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“In manufacturing, "I brought back 700,000 jobs. (Obama and Biden) brought back nothing.”
Donald Trump president. the first presidential debate. Claim dated 29 Sep 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse

What PolitiFact found

Trump is wrong about the job gains on his watch; the actual increase was 450,000 prior to the pandemic. Obama and Biden saw gains of 916,000 if you start counting with the recovery from the Great Recession.

Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.

In short

Donald Trump (president) made this claim around 29 September 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 30 September 2020, 1 day later. Its rating was “False”.

Donald Trump has 1,168 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 663 of them false or fake, 375 misleading or mixed and 13 true.

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