Fact Check Posts – Page 76

Donald Trump
stated on January 31, 2018 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in 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 in a tweet:

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

By Louis Jacobson • January 17, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on January 11, 2018 in a tweet:

Says the Obama administration "sold perhaps the best located and finest embassy in London ... only to build a new one in an off location for 1.2 billion dollars."

By Jon Greenberg • January 12, 2018

Robin Hayes
stated on January 10, 2018 in Press release:

"A ‘gerrymander’ is by definition and common understanding, a strange looking ‘monster’ drawing. This map is clearly not that."

By Paul Specht • January 10, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on January 9, 2018 in a press conference with congressional leaders:

When President Barack Obama "signed the executive order (on DACA, he) actually said he doesn't have the right to do this."

By Jon Greenberg • January 9, 2018

Elizabeth Foley
stated on January 2, 2018 in during a CNN panel discussion:

Says James Comey suggested and CNN reported that the basis of the wiretapping warrant for Trump adviser Carter Page was "all based on a dossier."

By Allison Graves • January 5, 2018

Phil Berger
stated on December 8, 2017 in a press release:

"Death penalty opponents like Roy Cooper and Josh Stein have imposed a de-facto moratorium on capital punishment."

By Paul Specht • January 3, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on January 2, 2018 in an email from the White House:

The new tax law is "kicking the American economy into high gear with $5.5 trillion in tax cuts."

By Louis Jacobson • January 3, 2018

Democrats Rising
stated on November 26, 2017 in a headline:

"Trump vows to end winter heating assistance for elderly and disabled."

By Amy Sherman • January 3, 2018

Jeff Sessions
stated on December 18, 2017 in a news conference:

In Milwaukee, "murder is up an astonishing 57 percent."

By Tom Kertscher • January 3, 2018

Joe Berrios
stated on December 11, 2017 in a campaign ad:

"(Fritz) Kaegi managed a fund that invested nearly $30 million in private prisons."

By Matt Dietrich • December 29, 2017

Parker Briden
stated on November 13, 2017 in a St. Louis Post-Dispatch article:

"We've seen funding increases for schools. We haven't seen a corresponding performance increase."

By Katelyn Brown • December 26, 2017

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