24, 2012 in a debate.: "Seven out of the 10 states with the lowest unemployment rates (have) Republican governors … That approach that Republicans are using is working." By Sean Gorman• March 12, 2012 Lloyd Doggett stated on December 08, 2011 in an opinion article at HuffingtonPost.com: Says that according to one economist, $1 of unemployment benefits boosts the economy by $1.61. By Sue Owen• December 15, 2011 Gwen Moore stated on September 03, 2021 in Twitter: “President Biden has created more jobs in his first 7 months than any POTUS in history.” By Laura Schulte• September 21, 2021 Barack Obama stated on February 17, 2010 in an address at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building: "So far, the Recovery Act is responsible for the jobs of about 2 million Americans who would otherwise be unemployed. ... [And] the Recovery Act is on track to save or create another 1.5 million jobs in 2010." By Louis Jacobson• February 18, 2010 Rob Portman stated on June 16, 2011 in an interview on the Fox Business Channel: A year since the "Recovery Summer," there has been been "a fall, winter and spring of no recovery." By Stephen Koff• July 5, 2011 Americans United for Change stated on January 14, 2014 in a press release: "Sens. Isakson’s, Chambliss’ Votes Against Unemployment Insurance Were Votes to Kill Nearly 6,000 Georgia Jobs." By Eric Stirgus• January 14, 2014 John Kasich stated on September 25, 2011 in a television interview: "Since the beginning of the year we've created a net increase of 45,000 jobs." By Peter Krouse• September 12, 2011 Charlie Crist stated on March 09, 2014 in an interview on CNN: The economic "turnaround started at the end of my term." By Amy Sherman• March 11, 2014 Jason Carter stated on September 22, 2014 in television ad: In the last 10 years, Georgia’s middle class income has dropped $6,500. By Nancy Badertscher• September 29, 2014 Barack Obama stated on November 16, 2014 in a press conference after the G20 summit: "Over the last few years, we’ve put more people back to work than all the other advanced economies combined." By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson• November 18, 2014 Jim Francesconi stated on April 15, 2014 in a campaign website statement: "Economic inequality in Multnomah County has a face -- and a name. It has 90,000 faces and names -- the number of county residents who are still unemployed, or underemployed, in the wake of the 2008 Wall Street crash." By Dana Tims• May 16, 2014 Roy Barnes stated on May 21, 2010 in a campaign commercial: When Roy Barnes was governor, "Georgia created 235,000 jobs." By Willoughby Mariano• June 5, 2010 Rick Perry stated on October 10, 2011 in a campaign ad: "Romneycare has … killed 18,000 Massachusetts jobs." By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 14, 2011 Barack Obama stated on January 27, 2010 in his State of the Union address: "Because of the steps we took, there are about 2 million Americans working right now who would otherwise be unemployed." By Robert Farley• January 28, 2010 Barack Obama stated on January 20, 2015 in his 2015 State of the Union address: "Since 2010, America has put more people back to work than Europe, Japan, and all advanced economies combined." By Lauren Carroll• January 21, 2015 Barack Obama stated on May 27, 2009 in a speech: In the 100 days since its passage, the economic stimulus has "saved or created nearly 150,000 jobs." By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 29, 2009 Bob McDonnell stated on November 02, 2010 in a TV interview: "We’ve been able to create about 60,000 net new jobs" in Virginia since February. By Warren Fiske• November 17, 2010 George Will stated on July 11, 2010 in ABC's "This Week": Says that President Obama said if Congress passed the economic stimulus bill, "we would have unemployment at 8 percent and no higher. And it went higher." By Robert Farley• July 13, 2010 Scott Walker stated on April 04, 2018 in a tweet: "Our bold reforms have Wisconsin’s unemployment rate down to an all-time LOW of 2.9 percent, and the number of people working at an all-time HIGH!" By Tom Kertscher• April 18, 2018
Comparing the Great Recession and the Great Depression By Louis Jacobson• September 19, 2013 What is a recession, and is it tied to stock market declines? What to know after Trump’s tariffs By Louis Jacobson• April 7, 2025 Dissecting the Republican theme ‘Crist crash, Scott surge’ in the governor’s race By Amy Sherman• May 31, 2014 Joe Biden links Donald Trump's jobs record to Herbert Hoover's, without any mention of COVID-19 By Louis Jacobson• January 16, 2024 Some of the themes that will shape the governor's race By Tom Kertscher• June 25, 2014 We put Rick Scott's 2014 State of the State address to the Truth-O-Meter By Joshua Gillin, Julie Kliegman, Amy Sherman• March 4, 2014 Donald Trump's payroll tax break not meant to help unemployed By Jon Greenberg• August 10, 2020 A stimulus report card By Robert Farley, Louis Jacobson• February 18, 2010 How the coronavirus shook the stock market, explained By Bill McCarthy• March 10, 2020 Fact-checking Hillary Clinton's economic speech about Donald Trump By Jon Greenberg• June 21, 2016 Fact-checking the Republican response By Louis Jacobson• January 26, 2012 COVID-19 could be the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression By Veronica Mohesky• December 11, 2020 Jobs fact-checks for Labor Day By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson• September 7, 2015 The state of the US economy under Joe Biden, in 15 charts By Louis Jacobson• February 6, 2023 Rick Perry and the Texas economy By Bill Adair, Angie Drobnic Holan• August 16, 2011 Fact-checking claims about the Texas economy By Bill Adair, Angie Drobnic Holan• August 16, 2011 Fact-checking claims about race after Ferguson shooting By Jon Greenberg, Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders, Derek Tsang• August 27, 2014 Do GOP governors create more jobs than Democrats? By Sean Gorman• September 11, 2012 Obama and Romney on jobs By Janel Davis• November 4, 2012 How close is today's economy to the Great Depression? By Louis Jacobson• June 17, 2011
