73 People 17003 Fact-checks 6197 Articles People (73) Senate Democrats Iowa Senate Democrats Virginia Senate Democrats U.S. Senate Democrats Wisconsin Senate Democratic Committee Wisconsin state Senate Democrats New Jersey Senate Democrats Virginia Senate Democratic Caucus Democrats Senate Republicans Senate Conservatives Fund Senate Leadership Fund Senate Majority PAC Rhode Island Senate Winning Democrats Georgia Democrats Georgia state senators Republican state senators Senate Republican Conference Wisconsin Senate Republicans Fact-checks (17003) Joe Roman stated on April 25, 2016 in a Plain Dealer article: Says $15-an-hour proposal in Cleveland is "the most aggressive minimum wage increase in the country." By Nadia Pflaum• May 9, 2016 Joe Biden stated on August 27, 2008 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver: McCain voted 19 times against a minimum-wage increase. By Richard Rubin• August 28, 2008 John Wisniewski stated on February 02, 2013 in a campaign rally: "We have a governor who's vetoed measures like increasing our minimum wage and restoring the earned income tax cut." By Bill Wichert• February 14, 2013 Mandela Barnes stated on May 23, 2021 in Twitter: “It’s been over 50 years since minimum (wage) and inflation parted ways, then over a decade since the federal minimum went up at all.” By Madeline Heim• June 19, 2021 Joseph Kyrillos stated on October 10, 2012 in a debate on New Jersey 101.5-FM: Says "when I voted against [an increase in the minimum wage], it was in the 80s." By Erin O'Neill• October 15, 2012 Bernie Sanders stated on February 26, 2019 in a tweet: Raising the federal minimum wage to $15 "would give more than 40 million low-wage workers a raise, more than 25 percent of the U.S. workforce." By Louis Jacobson• March 1, 2019 Mitch McConnell stated on January 26, 2014 in an interview with "Fox News Sunday": "The minimum wage is mostly an entry-level wage for young people." By Steve Contorno• January 26, 2014 Tony Evers stated on January 03, 2019 in news reports: On Evers' support for a $15 minimum wage By D.L. Davis• February 14, 2019 Mark Obenshain stated on February 11, 2014 in a floor debate.: "There are 4.7 percent of Virginians who are minimum wage earners who are over 25 years of age working full-time and trying to raise a family." By Nancy Madsen• February 24, 2014 Kevin McCarthy stated on February 09, 2021 in a press release: Raising the national minimum wage to $15 per hour “would destroy up to 3.7 million jobs.” By Chris Nichols• February 11, 2021 Americans for Responsible Solutions stated on September 16, 2014 in an ad: "Most people in New Hampshire want to raise the minimum wage. (State Rep. Marilinda) Garcia opposes it." By Al McKeon, Jonathan Van Fleet• October 3, 2014 Mitch McConnell stated on October 13, 2014 in a debate: Raising the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour "will destroy between half a million and one million jobs." By Steve Contorno• October 14, 2014 Republican Party of Florida stated on July 08, 2014 in a campaign commercial: Says Charlie Crist "voted against raising the minimum wage." By Joshua Gillin• July 17, 2014 Stephen Sweeney stated on June 01, 2013 in an interview on "On The Record with Michael Aron" program: "People want the minimum wage, they want marriage equality, they want women’s health care. There’s issues that actually that really do matter, social issues that matter to the people of this state. So I know Barbara would support those issues, I know the governor hasn’t. You’ve seen the actions he’s taken on them." By Caryn Shinske• June 23, 2013 Facebook posts stated on February 11, 2019 in a Facebook post: Since 1938 the minimum wage has been increased "23 times" and was raised "21 times during Democratic congresses, and only twice during Republican ones." By Samantha Putterman• February 14, 2019 Cokie Roberts stated on March 31, 2014 in an interview on NPR's "Morning Edition": "Two-thirds of the people who receive the minimum wage are female." By Katie Sanders• April 2, 2014 Bernie Sanders stated on April 15, 2016 in a Democratic debate in New York: "When this campaign began, I said that we’ve got to end the starvation minimum wage of $7.25, raise it to $15. Secretary Clinton said let's raise it to $12." By Lauren Carroll• April 15, 2016 Barack Obama stated on February 12, 2013 in the State of the Union address: Says he and Mitt Romney agreed on tying minimum wage increases to inflation. By Molly Moorhead• February 14, 2013 Viral image stated on February 25, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photos show U.S. senators sleeping in the chamber. By Ciara O'Rourke• March 5, 2021 Jack Reed stated on May 01, 2014 in a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate: In the 1950s and 1960s, "the minimum wage was such that it would lift you out of poverty." