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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 20, 2018 an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity
Under the North American Free Trade Agreement, "we lost millions of jobs."
False
By Louis Jacobson • September 24, 2018
West Virginia Republican Party
West Virginia Republican Party
stated on September 7, 2018 a tweet
"Thanks to President Trump and Republicans over the past year through July, U.S. manufacturing added 327,000 jobs, the most of any 12-month period since April 1995, when the figure added a healthy 345,000 positions."
Mostly True
By Adrianne Uphold • September 6, 2018
West Virginia Republican Party
West Virginia Republican Party
stated on August 10, 2018 a tweet
"For only the second time since 2000, there are more job openings than Americans who are unemployed."
True
By Anja Martin • August 31, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on August 22, 2018 a blog post
"Omarosa Exposed: Turns out she was actually working for Hillary"
Half-True
By Katie Akin • August 23, 2018
West Virginia Republican Party
West Virginia Republican Party
stated on August 8, 2018 a tweet
"The American economy is continuing its longest monthly streak of job growth in history, with 3.9 million jobs added since President Trump was elected."
True
By Warren Sterling • August 23, 2018
Unite Here Florida PAC
Unite Here Florida PAC
stated on August 16, 2018 a TV ad
"Gwen Graham owns a $14 million stake in her family’s company that’s behind the American Dream Mall. ... While Graham and her family will make millions, Florida will be stuck with poverty wage jobs, endangered wildlife and massive traffic congestion."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • August 22, 2018
Sarah Huckabee Sanders
Sarah Huckabee Sanders
stated on August 14, 2018 a White House press briefing
"President Trump in his first year and a half has already tripled what President Obama did (for African-American employment) in eight years."
False
By Louis Jacobson • August 15, 2018
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on July 26, 2018 a tweet
"Between the first and second quarters of 2018 — after the tax cuts were enacted — real wages fell by 1.8 percent."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • August 1, 2018
Matt Flynn
Matt Flynn
stated on April 12, 2018 a TV interview
Says Foxconn "is under investigation in mainland China for securities fraud, environmental fraud and labor fraud."
Mostly False
By Ahmed Elbenni • July 31, 2018
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on July 22, 2018 an opinion piece for the Philadelphia Inquirer
"[The] unemployment rate in the Philadelphia metro area is now at its lowest level ever recorded."
Mostly True
By Sarah Anne Hughes • July 23, 2018
Kelda Helen Roys
Kelda Helen Roys
stated on April 18, 2018 a tweet and campaign event
Wisconsin lost "almost 4,000 manufacturing jobs in 2017."
False
By Taylor Palmby • July 23, 2018
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
stated on July 13, 2018 an interview on PBS' "Firing Line"
"Unemployment is low because everyone has two jobs. Unemployment is low because people are working 60, 70, 80 hours a week and can barely feed their family."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • July 18, 2018
Juliana Stratton
Juliana Stratton
stated on June 28, 2018 a radio interview
Gov. Bruce Rauner has "created no jobs over the past three years."
False
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • July 16, 2018
Rahm Emanuel
Rahm Emanuel
stated on June 28, 2018 a television interview
"Chicago is experiencing right now the highest employment since 1950."
False
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • July 9, 2018
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on April 22, 2018 an appearance on UpFront with Mike Gousha
Says Wisconsin ‘could compel’ Foxconn to install solar panels that would power 33,000 homes.
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • June 6, 2018
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on June 4, 2018 a Senate floor speech
"The bottom line is clear: Under the policies of this unified Republican government, American workers, families, and business owners are achieving economic growth that is unmatched in recent memory. … More than 1 million new jobs have been created just since we passed tax reform last December."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 5, 2018
Tennessee Republican Party
Tennessee Republican Party
stated on May 23, 2018 a Republican party blog post
"While Phil Bredesen was in the governor’s office, the number of Tennesseans on unemployment nearly doubled."  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • May 29, 2018
Bruce Rauner
Bruce Rauner
stated on May 11, 2018 a policy forum
"There’s more union jobs growing in Texas, which is a right-to-work state, than in Illinois, and factory workers make more money in Texas than they do in Illinois."
Half-True
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • May 24, 2018
Steve Adler
Steve Adler
stated on May 8, 2018 an interview on KLBJ-AM
Says Austin is "creating more jobs than any other city in the country."  
False
By W. Gardner Selby • May 16, 2018
Adam Putnam
Adam Putnam
stated on May 5, 2018 a Republican candidate forum
"Welders are coming out of their tech schools at $28 an hour" and "pipefitters are making six figures."  
Half-True
By Allison Graves • May 10, 2018
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