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Teresa Ghilarducci
Teresa Ghilarducci
stated on December 15, 2013 an interview on MSNBC's "Up"
"A quarter of our workers make $18,000 per year."
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By Louis Jacobson • December 23, 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
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on December 5, 2013 an interview
Under President Obama’s health-care reforms, the premium for "an average plan for a family didn't go down by $2,500 per year, it's gone up about $2,500 per year."
Half-True
December 15, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on December 4, 2013 a speech at the Center for American Progress
The minimum wage "in real terms right now is below where it was when Harry Truman was in office."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • December 4, 2013
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 4, 2013 a meme on social media
"44% of homeless people are employed."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • December 4, 2013
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 13, 2013 a fake Rick Perry 2016 poster.
"Texas ranks: #1 in worker deaths, #1 carbon emissions, #50 in high school graduates, #50 in funding for mental health patients."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • July 19, 2013
Frank Caprio
Frank Caprio
stated on May 19, 2013 an appearance on "10 News Conference"
Since Gina Raimondo took office, investment fees on the state's pension portfolio "have gone up from about $12 million annually to about $50 million."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 2, 2013
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on April 30, 2013 a speech
The state of Georgia lost 16 percent of its employees last year, and that percentage has risen over the past three years.
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By Janel Davis • May 24, 2013
Ron Meyer
Ron Meyer
stated on April 29, 2013 a TV interview.
"Only three in 10 young Americans under 30 -- 30 percent under 30 -- have full-time work."
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By Sean Gorman • May 13, 2013
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on May 5, 2013 a discussion on NBC's "Meet the Press"
The labor market is weak because if you count the unemployed, underemployed, and those who’ve stopped looking for work,  the unemployment rate "actually went up last month to 13.5 percent."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • May 7, 2013
Martina Navratilova
Martina Navratilova
stated on May 5, 2013 an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation"
"In 29 states in this country you can still get fired for not just being gay, but if your employer thinks you are gay."
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By Louis Jacobson • May 7, 2013
Chris Redfern
Chris Redfern
stated on April 30, 2013 a fundraising email
"Six out of 10 of the highest unemployment rates are also in so-called right to work states."
Half-True
By Tom Feran • May 6, 2013
Gina Raimondo
Gina Raimondo
stated on April 8, 2013 a tweet promoting Equal Pay Day
"Women make 77 cents for every dollar earned by men."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 18, 2013
Jeff Tittel
Jeff Tittel
stated on March 2, 2013 an op-ed column on NJ.com
"DEP has 2,812 employees, the lowest level since the mid-’80s."
Half-True
By Caryn Shinske • March 17, 2013
Marina Dimitrijevic
Marina Dimitrijevic
stated on November 14, 2012 an interview
Milwaukee County government employees pay "much more" for their health care than City of Milwaukee or State of Wisconsin employees.
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • December 9, 2012
Majority PAC
Majority PAC
stated on October 31, 2012 a TV ad
"Tommy Thompson made millions from corporations who outsource American jobs and now he's trying to lavish huge tax breaks on them."  
Half-True
November 1, 2012
Jennifer Granholm
Jennifer Granholm
stated on September 6, 2012 a speech at the Democratic National Convention
"With the auto rescue," President Barack Obama "saved more than 1 million middle-class jobs all across America," including more than 28,000 in Wisconsin.
Half-True
September 14, 2012
Democratic Party of Oregon
Democratic Party of Oregon
stated on August 14, 2012 a press release.
Says "Bruce Starr voted to throw 6,000 Oregonians off unemployment."
Half-True
By Ian K. Kullgren • August 31, 2012
Cascade Policy Institute
Cascade Policy Institute
stated on July 5, 2012 a website
Unemployment among Oregon high school graduates aged 18 to 20 increased more than 200 percent from 2008 to 2011, while the U.S. average increased only 30 percent.
Half-True
By Janie Har • July 19, 2012
Rebecca Kleefisch
Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on May 13, 2012 an interview
Says Democratic recall opponent Mahlon Mitchell sent a letter "encouraging folks to boycott more than 100 companies."
Half-True
May 20, 2012
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