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Chain email
Chain email
stated on September 6, 2011 a chain email
The Wisconsin Department of Corrections is considering implementing mandatory physical fitness testing for security staff.
Pants on Fire!
By James B. Nelson • September 10, 2011
SEIU
SEIU
stated on September 7, 2011 a political mailing
"Republicans fought to protect tax loopholes for corporations that send our jobs overseas."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 7, 2011
Robert Reich
Robert Reich
stated on August 29, 2011 an opinion column
"The ratio of corporate profits to wages is now higher than at any time since just before the Great Depression."
True
By Louis Jacobson • September 1, 2011
Bob Wirch
Bob Wirch
stated on July 25, 2011 campaign mail piece
Says he "helped bring" Uline company to Kenosha area, "creating 800 local jobs."
Pants on Fire!
August 12, 2011
Marc Morial
Marc Morial
stated on July 17, 2011 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
"The black unemployment rate (has) increased since the recovery has begun."
True
By Louis Jacobson • July 18, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 11, 2011 a press conference
"As we've seen that federal support for states diminish, you've seen the biggest job losses in the public sector -- teachers, police officers, firefighters losing their jobs."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 12, 2011
Paul Krugman
Paul Krugman
stated on July 11, 2011 a "New York Times" column
"There are actually half a million fewer government employees now than there were when (President Barack) Obama took office."
True
By Louis Jacobson • July 11, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 6, 2011 a Twitter town hall
"Young veterans have a higher unemployment rate than people who didn’t serve."
True
By Louis Jacobson • July 7, 2011
Bill Kristol
Bill Kristol
stated on July 3, 2011 an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
Forty percent of union members voted Republican in 2008.
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • July 7, 2011
United for a Fair Economy
United for a Fair Economy
stated on June 7, 2011 a chart
From 1947 to 1979, family incomes for rich, middle-income and poor Americans grew about the same rate. But since 1979, incomes for rich families have grown much faster.
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • July 5, 2011
Ted Ferrioli
Ted Ferrioli
stated on April 26, 2011 an opinion column
"The Public Employee Retirement System is making more millionaires than the Oregon state lottery."
Half-True
By Janie Har • June 16, 2011
Mitch Daniels
Mitch Daniels
stated on March 28, 2011 an interview with PBS's Tavis Smiley.
Says that in 41 states, government workers "are better paid than the taxpayers who support them."  
False
By W. Gardner Selby • April 21, 2011
Barbara Boxer
Barbara Boxer
stated on April 1, 2011 a press release
Says House Republicans rejected a straightforward measure that would prevent members of Congress and the president from being paid during a government shutdown.
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 6, 2011
James Cenerini
James Cenerini
stated on March 24, 2011 testimony before the Rhode Island Senate Finance Committee
When you compare our state pension system "to other systems throughout the country, our benefits are not gold-plated. They are not rich. They are actually average or below average."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 3, 2011
George Nee
George Nee
stated on March 20, 2011 a television interview
"Public sentiment in favor of collective bargaining and in favor of the unions has actually gone up as these governors, I think, have overreached and gone too far and tried to destroy the labor movement."
Mostly False
By Peter Lord • March 31, 2011
Calvine Rollins
Calvine Rollins
stated on February 27, 2011 an op-ed
Georgia public sector employees do not have a say in the conditions of their employment, do not have bargaining rights or a say in their working conditions.
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • March 30, 2011
Armond Budish
Armond Budish
stated on March 17, 2011 a letter to editor in The Plain Dealer
Says "legislation pending in the House would effectively limit or eliminate ‘time-and-a-half’ for people who work overtime."
Mostly True
By Joe Guillen • March 25, 2011
Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
stated on February 25, 2011 a Texas Tribune article.
Says Texas school districts are the fifth largest employers in the world.  
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • March 11, 2011
Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
stated on March 4, 2011 a post on his PAC's website
Says it’s a "statistical reality that most single moms are very poor, under-educated, can't get a job, and if it weren't for government assistance, their kids would be starving to death."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • March 10, 2011
Travis Rowley
Travis Rowley
stated on February 22, 2011 a web commentary
"Last year it was discovered that Rhode Island's public employees ranked 4th in average pay, while the private sector ranked 23rd."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • March 7, 2011
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