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State Tea Party Express
State Tea Party Express
stated on October 11, 2011 a television ad
"In Wisconsin, Gov. Scott Walker has created a manufacturing-led jobs recovery. 30,000 new jobs were created this year, with 15,000 created in the struggling manufacturing sector."
Half-True
By James B. Nelson • November 11, 2011
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on November 9, 2011 a Republican presidential debate in Michigan
"The unemployment rate among (the) non-college-educated is well into the double digits in America. It's 4 percent or 5 percent for people who have college degrees."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • November 10, 2011
Steve LaTourette
Steve LaTourette
stated on November 4, 2011 a speech in the House of Representatives
"The problem with invasive species today in the Great Lakes isn’t ballast water."
True
By Sabrina Eaton • November 9, 2011
Betty Sutton
Betty Sutton
stated on October 25, 2011 a speech in the House of Representatives
"Every day in the United States, we are losing 15 factories."
True
By Sabrina Eaton • November 7, 2011
John Klenke
John Klenke
stated on October 21, 2011 a presentation
Wisconsin ranks 48th out of all 50 states in venture capital investment.
False
By James B. Nelson • November 6, 2011
Mahlon Mitchell
Mahlon Mitchell
stated on November 4, 2011 remarks
Under a law proposed by Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, businesses that move into Wisconsin "don't have to pay any taxes" on their income for two years.
True
November 3, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on October 11, 2011 the Blooomberg/Washington Post Republican presidential debate.
Says that "we brought CHI Manufacturing, that had business in China, back to" Texas.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • October 31, 2011
Americans for Prosperity: New Jersey
Americans for Prosperity: New Jersey
stated on October 24, 2011 a television ad posted on YouTube
Says state Senate President Stephen "Sweeney gave us the nation's highest income tax rates, driving out jobs."
False
By Erin O'Neill • October 31, 2011
Randy Forbes
Randy Forbes
stated on October 12, 2011 a web ad.
"1.53 million jobs are at risk (from potential defense cuts)."
Mostly True
By Sean Gorman • October 29, 2011
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 26, 2011 a press release.
Says Texas unemployment is dire in various ways such as a doubling in the jobless rate during Rick Perry's governorship. Also, the Texas rate has increased faster than the national rate during Barack Obama's presidency.
Half-True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • October 27, 2011
Steve LaTourette
Steve LaTourette
stated on October 26, 2011 a statement on his congressional website
"For each $1 billion in infrastructure investment, 42,000 jobs are created."
Half-True
By Stephen Koff • October 26, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on October 26, 2011 a television ad
"In Texas, we created over 1 million new jobs while the rest of the nation lost over 2 million."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • October 26, 2011
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on October 16, 2011 an interview
"The largest category of people coming into the technical schools in Wisconsin are people with four-year degrees."
False
October 26, 2011
Brett Hulsey
Brett Hulsey
stated on October 18, 2011 a news release
Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s "actions are directly responsible for killing at least 15,000 jobs."
False
October 24, 2011
Josh Mandel
Josh Mandel
stated on September 28, 2011 a news release
"During Sherrod Brown’s past decade as a D.C. politician, more than one out of every four jobs that has left America, left from Ohio. ... Sherrod Brown will own these horrendous Ohio job numbers next year."
Half-True
By Stephen Koff • October 24, 2011
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on October 13, 2011 a web ad.
The stimulus created "zero jobs."
Pants on Fire!
By Warren Fiske • October 21, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 18, 2011 a speech.
Says his proposed payroll tax cut "will mean an extra $1,500 in your pocket compared to if we do nothing."
True
By Warren Fiske • October 21, 2011
Harry Reid
Harry Reid
stated on October 19, 2011 a Senate floor speech
With recent growth "it is very clear that private-sector jobs have been doing fine."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • October 20, 2011
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 18, 2011 a campaign video.
Says more than 1 million Texans are jobless, the state has its highest unemployment rate in more than 20 years and joblessness doubled on Rick Perry’s watch.
Half-True
By Sue Owen • October 20, 2011
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 18, 2011 a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas
"Over the last several years, 40 percent (of) the jobs created in Texas were created for illegal aliens."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 19, 2011
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