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 Nathan Deal stated on January 17, 2013 in a twitter post: "Spending of government money is 17 percent less than it was a decade ago." Nathan Deal stated on January 17, 2013 in a speech: Since taking office in January 2011, "the ‘rainy day’ fund has increased by 226 percent." David Toscano stated on January 9, 2013 in a speech.: Virginia "spends less per student today than we did in 2008." Scott Walker stated on January 4, 2013 in a tweet: "Thanks to Washington, nearly everyone will pay more in taxes in 2013. Somehow people think it's just the wealthy. It's not." John Kitzhaber stated on January 14, 2013 in in State of the State speech: "It costs $10,000 a year to keep a child in school; it costs $30,000 a year to keep someone in prison." Lincoln Chafee stated on January 16, 2013 in his State of the State address: The state budget proposal has been submitted "on time and [it's] the earliest that a governor has done so in over two decades." Rick Perry stated on January 9, 2013 in a press conference.: Says Texas public school funding grew three times the rate of enrollment from 2002 to 2012. Dawson Hodgson stated on January 3, 2013 in a radio interview: "The amount of money that we put into running our own state legislature is nearly as much as we put into the University of Rhode Island." Wendy Davis stated on January 8, 2013 in a Twitter post.: Says Texas is "dead last in support for mental health." Chris Christie stated on January 8, 2013 in a State of the State address: Says in fiscal year 2011, the state had "a projected $11 billion deficit." Bill Seitz stated on January 10, 2013 in an interview with the Columbus Dispatch: Ohio's judges, "compared to other similar states, are being woefully underpaid." Scott Walker stated on November 16, 2012 in a speech: "Our pension system is the only one in the country that’s 100 percent funded." Kevin Reilly stated on December 7, 2012 in public remarks: "Faculty salaries at UW System institutions have now fallen more than 18 percent below the national average." John Kitzhaber stated on December 13, 2012 in legislative testimony.: Says the Nike bill "is not a tax break ... this does not lower the taxes that Nike will pay nor does it prevent the Legislature from raising those taxes in the future." The Campaign to Fix the Debt stated on December 17, 2012 in a press release: "If lawmakers fail to avert the fiscal cliff, 18 percent of the federal money that is sent to the states will be eliminated." Barbara Buono stated on December 11, 2012 in a video advertisement: "I have the experience as Senate Budget Chair of cutting $4.5 billion in spending -- to close the deficit while protecting education and health care." One Wisconsin Now stated on December 3, 2012 in a news release: Says state schools superintendent candidate Don Pridemore "voted for the largest cuts to public education in our state history" and for "$2.3 billion in tax breaks for corporations and the wealthy." Libertarian Party of Georgia stated on December 6, 2012 in a press release: The increase in the current state budget was greater than the inflation rate and the rate of population growth in Georgia. Our Oregon stated on December 4, 2012 in a blog post.: Says that "the state spends more money on tax giveaways than it receives in tax collection." Scott Walker stated on November 26, 2012 in an interview: Says he first unveiled his new legislative agenda in Wisconsin, not in California as critics complain John Kitzhaber stated on November 10, 2012 in a speech.: Says the state is required "pick up 70 percent of the cost" of K-12 education. Jon Erpenbach stated on November 16, 2012 in a press release: Says Gov. Scott Walker has "led people to believe that if Wisconsin doesn’t implement a (health-care) exchange, Obamacare doesn’t happen here." Robin Vos stated on November 8, 2012 in an interview: When it comes to income taxes, Wisconsin is "one of the best places in the country to be poor" but "top 4 or 5 worst" for middle-income earners. Jason Isaac stated on October 22, 2012 in a League of Women Voters guide for Texas and Austin voters: Says that over the past 20 years, Texas public school spending rose 142 percent and per-pupil spending more than tripled when adjusted for inflation. Ohio Democratic Party stated on October 25, 2012 in an election flier : Says Mike Dovilla supports a plan "that could allow a foreign corporation to take over the Ohio Turnpike" Bill Haslam stated on October 18, 2012 in an article for Time magazine.: Says Tennessee’s higher education funding model "is 100 percent outcomes-based" and "we are already seeing this model changing the way our postsecondary institutions do business." Donna Howard stated on August 30, 2012 in East Austin meetup of Texans for Obama.: "We’re talking right now about a $12 billion hole in our current, so-called balanced" state "budget." Tommy Thompson stated on October 18, 2012 in debate comments: Says when he was governor, "most of the Democrats" voted for his billion-dollar property-tax cuts, but U.S. Senate rival Tammy Baldwin "voted against it." Diane Hurley stated on October 14, 2012 in an interview on "10 News Conference": "Connecticut's take on slot machines is 25 cents on the dollar. And the state's take on table games: zero." Tim Kaine stated on October 8, 2012 in a TV ad.: "As governor, I cut $5 billion in spending."
