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 Alberta Darling stated on September 8, 2014 in a news release: "Wisconsin does not have a deficit. Thanks to Republican reforms, the 2014 budget will begin with a $443 million surplus." Greater Wisconsin Committee stated on August 28, 2014 in a TV ad: "Scott Walker cut school funding more per student than any governor in America." Mike Collier stated on August 8, 2014 in a video ad: Opponent Glenn Hegar expressed pride in legislated cuts to public school funding. Wendy Davis stated on August 23, 2014 in a TV ad: Greg Abbott was "charged with overseeing the state cancer research fund. But he let his wealthiest donors take tens of millions of taxpayer dollars without proper oversight. They showered Abbott with gifts and free vacations." Truth in Accounting stated on August 4, 2014 in a recent report: Each Georgia taxpayer would have to send $5,000 to the treasury to cover the state’s debt. Scott Walker stated on August 13, 2014 in a TV ad: Says he "invested over $100 million in worker training." Scott Walker stated on July 21, 2014 in a news article: Says his "Act 10 reforms" have "saved the taxpayers some $3 billion." Mike Hymes stated on July 16, 2014 in a TV ad: Del. Ben Chafin "took money away" from Southwest Virginia schools while voting to build a "politician's palace." George Barker stated on July 26, 2014 in statement: Uncompensated care has "gone down by 30 percent just in the first few months" of Medicaid expansion in the states that adopted it. Charlie Crist stated on July 10, 2014 in a fundraising email: "All Aboard Florida is receiving millions in Florida taxpayer dollars." Rick Scott stated on June 30, 2014 in a TV interview: "All Aboard Florida is a 100 percent private venture. There is no state money involved." Mary Burke stated on July 9, 2014 in a news release: Says a $12.5 million incentive deal she approved for Abbott Laboratories contained "strong protections for taxpayers if job creation goals were not met." Charlie Crist stated on July 31, 2014 in a campaign commercial: Says Rick Scott "raised property taxes." Scott Walker stated on July 27, 2014 in a campaign TV ad: Mary Burke "wasted 12.5 million dollars on a vacant lot" in a move that "could cost taxpayers nearly $25 million." Patriot Majority USA stated on July 22, 2014 in a television ad: A tax plan promoted by North Carolina Senate candidate Thom Tillis will "overwhelmingly benefit the wealthy." Jon Richards stated on June 16, 2014 in a video: "Last year, I was involved with an effort to to help prosecutors get their first pay raise in more than 10 years." Charlie Crist stated on July 16, 2014 in a "Tampa Bay Times" editorial board interview: Says Rick Scott’s per-pupil education spending is "about $200 less" than what it was under Charlie Crist during the recession. John DePetro stated on July 7, 2014 in a talk radio comment: "Although the governor doubled the beach fees . . . all the money, as we found out, is all going to an out-of-state company. The state isn't even getting the money for that." Scott Walker stated on July 8, 2014 in a campaign TV ad: "As Jim Doyle’s Commerce secretary, Mary Burke spent $12.5 million dollars to buy a vacant lot for a company that said it had no plans to create jobs in Wisconsin" and had laid off 800 workers. Mary Burke stated on June 2, 2014 in an interview: "Part of the increase in the cost (of higher education) has been because state support has dropped. We now spend, under Governor Walker, more on corrections than we do on higher education." Scott Walker stated on June 20, 2014 in a campaign TV ad: "When Jim Doyle was governor and Mary Burke was commerce secretary," Wisconsin saw "billions in middle-class tax hikes on nursing home beds, gas, phones and garbage." EMILY's List stated on June 16, 2014 in a television ad: "Thom Tillis cut almost $500 million from education." Mary Burke stated on April 18, 2014 in an interview: "Already in Wisconsin we have seen fewer people pursuing education as a career" due to the Act 10 collective bargaining law. Rick Scott stated on June 2, 2014 in a campaign commercial: "Charlie Crist allowed college tuition to increase up to 15 percent every year." Democratic National Committee stated on May 29, 2014 in an email blast: Rick Perry doesn’t think there should be a federal minimum wage. Dawson Hodgson stated on May 27, 2014 in a radio commercial: Peter Kilmartin voted for the 38 Studios loan guarantee and his State House job was to "twist [legislator’s] arms to vote for deals like this." Brett Hulsey stated on May 21, 2014 in a letter: Says opponent Mary Burke told reporters she would have "required workers to give up bargained-for healthcare and retirement benefits like Gov. Walker." Mary Burke stated on May 6, 2014 in a forum: The Wisconsin school voucher program "has no research that shows that it’s going to improve student learning." Miami Seaport Alliance stated on May 14, 2014 in a TV ad: David Beckham’s soccer stadium would get a "special tax deal that lets them off the hook for $2 million in taxes every year for 30 years." Campaign for Liberty stated on April 29, 2014 in a petition.: "Estimates for adopting Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion show it will cost Virginia taxpayers $902 million through 2022."
