Latest Fact-Checks By Alison Dirr

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Walker 2017 budget address

Testing Scott Walker claim on record education funding in Wisconsin

May 17, 2017

"We are investing more money into education than ever before in the history of Wisconsin."

Ron Johnson: Opponent Russ Feingold “got paid $8,000 a lecture at Stanford University.”

November 2, 2016

Says Russ Feingold "got paid $8,000 a lecture at Stanford University."

Tim Kaine in Milwaukee

Is the Democratic Party the oldest continuous political party in the world?

October 24, 2016

The Democratic Party "is the oldest continuous political party in the world."

Russ and Ron

Feingold: Johnson voted five times for tax breaks that help ship Wisconsin jobs overseas

August 26, 2016

Says Ron Johnson "voted five times for tax breaks that help companies ship Wisconsin jobs overseas."

Kleefisch photo

Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch says Wisconsin’s per-inmate cost ‘cheap’ compared to country

July 8, 2016

"Right now, our corrections department charges taxpayers between $30,000 and $40,000 a year per person we lock up," she said. "That’s actually cheap when you…

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