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Hillary Clinton
stated on May 31, 2017 an interview

"The best estimate is that 200,000 people in Wisconsin were either denied or chilled in their efforts to vote" in the 2016 presidential election.

June 9, 2017

Tammy Baldwin
stated on May 17, 2017 a tweet

"Voter turnout in 2016 was reduced by approx. 200,000 votes because of WI’s photo ID laws."

May 24, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on April 30, 2017 an interview

Says of the GOP health care proposal, "pre-existing conditions are in the bill."

By Amy Sherman • May 1, 2017

Viral image
stated on April 20, 2017 posts on social media

"After prohibition ended, police deaths didn't reach 200 a year again until the year Nixon declared war on drugs."

By Will Doran • April 24, 2017

Jeb Bush
stated on April 6, 2017 an op-ed

"When public schools face increased competition, they get better and kids learn more."

By Lola Duffort • April 17, 2017

Paul Ryan
stated on January 5, 2017 a press briefing

"Obamacare has failed."

February 1, 2017

Conservative Tribune
stated on December 2, 2016 a web post

"Before Leaving, Obama Enacts Rules to Take $3,000 From EVERY American."

By Louis Jacobson • December 14, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on November 1, 2016 a speech

"In many instances, (people's) health care costs are more than their mortgage costs or their rent, which, by the way, is a first in American history."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • November 2, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on September 6, 2016 a rally in Tampa

"That's legal: If you find out about somebody else's salary even if you're doing exactly the same job, you can be retaliated against, including being fired, in most places."

By Lauren Carroll • September 9, 2016

Vote No On 2
stated on July 20, 2016 a pamphlet mailed to voters

"Because there's no local option to allow communities to ban, limit or restrict the location of pot shops, if Amendment 2 passes you can expect the seedy elements of the pot industry to move in right next door to your neighborhood, your church, your business and even your child's school."

By Joshua Gillin • August 16, 2016

Stephen Colbert
stated on June 23, 2016 a comedy sketch

Says "Paul Ryan shut off the C-SPAN cameras when the Democrats started their sit-in."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 27, 2016

Ron Johnson
stated on June 13, 2016 an interview

"Assault rifles already are banned."

June 20, 2016

David Jolly
stated on April 25, 2016 an Orlando debate

Under a new federal regulation, it will cost Pinellas County "$31 million to fix a single ditch."

By Joshua Gillin • May 9, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on April 21, 2016 a "Good Morning America" town hall

Marijuana is a Schedule I drug, "which you understand means that you can’t do any research about it."

By Lauren Carroll • April 26, 2016

Ben Carson
stated on January 28, 2016 a Republican debate

"Last year, there were an additional 81,000 pages of government regulations. If you stack that up, it would be a three-story building."

By Lauren Carroll, Sean Gorman • January 29, 2016

Conservative Solutions PAC
stated on January 4, 2016 an attack ad

Says Chris Christie "instituted an Internet sales tax."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 14, 2016

NARAL Pro-Choice America
stated on June 18, 2015 a TV ad

Says Scott Walker "said that forcing women facing abortion to get invasive ultrasounds was 'just a cool thing.'"

June 24, 2015

Scott Walker
stated on June 2, 2015 a speech

Thanks to the Act 10 collective bargaining law that took effect four years ago, ACT scores in Wisconsin "are now second-best in the country for states where more than half the kids take the exam."

June 12, 2015

Scott Walker
stated on March 23, 2015 a tweet

Under Barack Obama, "the average cost of family health care premiums has increased by $4,154."

April 7, 2015

Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity
stated on January 10, 2015 a tweet

"Common welfare programs give income of $43,330 or $20.83 an hour."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 1, 2015

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