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Thad Altman
Thad Altman
stated on March 10, 2011 comments while discussing merit pay for teachers
Says students who receive free or reduced lunch are "performing just as well" as students who do not.
False
By Aaron Sharockman • March 11, 2011
Rose Ferlita
Rose Ferlita
stated on March 10, 2011 a campaign TV ad
Tampa mayoral opponent Bob Buckhorn "supported forcing police officers to keep their guns locked in the trunks of their cruisers."
False
By Richard Danielson • March 11, 2011
John McCain
John McCain
stated on March 6, 2011 an interview on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour"
Says iPads and iPhones "are built in the United States of America."
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 9, 2011
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on March 6, 2011 various blog postings critical of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s "budget okays disposing of unclaimed pound dogs to university research facilities."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • March 9, 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
Andy Brown
Andy Brown
stated on February 22, 2011 a web post.
Says nobody in higher education believes Gov. Rick Perry’s proposal to "serve up $10,000 college degrees" is possible.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • March 8, 2011
Ward Armstrong
Ward Armstrong
stated on February 21, 2011 a House floor speech.
A telecom bill could keep the State Corporation Commission from getting rate-of-return information from electric utilities.
False
By Jacob Geiger • March 5, 2011
Phyllis Schlafly
Phyllis Schlafly
stated on February 2, 2011 an e-mail blast.
Says broken compact fluorescent light bulbs "allegedly cause migraines and epilepsy attacks."  
False
By W. Gardner Selby • March 5, 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
By Tom Kertscher • 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
Corrine Brown
Corrine Brown
stated on February 17, 2011 an interview with WESH-TV
The high-speed rail project would create "60,000-plus jobs for Floridians."
False
By Katie Sanders • March 2, 2011
Mike Huckabee
Mike Huckabee
stated on February 28, 2011 an interview on a radio show
Says Barack Obama grew up in Kenya.
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 2, 2011
Leo Berman
Leo Berman
stated on February 14, 2011 a news article
Says the Hawaii governor "can’t find anything that says (President Barack Obama) was born in Hawaii."
False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms, Ciara O'Rourke • February 27, 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
By Tom Kertscher • 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
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