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Latest Fact-Checks In Economy

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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 29, 2020 a rally in Tampa, Fla.:
“Nobody's ever seen a number like this… (33.1%) economic growth is four times greater than what the experts expected.”
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • October 30, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 25, 2020 a post on Facebook:
Joe Biden “wants to get rid of something called ‘stepped up basis’” that reduces inheritance taxes.
True
By Monique Curet • October 29, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 15, 2020 several speeches:
Says North Carolina just landed an auto plant.
False
By Jon Greenberg, Paul Specht • October 28, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 21, 2020 an ad:
Says Joe Biden repeatedly told Americans he's going to raise their taxes.
False
By Bill McCarthy • October 21, 2020
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on October 11, 2020 a news release:
Says since he and President Trump took office, their policies "led to an unemployment rate of 3.1% in Wisconsin and 61,000 Wisconsin jobs, including 15,000 manufacturing jobs."
False
By Nusaiba Mizan • October 20, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 14, 2020 a discussion with business leaders:
Speaking of the federal debt before the coronavirus pandemic, “we were starting to get that number down.”
False
By Miriam Valverde • October 19, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 30, 2020 a rally:
Says Joe Biden is a socialist.
False
By Amy Sherman • October 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 29, 2020 the first 2020 presidential debate:
Says Joe Biden “passed a tax bill that gave us all these privileges for depreciation and for tax credits. We built a building, and we get tax credits like the hotel on Pennsylvania Ave.”
Half-True
By Bill McCarthy • October 1, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 29, 2020 the first presidential debate:
Before the coronavirus pandemic, the United States had “the greatest economy in the history of our country.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 1, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 29, 2020 the first presidential debate:
In manufacturing, "I brought back 700,000 jobs. (Obama and Biden) brought back nothing."
False
By Louis Jacobson • September 30, 2020
Richard Durbin
Richard Durbin
stated on August 23, 2020 a radio interview:
"We have a worse economy than any other country in the world that's going through COVID-19 by a factor of three."
False
By Deborah Wilber • September 27, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 18, 2020 a video in a tweet:
Says Donald Trump is “the worst jobs president in recorded history."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 24, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 17, 2020 a Facebook post:
"Biden wants to end Shareholder Capitalism.. that's your 401k..your pensions.. your retirement.. are you voting for that???"
Mostly False
By Noah Y. Kim • September 23, 2020
Bob Good
Bob Good
stated on September 9, 2020 a debate.:
“82% of Americans...would experience a tax increase if Biden were elected.”
False
By Bill McCarthy, Warren Fiske • September 22, 2020
Donald Trump Jr.
Donald Trump Jr.
stated on September 2, 2020 a tweet:
“Joe Biden wants to raise taxes on 82% of all Americans.”
False
By Bill McCarthy • September 4, 2020
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on August 18, 2020 a Democratic convention speech:
The United States is “the only major industrial economy to have its unemployment rate triple” since the coronavirus pandemic began.
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • August 19, 2020
JB Pritzker
JB Pritzker
stated on August 4, 2020 remarks at a news conference:
When COVID-19 struck, the Illinois Department of Employment Security “was hit with something no one expected: 10 to 20 times the claims, even during the worst recession of my lifetime.”
Mostly True
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • August 14, 2020
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on August 2, 2020 a TV interview:
“Depending on which study you look at, either 68% or 5 out of 6 individuals ... are making more on unemployment than they did on the job.”
Mostly True
By Nusaiba Mizan • August 13, 2020
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on August 2, 2020 a tweet:
“34% of Wisconsin renters are at risk of eviction.”
Mostly True
By D.L. Davis • August 12, 2020
Martha McSally
Martha McSally
stated on July 31, 2020 a tweet:
“Mark Kelly criticized the (Paycheck Protection Program), then turned around and took money for his own multi-million dollar company.”
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • August 6, 2020
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