Claim: In a new TV ad, President Obama makes an inflated claim to have added 5.2 million new jobs. The total added during his time in office is actually about 325,000. In the ad, the president says "over 5 million new jobs" while the figure "5.2 million" appears on screen. But that's a doubly misleading figure. Viewers would need to pay close attention to the on-screen graphic to know that the ad refers only to employment gains starting in March 2010,
Fact-check: Obama's Inflated Jobs Claim - FactCheck.org
Verdict: in a new tv ad, president obama makes an inflated claim to have added 5.2 million new jobs. the total added during his time in office is actually about 325,000. in the ad, the president says "over 5 million new jobs" while the figure "5.2 million" appears on screen. but that's a doubly misleading figure. viewers would need to pay close attention to the on-screen graphic to know that the ad refers only to employment gains starting in march 2010,
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Brooks Jackson
Date published: 2012-10-23T19:35:36