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Pat McCrory
Pat McCrory
stated on April 28, 2016 an official announcement:
North Carolina has "one of the fastest growing populations as well as the fastest growing economy in the country."
True
By Will Doran • April 29, 2016
William Barber
William Barber
stated on April 22, 2016 a speech announcing the Moral Monday march:
"80 percent of North Carolinians are for the living wage"
Mostly True
By Will Doran • April 28, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on April 24, 2016 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
In the 2014 election, "80 percent of poor people did not vote."
Mostly True
By Linda Qiu • April 24, 2016
Dinesh D'Souza
Dinesh D'Souza
stated on April 17, 2016 a Facebook post:
"As a U.S. senator with salary and perks, ‪#‎Bernie‬ is in the top 1 percent, but still paid only 13 percent in taxes last year."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • April 20, 2016
Jack Berry
Jack Berry
stated on April 6, 2016 a candidates forum:
Richmond teachers have not gotten a raise "for almost 10 years."
Mostly False
By Sean Gorman • April 18, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on April 15, 2016 a Democratic debate in New York:
"When this campaign began, I said that we’ve got to end the starvation minimum wage of $7.25, raise it to $15. Secretary Clinton said let's raise it to $12."
Mostly True
By Lauren Carroll • April 15, 2016
The Other 98%
The Other 98%
stated on March 31, 2016 a Facebook image:
"Last year (the U.S. women’s soccer team) generated $20 million more than the men’s team and were paid almost four times less."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • April 6, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on February 20, 2016 a Hillary for America ad:
"Americans haven’t had a raise in 15 years."
Mostly True
By Jason Noble, Louis Jacobson • March 11, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on March 6, 2016 a Democratic debate in Flint, Mich.:
"When you're white ... you don't know what it's like to be poor."
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 7, 2016
Todd Richardson
Todd Richardson
stated on January 10, 2016 comments on “This Week in Missouri Politics":
Says Missouri families’ "earning power is about $5,000 less today than it was at the turn of the century."
Mostly True
By Katie Moeller • February 20, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on January 21, 2016 a Hillary for America campaign ad:
"On average it takes 300 Americans working for a solid year to make as much money as one top CEO."
Mostly True
By Riley Snyder • February 12, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on February 4, 2016 a Democratic debate on MSNBC:
Americans "are working longer hours for low wages . . . and yet almost all new income and wealth is going to the top 1 percent."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 5, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on February 1, 2016 a political ad:
"While our people work longer hours for lower wages, almost all new income goes to the top 1 percent."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 3, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on January 24, 2016 comments on "Meet the Press.":
Says his views on reparations for slavery are the same as Barack Obama's and Hillary Clinton's. 
Mostly True
By Linda Qiu • January 26, 2016
Martin O'Malley
Martin O'Malley
stated on January 14, 2016 a column posted on Medium.com:
"Fifty years ago, the average GM employee could pay for a year of a son or daughter’s college tuition on just two weeks wages."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • January 25, 2016
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on January 9, 2016 a column posted on Medium.com:
"Today, if you were raised poor, you’re just as likely to stay poor as you were 50 years ago."
True
By Louis Jacobson • January 19, 2016
Nikki Haley
Nikki Haley
stated on January 12, 2016 the Republican response to the State of the Union address:
The economy is "too weak to raise income levels."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • January 13, 2016
Chain email
Chain email
stated on August 26, 2014 In a viral YouTube video:
A Muslim immigrant in Michigan can list his second, third or fourth wives as "extended family" and qualify for welfare.
Mostly False
By Clayton Youngman • December 7, 2015
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on December 3, 2015 a tweet:
"From 2010-2014, median household income" in Wisconsin "has actually gone up 7.4 percent."  
Mostly False
By Kevin Crowe, Tom Kertscher • December 7, 2015
Kiplinger.com
Kiplinger.com
stated on October 26, 2015 press release:
Georgia is one of the 10 most tax-friendly states for retirees.  
Half-True
By Nancy Badertscher • November 13, 2015
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