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Checked by Washington Post25 Feb 2021United StatesEconomy and jobs
Jason Smith, Member of the House (R-Mo.)

“If this package was about creating more jobs, why is it that this package spends more than 25 percent, according to the Congressional Budget Office, on items that kill millions of jobs?”

Washington Post rated this: False

Washington Post says: Smith is misinterpreting CBO studies. Only one policy, worth three percent of the cost, is estimated to result in job losses, of just 1.4 million.

Checked by RMIT ABC Fact Check23 Feb 2021AustraliaEconomy and jobs
Josh Frydenberg, Treasurer

“And let's not forget that going into this crisis, we saw welfare dependency at a 30-year low because we'd got that unemployment rate down.”

RMIT ABC Fact Check rated this: Yes, but more to it

RMIT ABC Fact Check says: Yes, the data shows welfare dependency is at a low, but there is more to the story than Mr Frydenberg's claim suggests. Fact Check relied on two measures of "welfare dependency" when assessing Mr Frydenberg's claim: the…