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stated on May 31, 2012 a web ad
"Scott Walker has a plan to privatize state lands" and "wants to sell our deer to the highest bidder."
Pants on Fire!
By James B. Nelson • June 4, 2012
stated on May 24, 2012 a website alert
Says Gov. Scott Walker made "draconian cuts" to public safety budgets that put police officers at "greater risk of harm."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • June 3, 2012
We Are Wisconsin
We Are Wisconsin
stated on May 25, 2012 campaign mail
Says Gov. Scott Walker "took away $1.6 billion from schools and handed it off as over $2 billion in tax breaks to the rich."
False
May 31, 2012
stated on May 25, 2012 a debate
To help balance the 2011-13 budget, Gov. Scott Walker used "a credit card" approach that "pushed over $500 million in debt onto our children and our grandchildren" costing state taxpayers "more than $150 million in interest."
Mostly True
By James B. Nelson • May 31, 2012
Mahlon Mitchell
Mahlon Mitchell
stated on May 11, 2012 an interview
Access for 12,000 women to use Planned Parenthood -- "not for the right to choose," but for "basic health care" -- was "taken away" by Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch.
Mostly True
May 30, 2012
Chris Abele
Chris Abele
stated on April 12, 2012 a statement to the Journal Sentinel
"While Act 10 allowed (Milwaukee County) to save some money, it was millions short of what we needed to fill the hole left by the $28 million cut in state aid."
Half-True
By Steve Schultze • May 28, 2012
stated on May 17, 2012 an interview
Says Gov. Scott Walker is "cooking the books" by releasing numbers "he just dreamed up" that show Wisconsin gained jobs in 2011.
False
May 24, 2012
Graeme Zielinski
Graeme Zielinski
stated on May 15, 2012 Tweets
Gov. Scott Walker is helping pay for the criminal defense of a man accused of "boy rape."
Pants on Fire!
By James B. Nelson • May 18, 2012
stated on May 10, 2012 a TV ad
Says Gov. Scott Walker said "no to equal pay for equal work for women."
False
May 17, 2012
Chain email
Chain email
stated on April 26, 2012 an email
The salaries of Wisconsin’s best-educated public school teachers were "slashed" by Gov. Scott Walker through a recent administrative rule change.
False
By Dave Umhoefer • May 13, 2012
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on April 28, 2012 a song/speech
Says Gov. Scott Walker approved a "gutting" of two tax credits that help the poor and elderly.
False
By Dave Umhoefer • May 10, 2012
stated on April 26, 2012 a tweet
Says Gov. Scott Walker "has caused Wisconsin to lose more jobs than any other state in the country."
Half-True
May 6, 2012
Pat Quinn
Pat Quinn
stated on April 17, 2012 an email to campaign supporters
Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s budget "calls for raising property taxes by nearly $500 billion."
Pants on Fire!
By Dave Umhoefer • April 30, 2012
Kathleen Falk
Kathleen Falk
stated on April 6, 2012 a news release
Says Gov. Scott Walker signed abortion, sex education and discrimination bills "in secret."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • April 22, 2012
Kathleen Falk
Kathleen Falk
stated on February 29, 2012 an appearance at Marquette University
Says Gov. Scott Walker "didn’t balance the budget" so "we now have a larger state deficit 14 months into (his) term than we did when he was elected."
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • March 18, 2012
Kathleen Falk
Kathleen Falk
stated on February 29, 2012 an appearance at Marquette University
Says Gov. Scott Walker cut aid to local schools despite campaigning on trying to restore two-thirds state funding for education
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • March 14, 2012
Kathleen Falk
Kathleen Falk
stated on February 18, 2012 a candidates forum
Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker doesn't make his calendar public -- "he's on our dime and we don't know where he is."
Half-True
March 8, 2012
Chain email
Chain email
stated on February 23, 2012 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
Kathleen Vinehout
Kathleen Vinehout
stated on February 15, 2012 remarks
Says 21,000 Wisconsin residents got jobs in 2011, but "18,000 of them" were in other states.
False
February 26, 2012
Kathleen Falk
Kathleen Falk
stated on February 8, 2012 a speech announcing her candidacy
Says Scott Walker enacted "the biggest cuts to education in our state’s history."
True
By Dave Umhoefer • February 19, 2012
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