Latest Fact-Checks By Devon Waugh

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Bob Donovan
stated on July 29, 2014 in an interview:

Under Mayor Tom Barrett, the number of Milwaukee police officers "has not increased."

True

By Dave Umhoefer, Devon Waugh • August 18, 2014

Ron Johnson
stated on May 28, 2014 in statement at a town hall meeting:

"Kids coming from an affluent background" are "taking advantage of all these student loan programs and grants" while many middle-class families with no connection to college are picking up the tab.

Mostly False

By Devon Waugh • August 13, 2014

David A. Clarke Jr.
stated on July 27, 2014 in an interview:

"I've either balanced every budget or we turned back a surplus."

False

By Devon Waugh • August 8, 2014

Scott Walker
stated on June 19, 2014 in a news conference:

"We in this state saw more job creation in the last three years since I've been governor than you saw in the whole eight years of Doyle’s time as governor."

Mostly True

By Devon Waugh • July 9, 2014

Mary Burke
stated on June 2, 2014 in an interview:

"Part of the increase in the cost (of higher education) has been because state support has dropped. We now spend, under Governor Walker, more on corrections than we do on higher education."

Half-True

By Devon Waugh • June 27, 2014

Tammy Baldwin
stated on May 8, 2014 in an interview:

"This generation, on average, is starting their careers, if they’ve been to a four-year college, with just under $30,000 in debt."

Half-True

By Devon Waugh • June 4, 2014