Fact Check Posts – Page 13

Chris Coons
stated on October 13, 2010 a televised debate, disputing a claim by Republican Christine O'Donnell

New Castle County's unemployment rate has not almost doubled in the last two years.

By Louis Jacobson • October 14, 2010

Rob Portman
stated on October 6, 2010 a television campaign ad

Since the stimulus package was passed, "Ohio’s lost over 100,000 more jobs."

By Stephen Koff • October 11, 2010

Hank Gilbert
stated on September 24, 2010 a press release.

Says the Texas Department of Agriculture seeks to purchase up to 300,000 promotional stress balls.

By W. Gardner Selby • October 11, 2010

Lloyd Doggett
stated on October 4, 2010 a TV ad

"I said no to these big bank bailouts."

October 7, 2010

John Robitaille
stated on October 4, 2010 an interview on WHJJ's Helen Glover Show

"Rhode Island has a very generous unemployment compensation rate compared to most other states."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 6, 2010

Rick Perry
stated on September 12, 2010 a TV ad

"We've created more than 850,000 jobs, more than all the other states combined."

September 23, 2010

Citizens for the Republic
stated on September 21, 2010 a campaign commercial

Children born today will carry a $30,000 share of the national debt.

By Louis Jacobson • September 23, 2010

Barack Obama
stated on September 20, 2010 a town hall meeting

"There's a big chunk of the country that thinks that I have been too soft on Wall Street."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 22, 2010

John Dennis
stated on September 14, 2010 a campaign commercial

Taxpayers pay $18,000 a month for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's district office in downtown San Francisco.

September 15, 2010

Kernan "Kerry" King
stated on August 21, 2010 an interview on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers

In Rhode Island "there are 150 different pension plans for public workers."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 30, 2010

Kenneth Block
stated on June 19, 2010 a TV and Internet commercial

"(I) helped to invent a system that saved over a billion dollars on welfare."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 29, 2010

Barack Obama
stated on August 9, 2010 a speech at the University of Texas at Austin

"The unemployment rate for folks who've never gone to college is almost double what it is for those who have."

August 17, 2010

George Voinovich
stated on July 14, 2010 a speech in the U.S. Senate

"Last year, we borrowed $1.4 trillion -- or 41 cents of every dollar we spent. Over half of this debt is held by foreign investors."

By Stephen Koff • August 10, 2010

George Will
stated on August 1, 2010 a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week"

During the recession, "the consumer in his native perversity has begun to save. The savings rate is now 6.2 percent."

By Louis Jacobson • August 2, 2010

Donna Brazile
stated on July 25, 2010 a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week"

Over the last 10 years, incomes for the top 1 percent "have grown." Meanwhile, the bottom half of the country, "they've seen their wages stagnate."

By Lukas Pleva • July 29, 2010

Marc Morial
stated on July 25, 2010 a roundtable discussion on NBC's "Meet the Press"

The Latino unemployment rate is higher than the white rate and the black rate is higher than the Latino rate.

By Louis Jacobson • July 27, 2010

Timothy Geithner
stated on July 25, 2010 ABC's "This Week"

"We've seen six months of positive job growth by the private sector."

By Lukas Pleva • July 27, 2010

Sherrod Brown
stated on July 14, 2010 an interview with Rachel Maddow

Twenty-two million jobs were created during Clinton’s two terms but only 3 million during Bush’s.

By Stephen Koff • July 25, 2010

Bob Gibbs
stated on July 21, 2010 a statement posted to his website

"In the 18th Congressional District, 100% of electric generation comes from coal."

By Robert Higgs • July 24, 2010

John Cornyn
stated on July 1, 2010 a conference call with Texas reporters

"Sen. McConnell offered a fully paid two-month extension of unemployment insurance."

July 11, 2010

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