Fact Check Posts – Page 2

Thomas Perez
stated on February 26, 2017 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":

Says "Donald Trump wants to eliminate overtime pay for people."

By Allison Graves • February 26, 2017

Sean Spicer
stated on January 23, 2017 the daily press briefing:

There has been a "dramatic expansion of the federal workforce in recent years."

By Lauren Carroll • January 25, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on October 13, 2016 a speech in West Palm Beach, Fla.:

"Workers in the United States are making less than they were almost 20 years ago, and yet they are working harder."

By Louis Jacobson • October 17, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on September 6, 2016 a speech in North Carolina:

Says "Hillary Clinton set aside environmental and labor rules to help a South Korean company with a record of violating workers’ rights set up what amounts to a sweatshop in Haiti."

By Jon Greenberg • October 11, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on September 6, 2016 a rally in Tampa:

"That's legal: If you find out about somebody else's salary even if you're doing exactly the same job, you can be retaliated against, including being fired, in most places."

By Lauren Carroll • September 9, 2016

Tim Kaine
stated on July 14, 2016 a speech.:

Says Donald Trump is "against minimum wage."

By Sean Gorman • July 19, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on June 22, 2016 a speech in Raleigh, NC:

"Thanks to (North Carolina’s) governor and the legislature, the average teacher salary can barely support a family."

By Will Doran • June 28, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on May 11, 2016 a tweet:

Says "Elizabeth Warren lied when she says I want to abolish the Federal Minimum Wage."

By Louis Jacobson • May 19, 2016

Bernie Sanders
stated on February 23, 2016 a speech.:

"We work longer hours than any people in the industrialized world, including the Japanese."

By Sean Gorman • February 29, 2016

Jon Erpenbach
stated on September 25, 2015 an interview:

Says Scott Walker "said he wouldn't touch" the state civil service system but now supports overhauling it.

By Tom Kertscher • October 2, 2015

Ultraviolet
stated on June 30, 2015 a Facebook meme:

Says Chris Christie "vetoed equal pay for women 3 times. He only let the bill pass once it became a damaging campaign issue."

By Keely Herring • July 13, 2015

Mark Warner
stated on June 4, 2015 an interview.:

Millennials "will be 75 percent of the workforce in the next 10 years."

By Sean Gorman • June 15, 2015

Glenn Beck
stated on May 13, 2015 a segment on his radio show:

Says Hillary Clinton "makes more per hour at a speaking gig than the average CEO does in a year."

By Katie Sanders • May 28, 2015

Lincoln Chafee
stated on May 10, 2015 an interview on CNN:

"We had the biggest drop of the rate of unemployment (in) all but 4 states."

By Mark Reynolds • May 10, 2015

Viral BuzzFeed
stated on April 20, 2015 video:

Women make only 78 percent of what men make for the same job.

By Jim Tharpe, Nancy Badertscher • April 22, 2015

Gina Raimondo
stated on February 18, 2015 a presentation:

Rhode Island has invested less in tourism, economic development and economic development personnel than four nearby states.

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • March 1, 2015

Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity
stated on January 10, 2015 a tweet:

"Common welfare programs give income of $43,330 or $20.83 an hour."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 1, 2015

Bill Clinton
stated on October 24, 2014 a speech:

"One-hundred times as many people worked their way from poverty into the American middle class" during his presidency compared to Ronald Reagan's presidency.

By Tom Kertscher • November 7, 2014

Ben Cardin
stated on November 2, 2014 an interview on "Fox News Sunday":

"Every time we've increased the minimum wage, we've seen a growth in jobs."

By Lauren Carroll • November 6, 2014

Mary Burke
stated on October 10, 2014 a debate:

Under Scott Walker’s policies, "the typical Wisconsin family has actually seen their real income drop by nearly $3,000 in the last four years."

By Dave Umhoefer • October 17, 2014

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