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Latest Fact-Checks In Small Business

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David Crowley
David Crowley
stated on May 16, 2024 Public appearance
“Under (the Biden) administration we have witnessed the fastest growth of Black-owned small businesses in more than 30 years.”
True
By Vanessa Swales • June 28, 2024
Rachael Cabral-Guevara,
Rachael Cabral-Guevara,
stated on October 18, 2023 Public hearing
Some individuals or businesses in Wisconsin are charging $2 or $2.25 an hour for child care.
Mostly True
By Hope Karnopp • November 7, 2023
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on April 21, 2023 an interview with Noticias Telemundo
"Latino small businesses are 1 in 4 new businesses, but only 1% of venture capital funding goes to Latino businesses."
Mostly True
May 16, 2023
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on February 16, 2023 the State of the State speech
"Businesses large and small have led Texas to be ranked the number one state for business every year that I’ve been governor."
Half-True
By Aarón Torres • March 20, 2023
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on July 24, 2022 TV interview
"We are number one in the country as far as our spending (COVID-19 relief) money on businesses as it relates to the percentage of federal funds that we receive."
Half-True
By D.L. Davis • August 16, 2022
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on December 1, 2021 remarks at the White House
"The number of small businesses is up 30% compared to before the pandemic."
False
By Louis Jacobson • December 2, 2021
Rebecca Kleefisch
Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on July 20, 2021 Twitter
Says Gov. Tony Evers has declared Wisconsin “permanently closed” for business.
False
By Madeline Heim • August 4, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 11, 2021 a Facebook post
“Lauren Boebert received a PPP loan for her restaurant.”
False
July 12, 2021
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on June 1, 2021 an interview on MSNBC
"Sadly during the course of the pandemic one-third of our small businesses have closed."
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • June 7, 2021
James Gallagher
James Gallagher
stated on December 3, 2020 a tweet
“Government imposed lockdowns do NOT reduce [COVID-19] cases or stop spikes.”
False
By Chris Nichols • December 16, 2020
Roger Williams
Roger Williams
stated on October 18, 2020 a tweet
Says Texas has “lower taxes and less regulations than anywhere else in the U.S.”
False
By Brandon Mulder • October 23, 2020
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on September 22, 2020 a TV interview
“Only one” Black-owned restaurant in Michigan received a loan through the Paycheck Protection Program
Mostly False
By Clara Hendrickson • September 24, 2020
John James
John James
stated on August 26, 2020 a campaign ad
Says Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., is "known for doing nothing. … (Peters) skipped 84% of small business hearings (and) skipped 89% of hearings on China."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • August 31, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on July 22, 2020 a campaign video
There’s already 10,000 businesses that are not likely to open again, and a significant number of small businesses and minority businesses.”
Mostly True
By Samantha Putterman • July 24, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on May 20, 2020 a virtual town hall
“40% of the initial small business funds didn’t go to small businesses at all.”
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • May 26, 2020
Lincoln Project
Lincoln Project
stated on May 5, 2020 an ad
"Trump bailed out Wall Street, but not Main Street."
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 7, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on April 16, 2020 a Facebook post
“Pick up a product. Look at the barcode. If the first 3 numbers are 690 or 691 or 692, the product was made in China.”
Mostly False
By Madison Czopek • April 23, 2020
Dale Kooyenga
Dale Kooyenga
stated on December 13, 2019 an email
Says minimum markup law goes beyond gas, tobacco and alcohol to make "many doorbuster deals and holiday shopping specials technically against the law."
Half-True
By Eric Litke • December 18, 2019
Mike Parson
Mike Parson
stated on September 8, 2019 a campaign announcement
"Wages are on the rise — in fact we were the top small-business wage growth state in the nation."
Mostly True
By Joe Noser • October 31, 2019
Alberta Darling
Alberta Darling
stated on September 4, 2019 a Joint Finance Committee meeting
"Gov. Evers asked the director of WEDC to stay on"
False
By Eric Litke • September 6, 2019
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