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UPDATED: Not that big, but fairly close
Patrick Morrisey
Obamacare premiums "have gone up 160 percent in West Virginia in 4 yrs."
— PolitiFact West Virginia on Thursday, February 7th, 2019
Lowest in 50-odd years, anyway
Shelley Moore Capito
"Our economy is growing at its fastest pace in nearly four years. Unemployment is at an all-time low."
— PolitiFact West Virginia on Monday, February 4th, 2019
A few states cluster at the top
Joe Manchin
"President Trump has the strongest support percentage-wise in our state than any other state in the nation. He won West Virginia by almost 43 percentage points and he's been carrying close to 60 percent approval."
— PolitiFact West Virginia on Monday, January 28th, 2019
Not far off
Jim Justice
"As of September 2018, there are 6,683 WV children in foster care — 1,415 of whom are legally eligible for adoption."
— PolitiFact West Virginia on Thursday, January 10th, 2019
Yes, though not all stats were as strong
"WV's tourism industry grew at a rate 30% above the national rate in 2017. This increase reversed a four-year decline in which travel-generated spending fell more than $600 million."
— PolitiFact West Virginia on Friday, December 14th, 2018
An old estimate
"Hunters contribute more than $500 million" to West Virginia.
— PolitiFact West Virginia on Monday, December 10th, 2018
That's in the ballpark
Roman Prezioso
"Fifty percent of our (West Virginia) budget was for lower education."
— PolitiFact West Virginia on Thursday, December 6th, 2018
Just one wording tweak away from correct
The United States imports "50 percent of at least 50 mineral commodities each year, including 100 percent of 21 of them."
— PolitiFact West Virginia on Monday, December 3rd, 2018
Leaves out part of the remark
West Virginia Republican Party
"What did Joe Manchin say about civility? Today, he said he wanted to ‘beat the living crap out of’ his Republican opponent during their debate."
— PolitiFact West Virginia on Monday, November 5th, 2018
5 percentage points, not percent
Kendra Fershee
"Poverty in WV is more than 5% higher than the national average."
— PolitiFact West Virginia on Thursday, November 1st, 2018
Sided with Trump on key vote
"I voted to fund President Trump’s wall."
— PolitiFact West Virginia on Friday, October 5th, 2018
Correct for 2018; better scores earlier
"Joe Manchin has a ‘D' rating from the NRA."
— PolitiFact West Virginia on Friday, September 28th, 2018
A steady rise in recent years
E. Gordon Gee
West Virginia University’s incoming freshman class has the "highest-ever GPA"
A leader in key litigation
Says he "beat (President Barack) Obama at the Supreme Court, saving coal jobs."
— PolitiFact West Virginia on Thursday, September 20th, 2018
Doesn't factor in business closures
"In 2017, the number of new business registrations in West Virginia grew nearly 11 percent (8,318 new businesses registered for the year). This comes off the heels of a 12 percent increase in new business registrations during 2016."
Expressed his concern but stuck by her
Says Joe Manchin "strongly supported and voted for Hillary Clinton after she said, ‘We’re going to put a lot of coal miners and coal companies out of work.’"
— PolitiFact West Virginia on Thursday, September 13th, 2018
Manufacturing job growth has been strong
"Thanks to President Trump and Republicans over the past year through July, U.S. manufacturing added 327,000 jobs, the most of any 12-month period since April 1995, when the figure added a healthy 345,000 positions."
— PolitiFact West Virginia on Thursday, September 6th, 2018