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Economy & business fact checks

Explore claims publishers have checked about economy & business. Read their original ratings and follow the evidence.

7,104 published reviews in this topic

PolitiFactEconomy & business

Says Kellogg’s tweeted, “Oh, so you think it's cool when workers strike jobs? Now replace 'jobs' with 'women.' Still think it's 'cool'?"

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactEconomy & business

"The administration (has) passed a new bill to help Americans with $15,000+ in credit card debt to write off their balance by 50%."

Publisher’s rating: False

FactCheck.orgEconomy & business

"But the House Democrats are saying openly that the tax credit for electric vehicles under their construct, the $4,500, the big part of it, will only be eligible for companies that hire union workers."

Publisher’s rating: We Explain the Proposal

Maldita.esEconomy & business

Teresa Rodríguez propone quitar los ahorros a los ciudadanos para crear una Banca Pública

Publisher’s rating: Falso

PolitiFactEconomy & business

“Since 1989 and a new age of globalization began, 51 million jobs have been created in America. 49 million, 96%, have been created under Democratic presidents.”

Publisher’s rating: Mostly True

Washington PostEconomy & business

“We are looking at the USMCA, NAFTA 2.0 trade deal. That would be very important and would add a half a point of GDP and 180,000 new jobs per year if we get that through.”

Publisher’s rating: Three Pinocchios

FactCheck.orgEconomy & business

The "all-time high" for U.S. agricultural exports to China was "$16 or $17 billion."

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactEconomy & business

“Anything that you lose on the tariff from the perspective of the consumer, you gain in higher wages, so you're ultimately much better off.”

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactEconomy & business

“The national coin shortage was done intentionally, the Mint is no longer releasing coins into circulation aka this is the beginning of the end of paper money.”

Publisher’s rating: False

فکت‌نامهEconomy & business

طبق آمار بانک جهانی، ضریب جینی در ایران پیش از انقلاب بالای ۵۰ درصد بود ولی در سال ۹۴ این ضریب ۳۸ درصد شده. فقر مطلق هم از ۴۶درصد به ۹/۵ درصد رسیده است.

Publisher’s rating: نادرست

Maldita.esEconomy & business

El presidente del Banco de España ha pedido abaratar el despido y facilitar las rebajas salariales

Publisher’s rating: Falso

Alexandria Ocasio-CortezEconomy & business

Says Amazon is "paying full-time employees so little that they require gov food assistance."

Publisher’s rating: Half True

PolitiFactEconomy & business

“We have 76% of Americans living paycheck to paycheck, meaning they are one paycheck away from poverty.”

Publisher’s rating: Mostly False

PolitiFactEconomy & business

“For every dollar in federal taxes my constituents pay, we get a mere 93 cents back.”

Publisher’s rating: Mostly True

FactCheck.orgEconomy & business

"It is estimated that as many as 300,000 autoworkers may be out of a job before the end of the year."

Publisher’s rating: False

FactCheck.orgEconomy & business

"$5,000 a year" is "the burden of Joe Biden’s inflation tax on Wisconsin families."

Publisher’s rating: Misleading

PolitiFactEconomy & business

A McDonald’s billboard said, “Hey crypto bro’s we are hiring.”

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactEconomy & business

The cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline by Joe Biden “killed hundreds of jobs, sent gas prices way up.”

Publisher’s rating: Mostly False

PolitiFactEconomy & business

"Kohl’s has contributed $1,000,000 to the (Black Lives Matter) movement and related causes since 2020."

Publisher’s rating: False

PolitiFactEconomy & business

"Nuevo beneficio de plan de entierro que cubre el 100 % de sus gastos funerarios"

Publisher’s rating: False