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Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity
stated on July 30, 2015 news release:

"Rhode Island will become just the second state to mandate the vaccine … and the only state to do so by regulatory fiat, without public debate, and without consideration from the elected representatives of the people."

Half-True

By Mark Reynolds • August 23, 2015

Israel O'Quinn
stated on August 10, 2015 a speech.:

On unemployment rates: "We have counties in Southwest Virginia that are well into double digits and some that are pushing 20 percent."

False

By Warren Fiske • August 17, 2015

Scott Walker
stated on July 27, 2015 an interview:

Says his political opponents "brought 100,000 protesters into our state."

False

By Tom Kertscher • July 30, 2015

NARAL Pro-Choice America
stated on June 18, 2015 a TV ad:

Says Scott Walker "said that forcing women facing abortion to get invasive ultrasounds was 'just a cool thing.'"

Mostly False

By Tom Kertscher • June 24, 2015

Austin Scott
stated on June 5, 2015 press conference:

Ninety-seven percent of Americans do not receive subsidies for health care under the Affordable Care Act.

True

By Nancy Badertscher • June 15, 2015

Scott Walker
stated on June 2, 2015 a speech:

Thanks to the Act 10 collective bargaining law that took effect four years ago, ACT scores in Wisconsin "are now second-best in the country for states where more than half the kids take the exam."

Mostly False

By Tom Kertscher • June 12, 2015

Mike Tate
stated on May 28, 2015 a speech:

A Republican budget proposal "would have Wisconsin have the weakest standards for who can be a teacher in the classroom in the country."

Half-True

By Tom Kertscher • June 11, 2015

Lincoln Chafee
stated on June 7, 2015 comments on CNN's "State of the Union":

Says Ronald Reagan "talked about" converting the United States to the metric system.

Half-True

By Lauren Carroll • June 7, 2015

Robert Puente
stated on May 12, 2015 remarks to the Milwaukee Common Council:

If Milwaukee approves reducing its maximum forfeiture for marijuana possession to $50, the city would have "23 different bicycle violations that have a higher forfeiture."

Half-True

By Tom Kertscher • June 1, 2015

Eric Turner
stated on April 7, 2015 testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee.:

There was "a 57-percent decrease in fireworks-related injuries in 2000 [after Connecticut legalized sparklers] compared to the 14 years prior."

Pants on Fire!

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 24, 2015

Scott Walker
stated on May 14, 2015 a tweet:

Says Thomas Jefferson said "that government is best which governs least."

False

By Tom Kertscher • May 19, 2015

Kathleen Sullivan
stated on April 29, 2015 testimony before the House Judiciary Committee:

"The proportion of Rhode Islanders entering substance abuse treatment primarily due to marijuana use has reached its highest point in 20 years."

False

By Mark Reynolds • May 17, 2015

Scott Walker
stated on April 25, 2015 an interview:

Says that as president, Barack Obama has not gone to the Texas-Mexico border

False

By Tom Kertscher • May 13, 2015

Scott Walker
stated on March 23, 2015 a tweet:

Under Barack Obama, "the average cost of family health care premiums has increased by $4,154."

Mostly False

By Tom Kertscher • April 7, 2015

Bloggers
stated on March 21, 2015 posts on social media:

Say Michelle Obama "mandates" weighing children in day care.

False

By Louis Jacobson • March 26, 2015

Allen West
stated on March 19, 2015 a post on his website:

"EPA wants to regulate … the family BBQ."

False

By Louis Jacobson • March 26, 2015

Donna Nesselbush
stated on March 6, 2015 a commentary:

"In an average grocery store, roughly 75 percent of processed foods contain genetically modified organisms, or GMOs."

Half-True

By C. Eugene Emery Jr., Mark Reynolds • March 22, 2015

Rich Golick
stated on March 3, 2015 an Atlanta Journal-Constitution story:

Uber and other ride-share firms are not required to carry auto insurance under Georgia law.

True

By April Hunt • March 20, 2015

Lena Taylor
stated on March 12, 2015 a news release:

Polling shows that nearly 74 percent of National Rifle Association members "support requiring background checks for all gun sales."

True

By Tom Kertscher • March 18, 2015

Mark Pocan
stated on March 10, 2015 an interview:

Wisconsin is "dead last in the Midwest for job creation."

Mostly True

By Tom Kertscher • March 16, 2015

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