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All Pants on Fire! statements involving Democratic Party of Wisconsin

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A botched comparison

Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Democratic Party of Wisconsin

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

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Party cites us, but we don't do that kind of rating

Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Democratic Party of Wisconsin

Says Gov. Scott Walker "has been rated America’s most factually-challenged politician."  

— PolitiFact Wisconsin on Friday, March 27th, 2015

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What part of 'no' didn't they understand?

Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Democratic Party of Wisconsin

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

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Many ways to see them: County fairs, coffees, Rotary meetings, and ... town hall meetings

Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Democratic Party of Wisconsin

"(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

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Wrong and wrong

Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Democratic Party of Wisconsin

"Two elections in a row (Waukesha County Clerk Kathy Nickolaus) has screwed up counting the vote"  

— PolitiFact Wisconsin on Thursday, August 11th, 2011

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Um, they’re actually re-securing the building after damage was done

Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Democratic Party of Wisconsin

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

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The number is rife with double-counting – even the original source has corrected it to simply “thousands”

Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Democratic Party of Wisconsin

Governor-elect Scott Walker’s opposition to high-speed rail "killed 13,000 Wisconsin jobs"

— PolitiFact Wisconsin on Tuesday, December 14th, 2010