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Christopher Blazejewski
Christopher Blazejewski
stated on June 5, 2012 a debate on the House floor
Most tips left at Dunkin’ Donuts don’t go to employees.
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 13, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on June 8, 2012 a campaign ad
As governor of Massachusetts, "Romney reduced unemployment to just 4.7 percent."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 11, 2012
Jeff Fitzgerald
Jeff Fitzgerald
stated on March 21, 2012 an interview
"Minnesota has passed and Indiana has passed" right to work laws making union membership and dues optional
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • June 11, 2012
Diane Black
Diane Black
stated on June 1, 2012 a press release.
 The United States has experienced "40 straight months of unemployment at 8 percent or higher."
True
By Michael Collins • June 11, 2012
Wes Riddle
Wes Riddle
stated on October 22, 2011 a speech.
Says combined inflation and unemployment rates in October 2011 were the highest since Ronald Reagan succeeded Jimmy Carter.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • June 8, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on June 4, 2012 a television ad
"When Mitt Romney was governor, Massachusetts lost 40,000 manufacturing jobs, a rate twice the national average."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 8, 2012
Eric Fehrnstrom
Eric Fehrnstrom
stated on June 3, 2012 an interview on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos"
Massachusetts under Gov. Mitt Romney initially ranked last among states in job growth, but by the end of his governorship, "we were in the middle of the pack."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 5, 2012
David Axelrod
David Axelrod
stated on June 3, 2012 an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation"
Under Gov. Mitt Romney, Massachusetts ranked "47th in job creation."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 5, 2012
Caroline Casagrande
Caroline Casagrande
stated on April 29, 2012 an interview on My9TV.com's "New Jersey Now" program
"Women have come through the recession worse off than men … the numbers bear that out. We went from a 7 percent unemployment rate for women when he (President Barack Obama) was elected to an 8.1 percent now."
Mostly True
By Caryn Shinske • June 4, 2012
Rodney Frelinghuysen
Rodney Frelinghuysen
stated on May 25, 2012 an e-mail newsletter
"The U.S. is borrowing approximately $2.52 for every $1 of economic growth so far in 2012."
True
By Erin O'Neill • June 3, 2012
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on May 31, 2012 a debate
The federal government "reviewed and verified" his administration’s numbers showing Wisconsin added 23,608 jobs in 2011.
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • June 1, 2012
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on May 31, 2012 a debate
Says Tom Barrett plans "to spend $100 million on a trolley that goes barely two miles on the east side of Milwaukee."
Half-True
June 1, 2012
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on May 22, 2012 a speech at Keene State College
Says in the last six months of the Bush administration, the U.S. lost 3.5 million jobs, including 760,000 jobs during January 2009 alone.
Mostly True
By Jake Berry • June 1, 2012
Dennis Algiere
Dennis Algiere
stated on May 24, 2012 a letter to the editor
"The legislature was never given the opportunity to debate or vote on loaning $75 million to 38 Studios."
True
By Tom Mooney • June 1, 2012
Marcy Kaptur
Marcy Kaptur
stated on May 17, 2012 an interview with C-SPAN
"The region I represent, both currently and in the future, has more automotive plants than the entire state of California."
True
By Sabrina Eaton • May 29, 2012
Bob Gibbs
Bob Gibbs
stated on April 18, 2012 a committee hearing in the House of Representatives
"Water transportation is the most fuel efficient, least polluting, safest, and least expensive means of moving cargo."
True
By Peter Krouse • May 28, 2012
Crossroads GPS
Crossroads GPS
stated on May 16, 2012 a television ad
Says Obama broke his promise to help homeowners facing foreclosure.
Mostly True
By Molly Moorhead • May 25, 2012
Sylvia Romo
Sylvia Romo
stated on May 20, 2012 a campaign mailer.
Lloyd Doggett "made millions off companies like Bank of America while they took taxpayer bailout money."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • May 25, 2012
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 22, 2012 on the Internet
Says Mitt Romney is wrong to claim that spending under Obama has "accelerated at a pace without precedent in recent history," because it's actually risen "slower than at any time in nearly 60 years."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • May 23, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on November 28, 2011 statements to the media
On President Barack Obama’s stimulus
Half Flip
By Louis Jacobson • May 18, 2012
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