Latest Fact-Checks In Income

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Jorge Elorza
Jorge Elorza
stated on November 9, 2014 a TV interview
"Our median income here in Providence is the same as the median income in Mississippi."
Mostly True
By Katie Mulvaney • November 27, 2014
Anne Nolan
Anne Nolan
stated on November 12, 2014 a Journal commentary
"In Rhode Island, a recent study showed that among a group of people who had been homeless for a year or more, Medicaid costs averaged about $60,000 per person."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • November 23, 2014
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on October 27, 2014 a fundraising letter
"Among the developed nations, we are the least economically and socially mobile country in the world."
True
By Joshua Gillin • November 6, 2014
Ben Cardin
Ben Cardin
stated on November 2, 2014 an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
"Every time we've increased the minimum wage, we've seen a growth in jobs."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • November 6, 2014
David Cicilline
David Cicilline
stated on October 26, 2014 a TV debate
"We have the third-lowest minimum wage … of developed countries."
True
By Alex Kuffner • November 1, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 28, 2014 a speech
Wisconsin Republicans "repealed a statewide fair pay law" that made "sure women are treated fairly on the job."
Mostly True
October 31, 2014
Dennis Richardson
Dennis Richardson
stated on October 10, 2014 a campaign debate
"Women and men both are making less when you adjust for inflation than when" John Kitzhaber was first elected governor.
False
By Dana Tims • October 30, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on October 8, 2014 a TV ad
Under Scott Walker's "tax plan, the average Wisconsin taxpayer got just $11 a month. But corporations got $610 million in tax cuts. Millionaires got at least $1,400 per year."
Half-True
October 16, 2014
Alison Lundergan Grimes
Alison Lundergan Grimes
stated on October 13, 2014 a debate
Raising the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour, "would help lift over a million Americans out of poverty."
Mostly True
By Steve Contorno • October 14, 2014
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on October 13, 2014 a debate
Raising the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour "will destroy between half a million and one million jobs."
Mostly True
By Steve Contorno • October 14, 2014
Sarah Silverman
Sarah Silverman
stated on October 8, 2014 a video for the National Women's Law Center
"Every year the average woman loses around $11,000 to the wage gap," which amounts to "a $500,000 vagina tax" over her working career.
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • October 10, 2014
Americans for Responsible Solutions
Americans for Responsible Solutions
stated on September 16, 2014 an ad
"Most people in New Hampshire want to raise the minimum wage. (State Rep. Marilinda) Garcia opposes it."
Mostly True
By Al McKeon, Jonathan Van Fleet • October 3, 2014
Jason Carter
Jason Carter
stated on September 22, 2014 television ad
In the last 10 years, Georgia’s middle class income has dropped $6,500.  
True
By Nancy Badertscher • September 29, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on September 11, 2014 a TV ad
Says Scott Walker cut "taxes for the wealthiest" and raised taxes "on 140,000 Wisconsin families."  
Half-True
September 25, 2014
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 11, 2014 a Facebook graphic
"There is no state in the U.S. where a 40-hour minimum wage work week is enough to afford a two-bedroom apartment."
Mostly True
By Steve Contorno • September 18, 2014
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on September 11, 2014 an interview with NPR
"Income inequality is worse in towns run by Democrat mayors than in towns run by Republican mayors."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 16, 2014
Mark Harris
Mark Harris
stated on September 2, 2014 an interview
Says Glenn Grothman pushed through state tax credits that when phased in, "someone that owns a factory that produces millions in income" will pay "less tax than their nephew would if he worked full time at Taco Bell for minimum wage."  
Mostly True
September 14, 2014
The Other 98%
The Other 98%
stated on August 24, 2014 a Facebook post
"McDonald’s workers in Denmark have a union. Earn $45,000/year."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • September 3, 2014
Ending Spending Action Fund
Ending Spending Action Fund
stated on August 25, 2014 a campaign ad
Says Sen. Jeanne Shaheen’s "wealth has surged while in public office."
Mostly False
By Steve Contorno • September 2, 2014
Wisconsin State AFL-CIO
Wisconsin State AFL-CIO
stated on August 31, 2014 a direct-mail piece
"Scott Walker has given a $10,000 tax deduction to millionaires who send their kids to exclusive private schools."
Mostly False
August 31, 2014
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