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Gina Raimondo
Gina Raimondo
stated on January 26, 2016 economic development report
"Owen in MA vs. Owen in RI … Advantage:Rhode Island."
True
By Mark Reynolds • February 7, 2016
Ed Gillespie
Ed Gillespie
stated on January 13, 2016 a Facebook post.
"More businesses are closing than opening in Virginia today."
False
By Warren Fiske • February 1, 2016
Martin O'Malley
Martin O'Malley
stated on January 14, 2016 a column posted on Medium.com
"Fifty years ago, the average GM employee could pay for a year of a son or daughter’s college tuition on just two weeks wages."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • January 25, 2016
Erick Erickson
Erick Erickson
stated on October 9, 2015 a blog post
"Paul Ryan is one of less than a dozen Republican congressmen to have voted for every bailout to come before Congress."  
Mostly False
October 15, 2015
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on September 22, 2015 a tweet
The largest low-wage employer "is not McDonalds or Walmart but the U.S. government."  
Mostly False
By Clayton Youngman • September 29, 2015
The Commonwealth Institute
The Commonwealth Institute
stated on April 30, 2015 a blog post.
Says "roughly two-thirds of (state) corporations didn’t pay any income tax in Virginia."
Mostly True
By Sean Gorman • May 27, 2015
Anonymous cyber-squatter
Anonymous cyber-squatter
stated on May 4, 2015 a website
After laying off 30,000 people, Carly Fiorina said that in retrospect, "I would have done them all faster."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • May 5, 2015
Erick Erickson
Erick Erickson
stated on March 31, 2015 a RedState.com column
Say Apple’s Tim Cook "will not do business with Indiana."
False
By Katie Sanders • April 2, 2015
Jon Erpenbach
Jon Erpenbach
stated on February 23, 2015 a Facebook post
"In general, it appears" Wisconsin’s right to work bill would "likely apply to" the Green Bay Packers players and their union.
Mostly True
February 27, 2015
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on February 20, 2015 a statement
On supporting right to work legislation in 2015
Full Flop
February 23, 2015
Trebor Banstetter
Trebor Banstetter
stated on February 2, 2015 in a statement
A bill to eliminate Delta Air Lines’ jet fuel tax breaks "violates federal law and puts the state at risk of losing critical funding from the Federal Aviation Administration."
True
By Nancy Badertscher • February 23, 2015
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on December 17, 2014 an interview
Under the "cromnibus" law, taxpayers must guarantee "incredibly risky" derivatives deals made by the nation's largest banks.  
Half-True
January 7, 2015
Robin Vos
Robin Vos
stated on November 5, 2014 an interview
In Wisconsin, unions can essentially give "unlimited" contributions to political parties, but business can't give any. 
Mostly True
November 21, 2014
Allan Fung
Allan Fung
stated on October 9, 2014 a TV commercial
Gina Raimondo "paid 70 million in taxpayer dollars to millionaire hedge fund managers."
Mostly False
By Alex Kuffner • October 31, 2014
Republican State Leadership Committee
Republican State Leadership Committee
stated on October 9, 2014 a radio ad
"95 percent of job creators say Wisconsin is headed in the right direction."
Half-True
October 24, 2014
Jim Webb
Jim Webb
stated on September 23, 2014 a speech.
In 1968 "the average corporate CEO made 20 times the average worker’s pay. Today that multiple is about 350."
Mostly True
By Sean Gorman • October 19, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on October 8, 2014 a TV ad
Under Scott Walker's "tax plan, the average Wisconsin taxpayer got just $11 a month. But corporations got $610 million in tax cuts. Millionaires got at least $1,400 per year."
Half-True
October 16, 2014
Angel Taveras
Angel Taveras
stated on August 19, 2014 a commercial
Says Gina Raimondo's "venture capital firm secured a secret no-bid contract funded by taxpayers."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 14, 2014
Alison Lundergan Grimes
Alison Lundergan Grimes
stated on August 15, 2014 A campaign ad
Says Mitch McConnell voted "three times for corporate tax breaks that send Kentucky jobs overseas."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • September 12, 2014
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 10, 2014 posts on Facebook
"Fox admits they lie" and, under the First Amendment, "have the right to lie or deliberately distort news reports on public airwaves."  
False
By Linda Qiu • September 10, 2014
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