“Non-essential people get to file for unemployment and make two to three times more than normal,” but essential workers still on the job get no pay raise.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
Economy and jobs
1,152 claims on this topic checked by other fact-checking organisations. Topics are sorted by the words in each claim and cover English-language checks.
“The UK economy is estimated to be the fifth largest in the world, with predictions India is set to overtake it in this position.”
Logically rated this: Partly True
“UK and South Korea to sign 'continuity' trade agreement”
Logically rated this: True
“Price build-up of Petrol shows that the State Tax on Petrol is more than the Central Tax in Delhi”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
“The Fed gave trillions and trillions of dollars in zero-interest loans to every financial institution in this country and central banks all over the world.”
PolitiFact rated this: Not fully accurate
“NPR document is mandatory to withdraw money from the bank accounts from 01 April 2020”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
“The average (Wisconsin) resident’s tax burden is at its lowest level in nearly 50 years while incomes continue to grow.”
PolitiFact rated this: True
“These prohibitions will not only apply to the tremendous amount of trade and cargo, but various other things as we get approval. Anything coming from Europe to the United States is what we are discussing.”
PolitiFact rated this: Wrong
“Claim: Was Priyanka Gandhi arrested in Yes bank case”
Fact Crescendo rated this: FALSE HEADLINE
“More manufacturing jobs have been created in Michigan than just about every state.”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
“Trade agreements like NAFTA and permanent normal trade relations with China, which forced American workers to compete against people making pennies an hour, has resulted in the loss of 160,000 jobs here in Michigan.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
“Claim: Venezuela currency becomes useless after they abandoned agriculture”
Fact Crescendo rated this: PARTLY FALSE
“I pay $165 a month on my student loans for the next 13 years to pay them off. With Bernie Sanders’ plan, my student loans will be forgiven. I’ll only have to pay $450 extra in taxes a month for the next 25 years to make sure I’ll have no more student debt.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“The U.S. economy is “nothing compared to what it’s going to be when the trade deals kick in. … China, as an example, they didn’t do anything with us. They’re now spending $250 billion a year, and that’s only for phase one.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Distorts the Facts
“In #WI, over 44,000 jobs depend on trade with Mexico and Canada.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
“Says Bernie Sanders would “go beyond reform and reorder the economy in ways most Democrats — let alone most Americans — don’t support.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
“The budget hole in Bernie Sanders’ plans “is bigger than the size of the entire economy of the United States.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
“Says Mike Bloomberg “opposed modest proposals during Barack Obama’s presidency to raise taxes on the wealthy, while advocating for cuts to Medicare and Social Security.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
“We will not be touching your Social Security or Medicare in Fiscal 2021 Budget.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Spins the Facts
“Trump just cut the scheduled federal pay raise, stating that he can’t do it now because of ‘serious economic conditions’ in America.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True