Mallory McMorrow - Michigan Senate race: Is it true that no jobs were created after SOAR spent $2.5 billion?

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Michigan state senator Mallory McMorrow claimed that the SOAR fund, which has distributed more than $2.5 billion in corporate incentives since 2019, has created zero jobs. The claim emerged during a U.S. Senate race debate, highlighting questions about whether state investment programs deliver promised economic returns. PolitiFact examined whether the fund's spending truly yielded no job creation, a central issue in evaluating the effectiveness of Michigan's economic development strategy.