Most No on 645 money comes from unions paid through the state budget.

1. Concern (minor) Title matches the evidence

   Claim and evidence title say the state told two unions it can't afford 2027-29 raises; the SEIU 775 record shows only a proposed freeze.

   The claim says the Legislature or state has 'told it can't afford raises in 2027-29' for unions, and the evidence title says 'The state has told two of these unions it can't afford 2027-29 raises.' Established key point 4 supports a shortfall-based refusal only for WFSE ('refused general raises for 2027-29 to WFSE, citing a shortfall'). For SEIU 775 it reports only that the state 'proposed a wage freeze'. The 'can't afford' wording therefore overstates the SEIU 775 record. The headline figures (89% unions, 58% from four unions, $12.8 million) match the evidence and need no change.

   About claim, evidence:raises-refused, key-point:4 The finding

2. Pass No obvious contradictions

   The True finding matches the answer and conclusion. The $11.4M/89% and $7.37M/58% figures agree across key points, evidence and conclusion, and the roughly $2M sensitivity figure checks out arithmetically.

3. Pass Plausible justification

   The conclusion ties the True rating to PDC union shares and to the documented pay and general-fund mechanism, which the evidence supports.

4. Pass Sources are relevant

   Each cited source (PDC-based FactHub analyses, RCW 41.80.010, OFM cost estimates, the K-12 finance guide, the enacted law, budget notes, Washington State Standard reports, the Senate bill report, and OFM's fiscal impact statement) is on topic for what it supports. WFSE's self-published summary is flagged as a party to the dispute and is used only for its own statements.

5. Pass Common questions answered

   There are seven objections, and each response addresses its question directly, including the Heywood motive claim, the Yes-side interest, the schools claim, the bought-votes claim, the earmark claim and the all-public claim.

Coverage: Read the article payload only; did not open sources or snapshots. All 26 takeaways are marked 'not yet checked' (none established), so no finding rests on takeaway wording. The title check relies on established key points 1-4 and the evidence summaries. Not verified: the NAEP and school-spending figures in the obj-schools response (cited to a FactHub related node, not a listed source); the conclusion's claim that the tax is 'the largest new source of general-fund money' in 2027-29, which no cited takeaway states; the national-union framing, where NEA, AFSCME and AFT are counted as public-sector in the 70.9% share but described as not fitting the frame. Takeaways supporting the testimony, legislator-giving and Heywood items are for the source auditors.