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John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on July 12, 2011 an interview on Fox News:
"We jumped 11 places since beginning this year in terms of being job-friendly."
Mostly True
By Tom Feran • July 21, 2011
Ocean State Policy Research Institute
Ocean State Policy Research Institute
stated on July 29, 2011 a report:
"Dubious taxpayer-funded" stimulus spending -- Part II.
Pants on Fire!
By Richard Salit • July 21, 2011
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on July 18, 2011 a tweet:
"Since 2000, nearly 12 million Americans have slipped out of the middle class and into poverty."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 20, 2011
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on July 5, 2011 a Twitter message.:
Says President Barack Obama’s "own economists say the stimulus cost $278K per job ‘created.’ "
False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms, W. Gardner Selby • July 20, 2011
Grover Norquist
Grover Norquist
stated on July 13, 2011 an interview on CNN:
"Every time we've cut the capital gains tax, the economy has grown. Whenever we raise the capital gains tax, it's been damaged."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 19, 2011
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on July 17, 2011 interview on CBS's "Face the Nation":
"We have not had unemployment this high for this long since the Great Depression."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • July 19, 2011
Marc Morial
Marc Morial
stated on July 17, 2011 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
"The black unemployment rate (has) increased since the recovery has begun."
True
By Louis Jacobson • July 18, 2011
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on July 13, 2011 a TV interview.:
Ninety percent of the job growth in Virginia has been in the private sector.
True
By Sean Gorman • July 18, 2011
Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson
stated on July 14, 2011 an interview with the 'New Hampshire Business Review":
"New Mexico is the second Hollywood" because of tax incentives for the film industry.
Half-True
By John Gregg • July 15, 2011
Crossroads GPS
Crossroads GPS
stated on July 14, 2011 a television ad:
"Our country's got this huge debt, and (President Barack) Obama says raise taxes and keep spending more."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 14, 2011
Republican National Committee
Republican National Committee
stated on July 7, 2011 a television commercial:
Since President Obama took office, "2 million jobs. Gone."
Mostly True
By Mark Naymik • July 13, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 11, 2011 a press conference:
"As we've seen that federal support for states diminish, you've seen the biggest job losses in the public sector -- teachers, police officers, firefighters losing their jobs."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 12, 2011
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on July 10, 2011 an interview with "Newsweek":
Slim Jims "just recently" cost 99 cents but now cost $2.69.
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 11, 2011
Paul Krugman
Paul Krugman
stated on July 11, 2011 a "New York Times" column:
"There are actually half a million fewer government employees now than there were when (President Barack) Obama took office."
True
By Louis Jacobson • July 11, 2011
George Allen
George Allen
stated on July 2, 2011 a TV interview.:
"China owns more of our bonds than do Americans."
False
By Sean Gorman • July 8, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 6, 2011 a Twitter town hall:
"Young veterans have a higher unemployment rate than people who didn’t serve."
True
By Louis Jacobson • July 7, 2011
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on July 6, 2011 a Twitter town hall:
"We have provided at least 16 tax cuts to small businesses."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson, Robert Farley • July 7, 2011
Lisa Hamler-Fugitt
Lisa Hamler-Fugitt
stated on June 1, 2011 testimony before a House subcommittee:
"Ohio currently ranks 50th out of all states in income growth."
Mostly True
By Tom Feran • July 7, 2011
Shaun Donovan
Shaun Donovan
stated on July 3, 2011 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union with Candy Crowley":
Housing prices dropped for the 30 months prior to Barack Obama taking office, "and they have stabilized, they've been about flat since the president came in."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • July 6, 2011
Steve Case
Steve Case
stated on July 3, 2011 an interview on CNN:
"Forty percent of the Fortune 500 were started either by immigrants or children of immigrants."
Half-True
By Robert Farley • July 6, 2011
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