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Republican Party of Wisconsin
Republican Party of Wisconsin
stated on October 5, 2014 a campaign news release:
"As district attorney, Susan Happ took $180,000" in a "shady" land deal "from a man charged with multiple felony counts of sexual assault before she offered him a deferred prosecution."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • October 15, 2014
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on October 10, 2014 a news release:
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down Wisconsin's photo ID election law
False
By Dave Umhoefer • October 14, 2014
Brad Schimel
Brad Schimel
stated on October 1, 2014 a campaign TV ad:
"An overwhelming majority of Republican and Democrat law enforcement leaders have endorsed Brad Schimel."
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • October 13, 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
Nik Kovac
Nik Kovac
stated on September 30, 2014 a TV interview:
Milwaukee police and firefighters "are routinely getting 4 percent raises annually while everybody else is either getting zero or one percent raises."  
False
By Dave Umhoefer • October 9, 2014
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on October 8, 2014 a campaign TV ad:
"In the last year, Wisconsin ranked third in Midwest job growth."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • October 9, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on September 29, 2014 a radio interview:
Job creation has gotten worse each year that Scott Walker has been governor.
False
By James B. Nelson • October 8, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on September 23, 2014 a television ad:
New jobs numbers are in, and Wisconsin has "fallen to dead last in Midwest job growth."
False
By James B. Nelson • October 3, 2014
Republican Governors Association
Republican Governors Association
stated on September 23, 2014 a campaign TV ad:
Mary "Burke’s record: 130,000 fewer jobs."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • October 3, 2014
Wisconsin Professional Police Association
Wisconsin Professional Police Association
stated on September 25, 2014 a news conference:
Data on violent crime shows Wisconsin "has become less safe than it was when Scott Walker took office." 
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • October 2, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on September 22, 2014 an interview:
"We have 41,000 people right now on the waitlist for financial-based assistance for our tech colleges and universities," most of them for tech schools.
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • October 2, 2014
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on September 2, 2014 a speech:
After the 2012 redistricting, Wisconsin has competitive congressional districts.
Mostly False
By James B. Nelson • October 1, 2014
One Wisconsin Now
One Wisconsin Now
stated on September 26, 2014 a news release:
Scott Walker was elected governor on a promise not to take campaign contributions "from the date of his inauguration until the signing of the state budget," but broke it by taking nearly $5.6 million.  
False
By Tom Kertscher • September 29, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on September 22, 2014 an interview:
Under Scott Walker, "right now, we’re 46th in the country in terms of new businesses started."  
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • September 29, 2014
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on September 18, 2014 a campaign TV ad:
"Thanks to our reforms, the average family will have an extra $322 to spend."
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • September 26, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on September 11, 2014 a TV ad:
Says Scott Walker cut "taxes for the wealthiest" and raised taxes "on 140,000 Wisconsin families."  
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • September 25, 2014
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on September 18, 2014 a TV ad:
Says opponent Mary Burke says she "supports Obamacare unequivocally and wants to expand it."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • September 23, 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
By Tom Kertscher • 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
Mark Harris
Mark Harris
stated on September 2, 2014 an interview:
Says Glenn Grothman pushed through state tax credits that when phased in, "someone that owns a factory that produces millions in income" will pay "less tax than their nephew would if he worked full time at Taco Bell for minimum wage."  
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • September 14, 2014
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