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Rebecca Dallet
stated on March 19, 2018 in a TV ad:

Says Michael Screnock "let a child predator walk without time and let a rapist who preyed on an underage girl go free after only an eight-month sentence."

Mostly True

By Tom Kertscher • March 23, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on March 18, 2018 in a tweet:

Robert Mueller’s investigative team has "13 hardened Democrats, some big Crooked Hillary supporters, and Zero Republicans."

Half-True

By Louis Jacobson • March 21, 2018

Rebecca Dallet
stated on March 2, 2018 in a debate:

Says that during the Supreme Court campaign, Michael Screnock has "vowed to uphold the platform of the NRA."

Half-True

By Tom Kertscher • March 14, 2018

Mahlon Mitchell
stated on January 17, 2018 in a tweet:

"When @ScottWalker told firefighters we didn’t need to worry about Act 10, we said hell no, we stand with working Wisconsinites everywhere."

Mostly False

By Eric Litke • March 7, 2018

Patrick Morrisey
stated on February 21, 2018 in a tweet:

"The impending work stoppage is unlawful."

True

By Louis Jacobson • February 26, 2018

Paul Ryan
stated on February 15, 2018 in a briefing with reporters:

We "have laws on the books designed to prevent people with mental illnesses from getting firearms."

Half-True

By Tom Kertscher • February 26, 2018

Giffords
stated on February 20, 2018 in a TV ad:

"Gov. Rick Scott made it illegal for a doctor to ask a patient if they owned a gun, even a mental health professional. This law was so dangerous that a court had to strike it down."

Mostly True

By Amy Sherman • February 22, 2018

Rebecca Dallet
stated on January 19, 2018 in an interview:

Says that as a judge, she has "presided over more than 10,000 cases."

True

By Tom Kertscher • February 16, 2018

Tim Burns
stated on February 6, 2018 in a TV ad:

Says he is "one of America's leading consumer lawyers."

False

By Tom Kertscher • February 15, 2018

Michael Screnock
stated on January 29, 2018 in a radio ad:

Says Tim Burns and Rebecca Dallet "have openly criticized laws signed by Governor Walker that they disagree with and are campaigning as activists who will implement their policies from the bench."

Half-True

By Tom Kertscher • February 14, 2018

Bloggers
stated on February 6, 2018 in a headline:

"Just in: 45 states just banned Sharia law"

Pants on Fire!

By Amy Sherman • February 8, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on February 5, 2018 in a speech near Cincinnati:

At the State of the Union address, Democrats, "even on positive news … were like death and un-American. Un-American. Somebody said, ‘treasonous.’ I mean, yeah, I guess, why not? Can we call that treason? Why not?"

Pants on Fire!

By Louis Jacobson • February 6, 2018

Ohio Democratic Party
stated on January 4, 2018 in a press release:

Says Mike DeWine "interfered with and stifled" a sexual harassment investigation and then "eliminated the office that investigated harassment claims within the AG’s office."

Mostly False

By Amy Sherman • February 6, 2018

Devin Nunes
stated on February 2, 2018 in a staff-written memo from the House Intelligence Committee:

Says the Steele dossier "was—according to (James Comey's) June 2017 testimony—'salacious and unverified.' "

Half-True

By Louis Jacobson • February 5, 2018

Ron Johnson
stated on January 12, 2018 in an interview:

About 1.1 million people legally enter the U.S. each year as permanent residents -- "65 percent of that is some kind of chain migration; 22 percent is diversity lottery, ‘asyling,’ refugees; only about 14, 15 percent has anything to do with work."

Half-True

By Tom Kertscher • February 2, 2018

Randy Bryce
stated on January 10, 2018 in a campaign appearance:

Under "his own legislation," Donald Trump's "own family would not have been allowed into the country."

Half-True

By Tom Kertscher • January 19, 2018

Republican News
stated on January 13, 2018 in a blog post:

"First indictment issued in Russian bribery case tied to Obama-era Uranium One deal."

False

By Jon Greenberg • January 17, 2018

Norm Eisen
stated on January 7, 2018 in a tweet:

The White House staff risks violating federal ethics rules if they participate in Donald Trump’s "fake news awards."

True

By John Kruzel • January 11, 2018

Julián Castro
stated on October 29, 2017 in a conference call reported in a PJ Media web post:

Says a "recent analysis" showed that 91 percent of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients are employed, in school or serving in the military.

Mostly True

By Jasper Scherer • January 10, 2018

Jeff Sessions
stated on January 4, 2018 in a Justice Department memo:

On rescinding Obama-era marijuana enforcement guidelines.

No Flip

By Jon Greenberg • January 5, 2018

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