Latest Fact-checks in State Budget Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Brett Hulsey stated on October 18, 2011 in a news release: Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s "actions are directly responsible for killing at least 15,000 jobs." Tommy Thompson stated on October 4, 2011 in a campaign fundraising email: "During my tenure as governor, Wisconsin’s overall tax burden went DOWN." George Nee stated on October 19, 2011 in a pension forum: "This is the first time in our state, and one of the first times in the country, where benefit reductions . . . has happened to people who are retired." Building a Better Ohio stated on September 15, 2011 in a campaign commercial: Says the reforms in state Issue 2 "will save taxpayer dollars" Christine Whitman stated on September 19, 2011 in an interview on NJTV: "The proudest accomplishment (of my tenure) was leaving the state with a $1.2 billion surplus, which was the largest we’d ever had, and getting spending under control and a balanced budget." Michele Bachmann stated on October 11, 2011 in the Blooomberg/Washington Post Republican presidential debate.: Says Rick Perry increased spending in Texas by more than 50 percent. Scott Walker stated on September 26, 2011 in a television interview: Says he never called teachers "thugs" and has said nothing but "great things" about them during the fight over his curbs on unions Nick Tsiongas stated on September 6, 2011 in newspaper commentary: "Health care is the greatest contribution to spending increases in the state budget." Committee for Our Children's Future stated on September 20, 2011 in a television ad: Says Gov. Chris Christie "cut spending (by) $1 billion" and provided "$850 million in new education funding." Mark Miller stated on September 22, 2011 in a radio address: "Republicans enacted the most drastic cuts to K-12 public schools of any state in the nation." Chris Christie stated on September 27, 2011 in a speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library: Says his administration balanced "two budgets with over $13 billion in deficits without raising taxes." Mike McCabe stated on September 17, 2011 in a speech: Wisconsin's new state budget includes "a 15 percent increase for road construction and yet we’ve got local towns tearing up" paved roads and replacing them with gravel. Mitt Romney stated on September 22, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Orlando.: Says that illegal immigrants get a $100,000 break on University of Texas tuition over four years. Keep Conservatives United stated on September 1, 2011 in an online video ad.: Says Rick Perry is "spending more money than the state takes in, covering his deficits with record borrowing." Brent Barton stated on August 13, 2011 in a guest column: Says credit rating agencies realize that our instability stems in large part from Oregon’s kicker system. Scott Walker stated on September 2, 2011 in a fund-raising letter: "Wisconsin is broke," and "state government is $3 billion in debt." Al Sharpton stated on September 7, 2011 in a TV show: One Wisconsin school district "is so worried about losing state funding that it has stopped giving milk to elementary school kids during snack time." Hetty Rosenstein stated on August 31, 2011 in a press release from the Communication Workers of America: "The average state pension, including managers, is $23,000 a year; and just $14,000 for local government workers." Scott Walker stated on September 2, 2011 in a campaign fundraising letter: "I asked the unions to pay into their own health care insurance ... and they said I was being unreasonable. I requested that they contribute toward their own pensions ... and they screamed it was unfair." Ron Paul stated on September 12, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Tampa: "170,000 of the jobs" created in Texas under Gov. Rick Perry "were government jobs." Keep Conservatives United stated on September 1, 2011 in a video advertisement.: Says "Rick Perry doubled spending in a decade." Jim Hightower stated on September 6, 2011 in an interview.: Says Rick Perry and the Republican-controlled Texas Legislature "managed to slash the budget of the volunteer fire departments in our state by 75 percent in the last legislative session," reducing their abilities to fight recent wildfires. Dan Ramos stated on August 13, 2011 in a newspaper column: "Gov. Kasich and the Republican-dominated legislature have foregone the popular option of closing tax loopholes that amount to $7 billion annually in this state." George Allen stated on August 22, 2011 in a campaign biography.: Takes credit for "reining in" state spending when he was governor. Matt Wand stated on August 28, 2011 in guest column : Says "Every time the Legislature 'suspended' the kicker, most recently the corporate kicker in 2007, Salem spent every penny and failed to stabilize the state's revenues." Scott Walker stated on August 15, 2011 in a news release: A new college tuition reciprocity agreement with Minnesota "makes college education more affordable for Wisconsin residents." Richard Tomlins stated on August 22, 2011 in a recorded telephone message to Cranston residents: "Mayor Fung wants to punish our children's education by removing 12 million dollars from current funding to pay for his private charter school. Your taxes would increase by between 6 and 8 percent per year." Club for Growth stated on June 14, 2011 in a television ad: Democrats in the Legislature in 2009 voted for various "pork projects" including "a $5 million scoreboard for the Milwaukee Bucks." Reince Priebus stated on August 18, 2011 in a television interview: Public-employee unions spent $30 million in Wisconsin unsuccessfully trying to flip the state Senate to Democratic control. Doreen Costa stated on August 10, 2011 in a radio interview: "The studies have shown us that [drug testing for welfare recipients] will be saving us money"
