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Ivanka Trump
Ivanka Trump
stated on August 20, 2019 in a tweet:
"Since the passage of Tax Cuts, real disposable personal income per household has increased $5,205."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • August 22, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 21, 2019 in remarks at the White House:
"Yesterday we had the strongest dollar in the history of our country."
False
By Louis Jacobson • August 22, 2019
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on August 12, 2019 in a CNN interview:
It "is estimated that as many as 300,000 auto workers may be out of a job before the end of the year." 
False
By Chris Nichols • August 21, 2019
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on July 22, 2019 in a post on Medium:
"The country is now in a manufacturing recession."  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • July 26, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 9, 2019 in Twitter:
"Food Stamp participation hits 10 year low."
True
By Stefanie Pousoulides • July 16, 2019
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on July 10, 2019 in an op-ed in the Washington Post:
"42 percent of (Walmart’s) associates are black."
False
By Jon Greenberg • July 12, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 30, 2019 in remarks to South Korean business leaders:
"We hadn’t had a (car) plant built in years — in decades, actually. And now we have many plants being built all throughout the United States."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • July 9, 2019
Charles Payne
Charles Payne
stated on June 17, 2019 in a TV appearance:
"When President Obama was elected, the market crashed … Trump was up 9%, President Obama was down 14.8% and President Bush was down almost 4%. There is an instant reaction on Wall Street."
Mostly False
By Bill McCarthy • June 25, 2019
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on June 1, 2019 in a speech at the California Democratic Party Convention:
President Trump’s tariffs are "taking $1.4 billion out of working people’s pockets every month."
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • June 10, 2019
Mike Murphy
Mike Murphy
stated on May 22, 2019 in remarks during a press conference:
Says when New York "implemented a program" to tax the wealthy at higher rates it saw a revenue shortfall "because of the outward migration of their top earners."
False
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • May 30, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 16, 2019 in an immigration speech:
"Only 12% of legal immigrants are selected based on skill or based on merit. In countries like Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and others, that number is closer to 60, and even 70 and 75% in some cases."
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • May 24, 2019
Steve Bullock
Steve Bullock
stated on May 19, 2019 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union":
"You look at today, only half the 30-year-olds are doing better than their parents were at age 30. When I was being raised, it was 90%."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • May 21, 2019
JB Pritzker
JB Pritzker
stated on May 1, 2019 in a speech:
Says states with graduated income taxes "create jobs and grow their economies faster" than Illinois.
Half-True
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • May 19, 2019
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on May 10, 2019 in a tweet:
Says Wisconsin payday loans have a 574% average annual interest rate, "exploitative lending that keeps Americans trapped in debt"
Mostly True
By Eric Litke • May 14, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 9, 2019 in remarks at the White House:
Tariffs are "paid for mostly by China, by the way, not by us."
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 14, 2019
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on May 6, 2019 in a tweet:
"99.4% of businesses in Wisconsin are small businesses," and they employ "nearly half of our workforce."
True
By Eric Litke • May 7, 2019
Terry Gou
Terry Gou
stated on May 1, 2019 in a press conference:
"We suspended the (Foxconn) work around October, November last year because the weather there was snowy and icy cold."
False
By Eric Litke • May 2, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 27, 2019 in a rally:
"The unemployment rate for Wisconsin workers has reached historic lows. It’s never been this low before, ever, ever, ever."
True
By Mica Soellner • May 2, 2019
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on April 22, 2019 in a CNN town hall in New Hampshire:
Speaking of the financial crisis that gained traction in 2007, "I talked about it to anyone who would listen, a crisis is coming."
True
By Miriam Valverde • April 30, 2019
Cheri Toalson Reisch
Cheri Toalson Reisch
stated on April 1, 2019 in in the state House during discussion of a criminal justice bill:
"We have an unemployment (rate of) 1.5 in Boone County, and we can’t find enough workers."
Half-True
By Olivia Garrett • April 30, 2019
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