Latest Fact-Checks In Stimulus

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Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on November 9, 2011 in a radio interview:
Says Barack Obama had "huge majorities" in Congress during his first two years in office and "did nothing with them to create jobs in America."
Pants on Fire!
By Bill Wichert • December 4, 2011
Greg Walden
Greg Walden
stated on November 30, 2011 in his website:
Says the federal stimulus program was ineffective because "the number of jobs has actually decreased by 18,300 through July 2011."
Half-True
By Charles Pope • November 30, 2011
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on November 28, 2011 in a campaign ad:
Says Mitt Romney flip-flopped on supporting "the president's Recovery Act."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • November 28, 2011
Crossroads GPS
Crossroads GPS
stated on November 10, 2011 in a TV ad:
"(Stimulus money) went to critically important projects like studying ants in Africa."
True
By Sean Gorman • November 21, 2011
Crossroads GPS
Crossroads GPS
stated on November 10, 2011 in a TV ad:
Stimulus money went to "office upgrades for politicians."
Mostly False
By Sean Gorman • November 19, 2011
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on November 4, 2011 in an Americans for Prosperity Foundation summit speech:
Solyndra "had robots that whistled Disney songs. I'm not kidding."
Half-True
By Becky Bowers • November 17, 2011
Americans for Prosperity
Americans for Prosperity
stated on November 2, 2011 in a TV ad:
"(President Barack Obama gave) half a billion in taxpayer money to help his friends at Solyndra, a business the White House knew was on the path to bankruptcy."
Mostly False
By Becky Bowers • November 15, 2011
Jeb Hensarling
Jeb Hensarling
stated on October 26, 2011 in a hearing of the congressional "Supercommittee":
The departments of Commerce, Education and Energy and the EPA saw their spending increase by between 130 percent and 219 percent between 2008 and 2010.
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 28, 2011
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on October 13, 2011 in a web ad.:
The stimulus created "zero jobs."
Pants on Fire!
By Warren Fiske • October 21, 2011
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on October 7, 2011 in a news release:
"Our unemployment rate has been higher than 8 percent for more than two-and-a-half years, far above what the Obama Administration promised with the 'stimulus.' "
Mostly False
By Tom Feran • October 13, 2011
Josh Mandel
Josh Mandel
stated on September 28, 2011 in a news release:
Says U.S. Sen Sherrod Brown "promised that the first stimulus bill would fund the Brent Spence Bridge."
Mostly False
By Stephen Koff • September 30, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on September 12, 2011 in the CNN/Tea Party Express debate:
"The first round of stimulus ... it created zero jobs."
Pants on Fire!
By Becky Bowers • September 13, 2011
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on July 5, 2011 in a news release:
Says U.S. Rep. Ron Kind’s "stimulus cost taxpayers $278,000 per job."
False
August 1, 2011
Ocean State Policy Research Institute
Ocean State Policy Research Institute
stated on July 29, 2011 in a report:
"Dubious taxpayer-funded" stimulus spending -- Part II.
Pants on Fire!
By Richard Salit • July 21, 2011
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on July 5, 2011 in a Twitter message.:
Says President Barack Obama’s "own economists say the stimulus cost $278K per job ‘created.’ "
False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms, W. Gardner Selby • July 20, 2011
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on July 5, 2011 in a press release:
Says a new report proves the stimulus supported by N.J. Democrats cost $278,000 per job.
False
By Sabrina Eaton • July 19, 2011
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on July 5, 2011 in a tweet on Twitter:
"POTUS’ economists: ‘Stimulus’ Has Cost $278,000 per job."
False
By Sabrina Eaton • July 15, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 11, 2011 in a press conference:
"As we've seen that federal support for states diminish, you've seen the biggest job losses in the public sector -- teachers, police officers, firefighters losing their jobs."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 12, 2011
Ocean State Policy Research Institute
Ocean State Policy Research Institute
stated on June 29, 2011 in report:
"Dubious taxpayer-funded stimulus projects in Rhode Island include … $250,000 to provide digital television to the state’s inmate population."
False
By Richard Salit • July 10, 2011
Richard Swett
Richard Swett
stated on June 21, 2011 in a conference call with reporters.:
Says that in 2009, Jon Huntsman "said that the Recovery Act wasn't large enough and as governor he asked for $14.4 billion in federal stimulus funds. Now he's saying that he never supported it."
Half-True
By Jake Berry • July 3, 2011
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