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Tony Evers
stated on January 2, 2019 a public forum:

On dissolving the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. in his first budget

Full Flop

By Eric Litke • January 17, 2019

Tammy Baldwin
stated on January 2, 2019 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
stated on January 2, 2019 a tweet:

"Mexico is paying for the Wall through the new USMCA Trade Deal."

False

By Miriam Valverde • January 4, 2019

Jim Justice
stated on September 19, 2018 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
stated on December 9, 2018 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
stated on November 5, 2018 a tweet:

"Hunters contribute more than $500 million" to West Virginia.

Mostly True

By Douglas Soule • December 10, 2018

Mike Romano
stated on November 8, 2018 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
stated on November 27, 2018 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
stated on October 1, 2018 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
stated on November 29, 2018 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
stated on October 31, 2018 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
stated on November 9, 2018 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
stated on November 15, 2018 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
stated on September 29, 2018 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
stated on October 25, 2018 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
stated on September 14, 2018 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
stated on September 29, 2018 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

Donald Trump
stated on October 12, 2018 a speech:

"All across Ohio, steel mills are reopening."

Half-True

By Kyra Haas • October 24, 2018

Scott Wagner
stated on October 11, 2018 Campaign email:

"Our unemployment rate is 20 percent higher than the national average."

False

By Colin Deppen • October 18, 2018

Andrew Gillum
stated on September 30, 2018 in an interview:

"Of course you've got a low unemployment rate when people've got to work two and three jobs just to make ends meet."

Pants on Fire!

By Kyra Haas • October 15, 2018

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