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Glenn Grothman
Glenn Grothman
stated on June 8, 2021 Twitter:
“We have a record 9.3 million job openings in the U.S.”
True
By Laura Schulte • June 18, 2021
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
By Tom Kertscher • 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, Jaren Holmes • 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
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