Latest Fact-Checks In Labor

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Threads posts
Threads posts
stated on July 7, 2024 a Threads post
"Project 2025 eliminates OSHA and overtime wages.”
False
July 12, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on November 12, 2023 an Instagram post
Quotes House Speaker Mike Johnson as saying, “Every woman has a duty to birth at least one able-bodied worker.”
False
By Grace Abels • November 13, 2023
Lori Lightfoot
Lori Lightfoot
stated on December 31, 2021 a year-end press release.
"Chicago maintained the lowest unemployment rate through most of 2021 of any large American city."
False
By Analisa Trofimuk • January 31, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 19, 2021 a Facebook post
Says Kellogg’s tweeted, “Oh, so you think it's cool when workers strike jobs? Now replace 'jobs' with 'women.' Still think it's 'cool'?"
False
By Bill McCarthy • December 21, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 18, 2020 a Facebook post
“OSHA says masks don't work” to reduce COVID-19 transmission “and violate OSHA oxygen levels.”
False
June 25, 2020
Phil Scott
Phil Scott
stated on January 24, 2019 his budget address in the Statehouse.
"Every county, including Chittenden, has fewer people available for work."
False
By Colin Meyn, Felippe Rodrigues • January 26, 2019
Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo
stated on January 3, 2018 his State of the State address
"A case before Washington’s Supreme Court seeks to effectively end public labor unions."
False
By Dan Clark • January 17, 2018
Paul Soglin
Paul Soglin
stated on June 18, 2017 an interview
Since he and Scott Walker took office in 2011, "60,000 new jobs have been created in this state -- 40,000 of them were created in Madison and the Madison area."      
False
July 5, 2017
NowThis
NowThis
stated on August 10, 2016 a viral video
Says President Bill Clinton did not sign NAFTA. 
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 11, 2016
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on February 14, 2016 a television interview
"Hedge fund managers and others in private equity pay much lower (tax) rates on their income than do truck drivers and teachers and nurses."
False
By Sarah Hauer • April 13, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on December 8, 2015 an editorial board interview with the Concord Monitor
"We now have more jobs in solar than we do in oil."
False
By Nick Reid • January 29, 2016
John DePetro
John DePetro
stated on September 20, 2015 blog
"Remember that developers are forced to use the ‘195 land union’ contractors, so tap an extra $10 million into any construction project."  
False
By Mark Reynolds • October 4, 2015
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on July 27, 2015 an interview
Says his political opponents "brought 100,000 protesters into our state."
False
July 30, 2015
Wisconsin State AFL-CIO
Wisconsin State AFL-CIO
stated on July 8, 2015 a Facebook post
Says "Scott Walker’s bad budget includes: No weekend for workers."
False
By Sarah Hauer • July 21, 2015
Protect American Jobs
Protect American Jobs
stated on May 5, 2015 a television ad
A measure to repeal the state’s prevailing wage law would "make it easier for state contractors to hire illegal workers for Wisconsin construction jobs" through an "illegal worker loophole in the state budget."
False
By James B. Nelson • June 5, 2015
Wisconsin Contractor Coalition
Wisconsin Contractor Coalition
stated on February 23, 2015 a website claim
Says Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce’s "own 2014 survey revealed that just 15 percent of business executive respondents were in favor of Right-To-Work legislation."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • February 25, 2015
Gail Collins
Gail Collins
stated on February 15, 2015 a column
Says award-winning Milwaukee Public Schools teacher Megan Sampson was laid off because Gov. Scott Walker cut state aid to education.
False
By James B. Nelson • February 17, 2015
Vincent
Vincent "Buddy" Cianci
stated on September 21, 2014 an interview on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers."
"In 2001 and '02 . . . we had the pension system funded at (the) 100% level in that year, and we did for two years at that point."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 28, 2014
Ken Paxton
Ken Paxton
stated on May 11, 2014 a news story
Dan Branch "once lobbied for the AFL-CIO."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • May 15, 2014
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
stated on March 19, 2014 a radio commentary
Wisconsin is "one of the bluest" states, but under Scott Walker its unemployment rate "is around 3.5%."
False
April 2, 2014
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