Fact Check Posts – Page 7

Conservative Solutions PAC
stated on January 4, 2016 in an attack ad:

Says Chris Christie "instituted an Internet sales tax."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 14, 2016

American Action Network
stated on December 8, 2015 in a newspaper ad:

"Under conservative leadership, Congress has reduced the federal deficit by 60 percent – nearly $800 billion."

By Tom Kertscher • December 11, 2015

Scott Walker
stated on December 3, 2015 in a tweet:

"From 2010-2014, median household income" in Wisconsin "has actually gone up 7.4 percent."

By Kevin Crowe, Tom Kertscher • December 7, 2015

Terry McAuliffe
stated on November 2, 2015 in a TV interview.:

"When I became governor, I inherited a large deficit. You know what? We just turned that into the largest surplus in Virginia history."

By Warren Fiske • November 16, 2015

Viral image
stated on October 22, 2015 in a shareable graphic on the Web:

Says Denmark’s suicide rate has been about twice as high as the United States’ over the past five decades.

By Clayton Youngman • October 23, 2015

Erick Erickson
stated on October 9, 2015 in a blog post:

"Paul Ryan is one of less than a dozen Republican congressmen to have voted for every bailout to come before Congress."

By Tom Kertscher • October 15, 2015

Jeb Bush
stated on September 27, 2015 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday":

The tax policies of George W. Bush "created a dynamic effect of high growth."

By Louis Jacobson • September 27, 2015

Ted Cruz
stated on September 21, 2015 in an interview with CBS' Stephen Colbert:

"When (Ronald) Reagan came in, from 1978 to 1982, economic growth averaged less than 1 percent a year. There’s only one other four-year period where that’s true. That’s true from 2008 to 2012."

By Louis Jacobson • September 25, 2015

Donald Trump
stated on September 16, 2015 in the CNN debate:

Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker turned a $1 billion surplus into a $2.2 billion budget deficit.

By Jon Greenberg • September 17, 2015

Donald Trump
stated on September 8, 2015 in a tweet:

"Jeb's policies in Florida helped lead to its almost total collapse."

By Joshua Gillin • September 15, 2015

Barack Obama
stated on July 21, 2015 in an interview with Jon Stewart of "The Daily Show":

"The economy, by every metric, is better than when I came into office."

By Louis Jacobson • July 28, 2015

Scott Walker
stated on July 21, 2015 in a tweet:

Says under his leadership "Wisconsin median household income" is up 2.7%, while it is down 1.3% nationally under President Obama.

By Sarah Hauer • July 27, 2015

Donald Trump
stated on June 16, 2015 in his presidential announcement speech:

"When was the last time you saw a Chevrolet in Japan? It doesn’t exist, folks."

By Katie Sanders • June 17, 2015

Maria Shriver
stated on May 10, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press":

"Two-thirds of American families rely on the mother's income to stay above the poverty level."

By Jon Greenberg • May 11, 2015

Lincoln Chafee
stated on May 10, 2015 in an interview on CNN:

"We had the biggest drop of the rate of unemployment (in) all but 4 states."

By Mark Reynolds • May 10, 2015

Lindsey Graham
stated on March 8, 2015 in comments on NBC's "Meet the Press":

"The labor participation rate is at an all-time low."

By Lauren Carroll • March 8, 2015

Gina Raimondo
stated on February 18, 2015 in a presentation:

Rhode Island has invested less in tourism, economic development and economic development personnel than four nearby states.

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • March 1, 2015

George Nee
stated on February 5, 2015 in testimony before R.I. House Labor Committee:

Rhode Island "is one of the worst states" for income equality.

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 22, 2015

Ted Cruz
stated on February 8, 2015 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union":

"92 million Americans aren't working."

By Louis Jacobson • February 10, 2015

Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity
stated on January 10, 2015 in a tweet:

"Common welfare programs give income of $43,330 or $20.83 an hour."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 1, 2015

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