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Tom Corbett
Tom Corbett
stated on April 30, 2014 a radio ad
"On (Tom) Wolf’s watch, taxes were high, killing 100,000 PA jobs."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • May 2, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on April 26, 2014 a weekly address
"The average minimum wage worker is 35 years old."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • April 29, 2014
Jason Carter
Jason Carter
stated on April 8, 2014 social media posts
Women are paid 77 cents for every $1 men get for the same work.
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • April 21, 2014
Mike Stenhouse
Mike Stenhouse
stated on April 2, 2014 a commentary in The Providence Journal
"A grant for $5,000 [from the Governor’s Workforce Board] went to teach an employee at a company that makes ornamental business card holders how to use Facebook and Twitter."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 13, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on March 25, 2014 a report
"Wisconsin now ranks among the top 10 states for out-migration."  
Mostly False
March 30, 2014
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on March 21, 2014 public remarks
Florida's revenue "is growing at a faster rate than almost any state in the country."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • March 26, 2014
Allan Fung
Allan Fung
stated on March 7, 2014 a radio interview
After hiring a campaign manager in 2006, "I got this $100 and something fee ... for hazardous materials."  
Mostly False
By John Hill • March 23, 2014
Barbara Sharief
Barbara Sharief
stated on March 21, 2014 a speech in Davie, Fla.
Broward County’s unemployment rate of 5.3 percent is "the lowest in Florida."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • March 21, 2014
Republican Governors Association
Republican Governors Association
stated on February 13, 2014 a campaign TV ad
"(Mary) Burke was a senior member of the Doyle administration that left Wisconsin with 130,000 fewer jobs."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • March 5, 2014
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on February 12, 2014 a television ad
"Nonpartisan government analysts say Obamacare will cost our economy up to 2.5 million jobs."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson, Steve Contorno • February 14, 2014
George Will
George Will
stated on February 9, 2014 a roundtable discussion on "Fox News Sunday"
"Social Security was advocated … in the 1930s as a way of getting people to quit working, because they thought we were confined to a permanent scarcity of jobs in this country."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • February 11, 2014
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
stated on February 4, 2014 a news release.
"The CBO’s latest report confirms what Republicans have been saying for years now. Under Obamacare, millions of hardworking Americans will lose their jobs."
Mostly False
By Sean Gorman • February 7, 2014
Gretchen Carlson
Gretchen Carlson
stated on February 4, 2014 a broadcast of Fox News' "The Real Story"
"The CBO now says the president's health care law will cut the number of full-time jobs in the United States by 2.3 million by 2021."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • February 5, 2014
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on January 13, 2014 a speech.
Virginia is "the No. 1 recipient of federal dollars."
Mostly False
By Sean Gorman • January 31, 2014
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on December 17, 2013 a Facebook post
"Florida has experienced positive job growth for 39 consecutive months."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • December 19, 2013
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 20, 2013 a Facebook posting
"Since 1988, Congress has raised its own salary 15 times 'to reflect rising costs.' But raised the minimum wage only three times."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • December 2, 2013
Mike Tate
Mike Tate
stated on November 17, 2013 a fund-raising email
Says Gov. Scott Walker has dropped Wisconsin "to 45th in the nation in job growth prospects while campaigning for president out of state."
Mostly False
December 1, 2013
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on November 8, 2013 an interview on NBC's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno"
"In the last four years, our economy has grown on average 0.9 percent a year."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • November 13, 2013
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on October 30, 2013 a YouTube attack ad
Says Alex Sink supported "a $5.2 billion increase in Florida's debt."
Mostly False
By Julie Kliegman • November 7, 2013
Americans for Prosperity
Americans for Prosperity
stated on October 29, 2013 a television ad
Says "new mandates are already reducing full-time employment."
Mostly False
By Steve Contorno • November 6, 2013
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