Lie April 22, 2020 · Press conference · Jobs

“Best employment numbers ever. Not only African American, Asian American, Hispanic American -- every American. We were breaking records at every level. We had almost 160 million people employed.”

Said
April 22, 2020
Where
News conference
Verdict
Lie, as rated by the Washington Post Fact Checker
Topic
Jobs
Repeated
188 times in the Post’s database
Source
Washington Post claims database (claim ID 19239)

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  1. Apr 21, 2020 · Press conference“We had almost 160 million people employed. We were never even close to that number.”
  2. Apr 28, 2020 · Remarks“And I think you got up to almost 15 million people, right? Fifteen million. [Ivanka] started off with a goal of 500,000 [jobs]. She wanted to get 500,000 and she is now on almost 15 million people.”
  3. Apr 10, 2020 · Press conference“More people working in the United States, Peter, than ever before. Almost -- I mean, look at the numbers: 160 million people, almost. Just short of 160.”
  4. Apr 10, 2020 · Press conference“More jobs for African Americans than ever before. Better healthcare than they've ever had before. All of these things.”
  5. May 5, 2020 · Remarks“Best employment numbers in the history of our country. ... Most number of jobs. Almost 160 million jobs. We were never even close to that.”
  6. May 6, 2020 · Remarks“Most people in our country [working], almost 160 million people.”