Latest Half-True 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 Ohio Democratic Party stated on June 3, 2012 in a news release: Cuts in local government and school funding in John Kasich’s budget caused "many communities to seek school levies, local tax increases, layoffs." Julián Castro stated on June 8, 2012 in his speech at the Texas Democratic Party State Convention in Houston: Says cuts by Gov. Rick Perry's administration left "12,000 teachers without a job." Tommy Thompson stated on June 4, 2012 in a speech: By eliminating the public intervenor’s office, "I was the first one to fire Kathleen Falk." Wendy Davis stated on June 9, 2012 in her speech at Texas Democratic Party State Convention in Houston: Says because of Texas lawmakers’ choices, "hundreds of thousands of women no longer have access to basic medical care, life-saving cancer screenings and contraception." Jeff Fitzgerald stated on March 21, 2012 in an interview: "Minnesota has passed and Indiana has passed" right to work laws making union membership and dues optional Scott Walker stated on May 11, 2012 in a blog post on campaign website: Thanks to our policies, "for the first time in state history, we have put millions of dollars into our rainy day fund in consecutive years." Chris Abele stated on April 12, 2012 in a statement to the Journal Sentinel: "While Act 10 allowed (Milwaukee County) to save some money, it was millions short of what we needed to fill the hole left by the $28 million cut in state aid." Forbes blog stated on April 22, 2012 in a blog post: "The University of Florida announced this past week that it was dropping its computer science department ... Meanwhile, the athletic budget for the current year is $97.7 million, an increase of more than $2 million from last year." David Dewhurst stated on April 13, 2012 in a Republican U.S. Senate debate: Says that when adjusted for inflation and population growth, state general revenue spending has decreased 10.7 percent on his watch. John Elkhay stated on March 21, 2012 in a rally.: If Rhode Island raises the meal and beverage tax to 10 percent, it would be the "fourth-highest in the nation." John McKeon stated on March 4, 2012 in an interview on My9 News' “New Jersey Now”: Says "the governor took away a billion dollars of rebates, so in real dollars, our property taxes have gone up 20 percent." Kathleen Falk stated on February 29, 2012 in an appearance at Marquette University: Says Gov. Scott Walker "didn’t balance the budget" so "we now have a larger state deficit 14 months into (his) term than we did when he was elected." Dennis Richardson stated on February 17, 2012 in a newsletter: "While 9,000 state employees were added to the state’s payroll, Oregon’s revenue forecasts dropped by more than $4 billion." Stephen Sweeney stated on March 8, 2012 in an interview on NJToday: Says "my plan is a property tax cut." John Kasich stated on March 2, 2012 in a session with reporters: "The total (state) payroll has gone down. The total amount of the number of workers in the state has gone down. I like the fact that the bulk of that is just by retirements." U.S. Chamber of Commerce stated on February 8, 2012 in a TV ad.: "As Virginia’s governor, Allen cut spending and waste with bipartisan support." Chain email stated on January 30, 2012 in email to MoveOn.org members: "Private prisons do not chase escaped inmates past the perimeter like the public prisons do, which means more escaped prisoners in our communities." Oregon Environmental Council-Oregon Business Association stated on January 18, 2012 in a letter: In the 2011 legislative session, DEQ's budget was cut 18.5 percent — a disproportionate cut compared to other natural resource agencies. Fred Clark stated on February 1, 2012 in a Democratic Party radio address: Says Gov. Scott Walker "made more than $70 million in cuts to job training programs through (Wisconsin’s) technical colleges." Joseph Trillo stated on January 20, 2012 in a debate: "We got [the Quonset Business Park] for free and we’re getting zero dollars out of it into the state coffers … other than the fact that it produces the jobs." Scott Walker stated on January 3, 2012 in a television ad: "We wiped out a $3.6 billion deficit without raising taxes." Silvestre Reyes stated on January 9, 2012 in a press release: Says 282 Texas school districts have requested emergency waivers to increase elementary school class sizes because of "unprecedented fiscal challenges." Chris Christie stated on January 17, 2012 in a video : Says "we’ve accomplished balancing two budgets without raising taxes. We’ve now created 60,000 new private-sector jobs. We’ve made government smaller." Craig James stated on January 3, 2012 in an online video ad.: Says Rick Perry cut taxes. Rick Scott stated on January 10, 2012 in his State of the State address: "My recommended budget includes $1 billion in new state funding for education." Mike Tate stated on November 15, 2011 in an interview on MSNBC: Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker "slashed" pensions and benefits for public employees. Rebecca Kleefisch stated on November 15, 2011 in a video: A recall election for Wisconsin governor would cost "$7.7 million -- $7.7 million that may already be allocated to merit raises for teachers or health care for the poor or school books for your kids." Rick Perry stated on October 31, 2011 in a television ad: "We cut a record $15 billion from our state budget." George Nee stated on October 19, 2011 in a pension forum: "This is the first time in our state, and one of the first times in the country, where benefit reductions . . . has happened to people who are retired." Michele Bachmann stated on October 11, 2011 in the Blooomberg/Washington Post Republican presidential debate.: Says Rick Perry increased spending in Texas by more than 50 percent.
