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Barry Hinckley
stated on September 27, 2012 a campaign commercial:

U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse "rewarded Wall Street executives with millions in bonuses."

Pants on Fire!

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 7, 2012

Mitt Romney
stated on October 3, 2012 the first presidential debate in Denver:

"In one year, (President Obama) provided $90 billion in breaks to the green energy world … into solar and wind, to Solyndra and Fisker and Tesla and Ener1."

False

By Becky Bowers • October 5, 2012

Joseph Kyrillos
stated on October 4, 2012 a debate on NJTV:

Says the United States has the "highest corporate tax rate in the world."

Mostly True

By Erin O'Neill • October 5, 2012

Workers' Voice
stated on September 17, 2012 a mailer:

Says Mitt Romney’s investments created zero jobs.

Pants on Fire!

By Becky Bowers • October 1, 2012

Brendan Doherty
stated on September 12, 2012 in a news conference:

"The Providence Economic Development Partnership . . .which you [Cicilline] chaired, loaned $103,000 in taxpayer funds to one of your campaign workers. The worker never paid back the loan."

Mostly True

By Tom Mooney • September 18, 2012

Bob Corker
stated on August 18, 2012 in a story in the Chattanooga Times-Free Press:

"We have only one person on the (TVA) board, to my knowledge, who even has any corporate board experience."

Mostly True

By Tom Humphrey • August 26, 2012

Sheldon Whitehouse
stated on August 16, 2012 a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate.:

"An April study found that about 70 percent of ads in this election cycle have been negative [due to SuperPACs], up from only 9 percent through the same period in 2008."

Mostly True

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 5, 2012

We Are Milwaukee
stated on July 30, 2012 a campaign flyer:

Says "millions of dollars in tax breaks" were paid for "by busting unions, cutting BadgerCare, and raising taxes on the poor and the middle class, thanks to Elizabeth Coggs' help."

Pants on Fire!

By Tom Kertscher • July 31, 2012

Facebook posts
stated on July 2, 2012 on the Internet:

"In 1950, corporations paid $3 in taxes for every $1 by a worker. Today, they pay 22 cents for every $1 by a worker."

Mostly False

By Louis Jacobson • July 3, 2012

Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on June 8, 2012 a speech:

"The Koch brothers alone gave twice as much money to Scott Walker as the total amount of money raised by Tom Barrett."

False

By Tom Kertscher • June 20, 2012

Dennis Algiere
stated on May 24, 2012 a letter to the editor:

"The legislature was never given the opportunity to debate or vote on loaning $75 million to 38 Studios."

True

By Tom Mooney • June 1, 2012

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

By Tom Kertscher • May 31, 2012

Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on May 13, 2012 an interview:

Says Democratic recall opponent Mahlon Mitchell sent a letter "encouraging folks to boycott more than 100 companies."

Half-True

By Tom Kertscher • May 20, 2012

Scott DesJarlais
stated on April 24, 2012 a blog post on his website.:

"The United States already has the highest corporate tax rate in the world."

Mostly True

By Michael Collins • May 4, 2012

Americans for Prosperity
stated on April 26, 2012 a TV ad:

Says the stimulus bill sent tax credits overseas, such as "tens of millions of dollars to build traffic lights in China."

Mostly False

By Becky Bowers • May 3, 2012

Americans for Prosperity
stated on April 26, 2012 a TV ad:

Says the stimulus bill sent tax credits overseas, such as "half a billion to an electric car company that created hundreds of jobs in Finland."

False

By Becky Bowers • May 3, 2012

Americans for Prosperity
stated on April 26, 2012 a TV ad:

Says the stimulus bill sent tax credits overseas, such as "$1.2 billion to a solar company that's building a plant in Mexico."

Pants on Fire!

By Becky Bowers • May 2, 2012

Michael Turner
stated on April 23, 2012 a statement supporting Mitt Romney:

Some "20,000 Delphi salaried retirees lost up to 70 percent of their pensions" as a result of "political favoritism and backroom deals."

Mostly False

By Stephen Koff • April 30, 2012

Mitt Romney
stated on April 11, 2012 a campaign speech:

"The number of new businesses started per year has dropped by 100,000 during this president’s term."

Half-True

By Alex Kuffner • April 22, 2012

Joe Biden
stated on April 1, 2012 a “Face the Nation” interview:

"General Motors is the largest corporation in the world again."

False

By Becky Bowers • April 9, 2012

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