Fact Check Posts – Page 2

Kathleen Vinehout
stated on August 6, 2017 a TV interview

Under Scott Walker, Wisconsin is "still 16,000 manufacturing jobs lower than we were during the recession."

By Alan Hovorka • August 30, 2017

Ivanka Trump
stated on May 2, 2017 her book "Women Who Work"

"40 percent of American households have female primary breadwinners."

By Lauren Carroll • May 3, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on April 18, 2017 a speech

"We’ve lost 70,000 factories since China joined the World Trade Organization."

April 19, 2017

Social Media
stated on March 6, 2017 social media posts

"It's important to pay attention to the Russian spy drama, but let's not ignore the fact that the following (10) bills have been introduced" in the House.

By Louis Jacobson • March 7, 2017

Bob Corker
stated on February 15, 2017 an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe"

"Today, 27 million people .. are enslaved."

By Jon Greenberg • February 17, 2017

John Patrick
stated on January 12, 2017 a Texas Capitol press conference

"If you have a family, the current minimum wage easily qualifies you for food stamps."

By W. Gardner Selby • February 11, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on November 4, 2016 a rally in Atkinson, N.H.

"Nearly one in four people in their prime working years are not working."

By Louis Jacobson • November 7, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on October 20, 2016 a rally in Delaware, Ohio

"Ford is moving all of their small-car production to Mexico."

By Louis Jacobson • October 23, 2016

Ted Strickland
stated on October 20, 2016 the Ohio Senate debate

Says Rob Portman "said the auto rescue was a lousy deal for Ohio."

By Allison Graves • October 21, 2016

Tom Harkin
stated on July 26, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention

Says "employers are still allowed to pay people with disabilities below the minimum wage."

By Taylor Leighton • August 12, 2016

Joe Biden
stated on July 27, 2016 a speech at the Democratic National Convention

"We have the most productive workers in the world."

By Jon Greenberg • July 28, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on July 25, 2016 an interview before a speech in Winston-Salem, NC

Says he and Bernie Sanders have "very similar" views on trade

By Will Doran • July 27, 2016

Bernie Sanders
stated on July 25, 2016 a speech at the Democratic National Convention

Says Donald Trump "believes that states should actually have the right to lower the minimum wage below $7.25."

By Jon Greenberg • July 26, 2016

Moms Rising
stated on July 13, 2016

"In North Carolina, paid family leave is more popular than college basketball."

By Will Doran • July 15, 2016

Clay Aiken
stated on June 12, 2016 a posting on Twitter

"A gay man who survived #orlando hate crime can STILL show up to work in FL tomorrow and have his boss fire him simply because he is gay."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 20, 2016

Chris Koster
stated on April 22, 2016 a tweet

"Closing our state’s wage gap would make a $9 billion difference to Missouri women."

By Conner Smith • May 18, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on January 21, 2016 a Hillary for America campaign ad

"On average it takes 300 Americans working for a solid year to make as much money as one top CEO."

By Riley Snyder • February 12, 2016

Martin O'Malley
stated on January 14, 2016 a column posted on Medium.com

"Fifty years ago, the average GM employee could pay for a year of a son or daughter’s college tuition on just two weeks wages."

By Louis Jacobson • January 25, 2016

Kevin Russell
stated on October 28, 2015 an opinion column

"In almost every other country in the world, artists and musicians are paid when their music is played on the radio. In fact, the only countries besides the U.S. who do not have a radio-performance right are China, Iran and North Korea."

By W. Gardner Selby • December 7, 2015

Hillary Clinton
stated on September 18, 2015 a roundtable event on women's economic security

"Women fill two-thirds of minimum wage jobs."

By Kaitlin DeWulf • November 13, 2015

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