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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 25, 2017 in a White House web page:
Says he created "over 500,000 new jobs -- with a surge in female employment last month."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • April 26, 2017
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on March 23, 2017 in a radio address:
"Wisconsin’s economy is in the best shape it’s been since 2000."  
Half-True
By Andrew Mollica, Tom Kertscher • April 13, 2017
Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers
stated on March 30, 2017 in a press release:
"In 2014, Mexico alone received over $24 billion in remittances sent from the U.S., while other South and Central American countries received over 15 percent of their (gross domestic product) in the form of remittances."
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • April 11, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 4, 2017 in a CEO town hall:
"When you look for a job, you can't find it and you give up. You are now considered statistically employed."
False
By Louis Jacobson • April 4, 2017
Jerry Brown
Jerry Brown
stated on March 26, 2017 in an interview on Meet the Press:
California’s Central Valley and Inland Empire "are experiencing tremendous job growth."
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • April 4, 2017
Jim Kenney
Jim Kenney
stated on March 27, 2017 in a tweet:
"Immigrants are responsible for 96 percent of our small biz growth since 2000."
False
By Cassie Owens • March 28, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 20, 2017 in remarks at a Kentucky rally:
"Since China joined — that’s another beauty — the WTO in 2001, the U.S. has lost many more than 60,000 factories."
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • March 24, 2017
Claire McCaskill
Claire McCaskill
stated on February 14, 2017 in a press release on her website:
Small businesses "create two out of every three American jobs."
True
By Austin Hough • March 18, 2017
Peter Roskam
Peter Roskam
stated on March 6, 2017 in a speech at the City Club of Chicago:
"The past (Obama) administration was the first administration that never had a whole year of 3 percent growth."
Mostly True
By Kevin Hoffman • March 16, 2017
Bill de Blasio
Bill de Blasio
stated on February 13, 2017 in his 2017 State of the City address:
"We raised the minimum wage to $15 first in city government. Now, working together with people in Albany, it's the law of the state."
Half-True
By Dan Clark • March 8, 2017
Dan Forest
Dan Forest
stated on March 6, 2017 in a press conference in Texas:
Says HB2 has hurt North Carolina’s economy by "one-tenth of 1 percent of our annual GDP."
True
By Will Doran • March 7, 2017
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on January 31, 2017 in his State-of-the-State address:
"Midland, Texas, now beats the San Francisco area in the percentage of jobs created by startups."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 24, 2017
Anthony Tata
Anthony Tata
stated on February 19, 2017 in an interview on CNN:
"The sanctions that we put on (Russia) for the Crimea annexation and meddling in Ukraine ... have absolutely crushed the ruble by 50 percent. And GDP from 2014 to 2016 is 50 percent down in Russia, as well."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • February 21, 2017
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on February 13, 2017 in a roundtable discussion:
"Your politicians in Tallahassee today are saying, in your area, that they don't need any more jobs. That is exactly what Rep. Paul Renner said."
Mostly False
By Allison Graves • February 17, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 16, 2017 in a press conference:
"The stock market has hit record numbers, as you know. And there has been a tremendous surge of optimism in the business world."  
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • February 16, 2017
Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton
stated on February 7, 2017 in a Fox News interview:
Of 1 million green cards issued a year, "almost none of those green cards are based on job skills or demonstrated economic needs."
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • February 14, 2017
Texas Association of Business
Texas Association of Business
stated on December 6, 2016 in a press release and study:
Says a study indicates up to $8.5 billion in lost GDP and up to 185,000 lost jobs if Texas lawmakers approve a measure limiting transgender bathroom choices.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • February 3, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 20, 2017 in his inaugural address:
"We've made other countries rich while the wealth ... of our country has dissipated over the horizon."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • January 20, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 14, 2017 in a tweet:
Says Georgia’s 5th congressional district, represented by John Lewis, is "in horrible shape and falling apart (not to mention crime infested)."
Mostly False
By Linda Qiu • January 15, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 3, 2017 in a tweet:
"General Motors is sending Mexican made model of Chevy Cruze to U.S. car dealers-tax free across border."
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • January 4, 2017
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