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
Nathan Deal stated on January 17, 2013 in a twitter post: "Spending of government money is 17 percent less than it was a decade ago." Nathan Deal stated on January 17, 2013 in a speech: Since taking office in January 2011, "the ‘rainy day’ fund has increased by 226 percent." David Toscano stated on January 9, 2013 in a speech.: Virginia "spends less per student today than we did in 2008." Scott Walker stated on January 4, 2013 in a tweet: "Thanks to Washington, nearly everyone will pay more in taxes in 2013. Somehow people think it's just the wealthy. It's not." John Kitzhaber stated on January 14, 2013 in in State of the State speech: "It costs $10,000 a year to keep a child in school; it costs $30,000 a year to keep someone in prison." Lincoln Chafee stated on January 16, 2013 in his State of the State address: The state budget proposal has been submitted "on time and [it's] the earliest that a governor has done so in over two decades." Rick Perry stated on January 9, 2013 in a press conference.: Says Texas public school funding grew three times the rate of enrollment from 2002 to 2012. Dawson Hodgson stated on January 3, 2013 in a radio interview: "The amount of money that we put into running our own state legislature is nearly as much as we put into the University of Rhode Island." Wendy Davis stated on January 8, 2013 in a Twitter post.: Says Texas is "dead last in support for mental health." Chris Christie stated on January 8, 2013 in a State of the State address: Says in fiscal year 2011, the state had "a projected $11 billion deficit." Bill Seitz stated on January 10, 2013 in an interview with the Columbus Dispatch: Ohio's judges, "compared to other similar states, are being woefully underpaid." Scott Walker stated on November 16, 2012 in a speech: "Our pension system is the only one in the country that’s 100 percent funded." Kevin Reilly stated on December 7, 2012 in public remarks: "Faculty salaries at UW System institutions have now fallen more than 18 percent below the national average." John Kitzhaber stated on December 13, 2012 in legislative testimony.: Says the Nike bill "is not a tax break ... this does not lower the taxes that Nike will pay nor does it prevent the Legislature from raising those taxes in the future." The Campaign to Fix the Debt stated on December 17, 2012 in a press release: "If lawmakers fail to avert the fiscal cliff, 18 percent of the federal money that is sent to the states will be eliminated." Barbara Buono stated on December 11, 2012 in a video advertisement: "I have the experience as Senate Budget Chair of cutting $4.5 billion in spending -- to close the deficit while protecting education and health care." One Wisconsin Now stated on December 3, 2012 in a news release: Says state schools superintendent candidate Don Pridemore "voted for the largest cuts to public education in our state history" and for "$2.3 billion in tax breaks for corporations and the wealthy." Libertarian Party of Georgia stated on December 6, 2012 in a press release: The increase in the current state budget was greater than the inflation rate and the rate of population growth in Georgia. Our Oregon stated on December 4, 2012 in a blog post.: Says that "the state spends more money on tax giveaways than it receives in tax collection." Scott Walker stated on November 26, 2012 in an interview: Says he first unveiled his new legislative agenda in Wisconsin, not in California as critics complain John Kitzhaber stated on November 10, 2012 in a speech.: Says the state is required "pick up 70 percent of the cost" of K-12 education. Jon Erpenbach stated on November 16, 2012 in a press release: Says Gov. Scott Walker has "led people to believe that if Wisconsin doesn’t implement a (health-care) exchange, Obamacare doesn’t happen here." Robin Vos stated on November 8, 2012 in an interview: When it comes to income taxes, Wisconsin is "one of the best places in the country to be poor" but "top 4 or 5 worst" for middle-income earners. Jason Isaac stated on October 22, 2012 in a League of Women Voters guide for Texas and Austin voters: Says that over the past 20 years, Texas public school spending rose 142 percent and per-pupil spending more than tripled when adjusted for inflation. Ohio Democratic Party stated on October 25, 2012 in an election flier : Says Mike Dovilla supports a plan "that could allow a foreign corporation to take over the Ohio Turnpike" Bill Haslam stated on October 18, 2012 in an article for Time magazine.: Says Tennessee’s higher education funding model "is 100 percent outcomes-based" and "we are already seeing this model changing the way our postsecondary institutions do business." Donna Howard stated on August 30, 2012 in East Austin meetup of Texans for Obama.: "We’re talking right now about a $12 billion hole in our current, so-called balanced" state "budget." Tommy Thompson stated on October 18, 2012 in debate comments: Says when he was governor, "most of the Democrats" voted for his billion-dollar property-tax cuts, but U.S. Senate rival Tammy Baldwin "voted against it." Diane Hurley stated on October 14, 2012 in an interview on "10 News Conference": "Connecticut's take on slot machines is 25 cents on the dollar. And the state's take on table games: zero." Tim Kaine stated on October 8, 2012 in a TV ad.: "As governor, I cut $5 billion in spending."