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Brett Hulsey stated on October 18, 2011 in a news release: Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s "actions are directly responsible for killing at least 15,000 jobs." Tommy Thompson stated on October 4, 2011 in a campaign fundraising email: "During my tenure as governor, Wisconsin’s overall tax burden went DOWN." George Nee stated on October 19, 2011 in a pension forum: "This is the first time in our state, and one of the first times in the country, where benefit reductions . . . has happened to people who are retired." Building a Better Ohio stated on September 15, 2011 in a campaign commercial: Says the reforms in state Issue 2 "will save taxpayer dollars" Christine Whitman stated on September 19, 2011 in an interview on NJTV: "The proudest accomplishment (of my tenure) was leaving the state with a $1.2 billion surplus, which was the largest we’d ever had, and getting spending under control and a balanced budget." Michele Bachmann stated on October 11, 2011 in the Blooomberg/Washington Post Republican presidential debate.: Says Rick Perry increased spending in Texas by more than 50 percent. Scott Walker stated on September 26, 2011 in a television interview: Says he never called teachers "thugs" and has said nothing but "great things" about them during the fight over his curbs on unions Nick Tsiongas stated on September 6, 2011 in newspaper commentary: "Health care is the greatest contribution to spending increases in the state budget." Committee for Our Children's Future stated on September 20, 2011 in a television ad: Says Gov. Chris Christie "cut spending (by) $1 billion" and provided "$850 million in new education funding." Mark Miller stated on September 22, 2011 in a radio address: "Republicans enacted the most drastic cuts to K-12 public schools of any state in the nation." Chris Christie stated on September 27, 2011 in a speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library: Says his administration balanced "two budgets with over $13 billion in deficits without raising taxes." Mike McCabe stated on September 17, 2011 in a speech: Wisconsin's new state budget includes "a 15 percent increase for road construction and yet we’ve got local towns tearing up" paved roads and replacing them with gravel. Mitt Romney stated on September 22, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Orlando.: Says that illegal immigrants get a $100,000 break on University of Texas tuition over four years. Keep Conservatives United stated on September 1, 2011 in an online video ad.: Says Rick Perry is "spending more money than the state takes in, covering his deficits with record borrowing." Brent Barton stated on August 13, 2011 in a guest column: Says credit rating agencies realize that our instability stems in large part from Oregon’s kicker system. Scott Walker stated on September 2, 2011 in a fund-raising letter: "Wisconsin is broke," and "state government is $3 billion in debt." Al Sharpton stated on September 7, 2011 in a TV show: One Wisconsin school district "is so worried about losing state funding that it has stopped giving milk to elementary school kids during snack time." Hetty Rosenstein stated on August 31, 2011 in a press release from the Communication Workers of America: "The average state pension, including managers, is $23,000 a year; and just $14,000 for local government workers." Scott Walker stated on September 2, 2011 in a campaign fundraising letter: "I asked the unions to pay into their own health care insurance ... and they said I was being unreasonable. I requested that they contribute toward their own pensions ... and they screamed it was unfair." Ron Paul stated on September 12, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Tampa: "170,000 of the jobs" created in Texas under Gov. Rick Perry "were government jobs." Keep Conservatives United stated on September 1, 2011 in a video advertisement.: Says "Rick Perry doubled spending in a decade." Jim Hightower stated on September 6, 2011 in an interview.: Says Rick Perry and the Republican-controlled Texas Legislature "managed to slash the budget of the volunteer fire departments in our state by 75 percent in the last legislative session," reducing their abilities to fight recent wildfires. Dan Ramos stated on August 13, 2011 in a newspaper column: "Gov. Kasich and the Republican-dominated legislature have foregone the popular option of closing tax loopholes that amount to $7 billion annually in this state." George Allen stated on August 22, 2011 in a campaign biography.: Takes credit for "reining in" state spending when he was governor. Matt Wand stated on August 28, 2011 in guest column : Says "Every time the Legislature 'suspended' the kicker, most recently the corporate kicker in 2007, Salem spent every penny and failed to stabilize the state's revenues." Scott Walker stated on August 15, 2011 in a news release: A new college tuition reciprocity agreement with Minnesota "makes college education more affordable for Wisconsin residents." Richard Tomlins stated on August 22, 2011 in a recorded telephone message to Cranston residents: "Mayor Fung wants to punish our children's education by removing 12 million dollars from current funding to pay for his private charter school. Your taxes would increase by between 6 and 8 percent per year." Club for Growth stated on June 14, 2011 in a television ad: Democrats in the Legislature in 2009 voted for various "pork projects" including "a $5 million scoreboard for the Milwaukee Bucks." Reince Priebus stated on August 18, 2011 in a television interview: Public-employee unions spent $30 million in Wisconsin unsuccessfully trying to flip the state Senate to Democratic control. Doreen Costa stated on August 10, 2011 in a radio interview: "The studies have shown us that [drug testing for welfare recipients] will be saving us money"
Brett Hulsey stated on October 18, 2011 in a news release: Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s "actions are directly responsible for killing at least 15,000 jobs."
