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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
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
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
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

By Tom Kertscher • October 15, 2015

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
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
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
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
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

By Tom Kertscher • February 27, 2015

Scott Walker
stated on February 20, 2015 a statement:

On supporting right to work legislation in 2015

Full Flop

By Tom Kertscher • February 23, 2015

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
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

By Tom Kertscher • January 7, 2015

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

By Tom Kertscher • November 21, 2014

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
stated on October 9, 2014 a radio ad:

"95 percent of job creators say Wisconsin is headed in the right direction."

Half-True

By Tom Kertscher • October 24, 2014

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
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

By Tom Kertscher • October 16, 2014

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
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
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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