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George Allen
George Allen
stated on February 17, 2011 in a press release.:
The stimulus bill "promised to keep unemployment under 8%."
Mostly False
By Jacob Geiger, Robert Farley • February 28, 2011
Dwight Jones
Dwight Jones
stated on February 3, 2011 in his annual State of the City Address.:
"Overall we currently have $981 million, almost a billion dollars in active development projects right here in the City of Richmond."
Mostly False
By Jacob Geiger • February 11, 2011
Hank Johnson
Hank Johnson
stated on January 26, 2011 in an online posting:
"The economy we preside over today is better than the one we inherited."
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • January 31, 2011
Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on January 25, 2011 in a response to the State of the Union:
"The White House promised us that all the spending would keep unemployment under 8 percent."
Mostly False
By Robert Farley • January 26, 2011
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on January 12, 2011 in the State of the Commonwealth address:
"It is estimated that every $100 million spent on construction generates 3,000 new jobs."
Mostly False
By Jacob Geiger • January 22, 2011
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on July 15, 2010 in a press release:
The financial regulatory bill "will kill jobs."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • January 21, 2011
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
stated on November 3, 2010 in a TV interview.:
Letting the Bush tax cuts expire would raise taxes on small businesses.
Mostly False
By Warren Fiske • November 26, 2010
Lincoln Chafee
Lincoln Chafee
stated on November 3, 2010 in a news conference:
Experts say the property tax "is the most harmful to economic growth and . . . the sales tax is least harmful."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • November 14, 2010
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on November 7, 2010 in a prepared speech:
Grocery prices "have risen significantly over the past year or so."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • November 10, 2010
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on October 24, 2010 in an interview on "This Week.":
When Obama took office "the economy of the United States was actually shrinking for the first time in about 70 years."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • November 5, 2010
Bill White
Bill White
stated on October 15, 2010 in an interview:
"Of those 850,000 (new Texas) jobs, most were public-sector jobs and minimum-wage jobs."
Mostly False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • October 29, 2010
Glenn Nye
Glenn Nye
stated on August 12, 2010 in a TV ad:
 Says he "voted no on the Wall Street bailouts."
Mostly False
By Warren Fiske • October 25, 2010
Alexi Giannoulias
Alexi Giannoulias
stated on October 15, 2010 in a TV ad:
"Mark Kirk: Lied about going to war. Opposed middle class tax cuts. And said unemployment’s not that big an issue."
Mostly False
By Robert Farley • October 19, 2010
Citizens for Lower Taxes and a Stronger Economy
Citizens for Lower Taxes and a Stronger Economy
stated on January 21, 2010 in the "No on 4!" website:
"Amendment 4 will reduce Florida’s economic output by $34 billion annually."
Mostly False
By Laura Figueroa • October 15, 2010
Mark S. Zaccaria
Mark S. Zaccaria
stated on October 1, 2010 in a news release:
Says James Langevin voted to spend "$3 billion for a jet engine no one wants."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 10, 2010
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on September 27, 2010 in a TV ad.:
"Alex Sink funneled three quarters of a million dollars in no-bid contracts to Bank of America."
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • October 5, 2010
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on September 21, 2010 in a television ad:
State pension fund staffers "lost billions. Then Sink gave them bonuses."
Mostly False
By Mary Ellen Klas • September 23, 2010
Bill Flores
Bill Flores
stated on September 26, 2010 in a TV ad:
Says he created more than 500 American jobs.
Mostly False
By Ciara O'Rourke • September 17, 2010
J.B. Powell
J.B. Powell
stated on September 9, 2010 in a news release:
Horse racing could boost Georgia's economy by $1 billion a year and create 10,000 to 20,000 jobs.
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • September 17, 2010
Ohio Democratic Party
Ohio Democratic Party
stated on August 23, 2010 in an election ad:
DeWine "took $1.9 million from big banks," "supported legislation that helped Bernie Madoff make millions" and "protected predatory lenders while families lost their homes."
Mostly False
By Aaron Marshall • September 14, 2010
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