Fact Check Posts – Page 2

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.

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.

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

Joni Ernst
stated on October 11, 2014 a debate

"Iowa has the fourth fastest-growing personal income in the United States, while nationally, the real wage has decreased over the past eight years that Congressman (Bruce) Braley has been there by 2.7 percent."

By Louis Jacobson • October 15, 2014

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