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Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on November 10, 2015 the fourth GOP primary debate.:
"Welders make more money than philosophers."
False
By Clayton Youngman • November 11, 2015
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on November 10, 2015 a Republican presidential debate:
 Income inequality "seems to be worst in cities run by Democrats."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson • November 11, 2015
Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
stated on September 24, 2015 a radio show.:
"Six of the 10 richest counties in the United States surround Washington, D.C."
True
By Sean Gorman • September 29, 2015
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on September 23, 2015 an interview:
"The pope and Donald Trump and Tammy Baldwin all agree" on eliminating the "carried-interest" tax break.  
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • September 24, 2015
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on September 14, 2015 a speech.:
"The top 1/10th of 1 percent today in America owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent."
Mostly True
By Sean Gorman, Tom Kertscher • September 21, 2015
Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow
stated on July 13, 2015 a television show:
Under Scott Walker, "the Wisconsin middle class is shrinking at a faster rate than any other state in the country."
False
By Kevin Crowe, Tom Kertscher • August 24, 2015
Julián Castro
Julián Castro
stated on July 27, 2015 his year-in-review speech:
"Less than half of the poorest American households have a home Internet subscription."
True
By Bradley Saacks • August 20, 2015
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on July 1, 2015 a speech:
"The top one-tenth of 1 percent" of Americans "own almost as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • July 29, 2015
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on July 21, 2015 a tweet:
Says under his leadership "Wisconsin median household income" is up 2.7%, while it is down 1.3% nationally under President Obama.
Mostly False
By Sarah Hauer • July 27, 2015
Ultraviolet
Ultraviolet
stated on June 30, 2015 a Facebook meme:
Says Chris Christie "vetoed equal pay for women 3 times. He only let the bill pass once it became a damaging campaign issue."
Mostly False
By Keely Herring • July 13, 2015
Bobby Scott
Bobby Scott
stated on June 12, 2015 a written statement.:
"The United States ranks second worst in income inequality across developed countries," after taxes and transfers.
Mostly True
By Warren Fiske • July 13, 2015
Tom Toles
Tom Toles
stated on June 18, 2015 an editorial cartoon:
A "working woman" will earn $7.70 on $10.
Mostly True
By April Hunt • July 10, 2015
Bobby Scott
Bobby Scott
stated on June 12, 2015 a news release.:
"Income disparities in the United States are the worst since the 1920s."
Mostly True
By Warren Fiske • June 30, 2015
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on June 4, 2015 a post on Twitter:
"The gap between the very rich and everyone else in America is wider today than at any time since the 1920s."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson, Miles Adair • June 18, 2015
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on June 13, 2015 a campaign rally speech:
"The top 25 hedge fund managers (are) making more than all of America's kindergarten teachers combined."
True
By Lauren Carroll • June 15, 2015
Hunter Schwarz
Hunter Schwarz
stated on June 8, 2015 a "Washington Post" article:
47 percent of Americans "can’t pay for an unexpected $400 expense through savings or credit cards, without selling something or borrowing money."
True
By Jon Greenberg • June 9, 2015
Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
stated on June 2, 2015 a speech at Gov. Rick Scott's economic summit in Orlando:
"Sixty million Americans depend on Social Security, and one-third of all the seniors in America depend on Social Security for 90 percent of their income."
Mostly True
By Linda Qiu • June 4, 2015
Martin O'Malley
Martin O'Malley
stated on May 30, 2015 his presidential announcement speech:
"Today in America, 70 percent of us are earning the same or less than we were 12 years ago, and this is the first time that that has happened this side of World War II."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • June 2, 2015
Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck
stated on May 13, 2015 a segment on his radio show:
Says Hillary Clinton "makes more per hour at a speaking gig than the average CEO does in a year."
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • May 28, 2015
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on May 18, 2015 an appearance in Mason City, Iowa:
Hedge fund managers "pay less in taxes than nurses and truck drivers."
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 20, 2015
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