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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
Progressive Change Campaign Committee
Progressive Change Campaign Committee
stated on March 2, 2011 a television ad:
Under Gov. Scott Walker’s proposals, "Money is being taken away from workers, and the tax breaks given to major corporations. "  
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 4, 2011
Bill O'Reilly
Bill O'Reilly
stated on February 24, 2011 on Fox News' "The O'Reilly Factor":
"The right-to-work states have much lower level of unemployment than the union states do."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • February 28, 2011
Ohio Democratic Party
Ohio Democratic Party
stated on February 14, 2011 a tweet on Twitter:
"FACT: the ‘special assistant’ in @johnkasich's office makes over three times more than an average #OH firefighter"
Mostly True
By Mark Naymik • February 24, 2011
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on February 21, 2011 in a Facebook post:
The five states that outlaw collective bargaining for teachers all rank below 44th in the nation in test scores, while Wisconsin ranks 2nd.
False
By Louis Jacobson • February 23, 2011
Donna Brazile
Donna Brazile
stated on February 20, 2011 an interview on "This Week with Christiane Amanpour.":
"The  firefighters, the policemen and others who supported (Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker) in his election bid ... don't have to worry about their collective bargaining rights."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 21, 2011
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on February 15, 2011 a press conference:
"Over the last two years since President Obama has taken office, the federal government has added 200,000 new federal jobs."
False
By Louis Jacobson • February 15, 2011
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on February 11, 2011 a speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference:
"In the month of January, Canada created more new jobs than we did."
True
By Louis Jacobson • February 11, 2011
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on February 11, 2011 a speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference:
"Today there are more men and women out of work in America than there are people working in Canada."
False
By Louis Jacobson • February 11, 2011
Blake Farenthold
Blake Farenthold
stated on January 23, 2011 an op-ed:
"Despite claims that you can 'keep the health care plan you like,' the Obama Administration has predicted that as many as 7 out of 10 Americans with employer-provided health coverage could lose their current health plan."
False
By Louis Jacobson • February 2, 2011
Oregon Senate Republicans (The Leadership Fund)
Oregon Senate Republicans (The Leadership Fund)
stated on January 20, 2011 a press release:
In September, the Department of Business and Consumer Services enacted a sudden 39% workers' compensation premium assessment by rule with little notice to the public.
Mostly False
By Janie Har • January 31, 2011
Bumper Sticker
Bumper Sticker
stated on December 20, 2010 Washington, D.C.:
"CEOs now earn 431 times what their workers earn."
Half-True
By Martha M. Hamilton • December 21, 2010
Tim Pawlenty
Tim Pawlenty
stated on December 13, 2010 an op-ed in the "Wall Street Journal":
"Since January 2008 the private sector has lost nearly 8 million jobs while local, state and federal governments added 590,000."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • December 16, 2010
Matthew Dowd
Matthew Dowd
stated on December 12, 2010 an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour":
"Barack Obama is in an economy that's only worsened since he's been president of the United States."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • December 13, 2010
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on November 30, 2010 a Senate floor speech:
In 2007, "the top 1 percent of all income earners in the United States made 23.5 percent of all income," which is "more than the entire bottom 50 percent."
True
By Louis Jacobson • December 10, 2010
NFL Players Association
NFL Players Association
stated on November 22, 2010 a letter:
A National Football League lockout would cost Atlanta $160 million in lost jobs and revenue.
False
By Eric Stirgus • December 6, 2010
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on November 7, 2010 an interview on ABC's This Week with Christiane Amanpour:
"The average federal employee makes $120,000 a year. The average private employee makes $60,000 a year."
False
By Louis Jacobson • November 11, 2010
Meg Whitman
Meg Whitman
stated on October 15, 2010 a TV ad:
Jerry Brown "gave California state employees collective bargaining powers" and "now, state employees can retire at 55 with much of their salary for life."
Half-True
By Robert Farley • October 22, 2010
Back to Basics
Back to Basics
stated on October 5, 2010 a newspaper ad:
Says "the Texas unemployment rate has even grown more than the nation's as a whole."
Mostly True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • October 7, 2010
John Robitaille
John Robitaille
stated on October 4, 2010 an interview on WHJJ's Helen Glover Show:
"Rhode Island has a very generous unemployment compensation rate compared to most other states."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 6, 2010
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