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Casey Cagle
Casey Cagle
stated on June 22, 2017 a meeting with small business owners
Says of Georgia, "for four years in a row, we are the No. 1 state to do business in."
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By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson • July 19, 2017
Jeff Sessions
Jeff Sessions
stated on April 23, 2017 an interview on ABC's This Week
Treasury Department's inspector general found "there's $4 billion a year in excess payments" going to people that shouldn’t get them. "These are mostly Mexicans."  
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By Miriam Valverde • April 27, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 25, 2017 a White House web page
Says he created "over 500,000 new jobs -- with a surge in female employment last month."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • April 26, 2017
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on March 23, 2017 a radio address
"Wisconsin’s economy is in the best shape it’s been since 2000."  
Half-True
By Andrew Mollica • April 13, 2017
Mike Rogers
Mike Rogers
stated on March 30, 2017 a press release
"In 2014, Mexico alone received over $24 billion in remittances sent from the U.S., while other South and Central American countries received over 15 percent of their (gross domestic product) in the form of remittances."
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By Miriam Valverde • April 11, 2017
Bill de Blasio
Bill de Blasio
stated on February 13, 2017 his 2017 State of the City address
"We raised the minimum wage to $15 first in city government. Now, working together with people in Albany, it's the law of the state."
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By Dan Clark • March 8, 2017
Anthony Tata
Anthony Tata
stated on February 19, 2017 an interview on CNN
"The sanctions that we put on (Russia) for the Crimea annexation and meddling in Ukraine ... have absolutely crushed the ruble by 50 percent. And GDP from 2014 to 2016 is 50 percent down in Russia, as well."
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By Lauren Carroll • February 21, 2017
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on December 12, 2016 an interview
Fifty percent of workers ages 55 to 64 have "zero" money "in the bank as they enter retirement."
Half-True
December 21, 2016
Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo
stated on November 16, 2016 a speech in Fishkill, NY
"Taxes for every New Yorker are lower today than when I started"
Half-True
By Dan Clark • December 16, 2016
Uber
Uber
stated on November 28, 2016 an online petition and in a press release
A recent study found "that cities where Uber operates have 3.6%-5.6% fewer drunk driving deaths than cities without access to ridesharing."
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By Dan Clark • December 9, 2016
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on October 31, 2016 remarks in Cocoa Beach, Fla.
"One in five American households have nobody under the same roof that's got a job."
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By Louis Jacobson • November 3, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on November 1, 2016 a campaign rally in Dade City, Fla.
Says Donald Trump "doesn't believe in equal pay."
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • November 2, 2016
Deborah Ross
Deborah Ross
stated on October 13, 2016 a TV ad
"Richard Burr voted to protect tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas but voted against a tax break to help working people."
Half-True
By Will Doran • November 2, 2016
Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson
stated on September 4, 2016 a campaign appearance
Says he and his running mate "are the only candidates that do believe in free trade."
Half-True
By Cara Lombardo • October 25, 2016
Roy Cooper
Roy Cooper
stated on October 11, 2016 a debate
"In 67 different ways, Governor McCrory has raised taxes on middle income families."
Half-True
By Will Doran • October 14, 2016
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on October 4, 2016 the 2016 Vice Presidential debate
Says that during President Barack Obama’s tenure, the United States has created "15 million new jobs."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 5, 2016
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on October 4, 2016 the 2016 Vice Presidential debate
"First, Donald Trump said wages are too high, and both Donald Trump and Mike Pence think we ought to eliminate the federal minimum wage."
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By Amy Sherman • October 5, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 24, 2016 a speech
Says Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine "want to shut down shale, and shut down natural gas."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 26, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on September 15, 2016 a speech at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
Says comprehensive immigration reform "will add $700 billion to our economy."  
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • September 21, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on August 22, 2016 a tweet
Says she "would bring 186,740 new jobs to Wisconsin" and "Donald Trump would cost Wisconsin 61,050 jobs."
Half-True
September 16, 2016
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