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Brad Holyman-Sigal
stated on February 26, 2024 in a press release:

“Nearly a quarter million birds in New York City, and more than one billion across the country, die each year from collisions with buildings.”

Mostly True

By Jefrey Canova, Ciaran Conneely • March 24, 2024

Jeff Sessions
stated on December 18, 2017 in a news conference:

In Milwaukee, "murder is up an astonishing 57 percent."

Mostly False

By Tom Kertscher • January 3, 2018

Mark Pocan
stated on May 24, 2017 in a hearing:

In Wisconsin’s school voucher program, "two-thirds of the money" in the "tax vouchers" went to people "making more than $100,000."

False

By Tom Kertscher • May 31, 2017

John Eichelberger
stated on February 13, 2017:

Inner-city students "fall back and don’t succeed, whereas if there was a less intensive track, they would."

False

By Cassie Owens • February 27, 2017

Michael Moore
stated on November 11, 2016 in remarks on MSNBC's "Morning Joe":

In Flint, Mich., "the pipes still haven't been replaced. The water is still poisoned."

Half-True

By Louis Jacobson • November 21, 2016

Gwen Moore
stated on August 15, 2016 in an interview:

Milwaukee has "the highest incarceration rate among African-American men in the country."

Half-True

By Tom Kertscher • August 31, 2016

Van Wanggaard
stated on July 10, 2016 in an opinion article:

"You're more likely to be the victim of a violent crime in Milwaukee than in 96 percent of the country."

Half-True

By Tom Kertscher • July 15, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on June 22, 2016 in a speech in New York attacking Hillary Clinton:

"For the amount of money Hillary Clinton would like to spend on refugees, we could rebuild every inner city in America."

Pants on Fire!

By Jon Greenberg • June 22, 2016

Tim McGinty
stated on March 4, 2016 in his campaign website:

Says he "tore down hundreds of abandoned homes that served as havens for crime and reduce(d) the value of our neighborhoods."

Mostly True

By Nadia Pflaum • March 4, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on February 11, 2016 in a debate:

Says Dontre Hamilton, who was killed during a confrontation with a Milwaukee police officer, was "unarmed."

Mostly True

By Tom Kertscher • February 18, 2016

Bob Donovan
stated on January 29, 2016 in a Facebook post:

"This is the true picture of ‘Milwaukee's Renaissance’ after 12 years of Mayor Tom Barrett's leadership."

Pants on Fire!

By Tom Kertscher • February 2, 2016

Rand Paul
stated on January 28, 2016 in a Republican debate:

"A third of the budget for the city of Ferguson (Missouri) was being reaped by civil fines."

Mostly False

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 29, 2016

Edward Flynn
stated on August 27, 2015 in a forum:

In Milwaukee County, juveniles arrested for car theft "get sent immediately home, because under the point system in juvenile court" on holding suspects, "a stolen car gets zero points."

Mostly False

By Tom Kertscher • October 19, 2015

Centers for Disease Control
stated on July 16, 2015 in radio interview:

Caution: Kissing and cuddling chickens can be hazardous to your health.

True

By Nancy Badertscher • August 4, 2015

Sabino "Pio" Renteria
stated on April 10, 2015 in a cover story in the Austin Chronicle:

"Fifteen years ago, you couldn't even get a pizza delivered in that neighborhood."

Mostly False

By W. Gardner Selby • April 24, 2015

Facebook posts
stated on December 31, 2014 in a meme circulated on Facebook:

Milwaukee "incarcerates 1.2% of white men" and has "incarcerated over 50% of black men in their 30s."

Half-True

By Tom Kertscher • January 15, 2015

Mike Stenhouse
stated on November 14, 2014 in a radio interview:

"According to HUD, it is patently unfair and socially unjust that wealthy people can live in an exclusive neighborhood."

False

By Katie Mulvaney • December 14, 2014

Bill O'Reilly
stated on December 1, 2014 in a segment on "The O'Reilly Factor":

"In 2012, 123 African-Americans were shot dead by police. ... Same year, 326 whites were killed by police."

Mostly False

By Katie Sanders • December 4, 2014

Anne Nolan
stated on November 12, 2014 in a Journal commentary:

"In Rhode Island, a recent study showed that among a group of people who had been homeless for a year or more, Medicaid costs averaged about $60,000 per person."

False

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • November 23, 2014

X posts
stated on August 13, 2014 in posts on Twitter:

The wife of the Ferguson, Mo., police chief said African-Americans in Ferguson "are feral and violent."

Pants on Fire!

By Aaron Sharockman • August 14, 2014

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