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Latest Fact-Checks On Bob McDonnell

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Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on December 19, 2011 in a speech.:
Says he’s proposed "the largest employer contribution to the Virginia Retirement System in history."
True
By Sean Gorman • January 6, 2012
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on August 15, 2011:
On serving out his gubernatorial term
Full Flop
By Warren Fiske • August 26, 2011
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on July 13, 2011 in a TV interviews:
Virginia state employees "pay nothing" toward their pensions.
Pants on Fire!
By Sean Gorman • July 21, 2011
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on July 13, 2011 in a TV interview.:
Ninety percent of the job growth in Virginia has been in the private sector.
True
By Sean Gorman • July 18, 2011
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on June 21, 2011 in Bill-signing ceremony:
 "Our crime rate continues to plummet."
Mostly True
By Wes Hester • July 11, 2011
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on June 25, 2011 in an op-ed.:
"Under Gov. Rick Perry’s leadership [Texas] has created more jobs over the last decade than the rest of the states combined."
Mostly False
By Jacob Geiger • July 6, 2011
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on May 13, 2011 in a TV interview.:
Virginia is "headed towards another surplus this year, unlike most states."
Mostly True
By Jacob Geiger • June 4, 2011
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on May 20, 2011 in an interview.:
For more than 30 years after World War II, there was a steady reduction in U.S. debt as a percentage of gross domestic product.
True
By Sean Gorman • May 25, 2011
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on March 26, 2011 in a speech.:
"When I took office last year we faced historic budget deficits of $6 billion here in Virginia.  And we closed those deficits by cutting spending."
Mostly False
By Warren Fiske • April 9, 2011
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on February 20, 2011 in comments to the Richmond Times-Dispatch:
In the past decade, K-12 funding has grown six times faster than the rate of enrollment.
Half-True
By Jacob Geiger • March 8, 2011
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on January 12, 2011 in a speech.:
Road construction bids "are coming in at the lowest in the modern era." 
Mostly False
By Warren Fiske • February 19, 2011
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on January 12, 2011 in the State of the Commonwealth address:
"It is estimated that every $100 million spent on construction generates 3,000 new jobs."
Mostly False
By Jacob Geiger • January 22, 2011
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on January 12, 2011 in a speech.:
Virginia ranked 35th in job creation in 2009 under Gov. Tim Kaine, and moved up to third for 2010, while McDonnell has been in office. 
Half-True
By Jacob Geiger • January 15, 2011
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on December 17, 2010 in a Dec. 19, 2010 speech to legislators. :
On whether state employees should contribute to their pensions. 
Full Flop
By Wes Hester • December 22, 2010
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on November 30, 2010:
"The tuitions in Virginia colleges...have doubled -- 100 percent -- in the last 10 years."
True
By Wes Hester • December 2, 2010
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on November 2, 2010 in a TV interview:
"We’ve been able to create about 60,000 net new jobs" in Virginia since February.
Mostly True
By Warren Fiske • November 17, 2010
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on November 2, 2010 in a TV interview:
Has created 60,000 net new jobs since taking office.
Mostly True
By Warren Fiske • November 12, 2010
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on January 27, 2010 in the Republican response to the State of the Union:
"The amount of debt is on pace to double in five years and triple in 10. The federal debt is now over $100,000 per household."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • January 28, 2010
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on January 27, 2010 in the Republican response to the State of the Union:
"Here in Virginia, we have the opportunity to become the first state on the East Coast to explore for and produce oil and natural gas offshore."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • January 28, 2010
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