A new set of figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show HIGHER-paying jobs growing faster. A FactCheck.org exclusive. (But there’s evidence on both sides).
Issues: jobs
Kerry Really Could Produce 10 Million New Jobs. (So Could Bush.)
John Kerry has promised that, if elected, his economic policies will produce 10 million new jobs. Some FactCheck.org subscribers have asked us why we haven’t debunked that claim, given that the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) counted only 8.4 million who were unemployed as of March.
Kerry’s Positive Ads: Selective Facts, Subtle Digs & Some Puffery
Over the top: Kerry’s boast that his vote “created 20 million new jobs.”
Kerry’s “Misery Index” Accentuates the Negative
Kerry invents a new “Misery Index.” The old one makes Bush’s tenure look better than most.
Outsourcing Jobs: The PRESIDENT Said That?
Kerry ad puts words in Bush’s mouth that Bush never uttered.
Kerry’s Attack Video Misleads on Veterans, Jobs
Campaign says Internet ad is to ‘set the record straight.’ But it contains some distortions.
Fibs and Flubs at Democratic Debate
Straining the facts at Iowa’s debate on Sunday Jan. 4.
Facts Take a Bath at Democratic Debate
Political junkies tuning into the most recent Democratic candidates debate Dec. 9 in Durham, NH should not believe all that they heard.
Kerry Makes Bogus Comparison to Great Depression
In his announcement speech in South Carolina, Kerry claimed the U.S. is suffering “the greatest job loss since the Great Depression.” That’s wrong.
Gephardt TV Ad Misleads on Job Loss
In a TV ad that aired in Iowa, Dick Gephardt says the President has “lost more jobs than the last 11 Presidents, ” which is incorrect.