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Latest Fact-Checks In Wisconsin

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Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on April 18, 2014 an interview
"Already in Wisconsin we have seen fewer people pursuing education as a career" due to the Act 10 collective bargaining law.
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • June 13, 2014
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on May 5, 2014 remarks at a forum
Medicare is "going broke. The trust fund goes bankrupt in 2026."
Mostly False
June 5, 2014
Brett Hulsey
Brett Hulsey
stated on May 21, 2014 a letter
Says opponent Mary Burke told reporters she would have "required workers to give up bargained-for healthcare and retirement benefits like Gov. Walker."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • May 29, 2014
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on May 8, 2014 a radio interview
"The average person who gets the minimum wage in America is 35 years old."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • May 21, 2014
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce
stated on April 20, 2014 an opinion piece
"Typical minimum wage earners in America are teenagers living with their parents in middle class families."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • April 20, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on March 25, 2014 a report
"Wisconsin now ranks among the top 10 states for out-migration."  
Mostly False
March 30, 2014
Chris Larson
Chris Larson
stated on March 12, 2014 an email
The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate approved a bill "denying veterans the right to recover their medical costs for cancers they developed while serving their country."
Mostly False
March 20, 2014
We Are Wisconsin
We Are Wisconsin
stated on February 17, 2014 an email
With his proposal to cut income and property taxes, Scott Walker is "increasing the state deficit at a time when borrowing is already at record levels."  
Mostly False
March 10, 2014
Republican Governors Association
Republican Governors Association
stated on February 13, 2014 a campaign TV ad
"(Mary) Burke was a senior member of the Doyle administration that left Wisconsin with 130,000 fewer jobs."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • March 5, 2014
Republican Party of Wisconsin
Republican Party of Wisconsin
stated on February 10, 2014 a press release
As state Commerce secretary, Mary Burke drafted, sponsored and promoted "budgets that raised taxes by billions, created high structural deficits and raided funds to finance huge spending hikes."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • February 19, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on December 13, 2013 an interview
"Scott Walker raises nearly 70 percent of his money from out of state"
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • December 22, 2013
Kathleen Vinehout
Kathleen Vinehout
stated on December 5, 2013 a meeting
Gov. Scott Walker bought "80 new, brand-new vehicles" for the state that "we probably don’t need."
Mostly False
December 20, 2013
Mike Tate
Mike Tate
stated on November 17, 2013 a fund-raising email
Says Gov. Scott Walker has dropped Wisconsin "to 45th in the nation in job growth prospects while campaigning for president out of state."
Mostly False
December 1, 2013
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on September 24, 2013 a news release
"Wisconsin ranks No. 2 in economic growth", according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
Mostly False
By James B. Nelson • November 1, 2013
Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson
stated on September 25, 2013 an interview
"Wisconsin is not as obese as the national average is. The national average, 35.7 percent of the population is obese. In Wisconsin, it's closer to 26 percent."
Mostly False
October 24, 2013
Dale Kooyenga
Dale Kooyenga
stated on September 18, 2013 a legislative hearing
"We’ve used (generally accepted accounting principles) here in this building the last two years."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • September 22, 2013
Chris Larson
Chris Larson
stated on September 5, 2013 an interview
The Capitol Police force is "going so far as to use paramilitary equipment" in dealing with singing protesters in Madison
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • September 19, 2013
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on August 30, 2013 an interview
Says potential Democratic opponent Mary Burke "implemented the policies of Jim Doyle. Those are the policies that, in his last term, saw the state lose more than 133,000 jobs."
Mostly False
By James B. Nelson • September 18, 2013
Alberta Darling
Alberta Darling
stated on August 15, 2013 legislative testimony
Wisconsin’s criminal threshold for drunken-driving is "way out of line" with "states surrounding us," which "have the second offense as a felony."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • August 25, 2013
Federation for American Immigration Reform
Federation for American Immigration Reform
stated on August 5, 2013 a news release
"Unemployment has been on the rise throughout Wisconsin" as Paul Ryan stepped up his advocacy of "immigration increases."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • August 9, 2013
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