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Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on September 20, 2019 a press release
Says Donald Trump is breaking a campaign pledge to bring manufacturing jobs back to Wisconsin and Pennsylvania since the two states "have lost the most manufacturing jobs in the past year."
Mostly False
By Mica Soellner • October 18, 2019
Tom Steyer
Tom Steyer
stated on October 15, 2019 a Democratic presidential debate
"People haven't had a raise -- 90 percent of Americans have not had a raise for 40 years."
Half-True
By Chris Nichols • October 16, 2019
Julián Castro
Julián Castro
stated on October 15, 2019 a debate
"Ohio, Michigan, and Pennsylvania actually in the latest jobs data have lost jobs, not gained them."
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 16, 2019
West Virginia Republican Party
West Virginia Republican Party
stated on August 27, 2019 a tweet
"Women’s unemployment has been lower under President Trump than it’s been in nearly 70 years."
Mostly True
By Caroline Cassedy, Karli Celestin • September 26, 2019
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on August 12, 2019 a CNN interview
It "is estimated that as many as 300,000 auto workers may be out of a job before the end of the year." 
False
By Chris Nichols • August 21, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 15, 2019 a rally in Manchester, NH
Says Pennsylvania chemical plant and Louisiana liquified natural gas plant "could never have happened" without his administration.
False
By Jon Greenberg • August 16, 2019
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on July 10, 2019 an op-ed in the Washington Post
"42 percent of (Walmart’s) associates are black."
False
By Jon Greenberg • July 12, 2019
Florida Democratic Party
Florida Democratic Party
stated on June 17, 2019 a press release
The Trump administration has denied "4.2 million American workers overtime."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • June 25, 2019
Chris Taylor
Chris Taylor
stated on May 21, 2019 a tweet
"We saw the prison population expand and vacancy rates for correctional officers go from 2.9% to 15.2%" over the last eight years.
True
By D.L. Davis • June 4, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 16, 2019 an immigration speech
"Only 12% of legal immigrants are selected based on skill or based on merit. In countries like Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and others, that number is closer to 60, and even 70 and 75% in some cases."
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • May 24, 2019
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on May 22, 2019 an interview on CBS's "Late Show with Stephen Colbert"
"In America today, women on average are paid 80 cents on the dollar of what men are paid for the same work."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • May 23, 2019
West Virginia Democratic Party
West Virginia Democratic Party
stated on April 2, 2019 a tweet
"Black women make only around 63 cents while Native American women earn 58 cents, and Hispanic women make just 54 cents in comparison to every dollar a man makes."
Mostly True
By Garrett Spikes, Rebecca Jerome • May 16, 2019
Dale Righter
Dale Righter
stated on April 29, 2019 a TV interview
"The last time Illinois raised the minimum wage in 2006, the very next year this state lost 50,000 jobs. The prediction this time is, we’ll lose 90,000 jobs."
False
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • May 5, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 27, 2019 a rally
"The unemployment rate for Wisconsin workers has reached historic lows. It’s never been this low before, ever, ever, ever."
True
By Mica Soellner • May 2, 2019
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on April 22, 2019 a CNN town hall in New Hampshire
Speaking of the financial crisis that gained traction in 2007, "I talked about it to anyone who would listen, a crisis is coming."
True
By Miriam Valverde • April 30, 2019
Cheri Toalson Reisch
Cheri Toalson Reisch
stated on April 1, 2019 in the state House during discussion of a criminal justice bill
"We have an unemployment (rate of) 1.5 in Boone County, and we can’t find enough workers."
Half-True
By Olivia Garrett • April 30, 2019
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on April 22, 2019 a CNN town hall
"The majority of women are minimum wage workers."
False
By Louis Jacobson • April 24, 2019
Pete Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg
stated on April 7, 2019 an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press"
"We cut unemployment by more than half" in South Bend, Ind.
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • April 10, 2019
Daniel Riemer
Daniel Riemer
stated on February 17, 2019 a TV interview
"About 80 percent of (the manufacturing and agriculture) tax credit goes to claimants who are making $1 million or more."  
True
By Mica Soellner • April 4, 2019
West Virginia Republican Party
West Virginia Republican Party
stated on February 6, 2019 a tweet
"We have more women in the workforce than ever before."
Half-True
By Samantha Patrick • March 27, 2019
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