Latest Fact-Checks By James B. Nelson

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Wisconsin Jobs Now
Wisconsin Jobs Now
stated on April 28, 2016 in a Facebook posting.:
Says Demond Means, "turnaround district" superintendent for Milwaukee Public Schools, said the district "needs to be gutted."
Pants on Fire!
By James B. Nelson • May 18, 2016
Chris Larson
Chris Larson
stated on April 5, 2016 in a press release:
"For the votes that we got, I think we spent, on average, two bucks a pop. Compared to 42 bucks" for incumbent Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele.
False
By James B. Nelson • April 11, 2016
Chris Larson
Chris Larson
stated on March 29, 2016 in a speech:
Says Chris Abele "has had five years and he’s done nothing" about the Estabrook Dam.
False
By James B. Nelson • April 1, 2016
Chris Abele
Chris Abele
stated on March 15, 2016 in a television ad:
An image in a Chris Abele TV ad depicts "wealthy citizens" who would benefit from a "lake" created by the controversial Estabrook Dam.
Pants on Fire!
By James B. Nelson • March 29, 2016
JoAnne Kloppenburg
JoAnne Kloppenburg
stated on March 15, 2016 in a website posting:
In the primary election, a "right-wing group spent more than $100,000,000 to support" Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley.
False
By James B. Nelson • March 21, 2016
Chris Abele
Chris Abele
stated on March 3, 2016 in an interview:
The Mitchell Park Domes "lose about $1 million-plus every year" and "the number of people going to the Domes has been going down."      
False
By James B. Nelson • March 18, 2016
Marina Dimitrijevic
Marina Dimitrijevic
stated on February 16, 2016 in a press release:
Says Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele is a "billionaire."
False
By James B. Nelson • March 2, 2016
Wisconsin Working Families Party
Wisconsin Working Families Party
stated on January 15, 2016 in a direct mail flier:
Says Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele spent "$100,000 of taxpayer money on a new luxury SUV."
False
By James B. Nelson • February 24, 2016
Chris Larson
Chris Larson
stated on January 7, 2016 in a Facebook post:
Says Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele "once proposed a plan to end county funding to homeless shelters."
False
By James B. Nelson • February 9, 2016
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on December 17, 2015 in a television interview:
"I’ll be running against a career politician."
Mostly True
By James B. Nelson • February 4, 2016
Scot Ross
Scot Ross
stated on December 13, 2015 in a television interview:
Under Scott Walker, Wisconsin "moved from 16th to third in percentage of people with student loan debt."
Mostly False
By James B. Nelson • January 8, 2016
Katrina Shankland
Katrina Shankland
stated on November 16, 2015 in a news conference:
Wisconsin "is on pace to double the number of layoffs" this year.
False
By James B. Nelson • December 21, 2015
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on November 4, 2015 in a TV interview:
The U.S. "tax rate on successful small businesses is 44.6 percent," while the business tax rate in Canada is 15 percent.
True
By James B. Nelson • December 10, 2015
Glenn Grothman
Glenn Grothman
stated on October 30, 2015 in an interview:
Wisconsin’s 6th congressional "district has more manufacturing jobs than almost any other" in the nation.
True
By James B. Nelson • November 20, 2015
Glenn Grothman
Glenn Grothman
stated on November 6, 2015 in :
On support for the Export-Import Bank
Full Flop
By James B. Nelson • November 6, 2015
Russ Feingold
Russ Feingold
stated on August 13, 2015 in an interview:
On receiving campaign contributions from out-of-state donors
Full Flop
By James B. Nelson • October 28, 2015
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on October 20, 2015 in On support for the Export-Import Bank:
On support for the Export-Import Bank
Full Flop
By James B. Nelson • October 20, 2015
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on October 12, 2015 in a tweet:
Wisconsin’s Government Accountability Board "wanted to consider Mickey Mouse and Adolf Hitler as valid signatures on recall petitions."
False
By James B. Nelson • October 16, 2015
League of Conservation Voters
League of Conservation Voters
stated on September 1, 2015 in a television ad:
Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson "led the fight to let polluters release unlimited amounts of carbon pollution and took nearly $225,000 from polluters."
Mostly True
By James B. Nelson • October 9, 2015
Jennifer Shilling
Jennifer Shilling
stated on September 16, 2015 in a tweet:
A "voucher school that closed after 9 days this year collected $5.4 million in taxpayer subsidies since first opening."
Mostly True
By James B. Nelson • September 25, 2015
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