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Kiplinger.com
stated on October 26, 2015 in press release:

Georgia is one of the 10 most tax-friendly states for retirees.

Half-True

By Nancy Badertscher • November 13, 2015

Marco Rubio
stated on November 10, 2015 in the fourth GOP primary debate.:

"Welders make more money than philosophers."

False

By Clayton Youngman • November 11, 2015

Rand Paul
stated on November 10, 2015 in 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
stated on September 24, 2015 in 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
stated on September 23, 2015 in 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
stated on September 14, 2015 in 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
stated on July 13, 2015 in 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
stated on July 27, 2015 in 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
stated on July 1, 2015 in 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
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.

Mostly False

By Sarah Hauer • July 27, 2015

Ultraviolet
stated on June 30, 2015 in 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
stated on June 12, 2015 in 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
stated on June 18, 2015 in an editorial cartoon:

A "working woman" will earn $7.70 on $10.

Mostly True

By April Hunt • July 10, 2015

Bobby Scott
stated on June 12, 2015 in 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
stated on June 4, 2015 in 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
stated on June 13, 2015 in 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
stated on June 8, 2015 in 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
stated on June 2, 2015 in 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
stated on May 30, 2015 in 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
stated on May 13, 2015 in 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

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