Latest Fact-Checks By Cara Lombardo

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Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on September 26, 2016 in a tweet:
 "America’s tax code hasn’t been updated in 30 years."
Mostly False
By Cara Lombardo • November 16, 2016
Russ Feingold
Russ Feingold
stated on October 27, 2016 in a meeting with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel editorial board.:
Says Ron Johnson "is benefiting from several super PACs, I am not."
False
By Cara Lombardo • November 3, 2016
Russ Feingold
Russ Feingold
stated on October 6, 2016 in a meeting with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel editorial board.:
Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson "doesn't even believe that there's a man-made role in climate change."
Mostly True
By Cara Lombardo • October 31, 2016
Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson
stated on September 4, 2016 in a campaign appearance:
Says he and his running mate "are the only candidates that do believe in free trade."
Half-True
By Cara Lombardo • October 25, 2016
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on September 6, 2016 in a TV ad:
The U.S. Senate has "one manufacturer — that'd be me."
Mostly True
By Cara Lombardo • October 4, 2016
David Canon
David Canon
stated on July 9, 2016 in a New York Times article:
"(Paul Ryan) has actually proposed three — total, three — bills that have become law in his entire career dating back to 1999."
Mostly True
By Cara Lombardo • August 10, 2016
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on June 23, 2016 in a radio ad:
Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson "opposes faster broadband internet in small towns" and "got nearly $90,000 in campaign contributions from the telecom special interests."
Half-True
By Cara Lombardo • July 27, 2016
Brad Schimel
Brad Schimel
stated on June 6, 2016 in an opinion piece:
"More people now die in Wisconsin from drug overdoses than car crashes."
True
By Cara Lombardo • July 8, 2016
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on May 14, 2016 in a tweet:
American colleges amount to a "cartel."  
Mostly False
By Cara Lombardo • June 16, 2016
Robin Vos
Robin Vos
stated on May 26, 2016 in a an online opinion-piece:
"The Chicago Bears have had more starting quarterbacks in the last 10 years than the total number of tenured (UW) faculty fired during the last two decades."
True
By Cara Lombardo • June 3, 2016
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on May 16, 2016 in a radio interview:
The University of Wisconsin System had a "jobs-for-life tenure program" for professors.
Half-True
By Cara Lombardo • June 3, 2016