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The fact-checker’s farewell to Scott Walker’s presidential campaign

By Aaron Sharockman
September 21, 2015

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker will abandon his presidential campaign, Fox News and others are reporting.

That is a quick fall for a candidate once seen as a favorite in Iowa, among other places. Walker was one of the more fact-checked GOP candidates of 2016, thanks to PolitiFact’s partnership in Wisconsin with the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.

Overall, PolitiFact has analyzed 158 different comments or claims made by Walker. You can see the entire collection here, or view PolitiFact Wisconsin’s Top 5 fact-checks

For a snapshot, here’s a breakdown of Walker’s claims by rating:

PolitiFact Wisconsin also tracked the promises Walker made in his campaigns for governor. That scorecard, the Walk-O-Meter, is available here.

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