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Joe Biden, President of the United States

“The last guy had the worst jobs record since the Great Depression. Our record is a little different," including a chart that showed a monthly average loss of 57,000 jobs under Donald Trump and an average gain of 409,000 under Biden.”

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.

Social media posts

“Says Ford agreed to invest $900 million at an Ohio plant because Donald Trump “lowered taxes” and is now moving the project to Mexico because Joe Biden is “increasing taxes.”

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, President

“You see the number today? 33.1 GDP. The biggest in the history of our country by almost triple, right? Almost triple. Now it’s very much bigger than any GDP we’ve ever had.”

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