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Video: Review of fact checks on Scott Walker, other presidential contenders

By Tom Kertscher
May 7, 2015

Reporters from PolitiFact Wisconsin made their debut May 7, 2015 on JS on Politics, a live webcast produced Thursdays by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

The show is hosted by Greg Borowski, who is editor of PolitiFact Wisconsin and assistant managing editor of projects and investigations at the Journal Sentinel.

He was joined by PolitiFact Wisconsin reporters Tom Kertscher and Dave Umhoefer, who discussed recent factchecks tied to the presidential race, including ones on Gov. Scott Walker, a presumed presidential candidate, and on announced presidential candidates Hillary Clinton, Marco Rubio, Ben Carson, Mike Huckabee and Carly Fiorina.

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