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Latest Fact-Checks In Wisconsin

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Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on February 23, 2011 a news conference
"The things I said (during the prank call by a blogger posing as GOP contributor David Koch) are the things I’ve said publicly all along" about the Wisconsin budget debate.
False
By Dave Umhoefer • February 24, 2011
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on February 22, 2011 a secretly-recorded prank telephone call
When it comes to protesters in Madison, "almost all" are now from outside of Wisconsin.
False
By James B. Nelson • February 24, 2011
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on February 21, 2011 a news conference
"I campaigned on (the proposals in the budget repair bill for Wisconsin) all throughout the election. Anybody who says they are shocked on this has been asleep for the past two years."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • February 23, 2011
Reince Priebus
Reince Priebus
stated on February 18, 2011 a statement to reporters
Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker in his budget repair bill "is showing that no stone goes unturned as he asks everyone to tighten their belts."
False
By James B. Nelson • February 22, 2011
Rachel Maddow
Rachel Maddow
stated on February 17, 2011 a segment on her television talk show
"Despite what you may have heard about Wisconsin’s finances, Wisconsin is on track to have a budget surplus this year."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • February 18, 2011
Ed Schultz
Ed Schultz
stated on February 15, 2011 a statement on his television talk show
Under changes being debated, state employees in Wisconsin "who earn $30,000, $40,000, $50,000 a year might have 20 percent of their income just disappear overnight."
False
February 17, 2011
Alberta Darling
Alberta Darling
stated on February 13, 2011 an appearance on a TV interview program
Limiting labor negotiations to only wages is "how it is for the most part in the private sector."
False
By James B. Nelson • February 17, 2011
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on February 11, 2011 a news conference
"The alternative" to higher state worker pension and health care payments "is to look at 1,500 layoffs of state employees or close to 200,000 children who would be bumped off Medicaid-related programs."
False
February 15, 2011
Jim Sullivan
Jim Sullivan
stated on January 31, 2011 a meeting with Journal Sentinel reporters and editors
When the Milwaukee County mental health facility is full, "cops sit out there in their squad cars with a mentally ill patient"  and sometimes "spend an entire shift out there doing that."
False
February 10, 2011
Chris Abele
Chris Abele
stated on January 31, 2011 a campaign news release
Property tax exemptions can be granted to small businesses that move into Milwaukee County.
False
By Dave Umhoefer • February 9, 2011
Rebecca Kleefisch
Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on January 26, 2011 a news conference
"United States students are achieving at number 25 out of 29 developing countries when it comes to science and math."
False
February 6, 2011
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on January 27, 2011 comments at a bill signing ceremony
Wisconsin employers have repeatedly said in surveys that our anti-business litigation climate is one of the most important factors affecting their expansion decisions.
False
By Dave Umhoefer • February 2, 2011
Lee Holloway
Lee Holloway
stated on January 21, 2011 a statement at a candidate forum
Mitchell International Airport is the "the third busiest airport in the world and the number one busiest in the country."
False
By James B. Nelson • January 30, 2011
Chris Abele
Chris Abele
stated on January 25, 2011 a campaign TV ad
Says he "helped lead an outside audit that’ll save (Milwaukee County) taxpayers over $200 million."
False
January 27, 2011
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on January 5, 2011 a news release
In Wisconsin, 98 percent of all small businesses will qualify for income-tax relief under my plan, freeing them to expand and create jobs.
False
By Dave Umhoefer • January 18, 2011
Glenn Grothman
Glenn Grothman
stated on December 29, 2010 a news release
"Recent studies have confirmed that any academic benefits of government funded preschool disappear by the fourth grade."
False
By James B. Nelson • January 16, 2011
Lee Holloway
Lee Holloway
stated on December 28, 2010 a speech at his swearing-in ceremony
The City of Milwaukee "uses the building inspection area as a revenue base."
False
By James B. Nelson • January 10, 2011
National Federation of Independent Business-Wisconsin
National Federation of Independent Business-Wisconsin
stated on January 4, 2011 a news release
Wisconsin’s lawsuit rules are so anti-business that the state’s system is "one of the most promiscuous" in America.
False
By Dave Umhoefer • January 9, 2011
Jim Sullivan
Jim Sullivan
stated on November 2, 2010 a campaign mailer
Says he "led the effort to build a new (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) engineering campus in Wauwatosa."
False
January 6, 2011
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on December 15, 2010 an interview with a weekly newspaper
"I represent the fourth-poorest (congressional) district" in the nation.
False
January 3, 2011
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