Latest Fact-checks in Labor 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 MacIver Institute stated on March 3, 2010 in a video news release: In 2011, "the average annual compensation for a teacher in the Milwaukee Public Schools system will exceed $100,000." Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on March 2, 2011 in a news release: As part of efforts to rein in protesters, Republicans in Wisconsin have "bolted windows inside the Capitol shut." Scott Walker stated on February 27, 2011 in an appearance on a TV interview program: "We've seen local union after local union rush to their school boards, their city councils, their technical school boards and rush through contracts in the past two weeks that had no contributions to the pension and no contribution to health care." Jennifer Shilling stated on February 27, 2011 in a news release: Says many local governments in Wisconsin already require employees to pay 20 percent, 30 percent or even 40 percent of their health insurance premiums. Scott Walker stated on February 21, 2011 in a news conference and many other venues: "We’re broke. We don’t have any more money." Scott Walker stated on February 27, 2011 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press': "Most federal employees do not have collective bargaining for benefits, nor for pay." Tom Niehaus stated on February 23, 2011 in interviews with reporters: "Unfortunately we have documented instances where people defecated in the (Statehouse) building." Bill O'Reilly stated on February 24, 2011 in on Fox News' "The O'Reilly Factor": "The right-to-work states have much lower level of unemployment than the union states do." Tim Kaine stated on February 19, 2011 in a speech at the Jefferson-Jackson dinner.: Under former President George W. Bush’s administration "while the population in that period grew by 10 percent, the number of jobs in the nation grew by 1 percent." Ed Garvey stated on February 21, 2011 in a newspaper column and blog post: Claims Wisconsin Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald said: "It is necessary to eliminate unions in order to balance future budgets." Scott Walker stated on February 21, 2011 in a news conference: If public employees don’t pay more for benefits starting April 1, 2011, "the equivalent" is 1,500 state employee layoffs by June 30, 2011 and 10,000 to 12,000 state and local government employee layoffs in the next two years. Mark Pocan stated on February 16, 2011 in a blog posting: Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s estimate of a $3.6 billion state budget deficit is "manufactured" and a "bogus figure." Christopher Peace stated on February 18, 2011 in a post on his Facebook page.: Tim Kaine wants to thwart "right-to-work reform measures in Midwest battleground states." Scott Walker stated on February 23, 2011 in a news conference: "The things I said (during the prank call by a blogger posing as GOP contributor David Koch) are the things I’ve said publicly all along" about the Wisconsin budget debate. Jeff Fitzgerald stated on February 22, 2011 in an interview on the Fox News Channel: "Every (Wisconsin) legislator that votes for this bill" will have to "give up the same amount of pay" as other state employees. Scott Walker stated on February 22, 2011 in a secretly-recorded prank telephone call: When it comes to protesters in Madison, "almost all" are now from outside of Wisconsin. Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on February 21, 2011 in in a Facebook post: The five states that outlaw collective bargaining for teachers all rank below 44th in the nation in test scores, while Wisconsin ranks 2nd. Scott Walker stated on February 19, 2011 in a news release: In 2009, Democratic Wisconsin state senators "rammed through a billion-dollar tax hike in 24 hours with no public input." Eric Bolling stated on February 21, 2011 in his Fox Business Network program: In Wisconsin, teachers make $89,000 in salary and benefits, compared to $48,000 for all other workers in the United States. Scott Walker stated on February 21, 2011 in a news conference: "I campaigned on (the proposals in the budget repair bill for Wisconsin) all throughout the election. Anybody who says they are shocked on this has been asleep for the past two years." Reince Priebus stated on February 18, 2011 in a statement to reporters: Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker in his budget repair bill "is showing that no stone goes unturned as he asks everyone to tighten their belts." Lena Taylor stated on February 15, 2011 in in a TV interview, as well as other venues: Hitler "abolished unions and that’s what" Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is "doing today." Jon Erpenbach stated on February 17, 2011 in a television interview: When it comes to urgency on passing a budget repair bill, "there’s no rush on this thing" because the fiscal year doesn’t end until June 30, 2011. George Will stated on February 20, 2011 in ABC's "This Week": If Wisconsin's governor cuts perquisites as much as he plans to do, "it would still leave (workers) better off than their private sector" counterparts. Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on February 19, 2011 in a news release: At protests in Wisconsin against proposed collective bargaining changes, "phony sick notes (were) passed out to excuse striking union members." Scott Walker stated on February 18, 2011 in a radio interview: Says under his budget-repair bill, "collective bargaining is fully intact." Paul Ryan stated on February 17, 2011 in an appearance on a TV interview program: Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s move to limit collective bargaining rights has led to "riots" at the Capitol -- "It's like Cairo has moved to Madison these days." Rachel Maddow stated on February 17, 2011 in a segment on her television talk show: "Despite what you may have heard about Wisconsin’s finances, Wisconsin is on track to have a budget surplus this year." Club for Growth stated on February 18, 2011 in a television ad: When it comes to taking cuts in tough budget times, Wisconsin "state workers haven’t had to sacrifice." Ed Schultz stated on February 15, 2011 in a statement on his television talk show: Under changes being debated, state employees in Wisconsin "who earn $30,000, $40,000, $50,000 a year might have 20 percent of their income just disappear overnight."
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MacIver Institute stated on March 3, 2010 in a video news release: In 2011, "the average annual compensation for a teacher in the Milwaukee Public Schools system will exceed $100,000." Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on March 2, 2011 in a news release: As part of efforts to rein in protesters, Republicans in Wisconsin have "bolted windows inside the Capitol shut." Scott Walker stated on February 27, 2011 in an appearance on a TV interview program: "We've seen local union after local union rush to their school boards, their city councils, their technical school boards and rush through contracts in the past two weeks that had no contributions to the pension and no contribution to health care." Jennifer Shilling stated on February 27, 2011 in a news release: Says many local governments in Wisconsin already require employees to pay 20 percent, 30 percent or even 40 percent of their health insurance premiums. Scott Walker stated on February 21, 2011 in a news conference and many other venues: "We’re broke. We don’t have any more money." Scott Walker stated on February 27, 2011 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press': "Most federal employees do not have collective bargaining for benefits, nor for pay." Tom Niehaus stated on February 23, 2011 in interviews with reporters: "Unfortunately we have documented instances where people defecated in the (Statehouse) building." Bill O'Reilly stated on February 24, 2011 in on Fox News' "The O'Reilly Factor": "The right-to-work states have much lower level of unemployment than the union states do." Tim Kaine stated on February 19, 2011 in a speech at the Jefferson-Jackson dinner.: Under former President George W. Bush’s administration "while the population in that period grew by 10 percent, the number of jobs in the nation grew by 1 percent." Ed Garvey stated on February 21, 2011 in a newspaper column and blog post: Claims Wisconsin Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald said: "It is necessary to eliminate unions in order to balance future budgets." Scott Walker stated on February 21, 2011 in a news conference: If public employees don’t pay more for benefits starting April 1, 2011, "the equivalent" is 1,500 state employee layoffs by June 30, 2011 and 10,000 to 12,000 state and local government employee layoffs in the next two years. Mark Pocan stated on February 16, 2011 in a blog posting: Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s estimate of a $3.6 billion state budget deficit is "manufactured" and a "bogus figure." Christopher Peace stated on February 18, 2011 in a post on his Facebook page.: Tim Kaine wants to thwart "right-to-work reform measures in Midwest battleground states." Scott Walker stated on February 23, 2011 in a news conference: "The things I said (during the prank call by a blogger posing as GOP contributor David Koch) are the things I’ve said publicly all along" about the Wisconsin budget debate. Jeff Fitzgerald stated on February 22, 2011 in an interview on the Fox News Channel: "Every (Wisconsin) legislator that votes for this bill" will have to "give up the same amount of pay" as other state employees. Scott Walker stated on February 22, 2011 in a secretly-recorded prank telephone call: When it comes to protesters in Madison, "almost all" are now from outside of Wisconsin. Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on February 21, 2011 in in a Facebook post: The five states that outlaw collective bargaining for teachers all rank below 44th in the nation in test scores, while Wisconsin ranks 2nd. Scott Walker stated on February 19, 2011 in a news release: In 2009, Democratic Wisconsin state senators "rammed through a billion-dollar tax hike in 24 hours with no public input." Eric Bolling stated on February 21, 2011 in his Fox Business Network program: In Wisconsin, teachers make $89,000 in salary and benefits, compared to $48,000 for all other workers in the United States. Scott Walker stated on February 21, 2011 in a news conference: "I campaigned on (the proposals in the budget repair bill for Wisconsin) all throughout the election. Anybody who says they are shocked on this has been asleep for the past two years." Reince Priebus stated on February 18, 2011 in a statement to reporters: Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker in his budget repair bill "is showing that no stone goes unturned as he asks everyone to tighten their belts." Lena Taylor stated on February 15, 2011 in in a TV interview, as well as other venues: Hitler "abolished unions and that’s what" Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is "doing today." Jon Erpenbach stated on February 17, 2011 in a television interview: When it comes to urgency on passing a budget repair bill, "there’s no rush on this thing" because the fiscal year doesn’t end until June 30, 2011. George Will stated on February 20, 2011 in ABC's "This Week": If Wisconsin's governor cuts perquisites as much as he plans to do, "it would still leave (workers) better off than their private sector" counterparts. Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on February 19, 2011 in a news release: At protests in Wisconsin against proposed collective bargaining changes, "phony sick notes (were) passed out to excuse striking union members." Scott Walker stated on February 18, 2011 in a radio interview: Says under his budget-repair bill, "collective bargaining is fully intact." Paul Ryan stated on February 17, 2011 in an appearance on a TV interview program: Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s move to limit collective bargaining rights has led to "riots" at the Capitol -- "It's like Cairo has moved to Madison these days." Rachel Maddow stated on February 17, 2011 in a segment on her television talk show: "Despite what you may have heard about Wisconsin’s finances, Wisconsin is on track to have a budget surplus this year." Club for Growth stated on February 18, 2011 in a television ad: When it comes to taking cuts in tough budget times, Wisconsin "state workers haven’t had to sacrifice." Ed Schultz stated on February 15, 2011 in a statement on his television talk show: Under changes being debated, state employees in Wisconsin "who earn $30,000, $40,000, $50,000 a year might have 20 percent of their income just disappear overnight."
MacIver Institute stated on March 3, 2010 in a video news release: In 2011, "the average annual compensation for a teacher in the Milwaukee Public Schools system will exceed $100,000."
Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on March 2, 2011 in a news release: As part of efforts to rein in protesters, Republicans in Wisconsin have "bolted windows inside the Capitol shut."
Scott Walker stated on February 27, 2011 in an appearance on a TV interview program: "We've seen local union after local union rush to their school boards, their city councils, their technical school boards and rush through contracts in the past two weeks that had no contributions to the pension and no contribution to health care."
Jennifer Shilling stated on February 27, 2011 in a news release: Says many local governments in Wisconsin already require employees to pay 20 percent, 30 percent or even 40 percent of their health insurance premiums.
Scott Walker stated on February 21, 2011 in a news conference and many other venues: "We’re broke. We don’t have any more money."
Scott Walker stated on February 27, 2011 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press': "Most federal employees do not have collective bargaining for benefits, nor for pay."
Tom Niehaus stated on February 23, 2011 in interviews with reporters: "Unfortunately we have documented instances where people defecated in the (Statehouse) building."
Bill O'Reilly stated on February 24, 2011 in on Fox News' "The O'Reilly Factor": "The right-to-work states have much lower level of unemployment than the union states do."