Tommy Thompson stated on October 4, 2011 in a campaign fundraising email: "During my tenure as governor, Wisconsin’s overall tax burden went DOWN."
George Nee stated on October 19, 2011 in a pension forum: "This is the first time in our state, and one of the first times in the country, where benefit reductions . . . has happened to people who are retired."
Building a Better Ohio stated on September 15, 2011 in a campaign commercial: Says the reforms in state Issue 2 "will save taxpayer dollars"
Christine Whitman stated on September 19, 2011 in an interview on NJTV: "The proudest accomplishment (of my tenure) was leaving the state with a $1.2 billion surplus, which was the largest we’d ever had, and getting spending under control and a balanced budget."
Michele Bachmann stated on October 11, 2011 in the Blooomberg/Washington Post Republican presidential debate.: Says Rick Perry increased spending in Texas by more than 50 percent.
Scott Walker stated on September 26, 2011 in a television interview: Says he never called teachers "thugs" and has said nothing but "great things" about them during the fight over his curbs on unions
Nick Tsiongas stated on September 6, 2011 in newspaper commentary: "Health care is the greatest contribution to spending increases in the state budget."
Committee for Our Children's Future stated on September 20, 2011 in a television ad: Says Gov. Chris Christie "cut spending (by) $1 billion" and provided "$850 million in new education funding."
Mark Miller stated on September 22, 2011 in a radio address: "Republicans enacted the most drastic cuts to K-12 public schools of any state in the nation."
Chris Christie stated on September 27, 2011 in a speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library: Says his administration balanced "two budgets with over $13 billion in deficits without raising taxes."
Mike McCabe stated on September 17, 2011 in a speech: Wisconsin's new state budget includes "a 15 percent increase for road construction and yet we’ve got local towns tearing up" paved roads and replacing them with gravel.
Mitt Romney stated on September 22, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Orlando.: Says that illegal immigrants get a $100,000 break on University of Texas tuition over four years.
Keep Conservatives United stated on September 1, 2011 in an online video ad.: Says Rick Perry is "spending more money than the state takes in, covering his deficits with record borrowing."
Brent Barton stated on August 13, 2011 in a guest column: Says credit rating agencies realize that our instability stems in large part from Oregon’s kicker system.
Scott Walker stated on September 2, 2011 in a fund-raising letter: "Wisconsin is broke," and "state government is $3 billion in debt."
Al Sharpton stated on September 7, 2011 in a TV show: One Wisconsin school district "is so worried about losing state funding that it has stopped giving milk to elementary school kids during snack time."
Hetty Rosenstein stated on August 31, 2011 in a press release from the Communication Workers of America: "The average state pension, including managers, is $23,000 a year; and just $14,000 for local government workers."
Scott Walker stated on September 2, 2011 in a campaign fundraising letter: "I asked the unions to pay into their own health care insurance ... and they said I was being unreasonable. I requested that they contribute toward their own pensions ... and they screamed it was unfair."
Ron Paul stated on September 12, 2011 in a Republican presidential debate in Tampa: "170,000 of the jobs" created in Texas under Gov. Rick Perry "were government jobs."
Keep Conservatives United stated on September 1, 2011 in a video advertisement.: Says "Rick Perry doubled spending in a decade."
Jim Hightower stated on September 6, 2011 in an interview.: Says Rick Perry and the Republican-controlled Texas Legislature "managed to slash the budget of the volunteer fire departments in our state by 75 percent in the last legislative session," reducing their abilities to fight recent wildfires.
Dan Ramos stated on August 13, 2011 in a newspaper column: "Gov. Kasich and the Republican-dominated legislature have foregone the popular option of closing tax loopholes that amount to $7 billion annually in this state."
George Allen stated on August 22, 2011 in a campaign biography.: Takes credit for "reining in" state spending when he was governor.
Matt Wand stated on August 28, 2011 in guest column : Says "Every time the Legislature 'suspended' the kicker, most recently the corporate kicker in 2007, Salem spent every penny and failed to stabilize the state's revenues."
Scott Walker stated on August 15, 2011 in a news release: A new college tuition reciprocity agreement with Minnesota "makes college education more affordable for Wisconsin residents."
Richard Tomlins stated on August 22, 2011 in a recorded telephone message to Cranston residents: "Mayor Fung wants to punish our children's education by removing 12 million dollars from current funding to pay for his private charter school. Your taxes would increase by between 6 and 8 percent per year."
Club for Growth stated on June 14, 2011 in a television ad: Democrats in the Legislature in 2009 voted for various "pork projects" including "a $5 million scoreboard for the Milwaukee Bucks."
Reince Priebus stated on August 18, 2011 in a television interview: Public-employee unions spent $30 million in Wisconsin unsuccessfully trying to flip the state Senate to Democratic control.
Doreen Costa stated on August 10, 2011 in a radio interview: "The studies have shown us that [drug testing for welfare recipients] will be saving us money"
