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Jim Justice is the Republican governor of West Virginia. A businessman, Justice was originally elected as a Democrat.

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Latest Fact-Checks Of Jim Justice

Is Gov. Jim Justice right that West Virginia had its biggest tourism year in 2022?
By Max Cohen
October 20, 2023

“2022 was the biggest tourism year ever in West Virginia”

Does national credit card debt exceed $1 trillion for the first time ever? And what does that mean?
By Ashala Moseberry
October 19, 2023

"Credit card debt is above $1 trillion for the FIRST TIME EVER."

Did West Virginia’s unemployment rate hit a record low on Jim Justice’s watch?
By Kylie Tuttle
September 26, 2023

“Under Jim Justice,” West Virginia had “the lowest unemployment rate in state history.”

Yes, West Virginia is the only state to lose population over the past 70 years
By Duncan Slade
March 25, 2021

West Virginia “is the only state to decline in population over the last 70 years”

Fact-checking Jim Justice on West Virginia’s veteran population
By Melissa Stone, Ivy Ward
October 15, 2020

“West Virginia has one of the greatest percentages of veterans in any state.”

Is West Virginia the ‘oldest’ state, as Jim Justice says?
By Patrick Orsagos
July 29, 2020

West Virginia is the state with the oldest population.

Is Jim Justice the first West Virginia governor to fight for teacher pay raises?
By Autumn Cecil, Katherine Baile
December 17, 2019

"Jim Justice is the first West Virginia governor to fight for pay raises for educators."

Is Jim Justice right about growth in West Virginia tourism?
By Darby Coughlin, Mackenzie Myers
December 17, 2019

Says a new annual report shows that "West Virginia’s tourism industry has grown for the second consecutive year, reversing years of decline and outpacing national growth…

Does China burn seven to eight times as much coal as the U.S.?
By Minh Do
December 4, 2019

China today is "burning seven to eight times the amount of coal that we’re burning in the United States."

Fact-checking Jim Justice’s boast about W.Va. highway rankings
By Claudia Breaux, Olivia Vigna
October 1, 2019

"Our WV highways rank 16th in the country in a national survey of highway systems, up 20 spots from last year’s ranking! This ranking affirms…

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