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Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on March 8, 2014 a Republican weekly address
"The average family (is) now bringing home $4,000 less than they did just five years ago."
True
By Louis Jacobson • March 12, 2014
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on March 7, 2014 a speech
"If you rent a U-Haul to move your company, it costs twice as much to go from San Francisco to Austin than the other way around, because you can’t find enough trucks to flee the Golden State."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 12, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on March 9, 2014 an interview on CNN
The economic "turnaround started at the end of my term."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • March 11, 2014
Kenneth Block
Kenneth Block
stated on March 2, 2014 a TV interview
Under a bill before the legislature, "you’d have to go to court to fire an employee."
False
By John Hill • March 10, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on March 5, 2014 a speech to the Democratic National Committee in Boston
"When I talk about (raising the) minimum wage ... half of Republicans agree with it."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • March 7, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on March 5, 2014 a TV ad
Under Scott Walker, Wisconsin "unemployment's up" from 4.8% to 6.2%  
Pants on Fire!
March 7, 2014
Republican Governors Association
Republican Governors Association
stated on February 13, 2014 a campaign TV ad
"(Mary) Burke was a senior member of the Doyle administration that left Wisconsin with 130,000 fewer jobs."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • March 5, 2014
John Kerry
John Kerry
stated on March 2, 2014 comments on CBS' "Face the Nation"
"The (Russian) ruble is already going down."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • March 2, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 27, 2014 an event at the White House
"Fewer black and Latino men participate in the labor force, compared to young white men."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • February 28, 2014
Maxey Scherr
Maxey Scherr
stated on January 23, 2014 an interview
"We have more women living in poverty in this state than almost anywhere else."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 27, 2014
Bobby Jindal
Bobby Jindal
stated on February 26, 2014 an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
"Our economy (in Louisiana) has grown 50 percent faster than the national GDP, even since the national recession."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • February 27, 2014
stated on February 23, 2014 comments on NBC's "Meet the Press"
"Chained CPI would save $1 trillion in the second decade off the federal budget debt," a report shows.
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • February 23, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 30, 2014 a speech
"Most folks’ wages haven’t gone up in over a decade."  
Mostly True
February 23, 2014
David Cicilline
David Cicilline
stated on February 11, 2014 a House floor speech
"According to one study, the minimum wage today is worth $2 less than in 1968."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 21, 2014
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on January 31, 2014 a speech
The annual gross domestic product of metro Atlanta is "bigger than 28 states in the union."
True
By Eric Stirgus • February 18, 2014
Steve Forbes
Steve Forbes
stated on February 16, 2014 comments on CNN's "State of the Union"
"Two-thirds of the people who start out in minimum wage are above the minimum wage within a year."
Half-True
By Julie Kliegman • February 16, 2014
Jonathan Boucher
Jonathan Boucher
stated on January 31, 2014 a Providence Journal commentary
"The Republican leadership in the House has refused to address the issues that matter the most to Rhode Island, such as passing a jobs bill."
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 16, 2014
Republican Party of Wisconsin
Republican Party of Wisconsin
stated on February 4, 2014 a news release
"The only time over the last 25 years when the state’s unemployment rate exceeded the U.S. average was when (Mary) Burke was commerce secretary."  
Mostly True
February 14, 2014
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on February 12, 2014 a television ad
"Nonpartisan government analysts say Obamacare will cost our economy up to 2.5 million jobs."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson, Steve Contorno • February 14, 2014
Mike Stenhouse
Mike Stenhouse
stated on January 27, 2014 a news release
Of minimum wage workers in Rhode Island "only 14 percent serve as sole income earner for their family."  
True
By John Hill • February 14, 2014
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