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Larry Gonzales
Larry Gonzales
stated on August 31, 2010 an e-mail to supporters
Says state Rep. Diana Maldonado of Round Rock uses Craigslist to hire campaign block walkers.
True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • September 10, 2010
Mary Jordan
Mary Jordan
stated on September 5, 2010 a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour"
Likens Obama's predicament to 1982, saying, "when Reagan just started out, (unemployment was at) exactly the same point. He was two years into his term. The unemployment was well over 10 percent, and it did come out of it."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • September 7, 2010
Donna Brazile
Donna Brazile
stated on August 29, 2010 a roundtable discussion on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour"
"Forty-five percent of those who've been unemployed, they've been unemployed for six months or longer."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • August 31, 2010
Kernan
Kernan "Kerry" King
stated on August 21, 2010 an interview on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers
In Rhode Island "there are 150 different pension plans for public workers."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 30, 2010
Marc Morial
Marc Morial
stated on July 25, 2010 a roundtable discussion on NBC's "Meet the Press"
The Latino unemployment rate is higher than the white rate and the black rate is higher than the Latino rate.
True
By Louis Jacobson • July 27, 2010
David Axelrod
David Axelrod
stated on July 11, 2010 an interview on "This Week."
Republicans extended unemployment insurance under President Bush "when he asked to extend unemployment insurance."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 13, 2010
John McCain
John McCain
stated on July 4, 2010 an interview on "This Week."
As a senator, Barack Obama supported "an amendment that basically gutted the legal temporary worker program."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 7, 2010
Linda Chavez-Thompson
Linda Chavez-Thompson
stated on May 4, 2010 a speech to the Central Texas Democratic Forum
"Texas has, now, the highest share of minimum-wage workers in the nation."
True
May 13, 2010
Lamar McKay
Lamar McKay
stated on May 2, 2010 an interview on ABC News' 'This Week'
A letter from BP to the Minerals Management Service "actually recommends improvements and specific recommendations around safety regulations should they choose to change them."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 2, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on March 27, 2010 a prepared statement
On recess appointments.
Half Flip
By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 1, 2010
Chain email
Chain email
stated on March 10, 2010 a Facebook status update message
"Obama has proposed a 1.4% pay increase for active duty military in 2011. This is THE LOWEST SINCE 1973 ... A LOWER PAY INCREASE THAN WELFARE RECIPIENTS!!!"
Mostly False
By Catharine Richert • March 11, 2010
Scott Brown
Scott Brown
stated on February 4, 2010 a press conference
The stimulus bill "didn’t create one new job."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • February 18, 2010
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 27, 2010 a State of the Union speech
"We cut taxes for 95 percent of working families."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 28, 2010
Carolyn Maloney
Carolyn Maloney
stated on January 21, 2010 a floor speech in the House
Democratic presidents "have been considerably more effective at creating private-sector jobs."
True
By Louis Jacobson • January 25, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on January 15, 2009 a press release
Says approximately 70 percent of jobs created in the United States in November 2007-2008 were in Texas.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • January 12, 2010
Tom Harkin
Tom Harkin
stated on December 13, 2009 a Senate floor speech
"Today and every day, an estimated 14,000 Americans will lose their health insurance coverage."
False
By Louis Jacobson • December 15, 2009
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
stated on December 8, 2009 his radio show
A recent drop in the unemployment rate is questionable because it was calculated "over two days of the Thanksgiving week."
False
By Louis Jacobson • December 10, 2009
Jeff Miller
Jeff Miller
stated on November 19, 2009 a newsletter
"Although Democrats represent only 10 of Florida's 25 districts, their districts received 60 percent of the stimulus funds."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • November 24, 2009
Jeff Miller
Jeff Miller
stated on November 19, 2009 a newsletter
Recovery.gov listed congressional districts that "do not exist."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • November 24, 2009
House Republican Conference
House Republican Conference
stated on October 29, 2009 a news release
Research shows the employer mandate in the House health reform bill would "place millions 'at substantial risk of unemployment' — with minority workers losing their jobs at twice the rate of their white counterparts."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • November 4, 2009
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