Our latest fact-checks

"In 2017, West Virginia’s $43,469 median household income was $16,867 below the national average, ranking 50th."

— PolitiFact West Virginia on Friday, December 7th, 2018

"From 1990 to 2015 under (Democratic) control, W. Va. teacher pay rank plummeted from 30th in the nation to 48th."

— PolitiFact West Virginia on Friday, December 7th, 2018

At General Motors, CEO Mary Barra "took home almost 22 MILLION DOLLARS last year alone (295x your company's average employee)."

— PolitiFact West Virginia on Thursday, December 6th, 2018

The United States "spends more on potato chips than we do on ALL energy R&D."

— PolitiFact West Virginia on Thursday, December 6th, 2018

"Fifty percent of our (West Virginia) budget was for lower education."

— PolitiFact West Virginia on Thursday, December 6th, 2018

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

"Last year we had the eighth fastest-growing economy in the country in West Virginia."

— PolitiFact West Virginia on Thursday, November 29th, 2018

"Middle-class income rose to a record level in 2017 as the strong economy lifted the fortunes of more Americans."

— PolitiFact West Virginia on Thursday, November 15th, 2018

"We have lost more lives in the last two years" due to opioids "than all of the lives lost during the Vietnam War."

— PolitiFact West Virginia on Thursday, November 15th, 2018

"Even in California now, they don’t want to be sanctuary cities anymore. They want out."

— PolitiFact West Virginia on Thursday, November 15th, 2018

Says Joe Manchin "refused to commit to Kavanaugh until AFTER the Senate had the votes."

— PolitiFact West Virginia on Thursday, November 15th, 2018

"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

Says Joe Manchin "supported Obama and Clinton's campaigns to kill coal jobs."

— PolitiFact West Virginia on Monday, November 5th, 2018

"West Virginia added the highest percentage of new construction jobs in 2017 in the United States, at 14.4%. This amounted to 4,300 additional jobs! In fact, #WV was the only state with double-digit growth!"

— PolitiFact West Virginia on Friday, November 2nd, 2018

"Household income among Hispanic Americans has just set a new record high."

— PolitiFact West Virginia on Thursday, November 1st, 2018

"Poverty in WV is more than 5% higher than the national average."

— PolitiFact West Virginia on Thursday, November 1st, 2018

In public approval, "the press is rated right now below that of Congress, and that is very low; it’s in the single digits."

— PolitiFact West Virginia on Monday, October 29th, 2018

"Thousands of folks are opening West Virginia E-ZPass accounts."

— PolitiFact West Virginia on Wednesday, October 24th, 2018

"Black lung cases are at a 25-year high."

— PolitiFact West Virginia on Tuesday, October 23rd, 2018

"The poverty rates for African Americans and Hispanic Americans -- it’s been incredible, they’ve all reached their lowest levels in the history of our country."

— PolitiFact West Virginia on Tuesday, October 23rd, 2018