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Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on February 1, 2016 a political ad
"While our people work longer hours for lower wages, almost all new income goes to the top 1 percent."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 3, 2016
Ed Gillespie
Ed Gillespie
stated on January 13, 2016 a Facebook post.
"More businesses are closing than opening in Virginia today."
False
By Warren Fiske • February 1, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on December 8, 2015 an editorial board interview with the Concord Monitor
"We now have more jobs in solar than we do in oil."
False
By Nick Reid • January 29, 2016
Jerry Brown
Jerry Brown
stated on January 21, 2016 a State of the State address
"Two million new jobs have been created," in California since 2011.  
True
By Chris Nichols • January 25, 2016
Roger Williams
Roger Williams
stated on January 12, 2016 response to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address
Under Barack Obama, "the fewest number of adults are working since Jimmy Carter’s presidency."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • January 22, 2016
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on January 14, 2016 the Fox Business Network debate
"We have the lowest percentage of Americans working today of any year since 1977."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • January 15, 2016
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 12, 2016 the State of the Union address
"The United States of America, right now, has the strongest, most durable economy in the world."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • January 15, 2016
Conservative Solutions PAC
Conservative Solutions PAC
stated on January 4, 2016 an attack ad
Says Chris Christie "instituted an Internet sales tax."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 14, 2016
Nikki Haley
Nikki Haley
stated on January 12, 2016 the Republican response to the State of the Union address
The economy is "too weak to raise income levels."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • January 13, 2016
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 12, 2016 his State of the Union speech
"Our businesses have created jobs every single month since (Obamacare) became law."
True
By Lauren Carroll • January 13, 2016
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 12, 2016 the State of the Union address
We have cut "our deficits by almost three-quarters."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • January 13, 2016
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on January 12, 2016 his 2016 State of the State address
"We have completely turned our economy around."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • January 12, 2016
American Action Network
American Action Network
stated on December 8, 2015 a newspaper ad
"Under conservative leadership, Congress has reduced the federal deficit by 60 percent – nearly $800 billion."  
Mostly False
December 11, 2015
Charlotte Nash
Charlotte Nash
stated on November 17, 2015 a statement
Since 2008, Gwinnett County’s population has grown 15 percent, while the county government staff has increased only 1 percent.
True
By Nancy Badertscher • December 11, 2015
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on December 3, 2015 a tweet
"From 2010-2014, median household income" in Wisconsin "has actually gone up 7.4 percent."  
Mostly False
By Kevin Crowe • December 7, 2015
Kevin de León
Kevin de León
stated on November 10, 2015 a press release
California has "robust job growth that outpaces the rest of the nation."  
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • December 7, 2015
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 10, 2015 a Facebook comment
"Illegal immigrants mow the grass around the (Texas) Capitol."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • November 27, 2015
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on November 2, 2015 a TV interview.
"When I became governor, I inherited a large deficit. You know what? We just turned that into the largest surplus in Virginia history."
Mostly False
By Warren Fiske • November 16, 2015
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on November 14, 2015 a Democratic presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa
"Wages adjusted for inflation haven’t risen since the turn of the last century."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • November 15, 2015
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on November 6, 2015 a Democratic presidential candidates' forum in Rock Hill, S.C.
"Over half of the black workers in this country earn less" than $15 an hour.
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • November 12, 2015
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