Latest Fact-Checks By Alison Dirr

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Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on February 8, 2017 in his budget speech:
"We are investing more money into education than ever before in the history of Wisconsin."
Mostly False
By Alison Dirr • May 17, 2017
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on October 6, 2016 in a campaign ad:
Says Russ Feingold "got paid $8,000 a lecture at Stanford University."
Mostly False
By Alison Dirr • November 2, 2016
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on August 5, 2016 in an appearance in Milwaukee:
The Democratic Party "is the oldest continuous political party in the world."
Mostly True
By Alison Dirr • October 24, 2016
Russ Feingold
Russ Feingold
stated on June 14, 2016 in a TV ad:
Says Ron Johnson "voted five times for tax breaks that help companies ship Wisconsin jobs overseas."
False
By Alison Dirr • August 26, 2016
Rebecca Kleefisch
Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on April 20, 2016 in a radio interview:
"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 compare us to the rest of the country."
Half-True
By Alison Dirr • July 8, 2016