Donald Trump, former president
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The number is less than a half million, not 1 million. Also, the metric Trump used often has a large decline in jobs during the year’s first two months, because it is not seasonally adjusted.
Donald Trump, Former U.S. president
Washington Post rated this: Lacks context
Washington Post says: Trump had a fraught relationship with Black people
Donald Trump, Republican presidential front-runner
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: Economy and labor experts told PolitiFact immigrants who recently crossed the U.S. border likely aren’t taking Michigan’s union jobs.
Joe Biden, President of the United States
FactCheck.org rated this: Not the Whole Story
FactCheck.org says: Employment under Trump was positive until the economy lost 20.5 million jobs in April 2020, as efforts to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus led to business closures and layoffs.
Donald Trump, former U.S. president
Washington Post rated this: No evidence
Washington Post says: With the investments made by Biden experts expect jobs to be saved and made in the USA
Donald Trump, Former U.S. president
Washington Post rated this: Four Pinocchios
Washington Post says: There's been no change in the way the unemployment rate is calculated
Donald Trump, Former President
PolitiFact rated this: Inaccurate
PolitiFact says: Inflation was low under Trump, but at no point did the Department of Labor’s Consumer Price Index record "no inflation."
Donald Trump, former president
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: Although some stations are charging $5 to $7 a gallon, about 99.2% of U.S. gas stations are selling gasoline for less than $5 a gallon, GasBuddy.com data shows. Not one is charging $8.
Donald Trump, former president and 2024 presidential candidate
PolitiFact rated this: During pandemic
PolitiFact says: National average gasoline prices fell to $1.79 in May 2020, when much economic activity, commuting and travel stopped.
Donald Trump, former president
PolitiFact rated this: False
Donald Trump, former president
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Trump’s method shifts all the employment damage from the pandemic to Biden while not acknowledging pandemic job losses under Trump.
Donald Trump, former US president
Washington Post rated this: Four Pinocchios
Washington Post says: This is an invented dispute
Joe Biden, president
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: Biden's number is accurate, but assigning debt to a particular president is tricky.
Donald Trump, former president
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The national average price for gasoline when Trump left the White House was $2.38, or about 28% higher than what he said it was.
Social media posts
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: The UAW said Ford is shifting a vehicle project to Mexico. Ford has not confirmed if it is, but said “the business decision in question was not a result of then-presidential candidate Biden’s corporate tax proposals."
Donald Trump, Outgoing President of the United States
FactCheck.org rated this: Disputed Job Figure
FactCheck.org says: There also is no independent analysis that supports the Trump administration's claim that the Paycheck Protection Program saved more than 51 million jobs. Other estimates place the figure at a fraction of 51 million.
Donald Trump, President
Washington Post rated this: Lacks context
Washington Post says: Trump’s figure of 33.1% is an annualized figure and is pretty misleading in this context. The GDP was 7.4% higher than in the second quarter, short of the 10% needed. But for the economy to recover all that w
Joe Biden, Democratic presidential nominee
PolitiFact rated this: True
Donald Trump, President of the United States
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: It's the biggest jump since 1947 (preceded by the biggest drop since then, too). But leading economic forecasters saw this coming.
Donald Trump, President of the United States
PolitiFact rated this: False