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Kenneth Block
Kenneth Block
stated on March 2, 2014 a TV interview
Under a bill before the legislature, "you’d have to go to court to fire an employee."
False
By John Hill • March 10, 2014
Brett Hulsey
Brett Hulsey
stated on January 9, 2014 a radio interview
"Every year since Gov. Walker and the Republicans have been in control of the Legislature we’ve created fewer jobs, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics."
False
By James B. Nelson • January 31, 2014
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on January 28, 2014 a response to the State of the Union address
Says President Barack Obama "spent nearly a trillion dollars on make-work government jobs."
False
By Louis Jacobson • January 30, 2014
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on January 6, 2014 an interview
"Jobs that involve the minimum wage are overwhelmingly jobs for young people starting out in the workforce."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • January 13, 2014
ECONorthwest
ECONorthwest
stated on December 9, 2013 a paper for the Oregon Business Plan
"Oregon leads the nation in number of jobs per capita in manufacturing."
False
By Dana Tims • December 13, 2013
Elisabeth Hasselbeck
Elisabeth Hasselbeck
stated on November 19, 2013 comments on Fox News Channel's "Fox and Friends"
A Census Bureau worker says he was told to skew information to bring the unemployment rate down "as we headed into an election season."
False
By Jon Greenberg • November 20, 2013
Maria Bartiromo
Maria Bartiromo
stated on October 20, 2013 an appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press"
"As a result of Obamacare, we are becoming something of a part-time employment country."
False
By Jon Greenberg • October 22, 2013
Ken Cuccinelli
Ken Cuccinelli
stated on September 19, 2013 a speech.
Since Obamacare became law, "most of our new jobs have been part-time jobs."
False
By Sean Gorman • October 18, 2013
Rick Kriseman
Rick Kriseman
stated on October 15, 2013 a Tampa Bay Times/mayoral debate
"Unfortunately, since Mr. Foster's been mayor ... there are less people employed in the city of St. Petersburg than there were prior to his taking office."
False
By Katie Sanders • October 17, 2013
Suzanne Bonamici
Suzanne Bonamici
stated on October 12, 2013 an opinion piece.
Says "nearly 30,000" federal employees in Oregon were furloughed during the government shutdown.
False
By Ian K. Kullgren • October 17, 2013
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on September 18, 2013 a discussion on CNN's "Crossfire"
"Every engine manufacturer in the United States is now in the state of Texas."
False
By Jon Greenberg • September 20, 2013
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on July 29, 2013 a campaign press statement
Says that in his first two years, "Wisconsin has seen its best two-year job growth in a decade."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • August 19, 2013
Harry Reid
Harry Reid
stated on July 30, 2013 a media availability with reporters
The sequester has "already lost 1.6 million jobs."
False
By Jon Greenberg • August 1, 2013
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 27, 2013 an interview with the 'New York Times'
The "most realistic estimates" for jobs created by Keystone XL are "maybe 2,000 jobs during the construction of the pipeline."
False
By Jon Greenberg • July 31, 2013
Allen West
Allen West
stated on July 8, 2013 a tweet
"More Americans receive food aid than work in (the) private sector."
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 10, 2013
Sean Hannity
Sean Hannity
stated on January 20, 2013 his Fox News show
Under President Barack Obama, "8.3 (million) fewer Americans are working today than there were four years ago."
False
By Louis Jacobson • January 25, 2013
Mike Tate
Mike Tate
stated on December 3, 2012 a blog post
"Scott Walker has even removed the 250,000 jobs promise from his website."
False
By James B. Nelson • December 17, 2012
Pam Bondi
Pam Bondi
stated on November 28, 2012 remarks to the Florida Chamber of Commerce
"National studies are already showing the negative effects that the health care law is having on businesses and our economy. Businesses across the country are raising their prices … (or) cutting jobs as a result of the added cost."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • November 30, 2012
Mike White
Mike White
stated on October 23, 2012 an email to employees
Says that with President Obama's re-election, state and federal income tax rates for some taxpayers will rise "to roughly 65 percent."
False
November 15, 2012
Michael Moore
Michael Moore
stated on November 2, 2012 a tweet
Says during George W. Bush’s administration "we were losing millions of jobs per month," while under Barack Obama we have "three years of gaining hundreds of thousands of jobs per month."
False
By Louis Jacobson • November 2, 2012
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