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

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

Kevin McCarthy
stated on March 14, 2021 an interview on Fox News

“Democrats have accomplished a lot in just 2 months ... 1 Million energy jobs destroyed.”

By Jon Greenberg • March 17, 2021

Donald Trump
stated on October 20, 2018 an exchange with reporters

Saudi Arabia has ordered $450 billion, "$110 billion of which is a military order," producing "over a million jobs."

By Jon Greenberg • October 23, 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

Hillary Clinton
stated on October 10, 2016 a rally in Detroit

"Back in the Great Recession, when millions of jobs across America hung in the balance, Donald Trump said rescuing the auto industry didn’t really matter very much. He said, and I quote again, ‘Let it go.’ "

By Lauren Carroll • October 18, 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

Donald Trump
stated on February 9, 2016 a victory speech after the New Hampshire primary

"Don't believe those phony numbers when you hear 4.9 and 5 percent unemployment. The number's probably 28, 29, as high as 35. In fact, I even heard recently 42 percent."

By Louis Jacobson • February 11, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on September 28, 2015 a press conference

The unemployment rate may be as high as "42 percent."

By Louis Jacobson • September 30, 2015

Donald Trump
stated on June 16, 2015 his presidential announcement speech

"The last quarter, it was just announced, our gross domestic product … was below zero. Who ever heard of this? It's never below zero."

By Louis Jacobson • June 16, 2015

Facebook posts
stated on May 17, 2015 a meme on social media

"During Obama's first five years as president, black unemployment increased 42 percent. During Reagan's presidency, black unemployment dropped 20 percent."

By Louis Jacobson • May 22, 2015

George Will
stated on April 5, 2015 an appearance on Fox News Sunday

Says President Ronald Reagan "had a month of job creation of 1 million."

By Jon Greenberg • April 6, 2015

Rick Perry
stated on January 26, 2015 a breakfast talk in Iowa

The U.S. unemployment rate has "been massaged, it’s been doctored."

By W. Gardner Selby • January 26, 2015

Facebook posts
stated on December 5, 2014 a meme on social media

"When (Barack Obama) took office, 2.3 million people were out of work. Five-plus years later, we have 5 million-plus out of work."

By Louis Jacobson • December 9, 2014

Mary Burke
stated on March 25, 2014 a jobs proposal

"Wisconsin wages are declining at double the rate of other states."

By Dave Umhoefer • March 31, 2014

Mary Burke
stated on March 5, 2014 a TV ad

Under Scott Walker, Wisconsin "unemployment's up" from 4.8% to 6.2%

March 7, 2014

Jonathan Boucher
stated on January 31, 2014 a Providence Journal commentary

"The Republican leadership in the House has refused to address the issues that matter the most to Rhode Island, such as passing a jobs bill."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 16, 2014

Mary Burke
stated on January 7, 2014 an interview

Scott Walker's income "tax plan is a tax hike. It increases taxes for nearly 80% of the people in the state."

January 16, 2014

Amardeep Kaleka
stated on October 20, 2013 an interview

Wisconsin sold fresh water to California, helping that state's dairy industry, and "lost a bunch of jobs (and) a bunch of farmland."

October 28, 2013

Paul LePage
stated on October 14, 2013 a speech in Falmouth, Maine

"About 47 percent of able-bodied people in the state of Maine don’t work."

By Louis Jacobson • October 23, 2013

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