Fact Check Posts – Politifact

Donald Trump
stated on August 5, 2025 an interview on CNBC

Bureau of Labor Statistics employment numbers “were rigged” when the agency revised them “down by almost 900,000 jobs” after the 2024 election.

By Louis Jacobson • August 5, 2025

Social Media
stated on September 24, 2024 social media posts

Vice President Kamala Harris responded, “Next question please,” when asked about the economy during an Aug. 29 CNN interview.

September 27, 2024

Donald Trump
stated on August 26, 2024 an interview with a podcaster

Vice President Kamala Harris “is a communist. … She is really a Marxist.”

By Amy Sherman • September 4, 2024

Donald Trump
stated on August 21, 2024 a Truth Social post

“The Harris-Biden Administration has been caught fraudulently manipulating Job Statistics.”

By Louis Jacobson • August 23, 2024

Instagram posts
stated on February 12, 2024 Instagram posts

Joe Biden’s tweet is proof that a helicopter crash that killed six Nigerian billionaires was planned by Biden.

February 16, 2024

Isabel Brown
stated on August 23, 2023 a post on TikTok

Americans “currently are making less than at the height of the Great Depression.”

By Louis Jacobson • September 7, 2023

Facebook posts
stated on March 31, 2023 una publicación en Facebook

El presidente Joe Biden dijo, “estamos quebrados, completamente quebrados. Agarren su dinero del banco, sáquenlo, sáquenlo ya”.

By Maria Briceño • April 13, 2023

TikTok posts
stated on October 24, 2021 in a TikTok video

Product shortages are manufactured; goods are stuck in warehouses.

By Jill Terreri Ramos • November 4, 2021

Facebook posts
stated on May 19, 2021 a Facebook post

Photos show Joe Biden didn’t drive himself during an electric vehicle test drive.

By Gabrielle Settles • May 20, 2021

Donald Trump
stated on April 23, 2019 a tweet

"In the ‘old days’ if you were president and you had a good economy, you were basically immune from criticism."

By Louis Jacobson • April 23, 2019

Wisconsin Republican Legislative leaders
stated on January 30, 2019 a joint statement

Potential Foxconn changes are due to "the wave of economic uncertainty" from Evers administration

By Eric Litke • February 1, 2019

Andrew Gillum
stated on September 30, 2018 in an interview

"Of course you've got a low unemployment rate when people've got to work two and three jobs just to make ends meet."

By Kyra Haas • October 15, 2018

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
stated on July 13, 2018 an interview on PBS' "Firing Line"

"Unemployment is low because everyone has two jobs. Unemployment is low because people are working 60, 70, 80 hours a week and can barely feed their family."

By Louis Jacobson • July 18, 2018

Larry Kudlow
stated on June 29, 2018 an interview with Fox Business Network

"The deficit ... is coming down, and it’s coming down rapidly."

By Louis Jacobson • July 2, 2018

X posts
stated on February 5, 2018 a tweet attributed to @realdonaldtrump

"If the Dow Joans ever falls more than 1000 ‘points’ in a Single Day the sitting president should be 'loaded' into a very big cannon and Shot into the sun at TREMENDOUS SPEED! No excuses!"

By Amy Sherman • February 6, 2018

Bloggers
stated on July 8, 2017 a blog post

"Obama goes to G20 summit ... Everywhere President Donald Trump goes, Obama shows up, too."

By Miriam Valverde • July 11, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on September 20, 2016 a speech in Kenansville, N.C.

"Our African-American communities are absolutely in the worst shape they've ever been in before. Ever. Ever. Ever."

By Louis Jacobson • September 22, 2016

National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on August 18, 2016 "Flush," a campaign ad

"And while (Ted) Strickland proposed cuts for services for children, he wasted over $250,000 remodeling his bathrooms at the governor’s mansion."

By Nadia Pflaum • September 1, 2016

Celia Israel
stated on August 23, 2016 a press conference by Austin Democrats

Says Donald Trump’s "Make America Great Again" caps are "made in China."

By W. Gardner Selby • August 24, 2016

Donald Trump Jr.
stated on July 24, 2016 an interview on CNN

Unemployment numbers "are artificial numbers. These are numbers that are massaged to make the existing economy look good, to make this administration look good when, in fact, it's a total disaster."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 25, 2016

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