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Latest Fact-Checks On Ed Gillespie

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Ed Gillespie
Ed Gillespie
stated on April 30, 2016 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 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 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 a campaign email.
Obamacare "cuts seniors’ Medicare."
Mostly False
By Sean Gorman • September 8, 2014
Ed Gillespie
Ed Gillespie
stated on July 26, 2014 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 interviews
On immigration reform
No Flip
By Nancy Madsen • July 21, 2014
Ed Gillespie
Ed Gillespie
stated on June 9, 2014 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 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 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 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 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 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 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