Stand up for the facts!

Our only agenda is to publish the truth so you can be an informed participant in democracy.
We need your help.

More Info

I would like to contribute

$

Latest Fact-Checks In State Budget

Clear
John Cox
John Cox
stated on October 19, 2017 a San Francisco Chronicle op-ed.:
"It costs nearly five times as much in California to build and maintain a mile of road as it does in the rest of the nation."
False
By Chris Nichols • November 1, 2017
Luther Strange
Luther Strange
stated on August 29, 2017 a campaign website:
"Roy Moore fought for pay increases for politicians while courts had to shut down because of lack of funding."
False
By John Kruzel • September 22, 2017
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on May 24, 2017 a hearing:
In Wisconsin’s school voucher program, "two-thirds of the money" in the "tax vouchers" went to people "making more than $100,000."    
False
By Tom Kertscher • May 31, 2017
Richard Corcoran
Richard Corcoran
stated on May 12, 2017 a tweet:
It is a myth that Florida's education legislation was "negotiated in secret."
False
By Amy Sherman, Kristen M. Clark • May 17, 2017
Mike Gallagher
Mike Gallagher
stated on September 12, 2016 a TV ad:
Says Tom Nelson "backed higher taxes on Social Security, costing Wisconsin seniors $95 million."  
False
By Tom Kertscher • September 30, 2016
SEIU Healthcare Illinois & Indiana
SEIU Healthcare Illinois & Indiana
stated on August 25, 2016 a YouTube video :
"In an interview with the Chicago Tribune's Editorial Board, Comptroller Leslie Munger says that in order to balance a budget, the state would have to 'cut social services completely.'"
False
By Kevin Hoffman • September 8, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on July 23, 2016 a campaign rally in Miami, Fla.:
Says unlike Tim Kaine, who "invested" in education, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence "slashed education funding."
False
By Lauren Carroll • July 24, 2016
Michael Roberson
Michael Roberson
stated on March 3, 2016 in a candidate forum on March 3, 2016:
Nevada lawmakers "permanently cut taxes for over 95 percent of Nevada’s businesses."
False
By Riley Snyder • March 29, 2016
American Future Fund
American Future Fund
stated on January 28, 2016 a campaign ad:
"Kasich’s budget raised taxes by billions, hitting businesses hard and the middle class even harder."
False
By Nadia Pflaum • February 12, 2016
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on January 29, 2016 comments on Fox News:
Ohio’s credit rating is "as high as you can get, AA+."
False
By Nadia Pflaum • February 8, 2016
Steven Landes
Steven Landes
stated on December 24, 2015 a constituent survey.:
Medicaid expansion "could cost the Commonwealth of Virginia over $1 billion a year..."
False
By Sean Gorman • January 11, 2016
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on December 10, 2015 a radio interview.:
Says he faced "a record budget deficit" in Virginia in 2014.
False
By Warren Fiske • December 21, 2015
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on July 27, 2015 an interview:
Says his political opponents "brought 100,000 protesters into our state."
False
By Tom Kertscher • July 30, 2015
Jim Steineke
Jim Steineke
stated on June 18, 2015 a tweet:
Wisconsin "was literally broke" when Republicans took office in January 2011. 
False
By James B. Nelson • June 26, 2015
Hillary Davis
Hillary Davis
stated on May 6, 2015 a hearing at the General Assembly :
"The profit [from automated traffic enforcement cameras] is going to the private corporations, not to the city or state."  
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 14, 2015
Alex McMurtrie Jr.
Alex McMurtrie Jr.
stated on May 7, 2015 a campaign flyer.:
State legislators "quietly shifted $2 billion from education to road building" in 2013.
False
By Warren Fiske • May 18, 2015
Howard Marklein
Howard Marklein
stated on March 3, 2015 a budget hearing:
Beer drinking is not allowed in any Illinois state parks.
False
By James B. Nelson • March 20, 2015
George P. Bush
George P. Bush
stated on January 30, 2015 remarks at a "school choice" rally outside the Texas Capitol:
A "majority of our students are trapped in" underperforming schools.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • March 12, 2015
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
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."
False
By James B. Nelson • March 10, 2015
Scott Walker
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."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • March 9, 2015
Previous Next