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Bloggers
stated on March 14, 2017 an article

"President Trump just told Paul Ryan, ‘You’re fired.’"

April 2, 2017

Resistance Report
stated on March 2, 2017 a website posting

Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson "threatens citizens with arrest if they continue asking for a town hall."

March 7, 2017

Sean Duffy
stated on January 24, 2017 a news release

"Abortion providers like Planned Parenthood do little other than provide abortions."

By Jonathan Anderson, Nora Hertel • February 24, 2017

Paul Ryan
stated on November 10, 2016 an interview

"Because of Obamacare, Medicare is going broke."

December 23, 2016

Sean Duffy
stated on December 1, 2016 an interview

Wisconsin has only one county, Dane, "that's hand counting the votes" in the 2016 presidential recount.

December 9, 2016

Jill Stein
stated on November 26, 2016 a video

"Wisconsin uses voting machines that are outlawed, they are illegal."

November 29, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on October 11, 2016 a tweet

Says he won the second debate with Hillary Clinton "in a landslide" in "every poll."

October 12, 2016

Wisconsin Jobs Now
stated on April 28, 2016 a Facebook posting.

Says Demond Means, "turnaround district" superintendent for Milwaukee Public Schools, said the district "needs to be gutted."

By James B. Nelson • May 18, 2016

Scott Walker
stated on May 10, 2016 a news release

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has "2.8 students per faculty" member, "tied for second-lowest in its history since 1994."

May 13, 2016

Chris Abele
stated on March 15, 2016 a television ad

An image in a Chris Abele TV ad depicts "wealthy citizens" who would benefit from a "lake" created by the controversial Estabrook Dam.

By James B. Nelson • March 29, 2016

Bob Donovan
stated on January 29, 2016 a Facebook post

"This is the true picture of ‘Milwaukee's Renaissance’ after 12 years of Mayor Tom Barrett's leadership."

February 2, 2016

Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on January 14, 2016 a news release

Wisconsin dropped "from second in the country to 41st" among states where more than half the students took the ACT exam.

January 15, 2016

Facebook posts
stated on September 5, 2015 a Facebook post

Says Scott Walker said "Labor unions don’t deserve to have a national holiday" due to their damage to the economy. And the holiday "should be replaced by Patriots Day, celebrated every year on 9/11."

By James B. Nelson • September 10, 2015

Restoration PAC
stated on July 22, 2015 a TV ad

President Barack Obama met with Iranian president Hassan Rouhani.

July 24, 2015

Occupy Democrats
stated on March 15, 2015 a Facebook post

After actions by Gov. Scott Walker and Republicans, Wisconsin "is dead broke."

By James B. Nelson • July 6, 2015

National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on May 14, 2015 a tweet

Democrat "Russ Feingold announced his Wisconsin Senate run today from…California."

By James B. Nelson • May 22, 2015

Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on March 17, 2015 a website post

Says Gov. Scott Walker "has been rated America’s most factually-challenged politician."

March 27, 2015

Scott Walker
stated on February 4, 2015 a tweet

Fundamental changes made to the language describing the Wisconsin Idea in the University of Wisconsin System's mission statement were the result of a "drafting error."

February 6, 2015

Scott Walker
stated on January 21, 2015 an interview

"Documents released from the Soviet Union" show "the Soviet Union started treating" President Ronald Reagan more seriously after Reagan fired the air traffic controllers.

January 28, 2015

Scott Walker
stated on July 24, 2014 an interview

"Mitt Romney did not run his campaign on the basis of arguing his experience in the business world was a reason to vote for him."

By Dave Umhoefer • August 4, 2014

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