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Wisconsin Republican Legislative leaders
Wisconsin Republican Legislative leaders
stated on January 30, 2019 in a joint statement:
Potential Foxconn changes are due to "the wave of economic uncertainty" from Evers administration
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Litke • February 1, 2019
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on January 27, 2019 in a campaign launch event:
"The cost of living is going up, but paychecks aren't keeping up."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • January 30, 2019
Phil Scott
Phil Scott
stated on January 24, 2019 in his budget address in the Statehouse.:
"Every county, including Chittenden, has fewer people available for work."
False
By Colin Meyn, Felippe Rodrigues • January 26, 2019
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on January 2, 2019 in a public forum:
On dissolving the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. in his first budget  
Full Flop
By Eric Litke • January 17, 2019
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on January 2, 2019 in a tweet:
"Wisconsin lost over 600 farms last year & our farmers can't afford the #TrumpShutdown."
Mostly True
By D.L. Davis • January 9, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 2, 2019 in a tweet:
"Mexico is paying for the Wall through the new USMCA Trade Deal."
False
By Miriam Valverde • January 4, 2019
Jim Justice
Jim Justice
stated on September 19, 2018 in a tweet:
"WV's tourism industry grew at a rate 30% above the national rate in 2017. This increase reversed a four-year decline in which travel-generated spending fell more than $600 million."
Mostly True
By Matt Minard • December 14, 2018
Christine Lagarde
Christine Lagarde
stated on December 9, 2018 in an interview with CBS News' Face the Nation:
"In the United States, if there was equal participation of women in the labor market, GDP would be up by 5 percent."  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • December 12, 2018
Jim Justice
Jim Justice
stated on November 5, 2018 in a tweet:
"Hunters contribute more than $500 million" to West Virginia.
Mostly True
By Douglas Soule • December 10, 2018
Mike Romano
Mike Romano
stated on November 8, 2018 in an op-ed:
"In 2017, West Virginia’s $43,469 median household income was $16,867 below the national average, ranking 50th."
True
By Julia Mellett, Sadaf Nikzad • December 7, 2018
Richard Ojeda
Richard Ojeda
stated on November 27, 2018 in a tweet:
At General Motors, CEO Mary Barra "took home almost 22 MILLION DOLLARS last year alone (295x your company's average employee)."
True
By Liz Newton, Jamie Green, Kenna Richards, Patrick Orsagos • December 6, 2018
Caleb Rowden
Caleb Rowden
stated on October 1, 2018 in a legislative report mailer:
"The small cell bill is expected to create more than 20,000 jobs and attract $2 billion in capital investment, resulting in nearly $4 billion in economic growth over the next few years."
Half-True
By Ryan Hanrahan • December 5, 2018
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
stated on November 29, 2018 in a press conference at the border:
There was "an estimated $5.3 million of economic loss just for a few hours of shutting down the border. You’re talking about millions and millions of dollars — billions of dollars — of economic consequence, if we continue with this rhetoric around shutting down the border without considering what that means."
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • December 3, 2018
David McKinley
David McKinley
stated on October 31, 2018 in a debate:
"Last year we had the eighth fastest-growing economy in the country in West Virginia."
Mostly False
By Patrick Orsagos, Zack Schwehm • November 29, 2018
Jason Smith
Jason Smith
stated on November 9, 2018 in a tweet:
"In fact 7 out of 10 new jobs in America are created by small businesses."
True
By Titus Wu • November 19, 2018
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on November 15, 2018 in Tweet announcing new bill:
Says middle class taxpayers "subsidize Walmart’s horrendously low wages to the tune of at least $6.2 billion every year."
Mostly False
By Colin Meyn • November 16, 2018
West Virginia Republican Party
West Virginia Republican Party
stated on September 29, 2018 in a tweet:
"Middle-class income rose to a record level in 2017 as the strong economy lifted the fortunes of more Americans."
True
By Warren Sterling • November 15, 2018
Josh Hawley
Josh Hawley
stated on October 25, 2018 in a debate:
Says a manufacturing operation in his hometown that made gunstock for Remington rifles "closed down, we lost those jobs and it's been devastating for my little town."
Half-True
By Titus Wu • November 5, 2018
West Virginia Republican Party
West Virginia Republican Party
stated on September 14, 2018 in 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!"
True
By Adrianne Uphold • November 2, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 29, 2018 in a rally in Wheeling, W.Va.:
"Household income among Hispanic Americans has just set a new record high."
True
By Matt Minard • November 1, 2018
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