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Alberta Darling stated on September 8, 2014 in a news release: "Wisconsin does not have a deficit. Thanks to Republican reforms, the 2014 budget will begin with a $443 million surplus." Greater Wisconsin Committee stated on August 28, 2014 in a TV ad: "Scott Walker cut school funding more per student than any governor in America." Mike Collier stated on August 8, 2014 in a video ad: Opponent Glenn Hegar expressed pride in legislated cuts to public school funding. Wendy Davis stated on August 23, 2014 in a TV ad: Greg Abbott was "charged with overseeing the state cancer research fund. But he let his wealthiest donors take tens of millions of taxpayer dollars without proper oversight. They showered Abbott with gifts and free vacations." Truth in Accounting stated on August 4, 2014 in a recent report: Each Georgia taxpayer would have to send $5,000 to the treasury to cover the state’s debt. Scott Walker stated on August 13, 2014 in a TV ad: Says he "invested over $100 million in worker training." Scott Walker stated on July 21, 2014 in a news article: Says his "Act 10 reforms" have "saved the taxpayers some $3 billion." Mike Hymes stated on July 16, 2014 in a TV ad: Del. Ben Chafin "took money away" from Southwest Virginia schools while voting to build a "politician's palace." George Barker stated on July 26, 2014 in statement: Uncompensated care has "gone down by 30 percent just in the first few months" of Medicaid expansion in the states that adopted it. Charlie Crist stated on July 10, 2014 in a fundraising email: "All Aboard Florida is receiving millions in Florida taxpayer dollars." Rick Scott stated on June 30, 2014 in a TV interview: "All Aboard Florida is a 100 percent private venture. There is no state money involved." Mary Burke stated on July 9, 2014 in a news release: Says a $12.5 million incentive deal she approved for Abbott Laboratories contained "strong protections for taxpayers if job creation goals were not met." Charlie Crist stated on July 31, 2014 in a campaign commercial: Says Rick Scott "raised property taxes." Scott Walker stated on July 27, 2014 in a campaign TV ad: Mary Burke "wasted 12.5 million dollars on a vacant lot" in a move that "could cost taxpayers nearly $25 million." Patriot Majority USA stated on July 22, 2014 in a television ad: A tax plan promoted by North Carolina Senate candidate Thom Tillis will "overwhelmingly benefit the wealthy." Jon Richards stated on June 16, 2014 in a video: "Last year, I was involved with an effort to to help prosecutors get their first pay raise in more than 10 years." Charlie Crist stated on July 16, 2014 in a "Tampa Bay Times" editorial board interview: Says Rick Scott’s per-pupil education spending is "about $200 less" than what it was under Charlie Crist during the recession. John DePetro stated on July 7, 2014 in a talk radio comment: "Although the governor doubled the beach fees . . . all the money, as we found out, is all going to an out-of-state company. The state isn't even getting the money for that." Scott Walker stated on July 8, 2014 in a campaign TV ad: "As Jim Doyle’s Commerce secretary, Mary Burke spent $12.5 million dollars to buy a vacant lot for a company that said it had no plans to create jobs in Wisconsin" and had laid off 800 workers. Mary Burke stated on June 2, 2014 in an interview: "Part of the increase in the cost (of higher education) has been because state support has dropped. We now spend, under Governor Walker, more on corrections than we do on higher education." Scott Walker stated on June 20, 2014 in a campaign TV ad: "When Jim Doyle was governor and Mary Burke was commerce secretary," Wisconsin saw "billions in middle-class tax hikes on nursing home beds, gas, phones and garbage." EMILY's List stated on June 16, 2014 in a television ad: "Thom Tillis cut almost $500 million from education." Mary Burke stated on April 18, 2014 in an interview: "Already in Wisconsin we have seen fewer people pursuing education as a career" due to the Act 10 collective bargaining law. Rick Scott stated on June 2, 2014 in a campaign commercial: "Charlie Crist allowed college tuition to increase up to 15 percent every year." Democratic National Committee stated on May 29, 2014 in an email blast: Rick Perry doesn’t think there should be a federal minimum wage. Dawson Hodgson stated on May 27, 2014 in a radio commercial: Peter Kilmartin voted for the 38 Studios loan guarantee and his State House job was to "twist [legislator’s] arms to vote for deals like this." Brett Hulsey stated on May 21, 2014 in a letter: Says opponent Mary Burke told reporters she would have "required workers to give up bargained-for healthcare and retirement benefits like Gov. Walker." Mary Burke stated on May 6, 2014 in a forum: The Wisconsin school voucher program "has no research that shows that it’s going to improve student learning." Miami Seaport Alliance stated on May 14, 2014 in a TV ad: David Beckham’s soccer stadium would get a "special tax deal that lets them off the hook for $2 million in taxes every year for 30 years." Campaign for Liberty stated on April 29, 2014 in a petition.: "Estimates for adopting Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion show it will cost Virginia taxpayers $902 million through 2022."