Nathan Deal stated on January 17, 2013 in a twitter post: "Spending of government money is 17 percent less than it was a decade ago."
Nathan Deal stated on January 17, 2013 in a speech: Since taking office in January 2011, "the ‘rainy day’ fund has increased by 226 percent."
David Toscano stated on January 9, 2013 in a speech.: Virginia "spends less per student today than we did in 2008."
Scott Walker stated on January 4, 2013 in a tweet: "Thanks to Washington, nearly everyone will pay more in taxes in 2013. Somehow people think it's just the wealthy. It's not."
John Kitzhaber stated on January 14, 2013 in in State of the State speech: "It costs $10,000 a year to keep a child in school; it costs $30,000 a year to keep someone in prison."
Lincoln Chafee stated on January 16, 2013 in his State of the State address: The state budget proposal has been submitted "on time and [it's] the earliest that a governor has done so in over two decades."
Rick Perry stated on January 9, 2013 in a press conference.: Says Texas public school funding grew three times the rate of enrollment from 2002 to 2012.
Dawson Hodgson stated on January 3, 2013 in a radio interview: "The amount of money that we put into running our own state legislature is nearly as much as we put into the University of Rhode Island."
Wendy Davis stated on January 8, 2013 in a Twitter post.: Says Texas is "dead last in support for mental health."
Chris Christie stated on January 8, 2013 in a State of the State address: Says in fiscal year 2011, the state had "a projected $11 billion deficit."
Bill Seitz stated on January 10, 2013 in an interview with the Columbus Dispatch: Ohio's judges, "compared to other similar states, are being woefully underpaid."
Scott Walker stated on November 16, 2012 in a speech: "Our pension system is the only one in the country that’s 100 percent funded."
Kevin Reilly stated on December 7, 2012 in public remarks: "Faculty salaries at UW System institutions have now fallen more than 18 percent below the national average."
John Kitzhaber stated on December 13, 2012 in legislative testimony.: Says the Nike bill "is not a tax break ... this does not lower the taxes that Nike will pay nor does it prevent the Legislature from raising those taxes in the future."
The Campaign to Fix the Debt stated on December 17, 2012 in a press release: "If lawmakers fail to avert the fiscal cliff, 18 percent of the federal money that is sent to the states will be eliminated."
Barbara Buono stated on December 11, 2012 in a video advertisement: "I have the experience as Senate Budget Chair of cutting $4.5 billion in spending -- to close the deficit while protecting education and health care."
One Wisconsin Now stated on December 3, 2012 in a news release: Says state schools superintendent candidate Don Pridemore "voted for the largest cuts to public education in our state history" and for "$2.3 billion in tax breaks for corporations and the wealthy."
Libertarian Party of Georgia stated on December 6, 2012 in a press release: The increase in the current state budget was greater than the inflation rate and the rate of population growth in Georgia.
Our Oregon stated on December 4, 2012 in a blog post.: Says that "the state spends more money on tax giveaways than it receives in tax collection."
Scott Walker stated on November 26, 2012 in an interview: Says he first unveiled his new legislative agenda in Wisconsin, not in California as critics complain
John Kitzhaber stated on November 10, 2012 in a speech.: Says the state is required "pick up 70 percent of the cost" of K-12 education.
Jon Erpenbach stated on November 16, 2012 in a press release: Says Gov. Scott Walker has "led people to believe that if Wisconsin doesn’t implement a (health-care) exchange, Obamacare doesn’t happen here."
Robin Vos stated on November 8, 2012 in an interview: When it comes to income taxes, Wisconsin is "one of the best places in the country to be poor" but "top 4 or 5 worst" for middle-income earners.
Jason Isaac stated on October 22, 2012 in a League of Women Voters guide for Texas and Austin voters: Says that over the past 20 years, Texas public school spending rose 142 percent and per-pupil spending more than tripled when adjusted for inflation.
Ohio Democratic Party stated on October 25, 2012 in an election flier : Says Mike Dovilla supports a plan "that could allow a foreign corporation to take over the Ohio Turnpike"
Bill Haslam stated on October 18, 2012 in an article for Time magazine.: Says Tennessee’s higher education funding model "is 100 percent outcomes-based" and "we are already seeing this model changing the way our postsecondary institutions do business."
Donna Howard stated on August 30, 2012 in East Austin meetup of Texans for Obama.: "We’re talking right now about a $12 billion hole in our current, so-called balanced" state "budget."
Tommy Thompson stated on October 18, 2012 in debate comments: Says when he was governor, "most of the Democrats" voted for his billion-dollar property-tax cuts, but U.S. Senate rival Tammy Baldwin "voted against it."
Diane Hurley stated on October 14, 2012 in an interview on "10 News Conference": "Connecticut's take on slot machines is 25 cents on the dollar. And the state's take on table games: zero."
