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Latest Fact-Checks By James B. Nelson

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Joe Davis, Sr.
Joe Davis, Sr.
stated on January 17, 2015 a video
The streetcar project proposed for downtown Milwaukee "would actually take precious revenue away" from the Milwaukee Public Schools.
Mostly False
By James B. Nelson • February 3, 2015
Jim Steineke
Jim Steineke
stated on November 19, 2014 a tweet
The streetcar project planned by Mayor Tom Barrett would be a "1900s style trolley."
Half-True
By James B. Nelson • January 16, 2015
Peter Feigin
Peter Feigin
stated on January 6, 2015 a speech
The Milwaukee Bucks are "actually younger than the Marquette team."
False
By James B. Nelson • January 9, 2015
Enough Already Wisconsin, Inc.
Enough Already Wisconsin, Inc.
stated on November 8, 2014 a tweet
The majority of revenue generated by a proposed Kenosha casino would be sent to the Seminole tribe in Florida.
False
By James B. Nelson • November 20, 2014
Bob Seger
Bob Seger
stated on October 12, 2014 an interview
The proposed mine in northern Wisconsin would be built without any government oversight, and will be nine miles long.
False
By James B. Nelson • November 10, 2014
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on October 17, 2014 a speech
Figures for September 2014’s job growth in Wisconsin mark the "largest private-sector job creation we've had in the month of September in more than a decade"
Mostly True
By James B. Nelson • October 29, 2014
Americans for Prosperity
Americans for Prosperity
stated on October 3, 2014 a direct mail flier
"Under the administration of Gov. Scott Walker, northern Wisconsin’s mining economy is moving forward and more people are getting good, high-paying jobs."
Mostly False
By James B. Nelson • October 16, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on September 29, 2014 a radio interview
Job creation has gotten worse each year that Scott Walker has been governor.
False
By James B. Nelson • October 8, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on September 23, 2014 a television ad
New jobs numbers are in, and Wisconsin has "fallen to dead last in Midwest job growth."
False
By James B. Nelson • October 3, 2014
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on September 2, 2014 a speech
After the 2012 redistricting, Wisconsin has competitive congressional districts.
Mostly False
By James B. Nelson • October 1, 2014
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on September 2, 2014 a speech
"Miller Brewing is not a U.S. company any more. Neither is Anheuser-Busch."
True
By James B. Nelson • September 8, 2014
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on August 25, 2014 a campaign television ad
In the latest jobs numbers Wisconsin "ranked third in the Midwest."
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer, James B. Nelson • August 31, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on July 18, 2014 a campaign TV ad
"Wisconsin’s dead last in Midwest job growth."
True
By Dave Umhoefer, James B. Nelson • August 31, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on August 7, 2014 an interview
New Glarus Brewing Co.’s Spotted Cow is available only in Wisconsin.
True
By James B. Nelson • August 25, 2014
Edward Flynn
Edward Flynn
stated on July 24, 2014 a news conference
The Milwaukee Police Department has seized nearly as many firearms this year as the much larger New York City Police Department.
True
By James B. Nelson • August 17, 2014
Chris Moews
Chris Moews
stated on July 14, 2014 an interview
Milwaukee County taxpayers paid $370,000 to settle a lawsuit over a decision by Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. to use "untrained corrections officers" rather than deputies to patrol the lakefront.
Mostly False
By James B. Nelson • July 29, 2014
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on July 2, 2014 blog postings
The Obama Administration is suing a Wisconsin company for forcing employees to speak English.
Mostly False
By James B. Nelson • July 20, 2014
Susan Happ
Susan Happ
stated on June 30, 2014 a press release
"At some point in their lives, 99% of women use birth control."
Half-True
By James B. Nelson • July 18, 2014
Al Jazeera America
Al Jazeera America
stated on June 14, 2014 a documentary
The proposed Gogebic iron ore mine is "just up the hill" from the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore caves along Lake Superior.  
False
By James B. Nelson • June 23, 2014
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on June 2, 2014 a news release
"Congressman Duffy has long record of voting against VA backlog fixes."  
False
By James B. Nelson • June 16, 2014
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