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John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on June 25, 2014 in an op-ed for "USA Today":
"The nearly six-year delay in approving Keystone is costing Americans more than 100,000 jobs."
False
By Steve Contorno • June 26, 2014
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on June 23, 2014 in a TV ad:
"Under Governor Crist, 3,000 teachers laid off."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • June 26, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 23, 2014 in an op-ed for Huffington Post:
"The United States is the only developed country in the world without paid maternity leave."
Mostly True
By Steve Contorno • June 24, 2014
Jack Reed
Jack Reed
stated on May 1, 2014 in Senate floor speeches and during a news conference:
The Senate proposal to restore emergency unemployment benefits for five months was "fully paid for."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 22, 2014
EMILY's List
EMILY's List
stated on June 16, 2014 in a television ad:
"Thom Tillis cut almost $500 million from education."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • June 19, 2014
Republican Party of Wisconsin
Republican Party of Wisconsin
stated on May 30, 2014 in a statement:
Under Gov. Scott Walker, "employer confidence now stands at 95 percent," compared to "only 10 percent" at the end of the "Gov. Jim Doyle-Mary Burke administration."  
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • June 15, 2014
Alison Lundergan Grimes
Alison Lundergan Grimes
stated on June 3, 2014 in a radio ad:
"Sen. McConnell says it's not his job to bring jobs to Kentucky."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • June 6, 2014
Chain email
Chain email
stated on June 5, 2014 in emails circulating on the Internet:
Due to actions by President Barack Obama, "the Burger King national headquarters announced this month that they will be pulling their franchises from our military bases."
False
By Louis Jacobson • June 5, 2014
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on May 8, 2014 in an interview:
"This generation, on average, is starting their careers, if they’ve been to a four-year college, with just under $30,000 in debt."
Half-True
By Devon Waugh • June 4, 2014
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on June 2, 2014 in a post on his website:
New carbon regulations will increase electric bills by "$17 billion every year" and "potentially put an average of 224,000 more people out of work every year."
False
By Steve Contorno • June 2, 2014
Brett Hulsey
Brett Hulsey
stated on April 30, 2014 in a news release:
Says Gov. Scott Walker "has made Wisconsin 2nd in the nation in losing jobs."
False
By James B. Nelson • June 2, 2014
Dawson Hodgson
Dawson Hodgson
stated on May 27, 2014 in a radio commercial:
Peter Kilmartin voted for the 38 Studios loan guarantee and his State House job was to "twist [legislator’s] arms to vote for deals like this."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 30, 2014
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 27, 2014 in a meme on social media:
"For every one job created under the Obama administration, 75 people went on food stamps."
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 28, 2014
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on May 8, 2014 in a radio interview:
"The average person who gets the minimum wage in America is 35 years old."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • May 21, 2014
Jim Francesconi
Jim Francesconi
stated on April 15, 2014 in a campaign website statement:
"Economic inequality in Multnomah County has a face -- and a name. It has 90,000 faces and names -- the number of county residents who are still unemployed, or underemployed, in the wake of the 2008 Wall Street crash."
False
By Dana Tims • May 16, 2014
Miami Seaport Alliance
Miami Seaport Alliance
stated on April 24, 2014 in a "Miami Herald" newspaper ad:
David Beckham’s proposed soccer stadium at Miami’s Port "threatens the 207,000 jobs and $27 billion economic impact tied to the cargo and cruise industries."
False
By Amy Sherman • May 14, 2014
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
stated on May 7, 2014 in an email to supporters:
"Oregon today has 100,000 more jobs than it did when I was elected."
Mostly True
By Dana Tims, Louis Jacobson • May 13, 2014
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on May 11, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union.":
The CBO says that if you raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour, "half a million people would lose their jobs."
Mostly True
By Julie Kliegman • May 11, 2014
Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
stated on May 5, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC:
If you work 40 hours a week at the proposed minimum wage of $10.10 an hour, "you get out of poverty."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • May 8, 2014
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 1, 2014 in a meme shared on social media:
"Every single one of the 41 Republican senators who just blocked a raise in the minimum wage will receive a $2,800 cost-of-living adjustment on January 1, 2015."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • May 6, 2014
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