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Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on January 15, 2014 a speech:
"(M)ore Georgians have jobs than at any other time since October 2008."
True
By Eric Stirgus, Nancy Badertscher • January 21, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 16, 2014 a speech at North Carolina State University:
"For the first time in nearly two decades, we produce more oil here in the United States than we buy from the rest of the world."
True
By Julie Kliegman • January 17, 2014
Andrea Tantaros
Andrea Tantaros
stated on January 15, 2014 comments on Fox News Channel's "The Five":
During the lead-up to the American Revolutionary War, "some guy in Boston got his head blown off because he tried to secretly raise the tax on tea."
Pants on Fire!
By Aaron Sharockman • January 16, 2014
Rana Foroohar
Rana Foroohar
stated on January 10, 2014 a CNN interview:
"The median male worker in this country has not seen a raise, inflation adjusted, for 30 years, basically."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • January 15, 2014
Steve Southerland
Steve Southerland
stated on January 12, 2014 an interview on "Fox News Sunday":
"If you have a job in this country, (there's a) 97 percent chance that you're not going to be in poverty."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • January 14, 2014
U.S. Census Bureau
U.S. Census Bureau
stated on January 7, 2014 a mailing to Austin's Bob Cole:
Federal law requires residents to participate in the U.S. government’s American Community Survey.
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • January 9, 2014
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on January 5, 2014 an interview on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos":
"There are many studies that indicate" that the longer people get unemployment insurance, "it provides some disincentive to work."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • January 9, 2014
Gene Sperling
Gene Sperling
stated on January 5, 2014 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union":
"Our economy still has three people looking for every job (opening)."
True
By Julie Kliegman • January 7, 2014
Ian Bremmer
Ian Bremmer
stated on January 4, 2014 a tweet:
"US: Change in Income, 2009-13. Top 1%: +31.4%. Bottom 99%: +0.4%."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • January 7, 2014
Teresa Ghilarducci
Teresa Ghilarducci
stated on December 15, 2013 an interview on MSNBC's "Up":
"A quarter of our workers make $18,000 per year."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • December 23, 2013
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on December 17, 2013 a Facebook post:
"Florida has experienced positive job growth for 39 consecutive months."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • December 19, 2013
Steven Rattner
Steven Rattner
stated on December 16, 2013 a segment on MSNBC's "Morning Joe":
The United States is "behind many countries in Europe in terms of the ability of every kid in America to get ahead."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • December 19, 2013
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on December 5, 2013 an interview:
Under President Obama’s health-care reforms, the premium for "an average plan for a family didn't go down by $2,500 per year, it's gone up about $2,500 per year."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • December 15, 2013
Barbara Lee
Barbara Lee
stated on December 4, 2013 an episode of CNN's "Crossfire":
"60 percent of people on food assistance are working."
Mostly True
By Julie Kliegman • December 11, 2013
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on November 19, 2013 a new book:
"We are experiencing the worst economic recovery America has ever had."
False
By James B. Nelson • December 11, 2013
David Madland
David Madland
stated on December 6, 2013 a broadcast of CNN's "Crossfire":
"The CBO just said if we cut this (unemployment benefits) extension, we will kill jobs, because those people who are looking for work won't have any money to spend."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • December 10, 2013
James Carville
James Carville
stated on December 8, 2013 comments on ABC's "This Week":
"One-third of all bank tellers (are) on public assistance."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • December 8, 2013
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on December 8, 2013 an interview on ABC’s "This Week":
"About 2 percent of Americans get paid the minimum wage."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • December 8, 2013
One Wisconsin Now
One Wisconsin Now
stated on November 27, 2013 an email:
"The Walton family, which owns Wal-Mart, controls a fortune equal to the wealth of the bottom 42 percent of Americans combined."
True
By Tom Kertscher • December 8, 2013
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 5, 2013 a meme on the Internet:
Says Vladimir Putin said, "President Obama and his fellow Democrats are either idiots or deliberately trying to destroy their own economy."
Pants on Fire!
By Lilly Maier • December 5, 2013
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