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Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on October 7, 2015 an interview:
Some 8.1 million of the estimated 11 million to 12 million people "in this country illegally are working."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • October 23, 2015
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on October 14, 2015 the CNN Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas:
"Every other major country" has family paid leave.
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • October 14, 2015
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on September 25, 2015 comments to reporters:
A state agency wanted to fire an employee who spent four hours per day watching pornography, but the state "employment commission reinstated the person."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • October 7, 2015
Tom Toles
Tom Toles
stated on June 18, 2015 an editorial cartoon:
A "working woman" will earn $7.70 on $10.
Mostly True
By April Hunt • July 10, 2015
Mark Herring
Mark Herring
stated on April 14, 2015 a Facebook post.:
"By age 65, the average woman will have lost $431,000 throughout her working career was a result of the pay gap."  
Mostly True
By Warren Fiske • April 20, 2015
Rick Santorum
Rick Santorum
stated on April 5, 2015 an interview on "Face the Nation.":
"Ninety percent of American workers don't own their own business."
Mostly True
By Katharina Fiedler • April 13, 2015
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on March 10, 2015 an interview:
Wisconsin is "dead last in the Midwest for job creation."   
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • March 16, 2015
Jon Erpenbach
Jon Erpenbach
stated on February 23, 2015 a Facebook post:
"In general, it appears" Wisconsin’s right to work bill would "likely apply to" the Green Bay Packers players and their union.
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • February 27, 2015
Don Beyer
Don Beyer
stated on February 4, 2015 a speech.:
"If you look at the income of average Americans...they’re absolutely flat in constant dollars since 1979."
Mostly True
By Sean Gorman, Warren Fiske • February 9, 2015
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 20, 2015 the State of the Union address:
The United States is "the only advanced country on Earth" that doesn’t guarantee "paid maternity leave to our workers."
Mostly True
By Steve Contorno • January 21, 2015
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 28, 2014 a speech:
Wisconsin Republicans "repealed a statewide fair pay law" that made "sure women are treated fairly on the job."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • October 31, 2014
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 28, 2014 a meme on social media:
Says the 1956 Republican Party platform supported equal pay, the minimum wage, asylum for refugees, protections for unions and more.
Mostly True
By Nai Issa, Louis Jacobson • October 28, 2014
Ernest Almonte
Ernest Almonte
stated on October 5, 2014 an interview on WLNE's "On the Record":
"I was speaking out on pension reform almost 17 years ago."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 20, 2014
Jim Webb
Jim Webb
stated on September 23, 2014 a speech.:
In 1968 "the average corporate CEO made 20 times the average worker’s pay. Today that multiple is about 350."
Mostly True
By Sean Gorman • October 19, 2014
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on September 20, 2014 remarks during a campaign stop:
"More than 70,000" job openings are listed on a state jobs website.  
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer, Tom Kertscher • October 17, 2014
American LeadHERship PAC
American LeadHERship PAC
stated on October 8, 2014 a TV commercial:
"As mayor, [Allan Fung] raised taxes three times."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 14, 2014
Jay Wiley
Jay Wiley
stated on September 15, 2014 an Austin City Council candidate forum:
Austin has "over 1,000 city employees that make six-figure salaries."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • September 25, 2014
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on September 3, 2014 a press release:
Says Mary Burke’s Madison school district "will be the only school district left in the state" to "ignore the (Act 10) law" in the 2015-16 school year.
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • September 10, 2014
EMILY's List
EMILY's List
stated on September 1, 2014 television attack ad:
"Federal investigators found a company that (David Perdue) ran discriminated against women -- paid them less than men for the same work."  
Mostly True
By Nancy Badertscher • September 9, 2014
The Other 98%
The Other 98%
stated on August 24, 2014 a Facebook post:
"McDonald’s workers in Denmark have a union. Earn $45,000/year."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • September 3, 2014
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