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Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 26, 2012 a "Fox and Friends" interview
Says Barack Obama's health care law "will be the biggest job-killer ever."
False
By Katie Sanders • April 2, 2012
Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson
stated on March 3, 2012 a speech
Says when he was governor, Wisconsin cut unemployment to 2.1 percent and the state’s unemployment rate was "the lowest in the country for 40 consecutive months."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • March 26, 2012
Stephen Laffey
Stephen Laffey
stated on March 2, 2012 a radio interview
Giant companies like Toyota will not locate in a state that has not passed a right-to-work law
False
By Edward Fitzpatrick • March 11, 2012
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on February 10, 2012 a radio interview
"The biggest contribution" behind a decrease in U.S. unemployment "was 1.2 million people leaving the workforce"  
False
By Willoughby Mariano • February 29, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 15, 2012 a speech at Milwaukee's Master Lock plant
"For the first time since 1990, American manufacturers are creating new jobs."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • February 22, 2012
Martin O'Malley
Martin O'Malley
stated on February 5, 2012 a TV interview.
Maryland is "creating jobs at 2 ½ times the rate that Virginia is."
False
By Nancy Madsen • February 13, 2012
Pete Hoekstra
Pete Hoekstra
stated on February 5, 2012 a website linked to a campaign ad
"Since ObamaCare and the stimulus passed, the unemployment rate in the U.S. has increased."
False
By Louis Jacobson • February 6, 2012
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on January 10, 2012 his State of the State address
Siemens has been unable to fill approximately 200 skilled trade positions in metro Atlanta.
False
By Willoughby Mariano • January 30, 2012
Ellyn Bogdanoff
Ellyn Bogdanoff
stated on January 9, 2012 a hearing in Tallahassee
Tampa is "the strip club capital of the world."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Katie Sanders • January 13, 2012
Thomas Sgouros Jr.
Thomas Sgouros Jr.
stated on December 30, 2011 an appearance on Rhode Island PBS's "A Lively Experiment"
"[If] you apply for a job, the chances are 1 in 7 that you are going to be denied that job unfairly if everybody is forced to use E-Verify."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 10, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on January 7, 2012 a Republican presidential debate in Manchester, N.H.
Says President Barack Obama has opened up no new trade relationships with other nations.
False
By Louis Jacobson • January 8, 2012
Ron Paul
Ron Paul
stated on January 3, 2012 a speech after the Iowa caucuses
Says a new national poll shows "the majority of the American people believe we should have a gold standard" for U.S. currency.
False
By Louis Jacobson, W. Gardner Selby • January 4, 2012
Paul Broun
Paul Broun
stated on December 13, 2011 a press release
"The latest unemployment numbers have shown that nearly 315,000 Americans have simply given up hope when it comes to finding a job."
False
By Willoughby Mariano • December 30, 2011
Barry Hinckley
Barry Hinckley
stated on December 4, 2011 an appearance on WPRI's "Newsmakers" program
"Our tax code is . . . 80,000 pages."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • December 27, 2011
Theresa Price
Theresa Price
stated on December 10, 2011 a speech during a rally on homelessness
"Rhode Island is leading our nation in foreclosures."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • December 20, 2011
Michael Doherty
Michael Doherty
stated on December 9, 2011 a news release
"Following the catastrophic, cascading collapse of major investment banks on Wall Street in 2007.....Nobody was prosecuted, no hearings were held and no reforms were implemented."
False
By Bill Wichert • December 19, 2011
Rush Holt
Rush Holt
stated on December 6, 2011 a telephone town hall meeting
Says in 1944 "we were in debt more than twice as much as we are now."
False
By Erin O'Neill • December 18, 2011
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on November 28, 2011 a Web ad
Says Mitt Romney has changed his position on supporting the TARP program.
False
By Molly Moorhead • November 30, 2011
Maurice Thompson
Maurice Thompson
stated on November 10, 2011 a news conference
Says unemployment in Ohio "is significantly higher than the unemployment rate in states which are not forced union states and it’s always been that way."
False
By Aaron Marshall • November 21, 2011
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on November 14, 2011 a press release
The United States' regulations "are among the most difficult in the world." 
False
By Amy Sherman • November 16, 2011
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