Latest Fact-Checks In West Virginia

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Mike Romano
Mike Romano
stated on November 8, 2018 an op-ed
The poverty rate in West Virginia "was 19.1 percent, the fourth-highest in the country."
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By Liz Newton, Zack Schwehm • December 10, 2018
Mike Romano
Mike Romano
stated on November 8, 2018 an op-ed
"In 2017, West Virginia’s $43,469 median household income was $16,867 below the national average, ranking 50th."
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By Julia Mellett, Sadaf Nikzad • December 7, 2018
Richard Ojeda
Richard Ojeda
stated on November 27, 2018 a tweet
At General Motors, CEO Mary Barra "took home almost 22 MILLION DOLLARS last year alone (295x your company's average employee)."
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By Liz Newton, Jamie Green, Kenna Richards, Patrick Orsagos • December 6, 2018
David McKinley
David McKinley
stated on November 15, 2018 a tweet
The United States "spends more on potato chips than we do on ALL energy R&D."
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By Kristen Mohammadi, Lili Zecevic • December 6, 2018
West Virginia Republican Party
West Virginia Republican Party
stated on September 29, 2018 a tweet
"Middle-class income rose to a record level in 2017 as the strong economy lifted the fortunes of more Americans."
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By Warren Sterling • November 15, 2018
Richard Ojeda
Richard Ojeda
stated on October 24, 2018 a video posted to Facebook
"We have lost more lives in the last two years" due to opioids "than all of the lives lost during the Vietnam War."
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By Douglas Soule • November 15, 2018
Patrick Morrisey
Patrick Morrisey
stated on October 6, 2018 a tweet
Says Joe Manchin "refused to commit to Kavanaugh until AFTER the Senate had the votes."
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By Kristen Mohammadi • November 15, 2018
West Virginia Republican Party
West Virginia Republican Party
stated on September 14, 2018 a tweet
"West Virginia added the highest percentage of new construction jobs in 2017 in the United States, at 14.4%. This amounted to 4,300 additional jobs! In fact, #WV was the only state with double-digit growth!"
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By Adrianne Uphold • November 2, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 29, 2018 a rally in Wheeling, W.Va.
"Household income among Hispanic Americans has just set a new record high."
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By Matt Minard • November 1, 2018
Jim Justice
Jim Justice
stated on August 27, 2018 a tweet
"Thousands of folks are opening West Virginia E-ZPass accounts."
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By Joseph Kennedy • October 24, 2018
Joe Manchin
Joe Manchin
stated on August 23, 2018 a news release
"Black lung cases are at a 25-year high."
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By Douglas Soule • October 23, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 29, 2018 a rally in Wheeling, W.Va.
"The poverty rates for African Americans and Hispanic Americans -- it’s been incredible, they’ve all reached their lowest levels in the history of our country."
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By Patrick Orsagos • October 23, 2018
David McKinley
David McKinley
stated on August 14, 2018 a tweet
In West Virginia, "personal income tax collections (were) up 14% from 2017."
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By Matt Minard • October 11, 2018
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