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Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
stated on March 16, 2012 a written statement.:
President Obama pushed through the stimulus "based on the promise of keeping unemployment under 8 percent."
Mostly False
By Sean Gorman • March 2, 2012
Becky Moeller
Becky Moeller
stated on February 17, 2012 a press statement.:
Says local Texas chambers of commerce were granted exemptions from paying property taxes on their headquarter properties.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 1, 2012
Cory Booker
Cory Booker
stated on February 23, 2012 an interview on WBGO’s “Newark Today”:
"We've seen in this last year tremendous things happening, including our unemployment rate come down 2 percentage points."
False
By Erin O'Neill • March 1, 2012
Reince Priebus
Reince Priebus
stated on February 14, 2012 an op-ed piece:
"The national unemployment rate has been above 8 percent for a record 36 months."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • February 29, 2012
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on February 10, 2012 a radio interview:
"The biggest contribution" behind a decrease in U.S. unemployment "was 1.2 million people leaving the workforce"  
False
By Willoughby Mariano • February 29, 2012
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on January 24, 2012 a Web ad:
"Since President Obama took full control of Washington … every single day, more than 1,500 of our jobs have been lost."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • February 28, 2012
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on February 21, 2012 his budget speech:
Says private-sector job growth in 2011 "places New Jersey in the top third among all of the states."
Half-True
By Bill Wichert • February 27, 2012
Kathleen Vinehout
Kathleen Vinehout
stated on February 15, 2012 remarks:
Says 21,000 Wisconsin residents got jobs in 2011, but "18,000 of them" were in other states.
False
By Tom Kertscher • February 26, 2012
Marcy Kaptur
Marcy Kaptur
stated on February 15, 2012 a campaign commercial:
"When Marcy Kaptur brought home $42 million for new manufacturing jobs, Dennis Kucinich voted 'no'."
Half-True
By Tom Feran • February 24, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 15, 2012 a speech at Milwaukee's Master Lock plant:
"For the first time since 1990, American manufacturers are creating new jobs."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • February 22, 2012
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on February 12, 2012 a tweet:
A 10-year state program that created 202 jobs at a cost of $247,000 per job was approved by former Gov. Jim Doyle.
Pants on Fire!
By James B. Nelson • February 17, 2012
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on February 3, 2012 a news release:
Says unemployment would be at 10 percent if people who have quit looking for work were included in federal labor force calculations.
Half-True
By Sabrina Eaton • February 17, 2012
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on February 11, 2012 a speech at the CPAC conference:
Florida "unemployment has dropped more than 2 percentage points, down from 12 percent to 9.9 percent, the second-largest drop in the nation."
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 16, 2012
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
stated on February 8, 2012 a television ad:
"Obamacare ... will kill jobs across America."
False
By Louis Jacobson • February 15, 2012
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
stated on February 8, 2012 a video ad:
Says the Congressional Budget Office said "unemployment could top 9 percent in 2013"
Mostly False
By Molly Moorhead • February 15, 2012
Martin O'Malley
Martin O'Malley
stated on February 5, 2012 a TV interview.:
Maryland is "creating jobs at 2 ½ times the rate that Virginia is."
False
By Nancy Madsen • February 13, 2012
David A. Clarke Jr.
David A. Clarke Jr.
stated on January 23, 2012 remarks :
Says Milwaukee blacks have 55 percent male unemployment, 60 percent truancy, a 50 percent graduation rate, the "worst" reading scores and "lead" in infant mortality. 
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • February 13, 2012
Kevin Cameron
Kevin Cameron
stated on January 21, 2012 a news release:
Oregon House Republicans’ jobs plan could generate more than 50,000 jobs over five years.
Mostly True
By Janie Har • February 11, 2012
Barbara Buono
Barbara Buono
stated on January 25, 2012 a column:
Says "as of November, we were ranked 45th in the nation in terms of job creation, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics."
Mostly False
By Bill Wichert • February 10, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on February 8, 2012 an Atlanta campaign stop:
"Twenty-five or 24 million people" are "out of work or stopped looking for work."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus, Willoughby Mariano • February 10, 2012
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