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Mark Warner
stated on June 4, 2015 in an interview.:

Millennials "will be 75 percent of the workforce in the next 10 years."

Mostly False

By Sean Gorman • June 15, 2015

The Commonwealth Institute
stated on April 30, 2015 in a blog post.:

Says "roughly two-thirds of (state) corporations didn’t pay any income tax in Virginia."

Mostly True

By Sean Gorman • May 27, 2015

The Family Foundation
stated on May 14, 2015 in a Facebook post.:

"The United States is one of only seven nations that allows elective abortions after 20 weeks post-fertilization."

True

By Warren Fiske • May 26, 2015

Alex McMurtrie Jr.
stated on May 7, 2015 in a campaign flyer.:

State legislators "quietly shifted $2 billion from education to road building" in 2013.

False

By Warren Fiske • May 18, 2015

Rob Wittman
stated on April 30, 2015 in a news release.:

The 2005 round of military base closings "has not yet resulted in savings."

Half-True

By Sean Gorman • May 15, 2015

Mark Warner
stated on April 23, 2015 in a news release.:

An audit shows "there are 6.5 million people who have active Social Security numbers who are 112 years of age or older,"

True

By Sean Gorman • May 11, 2015

Robert Hurt
stated on April 16, 2015 in a statement.:

Says the estate tax, "in many cases," forces family farmers and small businesses owners to sell their holdings.

False

By Warren Fiske • May 3, 2015

Tim Kaine
stated on April 16, 2015 in a floor speech.:

"It’s estimated that 40 percent of all the guns that are sold in the United States occur with no background records check."

Mostly False

By Sean Gorman • April 28, 2015

Joe Morrissey
stated on March 25, 2015 in a campaign flier.:

"Rosalyn Dance voted against President Obama’s Medicaid expansion."

Mostly False

By Sean Gorman • April 23, 2015

Mark Herring
stated on April 14, 2015 in a Facebook post.:

"By age 65, the average woman will have lost $431,000 throughout her working career was a result of the pay gap."

Mostly True

By Warren Fiske • April 20, 2015

Dave Brat
stated on March 17, 2015 in a written statement.:

Repealing Obamacare saves "our nation more than $2 trillion."

False

By Warren Fiske • April 13, 2015

Susan Stimpson
stated on March 28, 2015 in a Facebook post.:

Virginia House Speaker Bill Howell is "allied to group pushing MIXED SEX BATHROOMS in Stafford Schools."

False

By Sean Gorman • April 6, 2015

Randy Forbes
stated on March 16, 2015 in a blog.:

"Did you know that the U.S. is one of the very few nations in the world without an official language?"

True

By Warren Fiske • April 6, 2015

Dave Brat
stated on March 17, 2015 in a news release.:

"Since President Obama took office in January 2009, the federal government has issued more than 468,500 pages of regulations."

Mostly False

By Sean Gorman • March 30, 2015

Ken Plum
stated on March 12, 2015:

"We've got 40 years of study now that show that, with a good preschool start, you're less likely to be on public dole, you're less likely to be in prison."

Mostly True

By Sean Gorman • March 23, 2015

Don Beyer
stated on March 4, 2015 in an op-ed.:

"More than 7,000 Americans lost their lives to climate change-fueled events last year."

False

By Warren Fiske • March 23, 2015

Rick Perry
stated on February 24, 2015 in a speech:

"Thomas Paine wrote that ‘the duty of a patriot is to protect his country from his government.’"

False

By Sean Gorman • March 9, 2015

John Fredericks
stated on February 28, 2015 in a radio show.:

Every illegal immigrant "can be eligible for up to $36,000 to $38,000 in earned income tax credits without paying a dime in."

False

By Warren Fiske • March 9, 2015

Rick Perry
stated on February 24, 2015 in a speech.:

"America produces more oil and gas than any other nation in the world."

True

By Sean Gorman • March 2, 2015

Dave Brat
stated on February 16, 2015 in a Facebook post.:

"...Over 30 years, federal spending on education has grown by 375 percent, but test scores remain flat."

Mostly True

By Warren Fiske • March 2, 2015

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