Fact Check Posts – Page 12

Scott Walker
stated on October 12, 2015 a tweet

Wisconsin’s Government Accountability Board "wanted to consider Mickey Mouse and Adolf Hitler as valid signatures on recall petitions."

By James B. Nelson • October 16, 2015

Scott Walker
stated on September 1, 2015 a television interview

Obamacare doesn’t require members of Congress "to abide by the same rules that all of the other Americans do."

By Sarah Hauer • September 28, 2015

Hillary Clinton
stated on August 11, 2015 a speech

Says Scott Walker rejected legislation to make college loan payments tax deductible and the result was "to raise taxes on students."

September 9, 2015

Rachel Maddow
stated on July 13, 2015 a television show

Under Scott Walker, "the Wisconsin middle class is shrinking at a faster rate than any other state in the country."

By Kevin Crowe • August 24, 2015

Facebook posts
stated on August 11, 2015 a meme

Scott Walker "had a 2.3 GPA when he was asked to leave Marquette University for cheating."

August 11, 2015

Scott Walker
stated on July 27, 2015 an interview

Says his political opponents "brought 100,000 protesters into our state."

July 30, 2015

Wisconsin State AFL-CIO
stated on July 8, 2015 a Facebook post

Says "Scott Walker’s bad budget includes: No weekend for workers."

By Sarah Hauer • July 21, 2015

American Bridge 21st Century
stated on July 1, 2015 a website posting

Wisconsin’s economy has "tanked" under Gov. Scott Walker and "so far in 2015 over 6,685 people have been laid off, already more than in all of 2014."

By James B. Nelson • July 10, 2015

Jim Steineke
stated on June 18, 2015 a tweet

Wisconsin "was literally broke" when Republicans took office in January 2011.

By James B. Nelson • June 26, 2015

Forecast the Facts
stated on June 2, 2015 a statement on a web page.

Says Scott Walker runs a state government that bans "employees from talking about climate change."

By Sarah Hauer • June 16, 2015

Protect American Jobs
stated on May 5, 2015 a television ad

A measure to repeal the state’s prevailing wage law would "make it easier for state contractors to hire illegal workers for Wisconsin construction jobs" through an "illegal worker loophole in the state budget."

By James B. Nelson • June 5, 2015

Scott Walker
stated on May 14, 2015 a tweet

Says Thomas Jefferson said "that government is best which governs least."

May 19, 2015

Scott Walker
stated on April 25, 2015 an interview

Says that as president, Barack Obama has not gone to the Texas-Mexico border

May 13, 2015

Ben Carson
stated on April 22, 2015 a speech

"There are more young black males involved in the criminal justice system than there are in higher education."

May 5, 2015

Scott Walker
stated on April 23, 2015 an interview

Minnesota’s "advantage" in economic growth has been having "Republicans in charge of at least one part of government" for all but two years, while Wisconsin Democrats "for many years" before 2011 controlled both legislative chambers and the governorship.

By Dave Umhoefer • April 29, 2015

Mike Huebsch
stated on April 7, 2015 testimony before a state Senate committee

"The elimination of essentially every automobile would be offset by one volcano exploding."

By James B. Nelson • April 17, 2015

Howard Marklein
stated on March 3, 2015 a budget hearing

Beer drinking is not allowed in any Illinois state parks.

By James B. Nelson • March 20, 2015

Scott Walker
stated on February 27, 2015 an interview

"I unsealed my records" at Marquette University.

March 12, 2015

Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on March 4, 2015 a news release

Says Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed budget "would sell off Wisconsin’s state parks."

By James B. Nelson • March 10, 2015

Scott Walker
stated on March 1, 2015 an interview

The University of Wisconsin System "will be much more affordable than just about any other campus in America" because "going forward we have a cap on it tied to inflation."

By Dave Umhoefer • March 9, 2015

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