Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris each claim they helped to revive American manufacturing and that the other has hurt it. And they both select cherry-picked data points to underscore their arguments.
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League of Conservation Voters
A pro-environment nonprofit with an affiliated PAC and super PAC.
FactChecking Harris’ CNN Interview
Harris Has Not Flipped on Trump Border Wall
Misleading Democratic Ad in Nevada on ‘Sunsetting Medicare and Social Security’
American Bridge 21st Century/AB PAC
A liberal hybrid PAC that conducts opposition research to aid Democratic candidates and organizations.
Social Media Posts Twist Harris Campaign’s ‘Joyful’ Message
Vice President Kamala Harris has referred to participants in the Democratic presidential campaign as “joyful warriors,” and “joy” has been a theme at the party’s rallies and convention. Instagram posts, however, have falsely claimed the phrase “strength through joy,” which echoes a Nazi-era program, has become a Harris campaign slogan.
Trump TV Ad Falsely Claims Harris Has ‘Unleashed’ IRS on Tipped Workers
The Internal Revenue Service did not implement a new voluntary program that certain employers could have used to report tips earned by their workers. But the proposal is partly the basis for a Trump campaign TV ad that falsely claims Vice President Kamala Harris “weaponized” and “literally unleashed” the IRS on tipped workers.
Trump Calls a Routine Revision of Job Numbers a ‘Lie’
Each year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics revises its monthly employment figures, which come from a survey of employers, based on more comprehensive data it obtains later from state filings. But former President Donald Trump called this year’s revision a “total lie,” baselessly claiming that “the Harris/Biden administration has been caught fraudulently manipulating job statistics.”
Preserve America PAC
A Republican super PAC supporting former President Donald Trump.