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• June 15, 2014 Articles (6197) Fact-checking the New York Democratic debate By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson, Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders, Aaron Sharockman, Amy Sherman• April 15, 2016 Fact-checking a $15 minimum wage By Louis Jacobson• May 9, 2016 Bob Menendez, Joe Kyrillos debate claims revisited on Truth-O-Meter By Caryn Shinske• November 4, 2012 A look at claims about minimum wage By Tom Kertscher• December 10, 2013 What’s in Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan? By Louis Jacobson• January 15, 2021 Joe Biden’s promises on the economy: A closer look By Louis Jacobson• January 22, 2021 Fact-checking the Republican Fox Business Network debate By Angie Drobnic Holan• November 11, 2015 Evers-O-Meter update of Gov. Tony Evers campaign promises By D.L. Davis• July 5, 2022 In context: Gillespie's comments on the minimum wage By Sean Gorman• July 15, 2014 The Iowa U.S. Senate race: the fact-checks so far By Louis Jacobson• September 18, 2014 Kamala Harris’ 2024 campaign promises: Here are her plans for the presidency By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• September 30, 2024 More Menendez, Kyrillos claims tested on Truth-O-Meter By Caryn Shinske• October 16, 2012 Hillary Clinton's top 10 campaign promises By Lauren Carroll• July 22, 2016 What you need to know about the budget reconciliation process By Louis Jacobson• February 8, 2021 Democratic hopefuls back for second debate By April Hunt• November 13, 2015 Top 5 fact-checks and reports for August By Louis Jacobson• September 5, 2014 Rand Paul vs. Rand Paul, Harry Reid's 'do-nothing' Congress: PolitiFact Oregon Roundup By Dana Tims• August 11, 2014 Fact-checking the first night of the Democratic convention in Philadelphia By Allison Graves, Neelesh Moorthy• July 25, 2016 High Five: Money, money, money By Tom Kertscher• February 3, 2014 Ultraviolet attacks Chris Christie on women's issues By Keely Herring• July 13, 2015
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Joe Roman stated on April 25, 2016 in a Plain Dealer article: Says $15-an-hour proposal in Cleveland is "the most aggressive minimum wage increase in the country." By Nadia Pflaum• May 9, 2016 Joe Biden stated on August 27, 2008 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver: McCain voted 19 times against a minimum-wage increase. By Richard Rubin• August 28, 2008 John Wisniewski stated on February 02, 2013 in a campaign rally: "We have a governor who's vetoed measures like increasing our minimum wage and restoring the earned income tax cut." By Bill Wichert• February 14, 2013 Mandela Barnes stated on May 23, 2021 in Twitter: “It’s been over 50 years since minimum (wage) and inflation parted ways, then over a decade since the federal minimum went up at all.” By Madeline Heim• June 19, 2021 Joseph Kyrillos stated on October 10, 2012 in a debate on New Jersey 101.5-FM: Says "when I voted against [an increase in the minimum wage], it was in the 80s." By Erin O'Neill• October 15, 2012 Bernie Sanders stated on February 26, 2019 in a tweet: Raising the federal minimum wage to $15 "would give more than 40 million low-wage workers a raise, more than 25 percent of the U.S. workforce." By Louis Jacobson• March 1, 2019 Mitch McConnell stated on January 26, 2014 in an interview with "Fox News Sunday": "The minimum wage is mostly an entry-level wage for young people." By Steve Contorno• January 26, 2014 Tony Evers stated on January 03, 2019 in news reports: On Evers' support for a $15 minimum wage By D.L. Davis• February 14, 2019 Mark Obenshain stated on February 11, 2014 in a floor debate.: "There are 4.7 percent of Virginians who are minimum wage earners who are over 25 years of age working full-time and trying to raise a family." By Nancy Madsen• February 24, 2014 Kevin McCarthy stated on February 09, 2021 in a press release: Raising the national minimum wage