“Since the end of the Cold War, in 1989, America has created about 51 million new jobs. … What’s the score? Democrats 50 (million), Republicans 1 (million).”
Bill Clinton
former president. Claim dated 21 Aug 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly True
What PolitiFact found
The number of jobs created from 1989 through March 2024 was 50.6 million. Of that number, a bit over 1 million, or about 2.6%, were created during the Republican presidencies.
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In short
Bill Clinton (former president) made this claim around 21 August 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 22 August 2024, 1 day later. Its rating was “Mostly True”.
Bill Clinton has 7 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 0 of them false or fake, 6 misleading or mixed and 1 true.
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