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Robert Barber
Robert Barber
stated on July 24, 2011 a Providence Journal commentary
Statistically, law-enforcement officers die 10 years earlier than the general population.
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 14, 2011
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on June 21, 2011 a television interview
Says many public-employee unions falsely told their Wisconsin members his budget-repair bill sought 12 percent to 13 percent of their incomes for health insurance premiums.
False
By Dave Umhoefer • July 10, 2011
Peter Barca
Peter Barca
stated on June 14, 2011 a television interview
"Two thirds of the people in Wisconsin strongly disagree with this idea of permanently taking away people’s rights to collective bargaining."  
False
By Dave Umhoefer • June 22, 2011
Angel Taveras
Angel Taveras
stated on May 15, 2011 an interview
The Providence teacher contract "is one of the longest in the country."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 24, 2011
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on April 30, 2011 a speech at a state Democratic Party dinner
Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker "literally invented a $3.6 billion deficit."
False
May 12, 2011
Ed Garvey
Ed Garvey
stated on April 14, 2011 a blog posting
Says he has exposed plans by Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker to push legislation that would allow the state to declare financial martial law and take over municipal governments.
False
By James B. Nelson • May 5, 2011
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on February 19, 2011 a blog post
Says salaries and benefits for Wisconsin state employee comprised 8.5 percent of the 2009-2011 state budget.
False
April 24, 2011
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on April 19, 2011 a news release
Says Wisconsin state Sen. Randy Hopper, R-Fond du Lac, has already been recalled.
False
By Dave Umhoefer • April 22, 2011
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on March 8, 2011 a C-SPAN interview
"We now work the longest hours of any people around the world."
False
March 14, 2011
Chain email
Chain email
stated on March 7, 2011 a chain email apparently focused on Wisconsin corrections workers
State employees will have to pay 100 percent of their pensions and health insurance after 2012.
False
By Dave Umhoefer • March 8, 2011
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on February 24, 2011 an appearance on a TV interview program
"The average (public school) teacher in Wisconsin’s making $89,000 a year" in salary and benefits.
False
March 4, 2011
Jennifer Shilling
Jennifer Shilling
stated on February 27, 2011 a news release
Says many local governments in Wisconsin already require employees to pay 20 percent, 30 percent or even 40 percent of their health insurance premiums.
False
By Dave Umhoefer • March 3, 2011
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on February 21, 2011 a news conference and many other venues
"We’re broke. We don’t have any more money."
False
By James B. Nelson • March 3, 2011
Ed Garvey
Ed Garvey
stated on February 21, 2011 a newspaper column and blog post
Claims Wisconsin Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald said: "It is necessary to eliminate unions in order to balance future budgets."
False
February 26, 2011
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on February 16, 2011 a blog posting
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s estimate of a $3.6 billion state budget deficit is "manufactured" and a "bogus figure."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • February 25, 2011
Christopher Peace
Christopher Peace
stated on February 18, 2011 a post on his Facebook page.
Tim Kaine wants to thwart "right-to-work reform measures in Midwest battleground states."
False
By Jacob Geiger • February 25, 2011
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
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on February 21, 2011 in a Facebook post
The five states that outlaw collective bargaining for teachers all rank below 44th in the nation in test scores, while Wisconsin ranks 2nd.
False
By Louis Jacobson • February 23, 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
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