Fact Check Posts – Page 75

Bruce Rauner
stated on February 15, 2018 a campaign ad:

Says he has a plan for "$1 billion in tax relief for Illinois."

By Brett Chase • February 16, 2018

Jeff Greenfield
stated on February 14, 2018 a tweet:

"In the rest of the world, there have been 18 school shootings in the last twenty years. In the U.S., there have been 18 school shootings since January 1."

By Tom Kertscher • February 15, 2018

National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on January 31, 2018 a digital ad:

"Heitkamp has voted against Trump 68 percent of time."

By Manuela Tobias • February 9, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on February 5, 2018 a tweet:

"The Democrats are pushing for Universal HealthCare while thousands of people are marching in the UK because their U system is going broke and not working."

By Mica Soellner • February 8, 2018

Ohio Democratic Party
stated on January 4, 2018 a press release:

Says Mike DeWine "interfered with and stifled" a sexual harassment investigation and then "eliminated the office that investigated harassment claims within the AG’s office."

By Amy Sherman • February 6, 2018

Scott Walker
stated on January 24, 2018 a speech:

"We invested" in our transportation system "$24 billion over eight years. That’s $3 billion more than what former Governor Jim Doyle spent on transportation over the same period of time."

By Tom Kertscher • February 6, 2018

Trey Blocker
stated on January 24, 2018 a commentary in the Odessa American:

Says the Texas Department of Agriculture didn’t notify over 700 Texas students about a computer hack releasing critical personal information including Social Security numbers until 32 days after the breach.

By W. Gardner Selby • February 5, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on January 26, 2018 a speech:

"Instead of two for one, we have cut 22 burdensome regulations for everyone new rule."

By Manuela Tobias • February 2, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on February 1, 2018 a Tweet:

"45.6 million people watched (the State of the Union), the highest number in history. @FoxNews beat every other Network, for the first time ever, with 11.7 million people tuning in."

By Manuela Tobias • February 1, 2018

John Calipari
stated on January 20, 2018 an interview:

"We have the highest graduation rate of basketball players in the history of the NCAA. We have the highest graduation rate of African-American basketball players in the history of the NCAA in basketball."

By John Kruzel • February 1, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on January 31, 2018 State of the Union address:

"A single immigrant can bring in unlimited numbers of distant relatives."

By Miriam Valverde • January 31, 2018

Scott Walker
stated on January 11, 2018 a tweet:

Says Paul Soglin took Madison backward -- "businesses have left and murders have gone up."

By Tom Kertscher • January 31, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on January 30, 2018 the 2018 State of the Union address:

"In the past, we have foolishly released hundreds and hundreds of dangerous terrorists, only to meet them again on the battlefield — including the ISIS leader, al-Baghdadi, who we captured, who we had, who we released."

By Allison Graves • January 31, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on January 30, 2018 the 2018 State of the Union address:

"We are now, very proudly, an exporter of energy to the world."

By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson • January 31, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on January 30, 2018 his State of the Union address:

"After years of wage stagnation, we are finally seeing rising wages."

By Louis Jacobson • January 31, 2018

Heartland Institute
stated on January 22, 2018 an op-ed in The Hill:

Work requirements "have been proven to help impoverished families move from dependency to self-sufficiency."

By Jon Greenberg • January 26, 2018

Scott Walker
stated on December 18, 2017 a tweet:

"Road projects across the state are staying on track or getting done sooner thanks to the good work of the team at the Wisconsin Department of Transportation."

By D.L. Davis • January 26, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on January 18, 2018 a tweet:

Mexico is "now rated the number one most dangerous country in the world."

By Manuela Tobias • January 24, 2018

Patrick Morrisey
stated on January 18, 2018 a tweet:

Says Evan Jenkins was Sen. Joe Manchin’s "spokesperson. It’s true!"

By Manuela Tobias • January 22, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on January 12, 2018 a tweet:

In a government shutdown, "what they are really doing is shutting down our military."

By Louis Jacobson • January 17, 2018

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