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Mark Born
Mark Born
stated on June 2, 2021 Twitter
“Before the pandemic, just over 40,000 were on continuing UI claims. Now, there are well over 100,000 on state or federal UI benefits.”
True
By D.L. Davis • June 18, 2021
Mandela Barnes
Mandela Barnes
stated on May 23, 2021 Twitter
“Since 1978, CEO compensation rose over 1,000% and only 11.9% for average workers.”
True
By Madeline Heim • June 2, 2021
Joe Manchin
Joe Manchin
stated on March 7, 2021 remarks on ABC's "This Week"
“Very few … if any” states have a minimum wage of $7.25 an hour.
False
By Harrison Dover, Sammie Smith • April 28, 2021
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on March 13, 2021 in an interview on Fox News
"When I became governor, we banned sanctuary cities and we also did E-Verify."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • March 19, 2021
Amy Pechacek
Amy Pechacek
stated on December 20, 2020 News release
“We have reached our goal to clear the backlog of (unemployment) claims.”
Half-True
By Laura Schulte • March 17, 2021
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on February 5, 2021 an interview on CBS
“If you're making less than $15 an hour, you're living below the poverty wage.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • February 10, 2021
Jordan Rachel
Jordan Rachel
stated on January 16, 2021 a tweet
A $15-per-hour minimum wage would raise the price of a Taco Bell burrito to $38.
False
By Bill McCarthy • January 20, 2021
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on October 24, 2020 a speech in Dallas, Pa.
Says President Donald Trump "thinks that $15 an hour minimum wage is too much for essential workers."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 30, 2020
Abigail Spanberger
Abigail Spanberger
stated on October 20, 2020 a debate.
“The majority of minimum wage workers...are mothers.”
False
By Warren Fiske • October 30, 2020
United Association’s Union Plumbers and Pipefitters Vote! PAC
United Association’s Union Plumbers and Pipefitters Vote! PAC
stated on September 15, 2020 a TV ad.
Nick Freitas “voted to let businesses discriminate and fire expecting mothers for no other reason but their pregnancy. ”
Mostly True
By Warren Fiske • October 5, 2020
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on July 1, 2020 an interview
“PPP on average probably provided a grant of around $11,000 per employee."
Mostly True
By Lawrence Andrea • July 24, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 18, 2020 a Facebook post
“OSHA says masks don't work” to reduce COVID-19 transmission “and violate OSHA oxygen levels.”
False
June 25, 2020
Kirsten Gillibrand
Kirsten Gillibrand
stated on April 21, 2020 a tweet
“Immigrants make up a majority of essential workers in places like New York City.”
Mostly True
By John Pullano • May 7, 2020
Nate McMurray
Nate McMurray
stated on April 8, 2020 a tweet
Congressional candidate Chris Jacobs “voted against paid leave for COVID-19.”
Mostly True
By Meghan Hall, Hannah Roesch • May 6, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on April 15, 2020 comments at a virtual town hall meeting
“Until this week, they [OSHA] weren’t even enforcing these guidelines [for coronavirus]. Still today, OSHA is not specifying which rules employees must follow or how to keep their workers safe and healthy.”
True
By Victoria Knight • April 22, 2020
Jack Whitver
Jack Whitver
stated on April 7, 2020 an email newsletter
Before COVID-19, “Iowa had one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country, and many employers were scrambling to find qualified employees to fill their job openings.”
True
By Caleb McCullough • April 14, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 27, 2020 social media
Shows a waitress saying, "I lost my job. But I'll sleep better knowing” that the coronavirus relief bill included funding for the Kennedy Center, refugee resettlement, PBS, and congressional salaries: “Thanks, Democrats”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • March 31, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 21, 2020 a Facebook post
“All schools in Canada are closed for the rest of the school year, each family will receive $950 every two weeks for the next 15 weeks, banks were notif(ied) to suspend mortgage payments for at least 6 months, and student loans deferred.”
Half-True
By Bill McCarthy • March 25, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 18, 2020 on social media
Says “Senator Joe Manchin hit (an) all time low saying seniors and the disabled did not need the relief package $1000 on Fox News.”
Half-True
By Patrick Orsagos • March 23, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 14, 2018 posts on the Internet
A post comparing two construction workers — “Joe legal” and “Jose illegal” — says “Jose” pays no taxes yet gets free medical care, food stamps, welfare, and 'head of the class' priority for his children in applying for college.
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 13, 2020
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