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Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin
Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin
stated on September 10, 2013 a web posting:
"The Kenosha casino would be one of the state’s largest employers and pay more to the state than any other company or Tribe – essentially, it would be Wisconsin’s biggest taxpayer."
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • September 11, 2013
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on July 29, 2013 a campaign press statement:
Says that in his first two years, "Wisconsin has seen its best two-year job growth in a decade."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • August 19, 2013
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
By Tom Kertscher • 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
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