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Paul Broun
Paul Broun
stated on May 23, 2012 in a television interview:
A new manufacturing plant is slated to create about 3,000 jobs in central and northeast Georgia and "create about a $3 billion infusion" into the economy.
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • June 11, 2012
Wes Riddle
Wes Riddle
stated on October 22, 2011 in a speech.:
Says combined inflation and unemployment rates in October 2011 were the highest since Ronald Reagan succeeded Jimmy Carter.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • June 8, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 4, 2012 in a television ad:
"When Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts lost 40,000 manufacturing jobs, a rate twice the national average."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 8, 2012
New Jersey Democratic State Committee
New Jersey Democratic State Committee
stated on June 1, 2012 in a newsletter:
Says PolitiFact issued a True ruling on Paul Krugman calling "Governor Christie a ‘fiscal phony.’"
False
By Bill Wichert • June 6, 2012
Eric Fehrnstrom
Eric Fehrnstrom
stated on June 3, 2012 in an interview on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos":
Massachusetts under Gov. Mitt Romney initially ranked last among states in job growth, but by the end of his governorship, "we were in the middle of the pack."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 5, 2012
David Axelrod
David Axelrod
stated on June 3, 2012 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation":
Under Gov. Mitt Romney, Massachusetts ranked "47th in job creation."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 5, 2012
Caroline Casagrande
Caroline Casagrande
stated on April 29, 2012 in an interview on My9TV.com's "New Jersey Now" program:
"Women have come through the recession worse off than men … the numbers bear that out. We went from a 7 percent unemployment rate for women when he (President Barack Obama) was elected to an 8.1 percent now."
Mostly True
By Caryn Shinske • June 4, 2012
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on May 31, 2012 in a debate:
The federal government "reviewed and verified" his administration’s numbers showing Wisconsin added 23,608 jobs in 2011.
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • June 1, 2012
stated on May 31, 2012 in a debate:
Figures cited by Gov. Scott Walker "are not commonly used" to measure job creation.
Half-True
By James B. Nelson • June 1, 2012
Martin O'Malley
Martin O'Malley
stated on May 27, 2012 in an appearance on Meet the Press:
"When it comes to what little bit of job creation was happening in Massachusetts (when Mitt Romney was governor), it was happening in the public sector at six times the rate that it was happening in the private sector."
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead • May 31, 2012
Paul Krugman
Paul Krugman
stated on May 28, 2012 in a column in The New York Times:
Says "there have been some job gains in the McMansion State since Mr. Christie took office, but they have lagged gains both in the nation as a whole and in New York and Connecticut, the obvious points of comparison."
True
By Bill Wichert • May 31, 2012
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on May 16, 2012 in a TV ad:
Says new figures he released showing Wisconsin job gains for 2011 are "the final job numbers."
False
By Tom Kertscher • May 24, 2012
stated on May 17, 2012 in an interview:
Says Gov. Scott Walker is "cooking the books" by releasing numbers "he just dreamed up" that show Wisconsin gained jobs in 2011.
False
By Tom Kertscher • May 24, 2012
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on May 16, 2012 in a television ad:
Since Scott Walker took office as governor in January 2011, there has been an increase of 33,200 jobs in Wisconsin.
Mostly False
By James B. Nelson • May 24, 2012
Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on May 14, 2012 in an email campaign statement:
Says Josh Mandel opposed federal loans to the auto industry.
False
By Henry J. Gomez • May 18, 2012
stated on May 10, 2012 in a TV ad:
Says Gov. Scott Walker said "no to equal pay for equal work for women."
False
By Tom Kertscher • May 17, 2012
Bob Latta
Bob Latta
stated on May 5, 2012 in an email statement:
Says that President Obama promised that with the stimulus plan, "unemployment would never go above 8 percent. He even said it would be 6 percent by now."
Mostly False
By Tom Feran • May 17, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on May 16, 2012 in remarks in St. Petersburg, Fla.:
There are "49 different federal job training programs that report to eight agencies."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 16, 2012
Connie Mack
Connie Mack
stated on May 14, 2012 in a Web ad:
Says George LeMieux was one of two Republicans who voted for President Barack Obama's jobs bill.
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 16, 2012
Barbara Buono
Barbara Buono
stated on May 7, 2012 in an interview on The Dom Giordano Show:
Says in March New Jersey was "one of only eight states in the nation to lose jobs" and "the state with the highest loss of jobs in the nation."
Mostly False
By Erin O'Neill • May 13, 2012
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