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Tim Scott
Tim Scott
stated on May 22, 2023 in his presidential announcement speech:
“The share of working-age men choosing to work is the lowest it has ever been.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • May 24, 2023
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on February 16, 2023 in 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
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on February 3, 2023 in a speech in Philadelphia:
“We created more new jobs in two years than any president did in their entire term.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • February 7, 2023
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on January 25, 2023 in a tweet:
“Two years ago this week, 18 million people were out of work needing unemployment benefits. Today, that number is under 1.6 million, the lowest in decades.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • January 27, 2023
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on January 12, 2023 in remarks at the White House:
“Take-home pay for workers is going up.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • January 13, 2023
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on December 8, 2022 in Twitter:
"Latina workers make 54 cents for every dollar earned by white, non-Hispanic men."
True
By D.L. Davis • December 16, 2022
Robin Vos
Robin Vos
stated on November 22, 2022 in Public statement:
“A lot of the programs (that were) started during the pandemic are still going, even though the pandemic is long over.”
Mostly False
By Laura Schulte • December 1, 2022
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on October 8, 2022 in an Instagram post:
The Biden administration has “created” more than double the number of jobs per month, on average, than any other administration going back to George H.W. Bush.
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 13, 2022
Catherine Cortez Masto
Catherine Cortez Masto
stated on October 5, 2022 in an ad:
Says Adam Laxalt said it is “good news” that “a lot of those Hispanic small businesses never reopened” after the pandemic.
False
By Tom Kertscher • October 12, 2022
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on August 16, 2022 in remarks at the White House:
The American Rescue Plan “helped create nearly 10 million new jobs.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • August 24, 2022
Rebecca Kleefisch
Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on July 24, 2022 in Twitter:
"There is absolutely no reason why Wisconsin should be facing a worker shortage to the level we are when there are 123,000 more able-bodied childless adults on BadgerCare since the pandemic."
Mostly False
By D.L. Davis • August 2, 2022
Tim Michels
Tim Michels
stated on June 23, 2022 in Twitter:
“My company was building the Keystone Pipeline when (President Joe) Biden canceled it.”
Mostly True
By Kelly Smits • July 21, 2022
Tim Michels
Tim Michels
stated on June 23, 2022 in Twitter:
The cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline by Joe Biden “killed hundreds of jobs, sent gas prices way up.”
Mostly False
By Kelly Smits • July 21, 2022
Liberal Groups
Liberal Groups
stated on June 2, 2022 in Public statement:
"Milwaukee’s hotels and restaurants are already filled during the summer. The RNC convention will simply replace those who normally visit our city."
Mostly False
By Vanessa Swales • July 12, 2022
Cavalier Johnson
Cavalier Johnson
stated on May 27, 2022 in News conference:
The RNC is “a $200 million economic infusion into our communities.”
Half-True
By Vanessa Swales • July 8, 2022
Lawrence Summers
Lawrence Summers
stated on June 17, 2022 in an interview with Barron's:
“When you have unemployment below 4% and inflation above 4%, recession always follows within two years.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • June 23, 2022
Karine Jean-Pierre
Karine Jean-Pierre
stated on June 13, 2022 in a press briefing:
When Joe Biden “walked into this administration … 20 million people were on unemployment insurance benefits.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • June 14, 2022
Zach Wahls
Zach Wahls
stated on May 31, 2022 in an end-of-year Senate Democrats newsletter:
“There are fewer Iowans working today than when Gov. Reynolds took office.”
Mostly True
By Lyle Muller • June 9, 2022
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on May 15, 2022 in an interview on ABC's "This Week":
“When unemployment goes down, inflation goes up.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • May 17, 2022
Mike Gibbons
Mike Gibbons
stated on April 7, 2022 in an ad:
"As Ohio treasurer, Josh Mandel loaned your money to Chinese business interests, and Mandel opposed a bill holding Communist China accountable when they cheated and stole American jobs."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • April 22, 2022
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