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Michael Long
Michael Long
stated on October 14, 2016 in an interview on Capital Tonight:
Because of its higher minimum wage, New York State is "already showing signs of various companies picking up and leaving."
Mostly False
By Dan Clark • December 23, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on December 12, 2016 in an interview:
Fifty percent of workers ages 55 to 64 have "zero" money "in the bank as they enter retirement."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • December 21, 2016
Jerry Brown
Jerry Brown
stated on December 14, 2016 in a speech:
"California is growing a hell of a lot faster than Texas."
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • December 19, 2016
Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo
stated on November 16, 2016 in a speech in Fishkill, NY:
"Taxes for every New Yorker are lower today than when I started"
Half-True
By Dan Clark • December 16, 2016
Antonio Villaraigosa
Antonio Villaraigosa
stated on December 8, 2016 in an op-ed :
"California is once again the sixth-largest economy in the world. If you add the GDP’s of Washington and Oregon, California would surpass the United Kingdom to become the fifth-largest economy in the world."  
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • December 15, 2016
Uber
Uber
stated on November 28, 2016 in an online petition and in a press release:
A recent study found "that cities where Uber operates have 3.6%-5.6% fewer drunk driving deaths than cities without access to ridesharing."
Half-True
By Dan Clark • December 9, 2016
Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo
stated on November 16, 2016 in a speech in Fishkill, NY:
"We spend less than 2 percent more every year. That is the lowest increase in spending since they have been keeping numbers." 
True
By Dan Clark • December 2, 2016
Carl Heastie
Carl Heastie
stated on October 24, 2016 in an article from WBFO:
Since the salary for state lawmakers was raised to $79,500, "that purchasing power has now been reduced to $53,000."
Mostly True
By Dan Clark • November 18, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 4, 2016 in a rally in Atkinson, N.H.:
"Nearly one in four people in their prime working years are not working."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • November 7, 2016
Mark Assini
Mark Assini
stated on October 18, 2016 in a debate on WROC:
"The photonics bill that was sponsored in Congress and written, was written by Congressman Tom Reed, not Congresswoman Louise Slaughter."
False
By Dan Clark • November 4, 2016
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on October 31, 2016 in remarks in Cocoa Beach, Fla.:
"One in five American households have nobody under the same roof that's got a job."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • November 3, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on November 1, 2016 in a campaign rally in Dade City, Fla.:
Says Donald Trump "doesn't believe in equal pay."
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • November 2, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 1, 2016 in a speech:
"In many instances, (people's) health care costs are more than their mortgage costs or their rent, which, by the way, is a first in American history."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • November 2, 2016
Deborah Ross
Deborah Ross
stated on October 13, 2016 in a TV ad:
"Richard Burr voted to protect tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas but voted against a tax break to help working people."
Half-True
By Will Doran • November 2, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 28, 2016 in a campaign speech:
Says Barack Obama "is the first president in modern history not to have a single year of 3 percent growth."
Mostly True
By Joshua Gillin • October 31, 2016
John Skvarla
John Skvarla
stated on October 24, 2016 in a speech in Charlotte:
Says HB2 "hasn’t moved the needle one iota" on North Carolina’s economy.
Mostly False
By Will Doran • October 28, 2016
Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson
stated on September 4, 2016 in a campaign appearance:
Says he and his running mate "are the only candidates that do believe in free trade."
Half-True
By Cara Lombardo • October 25, 2016
Ted Strickland
Ted Strickland
stated on October 20, 2016 in the Ohio Senate debate:
Says Rob Portman "said the auto rescue was a lousy deal for Ohio."
Mostly True
By Allison Graves • October 21, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 19, 2016 in the third 2016 presidential debate:
Says Hillary Clinton's "plan is going to raise taxes and even double your taxes."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • October 20, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 13, 2016 in a speech in West Palm Beach, Fla.:
"Workers in the United States are making less than they were almost 20 years ago, and yet they are working harder."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • October 17, 2016
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