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Wisconsin Jobs Now
Wisconsin Jobs Now
stated on April 28, 2016 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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
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 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 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 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 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 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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