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Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on November 10, 2015 a Republican presidential debate
 Income inequality "seems to be worst in cities run by Democrats."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson • November 11, 2015
Ben Carson
Ben Carson
stated on November 10, 2015 the Republican debate in Milwaukee, Wis.
"Every time we raise the minimum wage, the number of jobless people increases."
False
By Louis Jacobson • November 11, 2015
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on November 10, 2015 the fourth Republican presidential debate
Says the United States is in "the worst recovery from an economic recession since World War II."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • November 11, 2015
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on October 14, 2015 a town hall meeting in Concord, N.H.
"If you're born poor, you're more likely to stay poor than any time in American history."
Half-True
By Nick Reid • October 30, 2015
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on October 28, 2015 a Republican presidential debate in Boulder, Colo.
"Under Barack Obama and the big government economy, the median wage for women has dropped $733."
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 29, 2015
Rebecca Kleefisch
Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on October 21, 2015 a public forum
"Most Americans are now getting their news from Facebook."  
False
October 29, 2015
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on October 28, 2015 the third Republican presidential debate
"For the first time in 35 years, we have more businesses closing than starting."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • October 29, 2015
Viral image
Viral image
stated on October 22, 2015 a shareable graphic on the Web
Says Denmark’s suicide rate has been about twice as high as the United States’ over the past five decades.
Mostly False
By Clayton Youngman • October 23, 2015
Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
stated on September 24, 2015 radio interview
The Washington D.C.-area "never has a recession."
False
By Sean Gorman • October 19, 2015
Erick Erickson
Erick Erickson
stated on October 9, 2015 a blog post
"Paul Ryan is one of less than a dozen Republican congressmen to have voted for every bailout to come before Congress."  
Mostly False
October 15, 2015
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on October 13, 2015 a Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas
"African-American youth unemployment is 51 percent. Hispanic youth unemployment is 36 percent."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 14, 2015
Richard Saslaw
Richard Saslaw
stated on October 5, 2015 a debate.
Virginia’s current unemployment rate is "the lowest in Virginia history."
False
By Sean Gorman • October 12, 2015
Bee Moorhead
Bee Moorhead
stated on September 29, 2015 an oped article in the Austin American-Statesman
Texas has "outstripped the national poverty rate" since "at least 1959."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • October 12, 2015
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on October 11, 2015 comments on "State of the Union"
"When we had a conservative Republican president we were losing 750,000 jobs a month."  
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • October 11, 2015
Glenn Hegar
Glenn Hegar
stated on September 10, 2015 a speech in Georgetown, Texas
"We have 650 people who move to Texas every day."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • October 1, 2015
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 28, 2015 a press conference
The unemployment rate may be as high as "42 percent."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • September 30, 2015
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on September 27, 2015 an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
The tax policies of George W. Bush "created a dynamic effect of high growth."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • September 27, 2015
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on September 21, 2015 an interview with CBS' Stephen Colbert
"When (Ronald) Reagan came in, from 1978 to 1982, economic growth averaged less than 1 percent a year. There’s only one other four-year period where that’s true. That’s true from 2008 to 2012."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • September 25, 2015
Don Zimmerman
Don Zimmerman
stated on September 1, 2015 an Austin City Council meeting
Salaries of Austin residents who don't work for city government "have not been going up 3 percent a year for the last several years."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • September 25, 2015
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on September 19, 2015 remarks at the 2015 New Hampshire Democratic Party State Convention
"Under Republicans, recessions happen four times as frequently as under Democrats."  
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • September 22, 2015
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