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Ohio Democratic Party stated on June 3, 2012 in a news release: Cuts in local government and school funding in John Kasich’s budget caused "many communities to seek school levies, local tax increases, layoffs." Julián Castro stated on June 8, 2012 in his speech at the Texas Democratic Party State Convention in Houston: Says cuts by Gov. Rick Perry's administration left "12,000 teachers without a job." Tommy Thompson stated on June 4, 2012 in a speech: By eliminating the public intervenor’s office, "I was the first one to fire Kathleen Falk." Wendy Davis stated on June 9, 2012 in her speech at Texas Democratic Party State Convention in Houston: Says because of Texas lawmakers’ choices, "hundreds of thousands of women no longer have access to basic medical care, life-saving cancer screenings and contraception." Jeff Fitzgerald stated on March 21, 2012 in an interview: "Minnesota has passed and Indiana has passed" right to work laws making union membership and dues optional Scott Walker stated on May 11, 2012 in a blog post on campaign website: Thanks to our policies, "for the first time in state history, we have put millions of dollars into our rainy day fund in consecutive years." Chris Abele stated on April 12, 2012 in a statement to the Journal Sentinel: "While Act 10 allowed (Milwaukee County) to save some money, it was millions short of what we needed to fill the hole left by the $28 million cut in state aid." Forbes blog stated on April 22, 2012 in a blog post: "The University of Florida announced this past week that it was dropping its computer science department ... Meanwhile, the athletic budget for the current year is $97.7 million, an increase of more than $2 million from last year." David Dewhurst stated on April 13, 2012 in a Republican U.S. Senate debate: Says that when adjusted for inflation and population growth, state general revenue spending has decreased 10.7 percent on his watch. John Elkhay stated on March 21, 2012 in a rally.: If Rhode Island raises the meal and beverage tax to 10 percent, it would be the "fourth-highest in the nation." John McKeon stated on March 4, 2012 in an interview on My9 News' “New Jersey Now”: Says "the governor took away a billion dollars of rebates, so in real dollars, our property taxes have gone up 20 percent." Kathleen Falk stated on February 29, 2012 in an appearance at Marquette University: Says Gov. Scott Walker "didn’t balance the budget" so "we now have a larger state deficit 14 months into (his) term than we did when he was elected." Dennis Richardson stated on February 17, 2012 in a newsletter: "While 9,000 state employees were added to the state’s payroll, Oregon’s revenue forecasts dropped by more than $4 billion." Stephen Sweeney stated on March 8, 2012 in an interview on NJToday: Says "my plan is a property tax cut." John Kasich stated on March 2, 2012 in a session with reporters: "The total (state) payroll has gone down. The total amount of the number of workers in the state has gone down. I like the fact that the bulk of that is just by retirements." U.S. Chamber of Commerce stated on February 8, 2012 in a TV ad.: "As Virginia’s governor, Allen cut spending and waste with bipartisan support." Chain email stated on January 30, 2012 in email to MoveOn.org members: "Private prisons do not chase escaped inmates past the perimeter like the public prisons do, which means more escaped prisoners in our communities." Oregon Environmental Council-Oregon Business Association stated on January 18, 2012 in a letter: In the 2011 legislative session, DEQ's budget was cut 18.5 percent — a disproportionate cut compared to other natural resource agencies. Fred Clark stated on February 1, 2012 in a Democratic Party radio address: Says Gov. Scott Walker "made more than $70 million in cuts to job training programs through (Wisconsin’s) technical colleges." Joseph Trillo stated on January 20, 2012 in a debate: "We got [the Quonset Business Park] for free and we’re getting zero dollars out of it into the state coffers … other than the fact that it produces the jobs." Scott Walker stated on January 3, 2012 in a television ad: "We wiped out a $3.6 billion deficit without raising taxes." Silvestre Reyes stated on January 9, 2012 in a press release: Says 282 Texas school districts have requested emergency waivers to increase elementary school class sizes because of "unprecedented fiscal challenges." Chris Christie stated on January 17, 2012 in a video : Says "we’ve accomplished balancing two budgets without raising taxes. We’ve now created 60,000 new private-sector jobs. We’ve made government smaller." Craig James stated on January 3, 2012 in an online video ad.: Says Rick Perry cut taxes. Rick Scott stated on January 10, 2012 in his State of the State address: "My recommended budget includes $1 billion in new state funding for education." Mike Tate stated on November 15, 2011 in an interview on MSNBC: Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker "slashed" pensions and benefits for public employees. Rebecca Kleefisch stated on November 15, 2011 in a video: A recall election for Wisconsin governor would cost "$7.7 million -- $7.7 million that may already be allocated to merit raises for teachers or health care for the poor or school books for your kids." Rick Perry stated on October 31, 2011 in a television ad: "We cut a record $15 billion from our state budget." George Nee stated on October 19, 2011 in a pension forum: "This is the first time in our state, and one of the first times in the country, where benefit reductions . . . has happened to people who are retired." Michele Bachmann stated on October 11, 2011 in the Blooomberg/Washington Post Republican presidential debate.: Says Rick Perry increased spending in Texas by more than 50 percent.
