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Ken Hagan
Ken Hagan
stated on December 16, 2013 an interview with the 'Tampa Bay Times'
Studies suggest the 2017 College Football Playoff Championship game will bring about 1,700 to 1,800 full-time jobs.
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • December 20, 2013
Revitalize Cobb
Revitalize Cobb
stated on November 22, 2013 a mailer
The economic impact of new Atlanta Braves stadium includes 9,241 new jobs and $295 million in wages.
Mostly False
By Willoughby Mariano • December 20, 2013
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on December 17, 2013 a Facebook post
"Florida has experienced positive job growth for 39 consecutive months."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • December 19, 2013
National Federation of the Blind
National Federation of the Blind
stated on October 31, 2013 a news release
Goodwill Industries International pays workers with disabilities wages as low as pennies per  hour.
Half-True
By Janel Davis • December 18, 2013
ECONorthwest
ECONorthwest
stated on December 9, 2013 a paper for the Oregon Business Plan
"Oregon leads the nation in number of jobs per capita in manufacturing."
False
By Dana Tims • December 13, 2013
David Madland
David Madland
stated on December 6, 2013 a broadcast of CNN's "Crossfire"
"The CBO just said if we cut this (unemployment benefits) extension, we will kill jobs, because those people who are looking for work won't have any money to spend."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • December 10, 2013
Ted Poe
Ted Poe
stated on October 24, 2013 an email to a constituent
Obamacare medical device tax "has led to the loss of thousands of jobs" in U.S.
Half-True
By Sue Owen • December 6, 2013
Al Sharpton
Al Sharpton
stated on December 4, 2013 a broadcast of MSNBC's Politics Nation
The "priorities" of more than three-quarters of Americans are to increase the minimum wage, create a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants, and require background checks for gun buyers.
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • December 6, 2013
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 20, 2013 a Facebook posting
"Since 1988, Congress has raised its own salary 15 times 'to reflect rising costs.' But raised the minimum wage only three times."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • December 2, 2013
Mike Tate
Mike Tate
stated on November 17, 2013 a fund-raising email
Says Gov. Scott Walker has dropped Wisconsin "to 45th in the nation in job growth prospects while campaigning for president out of state."
Mostly False
December 1, 2013
Elisabeth Hasselbeck
Elisabeth Hasselbeck
stated on November 19, 2013 comments on Fox News Channel's "Fox and Friends"
A Census Bureau worker says he was told to skew information to bring the unemployment rate down "as we headed into an election season."
False
By Jon Greenberg • November 20, 2013
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on November 10, 2013 interviews on four Sunday morning news shows
Says New Jersey has gained "143,000 new private-sector jobs."
True
By Caryn Shinske • November 17, 2013
Allan Fung
Allan Fung
stated on November 4, 2013 a campaign speech
"We have created new jobs here in Cranston -- more than 1,000."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • November 10, 2013
Americans for Prosperity
Americans for Prosperity
stated on October 29, 2013 a television ad
Says "new mandates are already reducing full-time employment."
Mostly False
By Steve Contorno • November 6, 2013
Bill Maher
Bill Maher
stated on October 25, 2013 comments on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher"
The average fast food worker is 29, and most fast food workers "are on some form of public assistance."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • November 4, 2013
Amardeep Kaleka
Amardeep Kaleka
stated on October 20, 2013 an interview
Wisconsin sold fresh water to California, helping that state's dairy industry, and "lost a bunch of jobs (and) a bunch of farmland."
Pants on Fire!
October 28, 2013
Paul LePage
Paul LePage
stated on October 14, 2013 a speech in Falmouth, Maine
"About 47 percent of able-bodied people in the state of Maine don’t work."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • October 23, 2013
Maria Bartiromo
Maria Bartiromo
stated on October 20, 2013 an appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press"
"As a result of Obamacare, we are becoming something of a part-time employment country."
False
By Jon Greenberg • October 22, 2013
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on October 13, 2013 an interview
"We’re 49th in the United States in new businesses created."
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • October 20, 2013
Ken Cuccinelli
Ken Cuccinelli
stated on September 19, 2013 a speech.
Since Obamacare became law, "most of our new jobs have been part-time jobs."
False
By Sean Gorman • October 18, 2013
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