Tim Kaine stated on February 19, 2011 in a speech at the Jefferson-Jackson dinner.: Under former President George W. Bush’s administration "while the population in that period grew by 10 percent, the number of jobs in the nation grew by 1 percent."
Ed Garvey stated on February 21, 2011 in a newspaper column and blog post: Claims Wisconsin Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald said: "It is necessary to eliminate unions in order to balance future budgets."
Scott Walker stated on February 21, 2011 in a news conference: If public employees don’t pay more for benefits starting April 1, 2011, "the equivalent" is 1,500 state employee layoffs by June 30, 2011 and 10,000 to 12,000 state and local government employee layoffs in the next two years.
Mark Pocan stated on February 16, 2011 in a blog posting: Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s estimate of a $3.6 billion state budget deficit is "manufactured" and a "bogus figure."
Christopher Peace stated on February 18, 2011 in a post on his Facebook page.: Tim Kaine wants to thwart "right-to-work reform measures in Midwest battleground states."
Scott Walker stated on February 23, 2011 in a news conference: "The things I said (during the prank call by a blogger posing as GOP contributor David Koch) are the things I’ve said publicly all along" about the Wisconsin budget debate.
Jeff Fitzgerald stated on February 22, 2011 in an interview on the Fox News Channel: "Every (Wisconsin) legislator that votes for this bill" will have to "give up the same amount of pay" as other state employees.
Scott Walker stated on February 22, 2011 in a secretly-recorded prank telephone call: When it comes to protesters in Madison, "almost all" are now from outside of Wisconsin.
Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on February 21, 2011 in in a Facebook post: The five states that outlaw collective bargaining for teachers all rank below 44th in the nation in test scores, while Wisconsin ranks 2nd.
Scott Walker stated on February 19, 2011 in a news release: In 2009, Democratic Wisconsin state senators "rammed through a billion-dollar tax hike in 24 hours with no public input."
Eric Bolling stated on February 21, 2011 in his Fox Business Network program: In Wisconsin, teachers make $89,000 in salary and benefits, compared to $48,000 for all other workers in the United States.
Scott Walker stated on February 21, 2011 in a news conference: "I campaigned on (the proposals in the budget repair bill for Wisconsin) all throughout the election. Anybody who says they are shocked on this has been asleep for the past two years."
Reince Priebus stated on February 18, 2011 in a statement to reporters: Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker in his budget repair bill "is showing that no stone goes unturned as he asks everyone to tighten their belts."
Lena Taylor stated on February 15, 2011 in in a TV interview, as well as other venues: Hitler "abolished unions and that’s what" Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is "doing today."
Jon Erpenbach stated on February 17, 2011 in a television interview: When it comes to urgency on passing a budget repair bill, "there’s no rush on this thing" because the fiscal year doesn’t end until June 30, 2011.
George Will stated on February 20, 2011 in ABC's "This Week": If Wisconsin's governor cuts perquisites as much as he plans to do, "it would still leave (workers) better off than their private sector" counterparts.
Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on February 19, 2011 in a news release: At protests in Wisconsin against proposed collective bargaining changes, "phony sick notes (were) passed out to excuse striking union members."
Scott Walker stated on February 18, 2011 in a radio interview: Says under his budget-repair bill, "collective bargaining is fully intact."
Paul Ryan stated on February 17, 2011 in an appearance on a TV interview program: Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s move to limit collective bargaining rights has led to "riots" at the Capitol -- "It's like Cairo has moved to Madison these days."
Rachel Maddow stated on February 17, 2011 in a segment on her television talk show: "Despite what you may have heard about Wisconsin’s finances, Wisconsin is on track to have a budget surplus this year."
Club for Growth stated on February 18, 2011 in a television ad: When it comes to taking cuts in tough budget times, Wisconsin "state workers haven’t had to sacrifice."
Ed Schultz stated on February 15, 2011 in a statement on his television talk show: Under changes being debated, state employees in Wisconsin "who earn $30,000, $40,000, $50,000 a year might have 20 percent of their income just disappear overnight."
