Latest Fact-Checks In West Virginia

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Richard Ojeda
Richard Ojeda
stated on August 25, 2019 a tweet
The United States is "#1 in oil consumption" in the world.
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By Autumn Cecil, Jacqueline Kautz • October 1, 2019
West Virginia Republican Party
West Virginia Republican Party
stated on August 27, 2019 a tweet
"Women’s unemployment has been lower under President Trump than it’s been in nearly 70 years."
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By Caroline Cassedy, Karli Celestin • September 26, 2019
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on June 12, 2019 a speech at George Washington University
"In 2014 ... in McDowell County, W.Va., one of the poorest counties in the nation, life expectancy for men was 64 years. In Fairfax County, Va., a wealthy county, just 350 miles away, life expectancy was nearly 82 years, an 18 year differential. The life expectancy gap for women in the two counties was 12 years."
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By Kristen Uppercue, Patrick Orsagos • July 18, 2019
West Virginia Democratic Party
West Virginia Democratic Party
stated on April 2, 2019 a tweet
"Black women make only around 63 cents while Native American women earn 58 cents, and Hispanic women make just 54 cents in comparison to every dollar a man makes."
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By Garrett Spikes, Rebecca Jerome • May 16, 2019
Joe Manchin
Joe Manchin
stated on March 29, 2019 a tweet
"19% of WVians rely on SNAP," or food stamps.
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By Kenneth Harmonay, Patrick Downey • May 10, 2019
Joe Manchin
Joe Manchin
stated on April 17, 2019 a tweet
"Nearly 20 million Americans ... have gained health insurance since (the Affordable Care Act) passed in 2010."
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By Garrett Spikes, Jack Tolman • May 10, 2019
Nikki Bowmar
Nikki Bowmar
stated on March 30, 2019 a comment in a newspaper article
Small businesses in West Virginia make up "99 percent of the total number of businesses in the state" and employ "nearly 50 percent of the state’s workforce."
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By Jensen Mills, Stephanie Alvaro • April 24, 2019
Joe Manchin
Joe Manchin
stated on March 18, 2019 a press release
"It is estimated that more than 20 veterans die by suicide every day."
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By Garrett Spikes, Jack Tolman • April 24, 2019
Mitch Carmichael
Mitch Carmichael
stated on February 14, 2019 an interview with WV MetroNews
In West Virginia, "our students enter in at fourth grade the first time they’re tested, 37th or 38th in the nation—which is not good, but it’s not horrible. By the time they’re in the 8th grade, they’re 46th or 47th, and then upon 11th grade testing they’re near last."
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By Al Bernardi • April 3, 2019
Jeremiah Samples
Jeremiah Samples
stated on February 28, 2019 testimony before the West Virginia state Senate
"We have had an increase of 67 percent (in) the number of children taken into state custody since 2014."
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By Catherine Harrington, Madison Weaver • April 3, 2019
Jim Justice
Jim Justice
stated on January 8, 2019 a tweet
"This is the largest cumulative surplus for the first six months of any fiscal year in state history."
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By Austin Jones, Kyle Coughlin • March 6, 2019
Carol Miller
Carol Miller
stated on February 15, 2019 a tweeted video
"Just two weeks ago, Customs and Border Protection seized enough fentanyl to kill every person in West Virginia 32 times over."
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By Catherine Harrington, Madison Weaver • March 6, 2019
Joe Manchin
Joe Manchin
stated on January 2, 2019 a tweet
The partial government shutdown in early 2019 affected "18,000 federal employees in West Virginia."
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By Kenneth Harmonay, Patrick Downey • February 20, 2019
Patrick Morrisey
Patrick Morrisey
stated on January 6, 2019 a Facebook post
Obamacare premiums "have gone up 160 percent in West Virginia in 4 yrs."
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By Garrett Spikes, Jack Tolman • February 7, 2019
Shelley Moore Capito
Shelley Moore Capito
stated on January 3, 2019 an op-ed
"Our economy is growing at its fastest pace in nearly four years. Unemployment is at an all-time low."
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By Erica Anderson, Mylana Chico • February 4, 2019
Joe Manchin
Joe Manchin
stated on January 8, 2019 an interview on Bloomberg television
"President Trump has the strongest support percentage-wise in our state than any other state in the nation. He won West Virginia by almost 43 percentage points and he's been carrying close to 60 percent approval."
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By Jensen Mills, Stephanie Alvaro • January 28, 2019
Jim Justice
Jim Justice
stated on November 9, 2018 a tweet
"As of September 2018, there are 6,683 WV children in foster care — 1,415 of whom are legally eligible for adoption."
Mostly True
By Matt Minard • January 10, 2019
Jim Justice
Jim Justice
stated on September 19, 2018 a tweet
"WV's tourism industry grew at a rate 30% above the national rate in 2017. This increase reversed a four-year decline in which travel-generated spending fell more than $600 million."
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By Matt Minard • December 14, 2018
Jim Justice
Jim Justice
stated on November 5, 2018 a tweet
"Hunters contribute more than $500 million" to West Virginia.
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By Douglas Soule • December 10, 2018
Roman Prezioso
Roman Prezioso
stated on November 29, 2018 a panel discussion at West Virginia University
"Fifty percent of our (West Virginia) budget was for lower education."
Mostly True
By Lizzie Perry, Shannon MacNeil • December 6, 2018
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