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Teresa Ghilarducci
Teresa Ghilarducci
stated on December 15, 2013 an interview on MSNBC's "Up":
"A quarter of our workers make $18,000 per year."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • December 23, 2013
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on December 5, 2013 an interview:
Under President Obama’s health-care reforms, the premium for "an average plan for a family didn't go down by $2,500 per year, it's gone up about $2,500 per year."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • December 15, 2013
David Madland
David Madland
stated on December 6, 2013 a broadcast of CNN's "Crossfire":
"The CBO just said if we cut this (unemployment benefits) extension, we will kill jobs, because those people who are looking for work won't have any money to spend."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • December 10, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on December 4, 2013 a speech at the Center for American Progress:
The minimum wage "in real terms right now is below where it was when Harry Truman was in office."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • December 4, 2013
Michael Mule'
Michael Mule'
stated on November 4, 2013 an interview:
"Georgia has lost 14 percent of its jobs paying more than $50,000 a year and added 15 percent to its Medicaid rolls during the recovery."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • November 13, 2013
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on October 30, 2013 a YouTube attack ad:
As CFO, Alex Sink oversaw "a $27 billion loss in the state's pension fund."
Half-True
By Julie Kliegman • November 1, 2013
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on October 6, 2013 an interview on ABC's "This Week":
"This year, the federal government will have more revenue than any year in the history of our country."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 7, 2013
Michael Turner
Michael Turner
stated on April 22, 2012 a news release:
Some "20,000 Delphi salaried retirees lost up to 70 percent of their pensions" as a result of "political favoritism and backroom deals."
Half-True
By Stephen Koff • September 24, 2013
Barry Smitherman
Barry Smitherman
stated on August 26, 2013 prepared remarks for speech to Texas Alliance for Life:
According to an article in the Economist magazine, Americans are "guaranteed" to live above the poverty line if they graduate from high school, keep their first job for over a year and get and stay married.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • September 18, 2013
John Currie
John Currie
stated on September 9, 2013 a guest blog post:
Unemployment in Texas has risen over two percentage points with Rick Perry as governor.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • September 17, 2013
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on September 12, 2013 a press conference:
According to the most recent jobs report, "we've got more Americans leaving the workforce than we have finding jobs."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 16, 2013
Joe Atkins
Joe Atkins
stated on August 29, 2013 an interview:
"Minnesota is kicking butt relative to Wisconsin on everything from employment and job creation to school test scores, educated work force and a host of other factors and rankings"
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • September 16, 2013
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on August 21, 2013 a radio ad:
"Every year, more than $40 million are leaving Missouri for the Lone Star State."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 30, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 24, 2013 a speech in Galesburg, Ill.:
"Our businesses have created nearly twice as many jobs in this recovery as they had at the same point in the last recovery, when there was no Obamacare."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 26, 2013
Al Gore
Al Gore
stated on June 11, 2013 a keynote address:
The ocean is now "much more acidic . . . than it has been for many millions of years."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 22, 2013
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on May 11, 2013 the commencement address at Hillsdale College:
Says Americans "invented ‘Pong,’ ‘Space Invaders’ and the iPhone."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 6, 2013
Frank Caprio
Frank Caprio
stated on May 19, 2013 an appearance on "10 News Conference":
Since Gina Raimondo took office, investment fees on the state's pension portfolio "have gone up from about $12 million annually to about $50 million."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 2, 2013
Charlie Smith
Charlie Smith
stated on May 6, 2013 a newspaper article:
The federal government could save $500 million annually by circulating $1 coins instead of $1 bills.
Half-True
By Janel Davis • May 31, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 9, 2013 a speech in Manor, Texas.:
Says that according to a report, "the tech sector now drives more than one-quarter of Austin’s economy."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 17, 2013
Gina Raimondo
Gina Raimondo
stated on April 8, 2013 a tweet promoting Equal Pay Day:
"Women make 77 cents for every dollar earned by men."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 18, 2013
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