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Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on May 16, 2012 a TV ad:
Says new figures he released showing Wisconsin job gains for 2011 are "the final job numbers."
False
By Tom Kertscher • May 24, 2012
stated on May 17, 2012 an interview:
Says Gov. Scott Walker is "cooking the books" by releasing numbers "he just dreamed up" that show Wisconsin gained jobs in 2011.
False
By Tom Kertscher • May 24, 2012
Sherrod Brown
Sherrod Brown
stated on May 14, 2012 an email campaign statement:
Says Josh Mandel opposed federal loans to the auto industry.
False
By Henry J. Gomez • May 18, 2012
stated on May 10, 2012 a TV ad:
Says Gov. Scott Walker said "no to equal pay for equal work for women."
False
By Tom Kertscher • May 17, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 8, 2012 a speech in Albany, N.Y.:
"The only time government employment has gone down during a recession has been under me."
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 10, 2012
Sheldon Whitehouse
Sheldon Whitehouse
stated on April 16, 2012 a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate:
"If you put the $47 billion in revenue (raised over 10 years by the Buffett rule) into infrastructure you could create 611,000 infrastructure jobs."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 6, 2012
American Crossroads
American Crossroads
stated on April 26, 2012 a campaign ad:
"After four years of a celebrity president … 85% (of recent college grads are) moving back in with their parents."
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 1, 2012
Johnny Isakson
Johnny Isakson
stated on February 23, 2012 a speech:
The Keystone oil pipeline "would employ 20,000 people in the United States."
False
By Willoughby Mariano • April 11, 2012
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 26, 2012 a "Fox and Friends" interview:
Says Barack Obama's health care law "will be the biggest job-killer ever."
False
By Katie Sanders • April 2, 2012
Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson
stated on March 3, 2012 a speech:
Says when he was governor, Wisconsin cut unemployment to 2.1 percent and the state’s unemployment rate was "the lowest in the country for 40 consecutive months."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • March 26, 2012
Bill Pascrell
Bill Pascrell
stated on March 3, 2012 a video posted on YouTube:
"Ninety percent of the people who work in this country work for companies under 100 people, maybe even less than that."
False
By Bill Wichert • March 21, 2012
Stephen Laffey
Stephen Laffey
stated on March 2, 2012 a radio interview:
Giant companies like Toyota will not locate in a state that has not passed a right-to-work law
False
By Edward Fitzpatrick • March 11, 2012
Christine Sinicki
Christine Sinicki
stated on February 21, 2012 a legislative floor speech:
While fighting a move to toughen penalties for workplace gender discrimination, state Sen. Glenn Grothman said "he didn’t believe women belonged in the workplace" but belonged "at home, cooking and cleaning and having babies."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • March 4, 2012
Cory Booker
Cory Booker
stated on February 23, 2012 an interview on WBGO’s “Newark Today”:
"We've seen in this last year tremendous things happening, including our unemployment rate come down 2 percentage points."
False
By Erin O'Neill • March 1, 2012
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on February 10, 2012 a radio interview:
"The biggest contribution" behind a decrease in U.S. unemployment "was 1.2 million people leaving the workforce"  
False
By Willoughby Mariano • February 29, 2012
Kathleen Vinehout
Kathleen Vinehout
stated on February 15, 2012 remarks:
Says 21,000 Wisconsin residents got jobs in 2011, but "18,000 of them" were in other states.
False
By Tom Kertscher • February 26, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 15, 2012 a speech at Milwaukee's Master Lock plant:
"For the first time since 1990, American manufacturers are creating new jobs."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • February 22, 2012
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
stated on February 8, 2012 a television ad:
"Obamacare ... will kill jobs across America."
False
By Louis Jacobson • February 15, 2012
Martin O'Malley
Martin O'Malley
stated on February 5, 2012 a TV interview.:
Maryland is "creating jobs at 2 ½ times the rate that Virginia is."
False
By Nancy Madsen • February 13, 2012
Pete Hoekstra
Pete Hoekstra
stated on February 5, 2012 a website linked to a campaign ad:
"Since ObamaCare and the stimulus passed, the unemployment rate in the U.S. has increased."
False
By Louis Jacobson • February 6, 2012
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