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Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on March 15, 2012 a campaign video
By the time Obama took office, "The Bush administration had given the car companies $13 billion and the money was now gone."
Mostly True
By Molly Moorhead • March 19, 2012
Barry Hinckley
Barry Hinckley
stated on March 12, 2012 a news release
"More than 27,000 Rhode Island jobs depend on trade with Canada."
True
By Edward Fitzpatrick • March 18, 2012
Robert Jacquard
Robert Jacquard
stated on March 6, 2012 a speech
"There are a lot of casinos across the country that have gone bankrupt."
True
By Alex Kuffner • March 15, 2012
Ohio Democratic Party
Ohio Democratic Party
stated on March 13, 2012 a news release
There are "850,000 Ohio jobs tied to the auto industry."
True
By Henry J. Gomez • March 14, 2012
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on February 24, 2012 a debate.
"Seven out of the 10 states with the lowest unemployment rates (have) Republican governors … That approach that Republicans are using is working."
Half-True
By Sean Gorman • March 12, 2012
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on February 25, 2012 an interview
Says 94 percent of Wisconsin employers think the state "is heading in the right direction" and a majority say they will "grow their companies in 2012."
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • March 11, 2012
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on February 26, 2012 an interview posted online by WFAA-TV in Dallas
"A hundred percent of all the jobs lost during the recession have been reclaimed in Texas … while the nation is at about 36 percent."
Mostly True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • March 11, 2012
Stephen Laffey
Stephen Laffey
stated on March 2, 2012 a radio interview
Giant companies like Toyota will not locate in a state that has not passed a right-to-work law
False
By Edward Fitzpatrick • March 11, 2012
Gerry Connolly
Gerry Connolly
stated on February 13, 2012 a TV interview
Says Obama has "doubled the stock market from where we started when he was sworn into office"
Mostly False
By Nancy Madsen • March 8, 2012
Charlotte Nash
Charlotte Nash
stated on February 15, 2012 a speech
"[E]mployment in Gwinnett is up more than 3 percent over last year, and unemployment is the lowest of the five core metro counties."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • March 5, 2012
Bill Haslam
Bill Haslam
stated on January 30, 2012 his State of the State address.
"In 2011, there were more than 28,000 new Tennessee jobs created and over $4 billion in capital investment. Our Jobs4TN plan is working."
Half-True
By Richard Locker • March 4, 2012
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
stated on March 16, 2012 a written statement.
President Obama pushed through the stimulus "based on the promise of keeping unemployment under 8 percent."
Mostly False
By Sean Gorman • March 2, 2012
Becky Moeller
Becky Moeller
stated on February 17, 2012 a press statement.
Says local Texas chambers of commerce were granted exemptions from paying property taxes on their headquarter properties.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 1, 2012
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on January 25, 2012 an advertisement
"Since President Obama took full control of Washington," every day, 13,000 more people "have been put on food stamps."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • February 29, 2012
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on February 10, 2012 a radio interview
"The biggest contribution" behind a decrease in U.S. unemployment "was 1.2 million people leaving the workforce"  
False
By Willoughby Mariano • February 29, 2012
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on January 24, 2012 a Web ad
"Since President Obama took full control of Washington … every single day, more than 1,500 of our jobs have been lost."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • February 28, 2012
Marcy Kaptur
Marcy Kaptur
stated on February 15, 2012 a campaign commercial
"When Marcy Kaptur brought home $42 million for new manufacturing jobs, Dennis Kucinich voted 'no'."
Half-True
By Tom Feran • February 24, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 15, 2012 a speech at Milwaukee's Master Lock plant
"For the first time since 1990, American manufacturers are creating new jobs."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • February 22, 2012
Nicholas Kettle
Nicholas Kettle
stated on January 27, 2012 a radio talk show
"If you look at states that are right to work, they constantly do not have budget deficits and they have very good business climates."
Mostly False
By Alex Kuffner • February 19, 2012
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on February 3, 2012 a news release
Says unemployment would be at 10 percent if people who have quit looking for work were included in federal labor force calculations.
Half-True
By Sabrina Eaton • February 17, 2012
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