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A botched comparison
Wisconsin dropped "from second in the country to 41st" among states where more than half the students took the ACT exam.
— PolitiFact Wisconsin on Friday, January 15th, 2016
Party cites us, but we don't do that kind of rating
Says Gov. Scott Walker "has been rated America’s most factually-challenged politician."
— PolitiFact Wisconsin on Friday, March 27th, 2015
What part of 'no' didn't they understand?
When asked by a reporter whether he’s at the center of a "criminal scheme" to violate campaign laws, Gov. Scott Walker nodded yes.
— PolitiFact Wisconsin on Friday, June 27th, 2014
Many ways to see them: County fairs, coffees, Rotary meetings, and ... town hall meetings
"(U.S. Reps.) Paul Ryan, Sean Duffy and Reid Ribble are … shutting down town hall meetings, or making their constituents pay to attend them."
— PolitiFact Wisconsin on Tuesday, September 6th, 2011
Wrong and wrong
"Two elections in a row (Waukesha County Clerk Kathy Nickolaus) has screwed up counting the vote"
— PolitiFact Wisconsin on Thursday, August 11th, 2011
Um, they’re actually re-securing the building after damage was done
As part of efforts to rein in protesters, Republicans in Wisconsin have "bolted windows inside the Capitol shut."
— PolitiFact Wisconsin on Friday, March 4th, 2011
The number is rife with double-counting – even the original source has corrected it to simply “thousands”
Governor-elect Scott Walker’s opposition to high-speed rail "killed 13,000 Wisconsin jobs"
— PolitiFact Wisconsin on Tuesday, December 14th, 2010