Latest Fact-Checks In Economy

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Glenn Youngkin
Glenn Youngkin
stated on January 23, 2023 a speech.
Virginia tax receipts “in just the last four years alone have grown 50%.”
Mostly True
By Warren Fiske • January 25, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 12, 2023 a photo on Facebook
The cost of eggs has gone up 700%.
Mostly False
By Sara Swann • January 13, 2023
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on January 12, 2023 remarks at the White House
“Take-home pay for workers is going up.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • January 13, 2023
Hakeem Jeffries
Hakeem Jeffries
stated on January 8, 2023 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
A “default on our debt” would be unprecedented in American history.
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • January 11, 2023
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 7, 2022 a post on Facebook
A $5,000 stimulus loan is available.
False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • January 6, 2023
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on December 13, 2022 remarks at the White House
“For the last several months, wages have gone up more than prices have gone up.”
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • December 14, 2022
Robin Vos
Robin Vos
stated on November 22, 2022 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
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on July 14, 2022 Blog post
“We finally achieved that energy independence… under the Trump administration. President Biden squandered (it) away.”
Mostly False
By Lawrence Andrea • November 1, 2022
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on October 4, 2022 a campaign ad
"When I was your governor, we reduced insurance rates by 10%."
Mostly True
By Yacob Reyes • October 19, 2022
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on October 8, 2022 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
Liz Wheeler
Liz Wheeler
stated on February 26, 2022 a video on Facebook
The Great Reset advocates replacing capitalism with an economic system that is “kind of socialism, kind of communism” but “mostly just fascism.”
False
October 11, 2022
Zach Nunn
Zach Nunn
stated on September 14, 2022 a tweet
“Iowans are paying $5,000 extra for everyday goods under Biden and Axne’s inflation.”
Half-True
By Liam Halawith • October 5, 2022
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 14, 2022 a speech in Detroit
“Incomes are up.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • September 16, 2022
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on August 7, 2022 News release
"Last year the IRS audited Americans earning less than $25,000 a year at five times the rate of other groups."
Mostly True
By D.L. Davis • August 25, 2022
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on August 16, 2022 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 6, 2022 TV ad
“Tim Michels pushed for years to raise (Wisconsin’s) gas tax.”
Mostly False
By Madeline Heim • August 5, 2022
Viral image
Viral image
stated on July 30, 2022 a Facebook post
The Atlantic published a story titled “Quiet Courage of Biden’s Negative Growth Economy”
False
By Andy Nguyen • August 1, 2022
Janet Yellen
Janet Yellen
stated on July 24, 2022 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
"We've cut the deficit by a record $1.5 trillion this year."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 28, 2022
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on July 25, 2022 social media posts
‘The White House is now trying to protect Joe Biden by changing the definition of the word recession.'
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 27, 2022
Tim Michels
Tim Michels
stated on June 23, 2022 Twitter
“My company was building the Keystone Pipeline when (President Joe) Biden canceled it.”
Mostly True
By Kelly Smits • July 21, 2022
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