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Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on July 30, 2014 a tweet
"Wisconsin is #1 in the Midwest for personal income growth over the year."  
True
By Dave Umhoefer • August 14, 2014
Cormick Lynch
Cormick Lynch
stated on August 3, 2014 a debate on WPRI's Newsmakers
The cost of "college education has gone up 1,200 percent since 1978."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 10, 2014
D’Banj
D’Banj
stated on August 3, 2014 comments on ABC's "This Week"
"The music industry is the biggest export from Africa after oil and gas."
False
By Linda Qiu • August 7, 2014
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on August 5, 2014 a speech in Iowa
"It cost us more to shut the government down than to keep it open."
True
By Lauren Carroll • August 7, 2014
Dennis Richardson
Dennis Richardson
stated on July 18, 2014 a campaign debate
"It's been 17 years that we've had unemployment higher than the national average in Oregon."
True
By Dana Tims • August 4, 2014
Seth Magaziner
Seth Magaziner
stated on July 13, 2014 a debate on WPRI-TV
Rhode Island's state pension system "underperformed the median three out of the four years that Mr. [Frank] Caprio was in office."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 3, 2014
George Will
George Will
stated on July 27, 2014 a syndicated column
Oregon’s "three largest employers, and 13 of the top 25, are health care providers."
False
By Dana Tims • July 31, 2014
Rob Astorino
Rob Astorino
stated on July 25, 2014 an interview on "Fox & Friends"
The state of New York is the "worst in the nation in economic recovery."
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 28, 2014
Lindsey Graham
Lindsey Graham
stated on July 27, 2014 comments on CNN's "State of the Union"
Russia "has an economy the size of Italy."  
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • July 27, 2014
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
stated on July 18, 2014 a campaign debate
Oregon "is the most trade-dependent state in the nation"
False
By Bill Adair • July 25, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 17, 2014 a speech in Delaware
"We've recovered (from the recession) faster and come farther than almost any other advanced country on Earth."  
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • July 23, 2014
Nan Rich
Nan Rich
stated on July 11, 2014 a speech to the Florida Press Association
"Tourism and retirees are the dominant economic engines in our state."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • July 23, 2014
Fresh Start PA
Fresh Start PA
stated on July 15, 2014 a campaign ad
Under Gov. Tom Corbett, "Pennsylvania ranks 49th in job creation."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • July 22, 2014
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on July 17, 2014 an interview on PBS' "The Charlie Rose Show"
The number of jobs created and people lifted out of poverty during Bill Clinton’s presidency was "a hundred times" what it was under President Ronald Reagan.
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 21, 2014
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on July 18, 2014 a meme on social media
Says former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said that "if the workers are more insecure, that's very healthy for the society" because "they'll serve the masters gladly and passively."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • July 21, 2014
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on July 8, 2014 a campaign commercial
Says Charlie Crist "voted against raising the minimum wage."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • July 17, 2014
Jack Kingston
Jack Kingston
stated on July 1, 2014 an ad
"Perdue mismanaged Pillowtex, and nearly 8,000 people got laid off."
Mostly False
By April Hunt • July 16, 2014
John DePetro
John DePetro
stated on July 7, 2014 a talk radio comment
"Although the governor doubled the beach fees . . . all the money, as we found out, is all going to an out-of-state company. The state isn't even getting the money for that."
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 14, 2014
Monica Wehby
Monica Wehby
stated on July 9, 2014 an economic issues statement
The 2011 Rebuild America Jobs Act "would have cost the average American family $1,000 a year while making no significant impact to fix our infrastructure and roads."
False
By Dana Tims • July 11, 2014
Jeff Merkley
Jeff Merkley
stated on July 9, 2014 an economic issues statement
"I co-sponsored the Rebuild America Jobs Act" for transportation and infrastructure.
False
By Dana Tims • July 11, 2014
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