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Vincent
Vincent "Buddy" Cianci
stated on September 21, 2014 an interview on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers."
"In 2001 and '02 . . . we had the pension system funded at (the) 100% level in that year, and we did for two years at that point."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 28, 2014
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 26, 2014 a Facebook meme
Countries with a higher minimum wage than the United States’ $7.25 an hour include Denmark at $21, Australia at $15.81, Germany at $11 and France at $12.35.
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 26, 2014
Catherine Taylor
Catherine Taylor
stated on September 7, 2014 a TV interview
"Every time [the people from Newport Tent] work in a city or town they have a whole different set of permits that they have to get in order to pitch a tent."
True
By Alex Kuffner • September 25, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on September 10, 2014 an interview
Says Scott Walker's jobs agency gives financial incentives that lead "Wisconsin companies to look at shipping jobs elsewhere. ... A company got $4.6 million in taxpayer money and actually reduced its jobs by 300 people."  
Mostly False
September 19, 2014
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on September 14, 2014 a campaign news release
Since I took office, "Wisconsin ranks 11th in the nation in total business establishment growth compared to 47th in the years Mary Burke was Commerce secretary."
True
By Dave Umhoefer • September 17, 2014
Senate Majority PAC
Senate Majority PAC
stated on September 15, 2014 a campaign ad
"New Hampshire has lost more jobs to China than any other state."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 16, 2014
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on September 11, 2014 an interview with NPR
"Income inequality is worse in towns run by Democrat mayors than in towns run by Republican mayors."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 16, 2014
Connie Stokes
Connie Stokes
stated on August 27, 2014 a fundraising email
Women still do not get paid as much as men, even "for the same work, period."
Half-True
By April Hunt • September 15, 2014
Vincent
Vincent "Buddy" Cianci
stated on September 10, 2014 a radio interview
Jorge Elorza "wants to impose a municipal income tax."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr., Karen Lee Ziner • September 12, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on September 1, 2014 a speech in Milwaukee
"We cut our deficits by more than half."
True
By Dave Umhoefer • September 5, 2014
Greater Wisconsin Committee
Greater Wisconsin Committee
stated on August 20, 2014 a campaign TV ad
"Scott Walker gave Wisconsin job creation money to his cronies: corporate friends who contributed to his campaigns" and got $570 million in job-development incentives
False
By Dave Umhoefer • September 3, 2014
Larry Elder
Larry Elder
stated on August 20, 2014 comments on CNN
"If black America were a country, it’d be the 15th wealthiest nation in the world."
False
By Derek Tsang • September 2, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on July 18, 2014 a campaign TV ad
"Wisconsin’s dead last in Midwest job growth."
True
By Dave Umhoefer, James B. Nelson • August 31, 2014
Gina Raimondo
Gina Raimondo
stated on August 26, 2014 a debate
"The pension fund in the city of Providence is only 30 percent funded, about the same level as when he [Taveras] took office."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 31, 2014
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on August 14, 2014 various blogs and Internet comments
Wisconsin is "dead last in income growth" among midwestern states during Gov. Scott Walker’s term.
True
By Dave Umhoefer • August 28, 2014
Clay Pell
Clay Pell
stated on August 26, 2014 a TV debate
"My campaign alone has created more jobs in the state of Rhode Island than Narragansett Beer."
Mostly True
By Karen Lee Ziner • August 28, 2014
Herman Cain
Herman Cain
stated on August 11, 2014 comments on Fox News Business
"Over the last 40 years, real wage growth has been flatlined because of the policies of the Federal Reserve ... It was all driven by the Federal Reserve."  
Mostly False
By Linda Qiu • August 26, 2014
Gina Raimondo
Gina Raimondo
stated on August 7, 2014 a campaign ad
"Before I was state treasurer, my Rhode Island business helped create over 1,000 jobs."
True
By Karen Lee Ziner • August 21, 2014
Freedom Partners
Freedom Partners
stated on August 6, 2014 a television ad
Sen. Jeff Merkley "voted six times for more debt."
False
By Dana Tims • August 15, 2014
Gary Lambert
Gary Lambert
stated on August 11, 2014 a campaign mailer
Says Marilinda Garcia supports "$150 billion in new taxes."
Pants on Fire!
By Jim Haddadin • August 15, 2014
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