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Rick Scott
stated on March 6, 2012 in a press conference:

"Today, you can't rely on (the retirement fund for public employees), it's not funded."

False

By Katie Sanders • March 7, 2012

Gary Chiusano
stated on February 26, 2012 in an interview on My9 News' “New Jersey Now”:

Says pension contributions under Gov. Chris Christie would represent "75 percent of the total contribution made between the years 1995 and 2010. That's right, in 15 years, total state contribution was only $2.1 billion."

False

By Bill Wichert • March 7, 2012

Rick Santorum
stated on February 29, 2012 in a campaign speech:

"When my grandfather came to this country back in 1925, there were no government benefits."

False

By Louis Jacobson • March 6, 2012

Chris Christie
stated on February 21, 2012 in an interview on CNN’s “Piers Morgan Tonight”:

Says "we had to cut 13 billion dollars in state spending over two years."

False

By Erin O'Neill • March 4, 2012

Red, White and Blue Fund
stated on February 24, 2012 in a campaign ad:

Mitt Romney "left Massachusetts $1 billion in debt."

False

By Louis Jacobson • March 2, 2012

Ken Allen
stated on February 16, 2012 in a guest column:

"We have 395 inmates pushed into triple-bunked cells intended for two inmates and bunked in classrooms and areas supposed to be designated for inmate labor."

False

By Janie Har • March 1, 2012

Chain email
stated on February 23, 2012 in a chain email:

Says Gov. Scott Walker is "openly" backing a move to abolish the state retirement system and convert it to a 401(k)-style plan that will reduce pensions "by at least a third" for current and retired public employees

False

By Dave Umhoefer • February 27, 2012

Tommy Thompson
stated on January 23, 2012 in an interview:

Says that as Wisconsin governor he "never raised taxes."

False

By Tom Kertscher • February 10, 2012

Donald McEachin
stated on January 11, 2012 in a speech.:

Gov. McDonnell's proposed budget "is cutting" public education.

False

By Nancy Madsen • January 26, 2012

Bob McDonnell
stated on December 19, 2011 in a speech.:

Says proposal to boost teacher pension fund "puts no mandate on local government."

False

By Sean Gorman • January 20, 2012

Greater Wisconsin Committee
stated on November 30, 2011 in a television ad:

Scott Walker’s school-aid cuts were so devastating that students are without chairs and a government survey found 47 kids in a classroom.

False

By Dave Umhoefer • December 23, 2011

Wisconsin Education Association Council
stated on November 15, 2011 in a news release:

State budget cuts for local schools resulted in "nearly 4,000 educator layoffs"

False

By Dave Umhoefer • November 28, 2011

Scott Walker
stated on November 15, 2011 in a radio interview:

"The overwhelming number" of school districts reported their staff stayed the same or grew after the 2011-’13 state budget

False

By Dave Umhoefer • November 27, 2011

Philip Keefe
stated on November 13, 2011 in an appearance on 10 News Conference:

"If they made no changes whatsoever, the [state employees pension] plan still had enough money to go forward for approximately the next 16 years."

False

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • November 18, 2011

Robert Menendez
stated on October 18, 2011 in a speech:

"New Jersey alone, my home state, is facing a ten-and-a-half billion dollar shortfall in its 2012 fiscal budget. This means more cuts in state and local spending for education, which means our kids are hurt."

False

By Bill Wichert • November 3, 2011

Brett Hulsey
stated on October 18, 2011 in a news release:

Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s "actions are directly responsible for killing at least 15,000 jobs."

False

By Tom Kertscher • October 24, 2011

Mike McCabe
stated on September 17, 2011 in a speech:

Wisconsin's new state budget includes "a 15 percent increase for road construction and yet we’ve got local towns tearing up" paved roads and replacing them with gravel.

False

By Tom Kertscher • October 2, 2011

Jim Hightower
stated on September 6, 2011 in an interview.:

Says Rick Perry and the Republican-controlled Texas Legislature "managed to slash the budget of the volunteer fire departments in our state by 75 percent in the last legislative session," reducing their abilities to fight recent wildfires.

False

By W. Gardner Selby • September 13, 2011

George Allen
stated on August 22, 2011 in a campaign biography.:

Takes credit for "reining in" state spending when he was governor.

False

By Warren Fiske • September 12, 2011

Club for Growth
stated on June 14, 2011 in a television ad:

Democrats in the Legislature in 2009 voted for various "pork projects" including "a $5 million scoreboard for the Milwaukee Bucks."

False

By Emma Roller • August 29, 2011

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