Thread by @BlueHaboob, This mailer was sent to me today by the @AZGOP (because I [...]

This mailer was sent to me today by the @AZGOP (because I am a suburban white woman?). For the record, I voted weeks ago.

Let’s fact check this gem, shall we? #FlipItBlue

1) Lowest unemployment in generations. False.
It is at 7.9%. Prior to COVID there is some truth to the claim, but he inherited President Obama’s economy, for which he continually takes credit. https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/02/economy/september-2020-jobs-report-election/index.html

Trump has the worst job losses on record heading into the election

Heading into the November election, the US jobs recovery is running out of steam.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/02/economy/september-2020-jobs-report-election/index.html

2) More women employed than ever before. False.
Current unemployment rates for women haven’t been the HIGH since 1988.
Why Women Are Quitting Work: The Pandemic's Devastating Toll - https://www.npr.org/2020/10/28/928253674/stuck-at-home-moms-the-pandemics-devastating-toll-on-women

Stuck-At-Home Moms: The Pandemic's Devastating Toll On Women

Women have made great strides. But the uncomfortable truth is that in their homes, they are still fitting into stereotypical roles of doing the bulk of housework and parenting.

https://www.npr.org/2020/10/28/928253674/stuck-at-home-moms-the-pandemics-devastating-toll-on-women

3) Record-low unemployment for Black Americans (the flyer does not properly capitalize the word Black). False. COVID job losses have hit Black & Hispanic households the hardest. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-05/black-unemployment-rate-rises-while-white-joblessness-falls

Black Unemployment Rate Rises While White Joblessness Falls

Black unemployment climbed to the highest in more than a decade in May as the coronavirus pandemic continued to weigh on the U.S. labor market.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-05/black-unemployment-rate-rises-while-white-joblessness-falls

4) De-escalated nuclear threat from North Korea. False. While Trump sends love letters to his dictator buddy, North Korea continues to develop and test weapons. https://www.forbes.com/sites/guysnodgrass/2020/09/06/north-korea-readies-submarine-launched-ballistic-missile-test/#72e581354da3

North Korea Readies Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile Test

Satellite imagery of a North Korean shipyard is suggestive of preparations for testing a submarine-launched ballistic missile, supporting speculation that a test could occur during Foundation Day on...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/guysnodgrass/2020/09/06/north-korea-readies-submarine-launched-ballistic-missile-test/#72e581354da3

For another more nuance summary pf the relationship between Trump and North Korea, this article covers it well. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/31/world/asia/north-korea-kim-speech.html

North Korea Is No Longer Bound by Nuclear Test Moratorium, Kim Says

Kim Jong-un said North Korea was free of a self-imposed pause on testing nuclear weapons and long-range missiles, which President Trump had called a diplomatic victory.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/31/world/asia/north-korea-kim-speech.html

5) ISIS has been weakened globally. Yeah no. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/islamic-state-attacks-surging-africa/2020/10/18/2e16140e-1079-11eb-8a35-237ef1eb2ef7_story.html

ISIS attacks surge in Africa even as Trump boasts of a ‘100-percent’ defeated caliphate

After early successes in the war against the Islamic State, terrorists are gaining ground on two continents.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/islamic-state-attacks-surging-africa/2020/10/18/2e16140e-1079-11eb-8a35-237ef1eb2ef7_story.html

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