Ohio Democratic Party stated on June 3, 2012 in a news release: Cuts in local government and school funding in John Kasich’s budget caused "many communities to seek school levies, local tax increases, layoffs."
Julián Castro stated on June 8, 2012 in his speech at the Texas Democratic Party State Convention in Houston: Says cuts by Gov. Rick Perry's administration left "12,000 teachers without a job."
Tommy Thompson stated on June 4, 2012 in a speech: By eliminating the public intervenor’s office, "I was the first one to fire Kathleen Falk."
Wendy Davis stated on June 9, 2012 in her speech at Texas Democratic Party State Convention in Houston: Says because of Texas lawmakers’ choices, "hundreds of thousands of women no longer have access to basic medical care, life-saving cancer screenings and contraception."
Jeff Fitzgerald stated on March 21, 2012 in an interview: "Minnesota has passed and Indiana has passed" right to work laws making union membership and dues optional
Scott Walker stated on May 11, 2012 in a blog post on campaign website: Thanks to our policies, "for the first time in state history, we have put millions of dollars into our rainy day fund in consecutive years."
Chris Abele stated on April 12, 2012 in a statement to the Journal Sentinel: "While Act 10 allowed (Milwaukee County) to save some money, it was millions short of what we needed to fill the hole left by the $28 million cut in state aid."
Forbes blog stated on April 22, 2012 in a blog post: "The University of Florida announced this past week that it was dropping its computer science department ... Meanwhile, the athletic budget for the current year is $97.7 million, an increase of more than $2 million from last year."
David Dewhurst stated on April 13, 2012 in a Republican U.S. Senate debate: Says that when adjusted for inflation and population growth, state general revenue spending has decreased 10.7 percent on his watch.
John Elkhay stated on March 21, 2012 in a rally.: If Rhode Island raises the meal and beverage tax to 10 percent, it would be the "fourth-highest in the nation."
John McKeon stated on March 4, 2012 in an interview on My9 News' “New Jersey Now”: Says "the governor took away a billion dollars of rebates, so in real dollars, our property taxes have gone up 20 percent."
Kathleen Falk stated on February 29, 2012 in an appearance at Marquette University: Says Gov. Scott Walker "didn’t balance the budget" so "we now have a larger state deficit 14 months into (his) term than we did when he was elected."
Dennis Richardson stated on February 17, 2012 in a newsletter: "While 9,000 state employees were added to the state’s payroll, Oregon’s revenue forecasts dropped by more than $4 billion."
Stephen Sweeney stated on March 8, 2012 in an interview on NJToday: Says "my plan is a property tax cut."
John Kasich stated on March 2, 2012 in a session with reporters: "The total (state) payroll has gone down. The total amount of the number of workers in the state has gone down. I like the fact that the bulk of that is just by retirements."
U.S. Chamber of Commerce stated on February 8, 2012 in a TV ad.: "As Virginia’s governor, Allen cut spending and waste with bipartisan support."
Chain email stated on January 30, 2012 in email to MoveOn.org members: "Private prisons do not chase escaped inmates past the perimeter like the public prisons do, which means more escaped prisoners in our communities."
Oregon Environmental Council-Oregon Business Association stated on January 18, 2012 in a letter: In the 2011 legislative session, DEQ's budget was cut 18.5 percent — a disproportionate cut compared to other natural resource agencies.
Fred Clark stated on February 1, 2012 in a Democratic Party radio address: Says Gov. Scott Walker "made more than $70 million in cuts to job training programs through (Wisconsin’s) technical colleges."
Joseph Trillo stated on January 20, 2012 in a debate: "We got [the Quonset Business Park] for free and we’re getting zero dollars out of it into the state coffers … other than the fact that it produces the jobs."
Scott Walker stated on January 3, 2012 in a television ad: "We wiped out a $3.6 billion deficit without raising taxes."
Silvestre Reyes stated on January 9, 2012 in a press release: Says 282 Texas school districts have requested emergency waivers to increase elementary school class sizes because of "unprecedented fiscal challenges."
Chris Christie stated on January 17, 2012 in a video : Says "we’ve accomplished balancing two budgets without raising taxes. We’ve now created 60,000 new private-sector jobs. We’ve made government smaller."
Rick Scott stated on January 10, 2012 in his State of the State address: "My recommended budget includes $1 billion in new state funding for education."
Mike Tate stated on November 15, 2011 in an interview on MSNBC: Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker "slashed" pensions and benefits for public employees.
Rebecca Kleefisch stated on November 15, 2011 in a video: A recall election for Wisconsin governor would cost "$7.7 million -- $7.7 million that may already be allocated to merit raises for teachers or health care for the poor or school books for your kids."
Rick Perry stated on October 31, 2011 in a television ad: "We cut a record $15 billion from our state budget."
George Nee stated on October 19, 2011 in a pension forum: "This is the first time in our state, and one of the first times in the country, where benefit reductions . . . has happened to people who are retired."
Michele Bachmann stated on October 11, 2011 in the Blooomberg/Washington Post Republican presidential debate.: Says Rick Perry increased spending in Texas by more than 50 percent.
