Claim: 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."
Fact-check: Trump Calls a Routine Revision of Job Numbers a 'Lie' - FactCheck.org
Verdict: 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."
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Lori Robertson
Date published: 2024-08-27T21:32:13