Fact Check Posts – Page 8

Donald Trump
stated on September 6, 2016 a rally.

Barack Obama has "doubled our national debt. Doubled it. It's going to be close to $20 trillion when he leaves."

By Sean Gorman • September 12, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on August 15, 2016 a campaign speech in Scranton, Pa.

Says her campaign platform includes the "biggest investment in new, good-paying jobs since World War II."

By Lauren Carroll • August 17, 2016

Gwen Graham
stated on July 28, 2016 a speech to Florida delegates at the Democratic National Convention

"We rank 38th in wages. ... (Rick Scott) goes out around the country and advertises that to other states."

By Joshua Gillin • August 3, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on July 29, 2016 a speech at the Democratic National Convention

"More than 90 percent of the gains have gone to the top 1 percent."

By Jon Greenberg, Linda Qiu • July 29, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on July 28, 2016 her acceptance speech at the Democratic convention

"Our economy is so much stronger than when (Barack Obama and Joe Biden) took office. Nearly 15 million new private-sector jobs."

By Louis Jacobson • July 29, 2016

Tim Kaine
stated on July 27, 2016 a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia

"John McCain’s chief economic adviser during the ’08 race … estimated that Trump’s promises would cause America to lose 3.5 million jobs."

By Lauren Carroll • July 28, 2016

Elizabeth Warren
stated on July 25, 2016 a speech at the Democratic convention

"Donald Trump said he was excited for the 2008 housing crash that devastated millions of American families, because he thought it would help him scoop up more real estate on the cheap."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 26, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on July 21, 2016 a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland

"Two million more Latinos are in poverty today than when President Obama took his oath of office less than eight years ago."

By Lauren Carroll • July 22, 2016

Mike Pence
stated on July 20, 2016 a speech at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland

"There are more Hoosiers going to work than ever before."

By Louis Jacobson • July 21, 2016

Joe Biden
stated on July 13, 2016 a speech in San Diego

"95 percent of the world’s customers are … beyond our shores."

By Louis Jacobson • July 15, 2016

Mike Pence
stated on July 12, 2016 a Donald Trump rally in Indiana

"Today, there are more Hoosiers going to work than ever before in the 200-year history of the great state of Indiana."

By Louis Jacobson • July 14, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on July 12, 2016 a speech in Portsmouth, N.H.

"Independent analysts say (Donald Trump) would add $30 trillion to the national debt."

By Louis Jacobson • July 13, 2016

Mike Turzai
stated on June 15, 2016 an op-ed for PennLive

"Each [Corbett administration] budget finished in the black."

By Cassie Owens • July 13, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on June 21, 2016 remarks in Raleigh, N.C.

Says Mark Zandi, who wrote a report criticizing Donald Trump’s economic proposals, is "one of Sen. John McCain's former economic advisers."

By Lauren Carroll • June 24, 2016

Barack Obama
stated on June 20, 2016 a statement

"As governor, in the face of partisan attacks, (Charlie Crist) had the courage to save jobs and lead his state into economic recovery."

By Joshua Gillin • June 23, 2016

Barack Obama
stated on June 1, 2016 in a town hall

"We've seen more manufacturing jobs created since I've been president than anytime since the 1990s. That's a fact."

By Neelesh Moorthy • June 16, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on June 5, 2016 a campaign speech

"It is a fact that the economy does better when we have a Democrat in the White House."

By Chris Nichols • June 8, 2016

National Federation of Independent Business-Virginia
stated on May 17, 2016 a website post.

"The vast majority of minimum wage workers get a raise within a year."

By Sean Gorman • June 2, 2016

Jerry Brown
stated on April 26, 2016 a statement

"California has added twice as many jobs as Florida" over the past year.

By Chris Nichols • May 6, 2016

Kiki Curls
stated on April 4, 2016 following a Missouri Senate Budget Committee hearing

Missouri "is the state with the lowest paid workers."

By Conner Smith • May 2, 2016

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