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Greater Wisconsin Committee
Greater Wisconsin Committee
stated on October 27, 2014 a TV ad:
"Scott Walker opposed a plan to help Wisconsin students refinance their student loans." 
False
By Tom Kertscher • October 29, 2014
Ernest Almonte
Ernest Almonte
stated on October 19, 2014 a television commercial:
Seth Magaziner "plans to spend billions more of your money."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 29, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on October 24, 2014 a speech:
Says Scott Walker "gave $6 million in tax breaks to a corporation and told them that they can keep that money even if they lay off half their workforce."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • 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
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on October 10, 2014 a debate:
Under Scott Walker’s policies, "the typical Wisconsin family has actually seen their real income drop by nearly $3,000 in the last four years."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • October 17, 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
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on October 15, 2014 a debate at Broward College:
"3,000 teachers lost their jobs when (Crist) was governor."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman, Lauren Carroll • October 16, 2014
Joni Ernst
Joni Ernst
stated on October 11, 2014 a debate:
"Iowa has the fourth fastest-growing personal income in the United States, while nationally, the real wage has decreased over the past eight years that Congressman (Bruce) Braley has been there by 2.7 percent."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • October 15, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on October 14, 2014 a campaign ad:
Says Rick Scott changed his promise from 700,000 jobs created "on top of what normal growth would be" to just 700,000 jobs.
True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 14, 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
Michelle Obama
Michelle Obama
stated on October 7, 2014 a speech:
"The unemployment rate for young people is down from a 10.6 percent high in 2009 to 2.6 percent today."
False
By Tom Kertscher • October 12, 2014
Allan Fung
Allan Fung
stated on September 29, 2014 a TV commercial:
In the 38 Studios deal, "Wall Street investors took a risk, and went bust."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 12, 2014
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on October 10, 2014 a gubernatorial debate:
"The CBO says if we raise the minimum wage the way Charlie (Crist) wants to do it, it would lose 500,000 jobs."
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • October 10, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on October 10, 2014 a gubernatorial debate:
If Florida had not taken the stimulus, it "would have led to the firing of 20,000 teachers."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • October 10, 2014
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on October 10, 2014 a gubernatorial debate in Miramar:
"832,000 people lost their job while (Charlie Crist was) governor."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • October 10, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 3, 2014 a speech in Princeton, Ind.:
"The states that have raised the minimum wage (this year) have had faster job growth than the states that haven’t raised the minimum wage."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 9, 2014
Thom Tillis
Thom Tillis
stated on October 7, 2014 a debate:
In North Carolina, "now we're near the national average" for unemployment.
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 8, 2014
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on September 15, 2014 candidate forum:
The state’s overall revenues only returned this year to 2007 levels.
True
By Nancy Badertscher • October 8, 2014
Thom Tillis
Thom Tillis
stated on October 7, 2014 a debate:
By voting for Obamacare, Sen. Kay Hagan "voted to kill the equivalent of 2.5 million jobs."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • October 8, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 2, 2014 a speech at Northwestern University:
"When I took office, the deficit was nearly 10 percent of our economy. Today, it's approaching 3 percent."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 6, 2014
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