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Thad Altman
Thad Altman
stated on March 10, 2011 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 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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