Donald Trump continues to say that Wisconsin has a budget deficit of $2.2 billion. It didn’t last year when he made the same claim, and it doesn’t this year, either.
Trump Repeats Debunked Deficit Claim
Person: Scott Walker
Stretching Facts on Syrian Refugees
Republican presidential candidates Ben Carson and Scott Walker, who oppose President Obama’s plan to accept 10,000 Syrian refugees, stretched the facts to support their policy position.
Walker’s Economic Spin
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, a Republican candidate for president, strained the facts when he compared his state’s economic performance with that of the United States.
FactChecking Trump’s Press Conference
Donald Trump’s recent press conference garnered a lot of media attention for his put downs of two high-profile journalists, but he didn’t treat the facts much better.
FactChecking the GOP Debate, Late Edition
The candidates made misleading claims on banking, jobs, education and more.
Wisconsin’s Trumped Up Deficit
Donald Trump says that Wisconsin has a $2.2 billion budget deficit. It doesn’t.
FactChecking Scott Walker
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker became the 15th Republican to officially declare he is running for president of the United States. “I’m in,” he tweeted to his followers this morning.
FactChecking CPAC
A parade of potential Republican presidential candidates took turns at delivering speeches and answering questions at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference that started on Feb. 26. Along the way there were some distortions of facts.
Scott Walker’s Education Boast
Gov. Scott Walker says his state’s “ACT scores are up and Wisconsin now ranks second in the country.” But scores are not up, and the state’s national ranking is misleading.
Still Spinning Wisconsin Voters
In Wisconsin’s pivotal race for governor, both sides are still spinning voters.