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X posts
X posts
stated on February 16, 2025 in an X post:
The federal workforce grew from 2.1 to 3 million under President Joe Biden, “a 46% increase since Biden took office.”
False
By Caleb McCullough • February 18, 2025
Tim Walz
Tim Walz
stated on September 21, 2024 in an event in Bethlehem, Pa.:
“The last union member on a national ticket (was) Ronald Reagan.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • September 24, 2024
JD Vance
JD Vance
stated on August 25, 2024 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
“Anything that you lose on the tariff from the perspective of the consumer, you gain in higher wages, so you're ultimately much better off.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • August 29, 2024
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on May 12, 2024 in a fundraising event in Seattle:
"China's in a situation where they have more retired than working."
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 14, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 9, 2024 in a rally in Rome, Georgia:
"In February alone, nearly 1 million jobs held by native-born Americans disappeared."
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 12, 2024
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on February 21, 2023 in YouTube ad:
“Tammy Baldwin wants to take away” Medicare and Social Security.
False
By Laura Schulte • March 7, 2023
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on February 15, 2023 in a speech in Lanham, Maryland:
The “average tax” for billionaires is “about 3%,” which is “a lower tax than a schoolteacher or a firefighter."
False
By Louis Jacobson • February 20, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 19, 2021 in 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
Joe Manchin
Joe Manchin
stated on March 7, 2021 in remarks on ABC's "This Week":
“Very few … if any” states have a minimum wage of $7.25 an hour.
False
By Harrison Dover, Sammie Smith • April 28, 2021
Jordan Rachel
Jordan Rachel
stated on January 16, 2021 in a tweet:
A $15-per-hour minimum wage would raise the price of a Taco Bell burrito to $38.
False
By Bill McCarthy • January 20, 2021
Abigail Spanberger
Abigail Spanberger
stated on October 20, 2020 in a debate.:
“The majority of minimum wage workers...are mothers.”
False
By Warren Fiske • October 30, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 18, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“OSHA says masks don't work” to reduce COVID-19 transmission “and violate OSHA oxygen levels.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • June 25, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 14, 2018 in posts on the Internet:
A post comparing two construction workers — “Joe legal” and “Jose illegal” — says “Jose” pays no taxes yet gets free medical care, food stamps, welfare, and 'head of the class' priority for his children in applying for college.
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 13, 2020
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on February 5, 2020 in a CNN town hall:
“We have an America where … hard-working families have flat wages.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • February 6, 2020
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on July 10, 2019 in an op-ed in the Washington Post:
"42 percent of (Walmart’s) associates are black."
False
By Jon Greenberg • July 12, 2019
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on April 22, 2019 in a CNN town hall:
"The majority of women are minimum wage workers."
False
By Louis Jacobson • April 24, 2019
Phil Scott
Phil Scott
stated on January 24, 2019 in 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
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 8, 2018 in remarks before a Cabinet meeting:
"When I was campaigning, I was talking about 18 and 20 years (when) wages effectively went down. Now, for the first time in a long time, they're starting to go up for people."
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 9, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 15, 2017 in a question-and-answer session with reporters:
Wages "haven’t gone up for a long time."
False
By Louis Jacobson • August 17, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on March 9, 2015 in a post shared on Facebook:
Government orders South African firm "to lay off 3,389 white employees."  
False
By Jon Greenberg • April 2, 2017
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