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Michael Moore
Michael Moore
stated on November 2, 2012 in a tweet:
Says during George W. Bush’s administration "we were losing millions of jobs per month," while under Barack Obama we have "three years of gaining hundreds of thousands of jobs per month."
False
By Louis Jacobson • November 2, 2012
Michael McCaul
Michael McCaul
stated on October 22, 2012 in a League of Women Voters guide for Texas and Austin voters:
Says U.S. corporate tax rate is "highest in the world at 35 percent."
Mostly True
By Sue Owen • November 1, 2012
Barry Hinckley
Barry Hinckley
stated on October 24, 2012 in a television commercial:
Sheldon Whitehouse voted for a "$525-billion tax increase on the middle class."
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • November 1, 2012
Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on October 16, 2012 in a debate:
"There is no war on coal. Period. There are more coal jobs and more coal produced in Ohio than there were five years ago, in spite of the talking points and the yard signs."
True
By Aaron Marshall • October 31, 2012
Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood
stated on October 24, 2012 in in a TV ad:
"We borrow $4 billion every single day, much of it from China."
Half-True
By Becky Bowers • October 30, 2012
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on October 18, 2012 in a debate.:
Bill Clinton presided over "the biggest expansion of the American economy since World War II."
Mostly True
By Nancy Madsen • October 29, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 22, 2012 in a news release:
"6,400 Ohioans ... lost manufacturing jobs in the month of September."
Mostly True
By Stephen Koff • October 26, 2012
Ted Strickland
Ted Strickland
stated on October 17, 2012 in an interview on CNN:
Says Gov. John  Kasich incorrectly claimed Ohio’s economy was 38th in the nation when he took office. "We were sixth in the nation in terms of economic job growth."
False
By Sabrina Eaton • October 25, 2012
Diane Hurley
Diane Hurley
stated on October 14, 2012 in an interview on "10 News Conference":
"Connecticut's take on slot machines is 25 cents on the dollar. And the state's take on table games:  zero."
True
By John Hill • October 25, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 22, 2012 in the third presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla.:
"Latin America’s economy is almost as big as the economy of China."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 23, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 22, 2012 in the third presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla.:
"Veterans’ unemployment is actually now lower than (the) general population. It was higher when I came into office."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 23, 2012
David Cicilline
David Cicilline
stated on October 16, 2012 in a debate:
"There are more oil rigs in operation in the United States than the rest of the world combined."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 22, 2012
Crossroads GPS
Crossroads GPS
stated on October 9, 2012 in a television ad:
"Sherrod Brown supported President Obama's $453 billion tax increase."
Mostly False
By Tom Feran • October 18, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 16, 2012 in the second presidential debate:
Says his administration has created "5 million jobs … over the last 30 months in the private sector alone."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 17, 2012
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on October 1, 2012 in news release:
The  Georgia Department of Economic Development assisted with the creation of 28,776 jobs, an increase of 29 percent from last fiscal year, and $5.97 billion in investments, a 32 percent increase.  
Half-True
By Janel Davis • October 16, 2012
James Langevin
James Langevin
stated on October 9, 2012 in a debate:
"Under the Obama administration, we are drilling and producing more domestic energy supplies than we ever had before."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 16, 2012
Coalition to Bring Jobs to R.I.
Coalition to Bring Jobs to R.I.
stated on October 5, 2012 in a TV commercial:
"By voting to approve [Question 1], we can . . . save 900 jobs" at Twin River.
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 14, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 6, 2012 in a campaign ad:
"Since President Obama took office, there are over 450,000 more unemployed women."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 10, 2012
American Crossroads
American Crossroads
stated on October 2, 2012 in a campaign commercial:
President Barack Obama’s "spending drove us $5 trillion deeper in debt."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 9, 2012
American Crossroads
American Crossroads
stated on October 2, 2012 in a TV ad:
"This is what President Obama said the jobless rate would be if we passed the stimulus: 5.6 percent."
Mostly False
By Becky Bowers • October 9, 2012
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