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Latest Fact-Checks On Ed Gillespie

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Ed Gillespie
Ed Gillespie
stated on April 30, 2016 in a speech:
"For the first time in over 40 years, Republicans don’t hold a single statewide office" in Virginia.
True
By Sean Gorman • May 12, 2016
Ed Gillespie
Ed Gillespie
stated on January 13, 2016 in a Facebook post.:
"More businesses are closing than opening in Virginia today."
False
By Warren Fiske • February 1, 2016
Ed Gillespie
Ed Gillespie
stated on September 9, 2014 in a TV ad.:
Says Mark Warner told PolitiFact National's "Lie of the Year" in 2013.
False
By Warren Fiske • September 28, 2014
Ed Gillespie
Ed Gillespie
stated on August 25, 2014 in a campaign email.:
Obamacare "cuts seniors’ Medicare."
Mostly False
By Sean Gorman • September 8, 2014
Ed Gillespie
Ed Gillespie
stated on July 26, 2014 in a debate.:
"This administration is slashing the Navy to pay for more Obamacare."
Pants on Fire!
By Nancy Madsen • August 3, 2014
Ed Gillespie
Ed Gillespie
stated on June 13, 2014 in interviews:
On immigration reform
No Flip
By Nancy Madsen • July 21, 2014
Ed Gillespie
Ed Gillespie
stated on June 9, 2014 in a TV interview.:
Says Mark Warner has supported Harry Reid "down the line."
Half-True
By Nancy Madsen • July 6, 2014
Ed Gillespie
Ed Gillespie
stated on May 14, 2014 in a news release.:
Mark Warner’s "record is one of acting against" the Keystone XL pipeline.
Mostly False
By Nancy Madsen • June 23, 2014
Ed Gillespie
Ed Gillespie
stated on June 2, 2014 in a TV interview.:
The Chamber of Commerce says new carbon regulations will kill "244,000 jobs a year" and cost average families "$1,200 a year."  
False
By Warren Fiske • June 9, 2014
Ed Gillespie
Ed Gillespie
stated on January 16, 2014 in a web ad.:
Mark Warner voted for "nearly $1 trillion in new taxes and $7 trillion in new debt."
True
By Nancy Madsen • February 10, 2014
Ed Gillespie
Ed Gillespie
stated on January 21, 2014 in a web ad.:
"Obamacare passed by just one vote in the Senate. It wouldn’t have passed without Mark Warner’s vote."
Mostly True
By Warren Fiske • January 27, 2014
Ed Gillespie
Ed Gillespie
stated on June 3, 2012 in a "Fox News Sunday" interview:
When Mitt Romney was governor, "the fact is that the average income for a family in Massachusetts went up by $5,500."
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead • June 5, 2012
Ed Gillespie
Ed Gillespie
stated on July 11, 2010 in an appearance on NBC's Meet the Press:
Under President George W. Bush, the U.S. had "52 months of ... uninterrupted job creation" and "revenues were at an all-time high in 2007."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • July 14, 2010