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Jim Justice
stated on October 16, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says a new annual report shows that "West Virginia’s tourism industry has grown for the second consecutive year, reversing years of decline and outpacing national growth by 58 percent."

True

By Darby Coughlin, Mackenzie Myers • December 17, 2019

Arnold Schwarzenegger
stated on December 1, 2019 in an interview on "Meet the Press":

"In Bakersfield, where there’s a lot of oil drilling going on, there’s more solar jobs now in Bakersfield and around that area than there are oil jobs."

False

By Chris Nichols • December 6, 2019

Brian Treece
stated on October 17, 2019 in a press conference:

Columbia, Mo., is "one of the fastest growing cities in the region, the only city in the state to grow jobs faster than the nation as a whole."

Mostly False

By Libby Stanford • November 16, 2019

Donald Trump Jr.
stated on November 1, 2019 in a Tweet:

"Tens of thousands" of people leave New York every week.

False

By Jill Terreri Ramos • November 8, 2019

Phil Scott
stated on October 25, 2019 in Statement responding to Energizer's plans to close a factory in Bennington.:

"This decision is an unfortunate example of why those of us in Montpelier need to work together to make Vermont a more affordable place to do business and make sure our policies help businesses thrive rather than creating unique burdens and barriers to growth that make us less competitive with other states."

False

By Xander Landen • October 31, 2019

Mike Parson
stated on September 8, 2019 in a campaign announcement:

"Wages are on the rise — in fact we were the top small-business wage growth state in the nation."

Mostly True

By Joe Noser • October 31, 2019

Brian Kolb
stated on September 24, 2019 in a Tweet:

The Buffalo Billion is "still breaking every job promise"

Half-True

By Jill Terreri Ramos • October 29, 2019

Glenn Kage
stated on September 16, 2019 in a Missouri Times interview:

"General Motors is making record profits."

Half-True

By Caitlyn Rosen • October 25, 2019

Bernie Sanders
stated on October 19, 2019 in a rally in New York City:

Says Congress gave Wall Street "trillions of dollars of zero interest loans."

Half-True

By Jon Greenberg • October 25, 2019

Tom Steyer
stated on October 15, 2019 in a Democratic presidential debate:

"People haven't had a raise -- 90 percent of Americans have not had a raise for 40 years."

Half-True

By Chris Nichols • October 16, 2019

Andrew Yang
stated on September 21, 2019 in Iowa Steak Fry speech:

Says about universal basic income, "Thomas Paine was for it at our founding ... Martin Luther King, champion in the ‘60s, called it a guaranteed minimum income for all Americans… It passed the U.S. House of Representatives twice in 1971."

Mostly True

By Miriam Valverde • October 16, 2019

Julián Castro
stated on October 15, 2019 in a debate:

"Ohio, Michigan, and Pennsylvania actually in the latest jobs data have lost jobs, not gained them."

False

By Louis Jacobson • October 16, 2019

Kevin Brady
stated on October 7, 2019 in a tweet:

Says the Associated Press was wrong to report that "Income Inequality grew to largest in 50 years" because in a "new Census report all four measures of income inequality SHRUNK, reversing rise over past five decades."

Mostly False

By Madlin Mekelburg • October 12, 2019

Ron Johnson
stated on July 15, 2019 in a tweet:

"Republican policies have led to business investment growth that’s 10 times faster than what we saw under President Obama."

Mostly False

By Mica Soellner • October 9, 2019

Joe Biden
stated on September 21, 2019 in a campaign appearance in Iowa:

"We’re no longer the wealthiest middle class in the world."

Mostly True

By Amy Sherman • October 4, 2019

Donald Trump
stated on September 22, 2019 in a speech:

"For the first time in history, most new hires of prime working age are minorities and women."

Half-True

By Miriam Valverde • September 27, 2019

West Virginia Republican Party
stated on August 27, 2019 in a tweet:

"Women’s unemployment has been lower under President Trump than it’s been in nearly 70 years."

Mostly True

By Caroline Cassedy, Karli Celestin • September 26, 2019

Donald Trump
stated on September 9, 2019 in a rally in Fayetteville, N.C.:

China has "had now the worst year in 57 years."

Mostly False

By Bill McCarthy • September 10, 2019

Stanley Greenberg
stated on September 9, 2019 in his book, "RIP GOP":

"What was the reality for most Americans during the Obama presidency? Most lost wealth and their incomes fell, particularly for those at the bottom of the ladder."

Mostly True

By Louis Jacobson • September 10, 2019

Tom Reed
stated on August 20, 2019 in a Tweet:

After the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, "the typical American worker’s pay growing at more than 3 percent a year, record low unemployment."

Half-True

By Jill Terreri Ramos • September 6, 2019

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