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Hillary Clinton
stated on February 11, 2016 in a Democratic presidential debate in Milwaukee:

"Americans haven’t had a raise in 15 years."

Mostly True

By Louis Jacobson • February 12, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on February 9, 2016 in a victory speech after the New Hampshire primary:

"Don't believe those phony numbers when you hear 4.9 and 5 percent unemployment. The number's probably 28, 29, as high as 35. In fact, I even heard recently 42 percent."

Pants on Fire!

By Louis Jacobson • February 11, 2016

Bernie Sanders
stated on February 4, 2016 in a Democratic debate in New Hampshire:

"Not one Republican has the guts to recognize that climate change is real."

False

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 10, 2016

Gina Raimondo
stated on January 26, 2016 in economic development report:

"Owen in MA vs. Owen in RI … Advantage:Rhode Island."

True

By Mark Reynolds • February 7, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on December 8, 2015 in an editorial board interview with the Concord Monitor:

"We now have more jobs in solar than we do in oil."

False

By Nick Reid • January 29, 2016

Jerry Brown
stated on January 21, 2016 in a State of the State address:

"Two million new jobs have been created," in California since 2011.

True

By Chris Nichols • January 25, 2016

Roger Williams
stated on January 12, 2016 in response to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address:

Under Barack Obama, "the fewest number of adults are working since Jimmy Carter’s presidency."

False

By W. Gardner Selby • January 22, 2016

Ted Cruz
stated on January 14, 2016 in the Fox Business Network debate:

"We have the lowest percentage of Americans working today of any year since 1977."

Mostly True

By Louis Jacobson • January 15, 2016

Barack Obama
stated on January 12, 2016 in his State of the Union speech:

"Our businesses have created jobs every single month since (Obamacare) became law."

True

By Lauren Carroll • January 13, 2016

Katrina Shankland
stated on November 16, 2015 in a news conference:

Wisconsin "is on pace to double the number of layoffs" this year.

False

By James B. Nelson • December 21, 2015

Charlotte Nash
stated on November 17, 2015 in a statement:

Since 2008, Gwinnett County’s population has grown 15 percent, while the county government staff has increased only 1 percent.

True

By Nancy Badertscher • December 11, 2015

Terry McAuliffe
stated on December 3, 2015 in a news conference.:

"Since 2008, we have cut 5,000 positions" from Virginia public schools.

True

By Warren Fiske • December 8, 2015

Kevin de León
stated on November 10, 2015 in a press release:

California has "robust job growth that outpaces the rest of the nation."

Mostly True

By Chris Nichols • December 7, 2015

Facebook posts
stated on November 10, 2015 in a Facebook comment:

"Illegal immigrants mow the grass around the (Texas) Capitol."

False

By W. Gardner Selby • November 27, 2015

Glenn Grothman
stated on October 30, 2015 in an interview:

Wisconsin’s 6th congressional "district has more manufacturing jobs than almost any other" in the nation.

True

By James B. Nelson • November 20, 2015

Hillary Clinton
stated on November 14, 2015 in a Democratic presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa:

"Wages adjusted for inflation haven’t risen since the turn of the last century."

Half-True

By Louis Jacobson • November 15, 2015

Bernie Sanders
stated on November 6, 2015 in a Democratic presidential candidates' forum in Rock Hill, S.C.:

"Over half of the black workers in this country earn less" than $15 an hour.

Mostly True

By Louis Jacobson • November 12, 2015

Marco Rubio
stated on November 10, 2015 in the fourth GOP primary debate.:

"Welders make more money than philosophers."

False

By Clayton Youngman • November 11, 2015

Ben Carson
stated on November 10, 2015 in the Republican debate in Milwaukee, Wis.:

"Every time we raise the minimum wage, the number of jobless people increases."

False

By Louis Jacobson • November 11, 2015

Ted Cruz
stated on October 28, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.:

"Under Barack Obama and the big government economy, the median wage for women has dropped $733."

False

By Louis Jacobson • October 29, 2015

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