21 Pinocchios and Counting

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The Washington Free Beacon:

21 Pinocchios and Counting

 

BY: Washington Free Beacon Staff

June 10, 2013 4:16 pm

 

The Washington Post’s “Fact Checker” blog has called out President Barack Obama and his administration at least 19 times and given him a total of 21 Pinocchios since his second term began.

 

The Washington Post gave Obama two Pinocchios today for comments he made asserting that 500,000 jobs have been created in manufacturing.

The Washington Post noted:

 

During a speech calling on Congress to halt a hike in the student loan rate, President Obama referenced the creation of 500,000 manufacturing jobs since February 2010 as part of the opening sentence in a paragraph touting good news about the economy. […]

 

While the president has long preferred to point to the gain in jobs since early 2010 — the low point in employment during his presidency — the fact remains that manufacturing employment remains about 600,000 jobs smaller than when he took office.