Latest Fact-Checks In Wisconsin

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Peter Barca
Peter Barca
stated on January 10, 2017 a news conference
Wisconsin’s middle class is the "most diminished" in the United States.   
False
By Jonathan Anderson • January 20, 2017
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on December 8, 2016 an appearance on Fox News
"In the last decade, 73% of new jobs (in Wisconsin) have come from Madison."  
False
By Eric Litke • January 19, 2017
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on January 12, 2017 a media briefing
Obamacare "is in what the actuaries call a death spiral."
False
By Eric Litke • January 18, 2017
Reince Priebus
Reince Priebus
stated on January 8, 2017 an interview
Says Hillary Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta’s email password was "password."
False
January 11, 2017
X posts
X posts
stated on December 6, 2016 tweets
In Wisconsin, "300,000 voters were turned away by the state’s strict voter ID law" in the 2016 presidential election.
False
December 7, 2016
Reince Priebus
Reince Priebus
stated on November 14, 2016 an interview
Says Donald Trump's presidential victory was "an electoral landslide."    
False
November 21, 2016
Howard Dean
Howard Dean
stated on November 15, 2016 an interview
Says Scott Walker left college "under an ethical cloud for having tried to fix" the election for student body president.  
False
November 18, 2016
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on October 14, 2016 a U.S. Senate debate
"Prior to Obamacare here in Wisconsin, 95 percent of Wisconsinites were covered by insurance. After Obamacare, 95 percent of Wisconsinites were covered by insurance. It hasn’t had an impact."
False
By Eric Litke • November 4, 2016
Russ Feingold
Russ Feingold
stated on October 27, 2016 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
Americans for Prosperity
Americans for Prosperity
stated on August 22, 2016 a web ad
Says Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Russ Feingold "voted over 250 times to raise taxes."  
False
By Eric Litke • October 27, 2016
Russ Feingold
Russ Feingold
stated on September 6, 2016 a radio ad
Says Ron Johnson "has essentially done nothing" to fight heroin addiction and opioid abuse.
False
October 26, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 28, 2016 a speech
"In her campaign for president, Hillary Clinton has received $100 million in contributions from Wall Street and hedge funds."
False
October 6, 2016
Russ Feingold
Russ Feingold
stated on September 26, 2016 a TV ad
Says Ron Johnson "helped companies ship jobs overseas."
False
October 5, 2016
Mike Gallagher
Mike Gallagher
stated on September 12, 2016 a TV ad
Says Tom Nelson "backed higher taxes on Social Security, costing Wisconsin seniors $95 million."  
False
September 30, 2016
Let America Work
Let America Work
stated on September 1, 2016 a TV ad
Says Russ Feingold was the "only senator to vote against Homeland Security."
False
September 21, 2016
Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on August 23, 2016 an interview
Says Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin has "ties to the Muslim Brotherhood."  
False
September 14, 2016
Russ Feingold
Russ Feingold
stated on June 14, 2016 a TV ad
Says Ron Johnson "voted five times for tax breaks that help companies ship Wisconsin jobs overseas."
False
By Alison Dirr • August 26, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 16, 2016 a speech
Says Hillary Clinton is "proposing to print instant work permits for millions of illegal immigrants to come in and take everybody's jobs, including low-income African-Americans."
False
August 18, 2016
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on August 1, 2016 an interview
"The climate hasn't warmed in quite a few years. That is proven scientifically."  
False
August 12, 2016
Milwaukeeans for Self-Governance
Milwaukeeans for Self-Governance
stated on July 20, 2016 a radio ad
Says Milwaukee County district attorney candidate Verona Swanigan "has worked as a prosecutor."
False
August 4, 2016
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