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ESPN stated on September 27, 2015 in in an article:
Alabama’s Crimson Tide will be the underdog in Saturday’s game against the Georgia Bulldogs, the first time in 72 consecutive games that Alabama has not been favored by oddsmakers to win.
By Nancy Badertscher• October 1, 2015
Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on October 11, 2015 in comments on "State of the Union":
"When we had a conservative Republican president we were losing 750,000 jobs a month."  
By Jon Greenberg• October 11, 2015
Mike Fasano stated on November 23, 2010 in an interview with the St. Petersburg Times:
"Seven more people will die each and every day until the Legislature ratifies these (pain clinic) rules that are being approved by the Board of Medicine and the Department of Health."
By Lee Logan• November 24, 2010
Mary Burke stated on July 09, 2014 in a news release:
Says a $12.5 million incentive deal she approved for Abbott Laboratories contained "strong protections for taxpayers if job creation goals were not met."
By Dave Umhoefer• August 3, 2014
Bernie Sanders stated on September 24, 2013 in a segment of CNN's "Crossfire":
"One out of four corporations doesn't pay a nickel in (federal income) taxes."
By Jon Greenberg• September 26, 2013
Dale Righter stated on April 29, 2019 in 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."
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• May 5, 2019
John Kasich stated on July 17, 2011 in an appearance on "Meet the Press":
"Believe it or not, consumer spending is up over the last eight months."  
By Reginald Fields• August 1, 2011
Barack Obama stated on August 11, 2008 in interview by Obama campaign strategist David Axelrod:
John McCain has seven houses.
By Stephanie Garry• August 22, 2008
Ted Strickland stated on October 13, 2010 in a campaign video:
"Congressman Kasich wants to use our tax dollars to give secret bonuses to his corporate friends."
By Tom Feran• October 28, 2010
Americans For Tax Reform stated on September 19, 2012 in an election flier :
"Since President Obama took office, over 88,000 Ohio workers have lost their jobs."
By Tom Feran• September 20, 2012
David Cicilline stated on August 28, 2012 in a debate on WPRI.com:
"When President Obama took office, we were losing 700,000 jobs a month. Now we've had job growth, I think, for 24 consecutive months."
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• August 30, 2012
Courageous Conservatives PAC stated on November 06, 2015 in a radio ad:
"When Chuck Schumer and Marco Rubio tried to push amnesty, it was Ted Cruz who stopped them."  
By Amy Sherman• November 13, 2015
Ben Wikler stated on September 23, 2021 in Twitter:
Says Rebecca Kleefisch played a key role in the Foxconn deal, “the largest attempted government handout to a foreign company in American history."
By Madeline Heim• October 26, 2021
Harry Reid stated on August 02, 2011 in a Senate floor speech:
There was a "loss of eight million jobs during the Bush eight years."
By Louis Jacobson• August 3, 2011
Tom Barrett stated on September 08, 2010 in a campaign TV ad:
When each faced a pension funding crisis, Tom Barrett made tough choices and smart cuts while Scott Walker passed $400 million in pension debt to the next generation.
By Dave Umhoefer• September 29, 2010
Julián Castro stated on September 09, 2012 in an interview on "Meet the Press.":
"We’re seeing now 30 straight months of private-sector job growth, 4.6 million jobs created."
By W. Gardner Selby• September 10, 2012
Tom Wolf stated on February 09, 2016 in his budget proposal address:
If the General Assembly does not address the state's structural deficit, "more than 23,000 education professionals will be immediately yanked out of Pennsylvania schools."
By Anna Orso• February 12, 2016
William G. Batchelder stated on January 07, 2013 in a speech on the House floor:
"I am now the No. 2 member of this House in terms of length of service."
By Tom Feran• January 18, 2013
Dan Saltzman stated on November 11, 2012 in a television news interview :
Says the Portland Children’s Levy holds its "administrative expenses to less than 5 percent."
By Janie Har• December 19, 2012
Fred Clark stated on February 01, 2012 in a Democratic Party radio address:
Says Gov. Scott Walker "made more than $70 million in cuts to job training programs through (Wisconsin’s) technical colleges."
By Dave Umhoefer• February 5, 2012

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Fact-checking claims about Israel and Gaza

By Aaron Sharockman, Derek Tsang• August 6, 2014

Mailbag: 'You idiots!' or 'You guys rock!'

By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 8, 2011

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s press conference on eve of Kavanaugh, Ford hearings

By Jon Greenberg, Kyra Haas, Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson, John Kruzel, Manuela Tobias, Miriam Valverde• September 26, 2018

Tim Kaine highlights his, Obama's successes in DNC speech

By Warren Fiske, Sean Gorman, Nancy Madsen• September 5, 2012

In context: Rick Scott's comments on Republicans and jobs

By Katie Sanders• May 23, 2013

Rick Scott's latest ad: Who is that teacher?

By Aaron Sharockman• April 18, 2012

Fact-checking claims on jobs from across the nation

By Louis Jacobson• August 5, 2011

Mailbag: 'I rate your "fact-check" to be Mostly Useless'

By Louis Jacobson• April 8, 2015

Fact-checking Andrew Yang in Keene, New Hampshire

By Jon Greenberg, Miriam Valverde• February 6, 2020

Chris Christie trots out PolitiFact-tested claims in think tank appearance

By Bill Wichert• July 9, 2012

Midterm elections: What does history say? And what could make 2022 different?

By Louis Jacobson• September 12, 2022

Rob Portman's claim about Lee Fisher and gun control rated No. 3 for 2010

By Robert Higgs• December 29, 2010

Digging into the claims in new Walker ad

By Dave Umhoefer• March 9, 2012

Kilimanjaro’s ice fields didn’t disappear by 2020. That doesn’t mean climate change isn’t happening

By Madison Czopek• February 7, 2022

New on PolitiFact Florida: the Carlos-O-Meter

By Amy Sherman• July 29, 2011

Congress takes the ball on Obama's playoff promise

By Robert Farley• March 26, 2009

Fact-checking Trump on February job numbers: manufacturing, auto industry and native-born workers

By Louis Jacobson• March 7, 2025

New Earth photos appear dull because of cameras and lighting, not climate change

By Zoe Weyand• April 7, 2026

Explaining the Virginia election results: The White House curse

By Louis Jacobson• November 8, 2017