to $15 per hour “would destroy up to 3.7 million jobs.” By Chris Nichols• February 11, 2021 Americans for Responsible Solutions stated on September 16, 2014 in an ad: "Most people in New Hampshire want to raise the minimum wage. (State Rep. Marilinda) Garcia opposes it." By Al McKeon, Jonathan Van Fleet• October 3, 2014 Mitch McConnell stated on October 13, 2014 in a debate: Raising the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour "will destroy between half a million and one million jobs." By Steve Contorno• October 14, 2014 Republican Party of Florida stated on July 08, 2014 in a campaign commercial: Says Charlie Crist "voted against raising the minimum wage." By Joshua Gillin• July 17, 2014 Stephen Sweeney stated on June 01, 2013 in an interview on "On The Record with Michael Aron" program: "People want the minimum wage, they want marriage equality, they want women’s health care. There’s issues that actually that really do matter, social issues that matter to the people of this state. So I know Barbara would support those issues, I know the governor hasn’t. You’ve seen the actions he’s taken on them." By Caryn Shinske• June 23, 2013 Facebook posts stated on February 11, 2019 in a Facebook post: Since 1938 the minimum wage has been increased "23 times" and was raised "21 times during Democratic congresses, and only twice during Republican ones." By Samantha Putterman• February 14, 2019 Cokie Roberts stated on March 31, 2014 in an interview on NPR's "Morning Edition": "Two-thirds of the people who receive the minimum wage are female." By Katie Sanders• April 2, 2014 Bernie Sanders stated on April 15, 2016 in a Democratic debate in New York: "When this campaign began, I said that we’ve got to end the starvation minimum wage of $7.25, raise it to $15. Secretary Clinton said let's raise it to $12." By Lauren Carroll• April 15, 2016 Barack Obama stated on February 12, 2013 in the State of the Union address: Says he and Mitt Romney agreed on tying minimum wage increases to inflation. By Molly Moorhead• February 14, 2013 Viral image stated on February 25, 2021 in a Facebook post: Photos show U.S. senators sleeping in the chamber. By Ciara O'Rourke• March 5, 2021 Jack Reed stated on May 01, 2014 in a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate: In the 1950s and 1960s, "the minimum wage was such that it would lift you out of poverty." By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• June 15, 2014
Fact-checking the New York Democratic debate By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson, Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders, Aaron Sharockman, Amy Sherman• April 15, 2016 Fact-checking a $15 minimum wage By Louis Jacobson• May 9, 2016 Bob Menendez, Joe Kyrillos debate claims revisited on Truth-O-Meter By Caryn Shinske• November 4, 2012 A look at claims about minimum wage By Tom Kertscher• December 10, 2013 What’s in Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan? By Louis Jacobson• January 15, 2021 Joe Biden’s promises on the economy: A closer look By Louis Jacobson• January 22, 2021 Fact-checking the Republican Fox Business Network debate By Angie Drobnic Holan• November 11, 2015 Evers-O-Meter update of Gov. Tony Evers campaign promises By D.L. Davis• July 5, 2022 In context: Gillespie's comments on the minimum wage By Sean Gorman• July 15, 2014 The Iowa U.S. Senate race: the fact-checks so far By Louis Jacobson• September 18, 2014 Kamala Harris’ 2024 campaign promises: Here are her plans for the presidency By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman• September 30, 2024 More Menendez, Kyrillos claims tested on Truth-O-Meter By Caryn Shinske• October 16, 2012 Hillary Clinton's top 10 campaign promises By Lauren Carroll• July 22, 2016 What you need to know about the budget reconciliation process By Louis Jacobson• February 8, 2021 Democratic hopefuls back for second debate By April Hunt• November 13, 2015 Top 5 fact-checks and reports for August By Louis Jacobson• September 5, 2014 Rand Paul vs. Rand Paul, Harry Reid's 'do-nothing' Congress: PolitiFact Oregon Roundup By Dana Tims• August 11, 2014 Fact-checking the first night of the Democratic convention in Philadelphia By Allison Graves, Neelesh Moorthy• July 25, 2016 High Five: Money, money, money By Tom Kertscher• February 3, 2014 Ultraviolet attacks Chris Christie on women's issues By Keely Herring• July 13, 2015
