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Patrick Murphy stated on July 16, 2011 in a statement on his campaign website:
"For the second quarter in a row, my campaign has raised more money than any other challenger in the nation and brought our fundraising total to over $800,000."
By Amy Sherman• August 2, 2011
Rush Limbaugh stated on November 01, 2009 in Fox News Sunday:
"That 3.5 percent (increase in the third quarter GDP) came from two things — government spending on Cash for Clunkers — they just moved fourth-quarter auto sales into the third quarter — and the first-time home buyer thing."
By Robert Farley• November 3, 2009
Donald Trump stated on August 21, 2018 in a rally in Charleston, W.Va.:
"A few months ago, it hit where West Virginia is, on a per capita basis, one of the most successful (gross domestic product) states in our union."
By Warren Sterling• August 31, 2018
Virginia Foxx stated on March 09, 2010 in a speech on the House floor:
"The economy began its nose dive when Democrats took control of Congress in January 2007."
By Louis Jacobson• March 15, 2010
Peter Roskam stated on March 06, 2017 in a speech at the City Club of Chicago:
"The past (Obama) administration was the first administration that never had a whole year of 3 percent growth."
By Kevin Hoffman• March 16, 2017
Ward Armstrong stated on May 23, 2011 in a news release.:
Under Gov. Bob McDonnell, more jobs have been lost than created in Southside and Southwest Virginia.
By Sean Gorman• May 28, 2011
Donald Trump stated on June 28, 2018 in a speech in Mount Pleasant, Wis.:
"Watch those GDP numbers. We started off at a very low number, and right now we hit a 3.2 (percent). Nobody thought that was possible."
By Louis Jacobson• July 2, 2018
Dan Sebring stated on October 01, 2012 in a radio ad:
Says opponent U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore ‘is Wisconsin’s most absent member of Congress, missing nearly 17 percent of the House votes in the second quarter of 2012.’
By James B. Nelson• October 8, 2012
Joe Biden stated on May 10, 2022 in remarks at the White House:
“My Treasury Department is planning to pay down the national debt this quarter, which never happened under my predecessor.”
By Louis Jacobson• May 13, 2022
Bloggers stated on August 14, 2014 in various blogs and Internet comments:
Wisconsin is "dead last in income growth" among midwestern states during Gov. Scott Walker’s term.
By Dave Umhoefer• August 28, 2014
Rick Baker stated on June 25, 2017 in an interview with News Channel 8:
"Midtown crime is up by 30 percent the last quarter."
By Allison Graves• July 11, 2017
Donald Trump stated on June 16, 2015 in his presidential announcement speech:
"The last quarter, it was just announced, our gross domestic product … was below zero. Who ever heard of this? It's never below zero."
By Louis Jacobson• June 16, 2015
Debra Medina stated on January 29, 2010 in a Republican gubernatorial debate:
"The governor’s not taking his own fiscal advice. ... In the first fiscal quarter of this year, we’ve seen a 13.5 percent increase in spending, double-digit spending out of the executive branch in the State of Texas."
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• February 8, 2010
Facebook posts stated on December 23, 2021 in Facebook posts:
Pfizer made $37 billion in profit in its last quarter.
By Becca Schimmel• January 7, 2022
Scott Walker stated on September 14, 2014 in a campaign news release:
Since I took office, "Wisconsin ranks 11th in the nation in total business establishment growth compared to 47th in the years Mary Burke was Commerce secretary."
By Dave Umhoefer• September 17, 2014
John Kasich stated on March 15, 2013 in a tweet:
"Under Gov. Kasich, Ohio wages have increased by $10.3 billion."
By Tom Feran• March 21, 2013
Scott Walker stated on July 30, 2014 in a tweet:
"Wisconsin is #1 in the Midwest for personal income growth over the year."  
By Dave Umhoefer• August 14, 2014
Bob McDonnell stated on April 21, 2012 in a TV interview.:
 The U.S. economy is "recovering slower than Europe "
By Sean Gorman• May 7, 2012
Jim Justice stated on August 14, 2023 in a post on X:
"Credit card debt is above $1 trillion for the FIRST TIME EVER."
By Ashala Moseberry• October 19, 2023
Instagram posts stated on January 15, 2024 in an Instagram post:
Abraham Lincoln’s coin is copper because he ended slavery. Figures on other U.S. coins “face left because they turned their backs to him in protest.”
By Jeff Cercone• January 17, 2024

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By Louis Jacobson• July 26, 2022

Fact-checking Donald Trump's rally in West Virginia with Gov. Jim Justice

By Louis Jacobson• August 4, 2017

Ask PolitiFact: How much could the federal shutdown cost?

By Louis Jacobson• October 31, 2025

Fact-checking Donald Trump's talking points about the economy

By Louis Jacobson• July 27, 2018

The state of the US economy under Joe Biden, in 15 charts

By Louis Jacobson• February 6, 2023

Are Floridians better off than they were four years ago?

By Louis Jacobson• October 8, 2020

The August High Five: Election for governor dominates

By James B. Nelson• September 4, 2014

Jolly and Grayson tackle King James, Planned Parenthood at open debate

By Joshua Gillin• April 28, 2016

Could a President Vivek Ramaswamy lay off 75% of federal workers by himself?

By Louis Jacobson• September 26, 2023

A stimulus report card

By Robert Farley, Louis Jacobson• February 18, 2010

Has West Virginia's economy boomed since Trump, Justice took office?

By Darby Coughlin, Mackenzie Myers• October 3, 2019

Joe Biden gets some good news on inflation, but challenges remain

By Louis Jacobson• July 13, 2023

Fact-checking Trump’s claims about tax cuts, job numbers and inflation in Wisconsin, Michigan

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• May 2, 2024

Donald Trump's promises Kept, Broken, Stalled as he visits Wisconsin

By Mica Soellner• January 13, 2020

Fact-checking the June 26 Sunday shows

By Lauren Carroll, Jon Greenberg, Aaron Sharockman• June 26, 2016

Donald Trump’s interview with Mike Huckabee, fact-checked

By Sophie Kaplan• October 9, 2017

John Boehner and the state of the economy

By Tom Feran• February 14, 2012

A scorecard on the economy under Barack Obama

By Louis Jacobson• June 1, 2012

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s economic speech in Nashville

By Louis Jacobson• January 9, 2018

Fact-checking Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ Republican response to Joe Biden’s 2023 State of the Union

By PolitiFact Staff • February 8, 2023