Fact Check Posts – Page 7

Joe Biden
stated on July 28, 2023 a speech in Maine

"Wages are up after being adjusted for inflation."

By Louis Jacobson • August 3, 2023

Chris Coons
stated on July 30, 2023 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"

“Consumer confidence is the highest it’s been in years.”

By Louis Jacobson • August 3, 2023

Joe Biden
stated on June 28, 2023 a speech in Chicago

Says that under his presidency, the unemployment rate has “been below 4% for the longest stretch in 50 years in American history.”

By Louis Jacobson • June 29, 2023

Tim Scott
stated on June 21, 2023 a Fox News town hall

“Median income in this country is … $35,000 a year. Because of Joe Biden's inflation, the average monthly expenses have increased by $500, almost.”

By Louis Jacobson • June 26, 2023

Tim Scott
stated on May 22, 2023 his presidential announcement speech

“The share of working-age men choosing to work is the lowest it has ever been.”

By Louis Jacobson • May 24, 2023

TikTok posts
stated on May 14, 2023 a TikTok post

This video shows empty shelves at a Florida grocery store because truckers said “they were not delivering anything to Florida !!!”

By Maria Briceño • May 18, 2023

Facebook posts
stated on April 22, 2023 a Facebook post

FedNow is a new “monetary system” that’s “going to cost you.”

May 17, 2023

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."

May 16, 2023

Facebook posts
stated on April 11, 2023 una publicación en Facebook

La Reserva Federal “presentó su nuevo sistema de pagos que va a sustituir al sistema bancario actual".

By Maria Briceño • April 21, 2023

Ron DeSantis
stated on April 13, 2023 a speech

Florida has “the second lowest tax burden per capita in the United States.”

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • April 19, 2023

Instagram posts
stated on March 27, 2023 an Instagram post

Video shows Kenya’s president saying he will “get rid of U.S. dollar.”

April 14, 2023

Instagram posts
stated on April 6, 2023 an Instagram post

Cash App founder Bob Lee’s death is connected to FedNow.

April 14, 2023

Facebook posts
stated on March 31, 2023 una publicación en Facebook

El presidente Joe Biden dijo, “estamos quebrados, completamente quebrados. Agarren su dinero del banco, sáquenlo, sáquenlo ya”.

By Maria Briceño • April 13, 2023

Facebook posts
stated on February 26, 2023 a video

DO Black credit card is part of a government plot to control people’s lives.

By Andy Nguyen • March 31, 2023

Mike Pence
stated on March 24, 2023 an interview with Fox Business' Maria Bartiromo

“We have a national debt the size of our nation’s economy for the first time since World War II.”

By Louis Jacobson • March 30, 2023

Joan Ballweg
stated on January 24, 2023 Twitter

"Wisconsin has seen over 63 billion dollars of federal pandemic-related funding funnel into our state over (Gov. Tony Evers') tenure."

By D.L. Davis • March 14, 2023

Joe Biden
stated on January 30, 2023 A speech in Baltimore

“We used to rank No. 1 in the world in research and development, now we rank No. 9. China used to rank No. 8, now it ranks No. 2.”

By Louis Jacobson, Matthew Crowley • February 13, 2023

Joe Biden
stated on February 3, 2023 a speech in Philadelphia

“We created more new jobs in two years than any president did in their entire term.”

By Louis Jacobson • February 7, 2023

Devin LeMahieu
stated on January 3, 2023 Senate address

"In 2010, (Wisconsin Republicans) inherited a multi-Billion dollar deficit … Today we are looking at a projected surplus approaching 7 Billion."

By Vanessa Swales • February 3, 2023

Joe Biden
stated on January 25, 2023 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.”

By Louis Jacobson • January 27, 2023

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