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But little of their pay comes from taxpayers
"We have a system now where in 40 states, the highest-paid public employee is the state university’s head football or basketball coach."
— PolitiFact Virginia on Monday, December 22nd, 2014
Correct when considering size; changes with population
Says Virginia, Florida and Georgia are the three states that are the principal source for gun trafficking.
— PolitiFact Georgia on Wednesday, March 20th, 2013
Guns used in crimes but not necessarily drug trafficking
"According to ATF data, 70 percent of firearms recovered and traced in drug cartel crimes in Mexico originated from the United States."
— PolitiFact Virginia on Tuesday, May 29th, 2012
Numbers are outdated, but close
"The U.S. gun homicide rate is 20 times the combined rate of other western nations."
— PolitiFact Virginia on Friday, January 27th, 2012
Close, but no cigar
"Over the past decade, the big five oil companies --- BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil and Shell -- made a total profit of nearly $1 trillion."
— PolitiFact Virginia on Monday, April 11th, 2011
Don't forget, there was a recession
The Bush-era tax cuts failed to increase employment and "work-force participation fell in 2001 and has never returned to the record level set in 2000."
— PolitiFact Virginia on Saturday, December 11th, 2010