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Latest Fact-Checks On Rebecca Kleefisch

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Rebecca Kleefisch
Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on July 6, 2022 in TV ad:
“Tim Michels pushed for years to raise (Wisconsin’s) gas tax.”
Mostly False
By Madeline Heim • August 5, 2022
Rebecca Kleefisch
Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on July 24, 2022 in Twitter:
"There is absolutely no reason why Wisconsin should be facing a worker shortage to the level we are when there are 123,000 more able-bodied childless adults on BadgerCare since the pandemic."
Mostly False
By D.L. Davis • August 2, 2022
Rebecca Kleefisch
Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on June 8, 2022 in Campaign email:
“Joe Biden’s margin of the less than 21,000 votes in Wisconsin was the tightest of any state in 2020.”
False
By Laura Schulte • June 23, 2022
Rebecca Kleefisch
Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on April 30, 2022 in Public statement:
Says Gov. Tony Evers is “a big proponent of this defund the police movement.”
False
By D.L. Davis • May 20, 2022
Rebecca Kleefisch
Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on March 28, 2022 in TV ad:
“As your Lieutenant Governor…I cut your taxes.”
Mostly False
By Laura Schulte • April 13, 2022
Rebecca Kleefisch
Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on March 9, 2022 in Campaign email:
Says Gov. Tony Evers gave $2.4 million in COVID relief money to Planned Parenthood affiliates throughout Wisconsin “to bail them out and fund abortions."
Mostly False
By Madeline Heim • March 25, 2022
Rebecca Kleefisch
Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on October 23, 2021 in Campaign email:
The Biden Department of Justice “would use the FBI to target parents who speak out against critical race theory.”
False
By Madeline Heim • November 9, 2021
Rebecca Kleefisch
Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on July 20, 2021 in Twitter:
Says Gov. Tony Evers has declared Wisconsin “permanently closed” for business.
False
By Madeline Heim • August 4, 2021
Rebecca Kleefisch
Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on January 14, 2021 in a tweet:
“Wisconsin is second to last in the Midwest in our vaccination rate and the governor says he’s ‘satisfied.’”
Mostly True
By Eric Litke • January 20, 2021
Rebecca Kleefisch
Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on December 21, 2017 in radio interview:
"We have roughly between 85,000 (and) 95,000 open jobs in Wisconsin."
Half-True
By Eric Litke • February 23, 2018
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
Rebecca Kleefisch
Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on October 21, 2015 in a public forum:
"Most Americans are now getting their news from Facebook."  
False
By Tom Kertscher • October 29, 2015
Rebecca Kleefisch
Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on November 1, 2012 in a radio address:
"Wisconsin still ranks first among the 50 states in manufacturing jobs per capita."  
True
By Dave Umhoefer • November 11, 2012
Rebecca Kleefisch
Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on May 13, 2012 in an interview:
Says Democratic recall opponent Mahlon Mitchell sent a letter "encouraging folks to boycott more than 100 companies."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • May 20, 2012
Rebecca Kleefisch
Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on March 28, 2012 in a radio interview:
Says she made a "cold call" and persuaded an Illinois company to relocate to Wisconsin. 
Mostly False
By James B. Nelson • April 25, 2012
Rebecca Kleefisch
Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on February 3, 2012 in an op-ed piece:
As Dane County executive, Kathleen Falk raised property taxes by "millions of dollars every year" and approved the second highest increase in the state in 2010.
True
By Dave Umhoefer • February 12, 2012
Rebecca Kleefisch
Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on December 18, 2011 in an interview:
Wisconsin’s monthly job reports have a "margin of error" of 75 percent and were "way off" in eight of first 10 months of 2011.
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • January 4, 2012
Rebecca Kleefisch
Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on November 15, 2011 in a video:
A recall election for Wisconsin governor would cost "$7.7 million -- $7.7 million that may already be allocated to merit raises for teachers or health care for the poor or school books for your kids."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • November 23, 2011
Rebecca Kleefisch
Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on January 26, 2011 in a news conference:
"United States students are achieving at number 25 out of 29 developing countries when it comes to science and math."
False
By Tom Kertscher • February 6, 2011
Rebecca Kleefisch
Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on October 13, 2010 in a campaign TV ad:
Says "Tom Barrett supports a government takeover of our health care"
Pants on Fire!
By Dave Umhoefer • October 17, 2010
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