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Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on December 8, 2013 in 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 in 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 in 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
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on December 4, 2013 in a speech at the Center for American Progress:
The minimum wage "in real terms right now is below where it was when Harry Truman was in office."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • December 4, 2013
Robin Vos
Robin Vos
stated on November 22, 2013 in a Facebook post:
"The nine-day deer hunt contributes more than $1.3 billion in revenue to the state of Wisconsin."
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • December 4, 2013
Doonesbury
Doonesbury
stated on December 1, 2013 in a Doonesbury strip in the Sunday comics:
"The economy bled $24 billion" due to the government shutdown.
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • December 3, 2013
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 20, 2013 in a Facebook posting:
"Since 1988, Congress has raised its own salary 15 times 'to reflect rising costs.' But raised the minimum wage only three times."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • December 2, 2013
Mike Tate
Mike Tate
stated on November 17, 2013 in a fund-raising email:
Says Gov. Scott Walker has dropped Wisconsin "to 45th in the nation in job growth prospects while campaigning for president out of state."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • December 1, 2013
Joseph Henchman
Joseph Henchman
stated on November 19, 2013 in hearing testimony:
"Only 25 percent of what people buy is subject to Rhode Island’s sales tax."
False
By John Hill • December 1, 2013
Mike Plant
Mike Plant
stated on November 20, 2013 in an interview:
"No one in the country has ever built a brand new sports facility and created this kind of development at the same time."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • November 22, 2013
Jan Schakowsky
Jan Schakowsky
stated on November 12, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC:
The United States "has never been richer, if you look at per capita GDP."
True
By Steve Contorno • November 18, 2013
Kenneth Block
Kenneth Block
stated on November 8, 2013 in an interview on Rhode Island Public Radio:
Rhode Island's unemployment insurance system "is the most expensive such system in the country."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • November 17, 2013
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on November 8, 2013 in an interview on NBC's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno":
"In the last four years, our economy has grown on average 0.9 percent a year."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • November 13, 2013
Michael Mule'
Michael Mule'
stated on November 4, 2013 in an interview:
"Georgia has lost 14 percent of its jobs paying more than $50,000 a year and added 15 percent to its Medicaid rolls during the recovery."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • November 13, 2013
Allan Fung
Allan Fung
stated on November 4, 2013 in a campaign speech:
"We have created new jobs here in Cranston -- more than 1,000."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • November 10, 2013
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on October 30, 2013 in a YouTube attack ad:
Says Alex Sink supported "a $5.2 billion increase in Florida's debt."
Mostly False
By Julie Kliegman • November 7, 2013
Americans for Prosperity
Americans for Prosperity
stated on October 29, 2013 in a television ad:
Says "new mandates are already reducing full-time employment."
Mostly False
By Steve Contorno • November 6, 2013
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on October 30, 2013 in a YouTube attack ad:
As CFO, Alex Sink oversaw "a $27 billion loss in the state's pension fund."
Half-True
By Julie Kliegman • November 1, 2013
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on September 24, 2013 in a news release:
"Wisconsin ranks No. 2 in economic growth", according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
Mostly False
By James B. Nelson • November 1, 2013
Julie Parrish
Julie Parrish
stated on October 2, 2013 in a House floor speech:
"West Linn has one of the highest per capita rates of home-based businesses in the United States."
False
By Dana Tims • October 31, 2013
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