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Donald Trump
stated on June 22, 2016 a speech

Says Hillary Clinton "has even deleted this record of total support (for the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement) from her book."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 23, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on February 9, 2016 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."

By Louis Jacobson • February 11, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on September 28, 2015 a press conference

The unemployment rate may be as high as "42 percent."

By Louis Jacobson • September 30, 2015

Donald Trump
stated on June 16, 2015 his presidential announcement speech

"The last quarter, it was just announced, our gross domestic product … was below zero. Who ever heard of this? It's never below zero."

By Louis Jacobson • June 16, 2015

Facebook posts
stated on May 17, 2015 a meme on social media

"During Obama's first five years as president, black unemployment increased 42 percent. During Reagan's presidency, black unemployment dropped 20 percent."

By Louis Jacobson • May 22, 2015

Jim Lampley
stated on May 2, 2015 comments before the Mayweather vs. Pacquiao fight

The projected revenue from the Mayweather/Pacquiao fight is "larger than the annual GDP of 29 different countries."

By Lauren Carroll • May 3, 2015

Rick Perry
stated on January 26, 2015 a breakfast talk in Iowa

The U.S. unemployment rate has "been massaged, it’s been doctored."

By W. Gardner Selby • January 26, 2015

Facebook posts
stated on December 5, 2014 a meme on social media

"When (Barack Obama) took office, 2.3 million people were out of work. Five-plus years later, we have 5 million-plus out of work."

By Louis Jacobson • December 9, 2014

Gary Lambert
stated on August 11, 2014 a campaign mailer

Says Marilinda Garcia supports "$150 billion in new taxes."

By Jim Haddadin • August 15, 2014

Facebook posts
stated on July 18, 2014 a meme on social media

Says former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said that "if the workers are more insecure, that's very healthy for the society" because "they'll serve the masters gladly and passively."

By Louis Jacobson • July 21, 2014

John DePetro
stated on July 7, 2014 a talk radio comment

"Although the governor doubled the beach fees . . . all the money, as we found out, is all going to an out-of-state company. The state isn't even getting the money for that."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 14, 2014

Allan Fung
stated on June 2, 2014 a TV commercial

Ken "Block supports Obamacare."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 8, 2014

Facebook posts
stated on April 25, 2014 a meme shared on social media

"Over 300K home owner suicides attributed to foreclosures."

By Louis Jacobson • April 25, 2014

Mary Burke
stated on March 25, 2014 a jobs proposal

"Wisconsin wages are declining at double the rate of other states."

By Dave Umhoefer • March 31, 2014

Mary Burke
stated on March 5, 2014 a TV ad

Under Scott Walker, Wisconsin "unemployment's up" from 4.8% to 6.2%

March 7, 2014

Jonathan Boucher
stated on January 31, 2014 a Providence Journal commentary

"The Republican leadership in the House has refused to address the issues that matter the most to Rhode Island, such as passing a jobs bill."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 16, 2014

Andrea Tantaros
stated on January 15, 2014 comments on Fox News Channel's "The Five"

During the lead-up to the American Revolutionary War, "some guy in Boston got his head blown off because he tried to secretly raise the tax on tea."

By Aaron Sharockman • January 16, 2014

Facebook posts
stated on December 5, 2013 a meme on the Internet

Says Vladimir Putin said, "President Obama and his fellow Democrats are either idiots or deliberately trying to destroy their own economy."

December 5, 2013

Marco Rubio
stated on July 25, 2013 a FoxNews.com op-ed

Under Obamacare, "75 percent of small businesses now say they are going to be forced to either fire workers or cut their hours."

By Becky Bowers • July 29, 2013

Rick Scott
stated on June 24, 2013 a TV interview

Says Florida didn’t offer special incentives to Deutsche Bank, which announced it will add 300 jobs in Florida.

By Katie Sanders • June 25, 2013

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