Fact Check Posts – Page 2

Kurt Bauer
stated on June 27, 2021 TV interview

“We are not having replacement birth rates. We have had more people leaving the state than coming in over the last 30 years.”

By D.L. Davis • August 10, 2021

Joe Biden
stated on July 2, 2021 remarks at the White House

“We have now created over 3 million jobs since I took office, more jobs than have ever been created in the first five months of any presidency in modern history.”

By Louis Jacobson • July 9, 2021

Adriano Espaillat
stated on June 8, 2021 a Tweet

“40% of jobs in this country pay less than the average unemployment check of $750/week.”

By Jill Terreri Ramos • July 3, 2021

Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce
stated on March 9, 2021 Twitter

“Right to Work states have: faster private sector employment growth”

By Nusaiba Mizan • June 9, 2021

Amy Pechacek
stated on December 20, 2020 News release

“We have reached our goal to clear the backlog of (unemployment) claims.”

By Laura Schulte • March 17, 2021

Tony Evers
stated on January 12, 2021 Speech

"The Legislature spent the last decade passing laws deliberately making it even harder for people to access these critical supports when they need it most, exacerbating the problems with our already-outdated system.”

By Laura Schulte • February 2, 2021

Kevin Brady
stated on January 22, 2021 a tweet

Says that Biden’s ban on new federal leases will kill 120,000 Texas jobs.

By Brandon Mulder • January 29, 2021

Facebook posts
stated on January 20, 2021 an image

"By revoking the Keystone pipeline permit, Biden is destroying 11,000 jobs.”

By Daniel Funke • January 21, 2021

Joe Biden
stated on September 18, 2020 a video in a tweet

Says Donald Trump is “the worst jobs president in recorded history."

By Louis Jacobson • September 24, 2020

Joe Biden
stated on September 7, 2020 a Labor Day event

Says Donald Trump “let federal contractors double offshoring jobs in his first 18 months in office.”

By Jon Greenberg • September 14, 2020

Chris Kapenga
stated on June 21, 2020 a radio interview

The Tony Evers administration is wrong to blame old computer software being used to process unemployment claims; it “has nothing to do with” the backlog.

By Laura Schulte • July 3, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on April 1, 2020 a Facebook post

“Non-essential people get to file for unemployment and make two to three times more than normal,” but essential workers still on the job get no pay raise.

April 8, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on March 29, 2020 a Facebook post

“Unemployment now pays $24/hour, even if your wages were lower. Why don’t ‘essential’ people forced to still work get $24, too?”

April 6, 2020

Gwen Moore
stated on February 14, 2020 a tweet

Says President Donald “Trump promised 13,000 new jobs to the people of #Wisconsin. 3 years later, we’re still waiting…”

By Eric Litke • March 11, 2020

Glenn Grothman
stated on January 16, 2020 a tweet

"In #WI, over 44,000 jobs depend on trade with Mexico and Canada."

By D.L. Davis • February 26, 2020

Donald Trump
stated on January 28, 2020 comments at a campaign rally

"Earnings for the bottom 10% are rising faster than earnings for the top 10%.”

By Jon Greenberg • February 3, 2020

Brian Kolb
stated on September 24, 2019 a Tweet

The Buffalo Billion is "still breaking every job promise"

By Jill Terreri Ramos • October 29, 2019

Tom Steyer
stated on October 15, 2019 a Democratic presidential debate

"People haven't had a raise -- 90 percent of Americans have not had a raise for 40 years."

By Chris Nichols • October 16, 2019

Florida Democratic Party
stated on June 17, 2019 a press release

The Trump administration has denied "4.2 million American workers overtime."

By Amy Sherman • June 25, 2019

Cheri Toalson Reisch
stated on April 1, 2019 in the state House during discussion of a criminal justice bill

"We have an unemployment (rate of) 1.5 in Boone County, and we can’t find enough workers."

By Olivia Garrett • April 30, 2019

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