Alberta Darling stated on September 8, 2014 in a news release: "Wisconsin does not have a deficit. Thanks to Republican reforms, the 2014 budget will begin with a $443 million surplus."
Greater Wisconsin Committee stated on August 28, 2014 in a TV ad: "Scott Walker cut school funding more per student than any governor in America."
Mike Collier stated on August 8, 2014 in a video ad: Opponent Glenn Hegar expressed pride in legislated cuts to public school funding.
Wendy Davis stated on August 23, 2014 in a TV ad: Greg Abbott was "charged with overseeing the state cancer research fund. But he let his wealthiest donors take tens of millions of taxpayer dollars without proper oversight. They showered Abbott with gifts and free vacations."
Truth in Accounting stated on August 4, 2014 in a recent report: Each Georgia taxpayer would have to send $5,000 to the treasury to cover the state’s debt.
Scott Walker stated on August 13, 2014 in a TV ad: Says he "invested over $100 million in worker training."
Scott Walker stated on July 21, 2014 in a news article: Says his "Act 10 reforms" have "saved the taxpayers some $3 billion."
Mike Hymes stated on July 16, 2014 in a TV ad: Del. Ben Chafin "took money away" from Southwest Virginia schools while voting to build a "politician's palace."
George Barker stated on July 26, 2014 in statement: Uncompensated care has "gone down by 30 percent just in the first few months" of Medicaid expansion in the states that adopted it.
Charlie Crist stated on July 10, 2014 in a fundraising email: "All Aboard Florida is receiving millions in Florida taxpayer dollars."
Rick Scott stated on June 30, 2014 in a TV interview: "All Aboard Florida is a 100 percent private venture. There is no state money involved."
Mary Burke stated on July 9, 2014 in a news release: Says a $12.5 million incentive deal she approved for Abbott Laboratories contained "strong protections for taxpayers if job creation goals were not met."
Charlie Crist stated on July 31, 2014 in a campaign commercial: Says Rick Scott "raised property taxes."
Scott Walker stated on July 27, 2014 in a campaign TV ad: Mary Burke "wasted 12.5 million dollars on a vacant lot" in a move that "could cost taxpayers nearly $25 million."
Patriot Majority USA stated on July 22, 2014 in a television ad: A tax plan promoted by North Carolina Senate candidate Thom Tillis will "overwhelmingly benefit the wealthy."
Jon Richards stated on June 16, 2014 in a video: "Last year, I was involved with an effort to to help prosecutors get their first pay raise in more than 10 years."
Charlie Crist stated on July 16, 2014 in a "Tampa Bay Times" editorial board interview: Says Rick Scott’s per-pupil education spending is "about $200 less" than what it was under Charlie Crist during the recession.
John DePetro stated on July 7, 2014 in a talk radio comment: "Although the governor doubled the beach fees . . . all the money, as we found out, is all going to an out-of-state company. The state isn't even getting the money for that."
Scott Walker stated on July 8, 2014 in a campaign TV ad: "As Jim Doyle’s Commerce secretary, Mary Burke spent $12.5 million dollars to buy a vacant lot for a company that said it had no plans to create jobs in Wisconsin" and had laid off 800 workers.
Mary Burke stated on June 2, 2014 in an interview: "Part of the increase in the cost (of higher education) has been because state support has dropped. We now spend, under Governor Walker, more on corrections than we do on higher education."
Scott Walker stated on June 20, 2014 in a campaign TV ad: "When Jim Doyle was governor and Mary Burke was commerce secretary," Wisconsin saw "billions in middle-class tax hikes on nursing home beds, gas, phones and garbage."
EMILY's List stated on June 16, 2014 in a television ad: "Thom Tillis cut almost $500 million from education."
Mary Burke stated on April 18, 2014 in an interview: "Already in Wisconsin we have seen fewer people pursuing education as a career" due to the Act 10 collective bargaining law.
Rick Scott stated on June 2, 2014 in a campaign commercial: "Charlie Crist allowed college tuition to increase up to 15 percent every year."
Democratic National Committee stated on May 29, 2014 in an email blast: Rick Perry doesn’t think there should be a federal minimum wage.
Dawson Hodgson stated on May 27, 2014 in a radio commercial: Peter Kilmartin voted for the 38 Studios loan guarantee and his State House job was to "twist [legislator’s] arms to vote for deals like this."
Brett Hulsey stated on May 21, 2014 in a letter: Says opponent Mary Burke told reporters she would have "required workers to give up bargained-for healthcare and retirement benefits like Gov. Walker."
Mary Burke stated on May 6, 2014 in a forum: The Wisconsin school voucher program "has no research that shows that it’s going to improve student learning."
Miami Seaport Alliance stated on May 14, 2014 in a TV ad: David Beckham’s soccer stadium would get a "special tax deal that lets them off the hook for $2 million in taxes every year for 30 years."
Campaign for Liberty stated on April 29, 2014 in a petition.: "Estimates for adopting Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion show it will cost Virginia taxpayers $902 million through 2022."
