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Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on July 17, 2013 an interview
On average, college students "are taking six years to get a four-year degree."  
Mostly True
August 11, 2013
Federation for American Immigration Reform
Federation for American Immigration Reform
stated on August 5, 2013 a news release
"Unemployment has been on the rise throughout Wisconsin" as Paul Ryan stepped up his advocacy of "immigration increases."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • August 9, 2013
Wendy Davis
Wendy Davis
stated on July 29, 2013 an email blast.
"Texas women make an average of $8,355 less per year than men doing the very same job."
Mostly False
By Andra Lim • August 7, 2013
Susan Collins
Susan Collins
stated on August 3, 2013 a response to the president's Saturday address
"This year, the overwhelming majority of new jobs are part time."
True
By Louis Jacobson • August 7, 2013
Alan Krueger
Alan Krueger
stated on August 2, 2013 an interview with Bloomberg television
"Since the Affordable Care Act passed, 90 percent of job growth has been in full-time positions."
True
By Louis Jacobson • August 7, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 30, 2013 a speech in Chattanooga, Tenn.
"This year, we're off to our best private-sector jobs growth since 1999."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • August 2, 2013
Harry Reid
Harry Reid
stated on July 30, 2013 a media availability with reporters
The sequester has "already lost 1.6 million jobs."
False
By Jon Greenberg • August 1, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 27, 2013 an interview with the 'New York Times'
The "most realistic estimates" for jobs created by Keystone XL are "maybe 2,000 jobs during the construction of the pipeline."
False
By Jon Greenberg • July 31, 2013
Charles Kuck
Charles Kuck
stated on July 13, 2013 an immigration forum
A provision of the Senate immigration bill would require you to have government permission to get a second job.
Half-True
By Janel Davis • July 30, 2013
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on July 25, 2013 a FoxNews.com op-ed
Under Obamacare, "75 percent of small businesses now say they are going to be forced to either fire workers or cut their hours."
Pants on Fire!
By Becky Bowers • July 29, 2013
Leticia Van de Putte
Leticia Van de Putte
stated on June 14, 2013 an opinion article
Says residents of Texas and San Antonio can be fired or denied jobs because they are gay.
Half-True
By Sue Owen • July 26, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 24, 2013 a speech in Galesburg, Ill.
"Our businesses have created nearly twice as many jobs in this recovery as they had at the same point in the last recovery, when there was no Obamacare."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 26, 2013
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on June 18, 2013 a video.
"Women still earn about 77 cents for every dollar a man earns for working the same job."
Mostly False
By Sean Gorman • July 15, 2013
Barbara Buono
Barbara Buono
stated on July 9, 2013 an online gubernatorial campaign ad
"Guess what, governor? There’s no fried butter in Newark. Just 13 percent unemployment."
True
By Caryn Shinske • July 14, 2013
Allen West
Allen West
stated on July 8, 2013 a tweet
"More Americans receive food aid than work in (the) private sector."
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 10, 2013
Charlene Lima
Charlene Lima
stated on June 26, 2013 a speech on the floor of the Rhode Island House
Economic Development Commission Executive Director Keith Stokes "sent me a letter and he said the taxpayers will never be on the hook for these bonds" for 38 Studios.
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 10, 2013
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
stated on June 28, 2013 women's conference session
Women in the United States are paid about 70 percent of what men earn for the same work.
Mostly False
By Janel Davis • July 9, 2013
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on June 24, 2013 a TV interview
Says Florida didn’t offer special incentives to Deutsche Bank, which announced it will add 300 jobs in Florida.
Pants on Fire!
By Katie Sanders • June 25, 2013
Chris Larson
Chris Larson
stated on May 19, 2013 an interview
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. "cannot account for creating one single job."
Mostly False
By James B. Nelson • June 20, 2013
John Nygren
John Nygren
stated on May 8, 2013 a press conference
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation is a "proven job creator."
Half-True
By James B. Nelson • June 19, 2013
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