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Dana Wachs
Dana Wachs
stated on January 29, 2018 a radio interview:
"We are last in the nation in startups — 50th."
True
By Eric Litke • March 8, 2018
Michael Williams
Michael Williams
stated on February 27, 2018 a CNN interview:
Says Delta offers a discount to Planned Parenthood.
False
By Miriam Valverde • March 2, 2018
Ryan Zinke
Ryan Zinke
stated on February 23, 2018 a panel at the conservative CPAC conference:
"Under the previous administration it was … $100 to fill a car. American energy has delivered. Now it's $60. That’s $40 you have in your pocket … that you wouldn’t have."
False
By Louis Jacobson • February 26, 2018
Rebecca Kleefisch
Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on December 21, 2017 radio interview:
"We have roughly between 85,000 (and) 95,000 open jobs in Wisconsin."
Half-True
By Eric Litke • February 23, 2018
Edward Cox
Edward Cox
stated on February 10, 2018 opening remarks at a Republican gubernatorial debate:
About New York state: "We have the highest debt per capita."
True
By Dan Clark • February 16, 2018
X posts
X posts
stated on February 5, 2018 a tweet attributed to @realdonaldtrump:
"If the Dow Joans ever falls more than 1000 ‘points’ in a Single Day the sitting president should be 'loaded' into a very big cannon and Shot into the sun at TREMENDOUS SPEED! No excuses!"
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • February 6, 2018
Stacey Evans
Stacey Evans
stated on January 26, 2018 campaign website:
Georgia "has the lowest minimum wage in the country."
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • February 5, 2018
Markwayne Mullin
Markwayne Mullin
stated on January 30, 2018 a post on Rep. Mullin's Facebook page:
Under President Barack Obama: 4 million jobs lost, unemployment rose from 7.8% to 9.9%, the S&P 500 was 1,115.1 and the GDP went down 2.8%.  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • February 2, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 26, 2018 a speech in Davos, Switzerland:
"Consumer confidence, business confidence, and manufacturing confidence are the highest they have been in many decades."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • February 2, 2018
Robert Mujica
Robert Mujica
stated on January 18, 2018 a radio interview:
"70 percent of the income tax that the state collects happens to come from Westchester, Nassau, Suffolk and New York City"
True
By Dan Clark • February 1, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 30, 2018 the 2018 State of the Union address:
"Apple has just announced it plans to invest a total of $350 billion in America, and hire another 20,000 workers."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • January 31, 2018
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on January 11, 2018 a tweet:
Says Paul Soglin took Madison backward -- "businesses have left and murders have gone up."  
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • January 31, 2018
Joe Kennedy
Joe Kennedy
stated on January 30, 2018 response to State of the Union address:
"Top CEOs (are) making 300 times the average worker."
Mostly True
By John Kruzel • January 31, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 30, 2018 his State of the Union address:
"Small business confidence is at an all-time high."
True
By Louis Jacobson • January 31, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 30, 2018 his State of the Union address:
"After years of wage stagnation, we are finally seeing rising wages."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • January 31, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 28, 2018 a tweet:
"Because of my policies, Black Unemployment has just been reported to be at the LOWEST RATE EVER RECORDED!"
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • January 31, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on December 15, 2017 White House graphic:
"Current immigration policy imposes as much as $300 billion annually in net fiscal costs on U.S. taxpayers."  
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • January 23, 2018
Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo
stated on January 3, 2018 his State of the State address:
"A case before Washington’s Supreme Court seeks to effectively end public labor unions."
False
By Dan Clark • January 17, 2018
Edward Cox
Edward Cox
stated on January 9, 2018 a radio interview:
"Of all the 62 counties in New York state, all of them, unemployment is going up except for the five counties of New York City."
Mostly True
By Dan Clark • January 17, 2018
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on January 16, 2018 a Medium post:
"In Trump’s first year as president, job growth slowed to a six-year low."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • January 16, 2018
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