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Latest Fact-Checks By Tom Kertscher

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Republican Party of Wisconsin
Republican Party of Wisconsin
stated on August 1, 2018 a radio ad
Says Tony Evers "didn't revoke the license of a teacher caught spreading pornography and commenting on the bodies of middle-school girls."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • August 6, 2018
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on June 19, 2018 a TV ad
Says he made "a record investment in schools."  
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • August 3, 2018
Mahlon Mitchell
Mahlon Mitchell
stated on June 19, 2018 an interview
Says Scott Walker "has cut more from public education than he's put back in, obviously. He took $1.6 billion and some change away and then puts back $630 million and he's calling that progress."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • August 1, 2018
Doug La Follette
Doug La Follette
stated on July 18, 2018 an interview
Says he’s been Wisconsin secretary of state "around 25 years."  
False
By Tom Kertscher • July 30, 2018
Kelda Helen Roys
Kelda Helen Roys
stated on July 19, 2018 a TV ad
"In Wisconsin, abortion is still a crime."  
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • July 25, 2018
Kevin Nicholson
Kevin Nicholson
stated on July 16, 2018 an interview
On supporting Mitch McConnell as U.S. Senate majority leader.  
Half Flip
By Tom Kertscher • July 24, 2018
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on July 14, 2018 a speech
"The three wealthiest people" own "more wealth than the bottom half of the American people."
True
By Tom Kertscher • July 19, 2018
Club for Growth
Club for Growth
stated on July 12, 2018 a TV ad
Says Leah Vukmir "wrote a letter seeking leniency for a fellow state legislator convicted of sexual assault."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • July 18, 2018
Leah Vukmir
Leah Vukmir
stated on July 5, 2018 a news release
Says Mark Pocan’s proposal to eliminate the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) would "eliminate border enforcement."
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Kertscher • July 13, 2018
Kevin Nicholson
Kevin Nicholson
stated on May 30, 2018 an interview
The Iran deal "handed billions of dollars of cash on cargo planes, sent it to a state sponsor of terror, and Tammy Baldwin was one of the first U.S. senators to get on board and support that."  
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • June 29, 2018
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on June 21, 2018 an interview
Says Donald Trump's executive order "doesn't address the over 2,000 children who are already separated from their parents, and it doesn't change the fact that we would be jailing children with their families."  
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • June 22, 2018
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on May 31, 2018 a tweet
"Since taking office, we have enacted more than $8 billion in cumulative tax relief."  
True
By Tom Kertscher • June 22, 2018
Leah Vukmir
Leah Vukmir
stated on June 19, 2018 a statement
On separating families at the border.  
Half Flip
By Tom Kertscher • June 20, 2018
Dana Wachs
Dana Wachs
stated on April 11, 2018 an interview
Says Scott Walker "has turned down $1 billion of Medicaid money over the course of his tenure."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • June 15, 2018
Kelda Helen Roys
Kelda Helen Roys
stated on May 2, 2018 an interview
Says that under Scott Walker, on a percentage basis, Wisconsin is "spending twice as much on debt service for just basic road repair and maintenance" than before he took office.  
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • June 11, 2018
Kelda Helen Roys
Kelda Helen Roys
stated on June 6, 2018 statements
On participating in a debate for Democratic gubernatorial candidates.  
Full Flop
By Tom Kertscher • June 7, 2018
Kathleen Vinehout
Kathleen Vinehout
stated on May 1, 2018 an interview
Says Wisconsin "doesn't even give" released prison inmates "a bus ticket to get home."  
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • June 1, 2018
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on April 17, 2018 an online ad
"Property and income taxes will be lower in 2018 than they were in 2010."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • May 30, 2018
Bob Donovan
Bob Donovan
stated on May 23, 2018 a news release
"Since 2015, the City of Milwaukee has spent more than $22 million on settlements with litigants accusing police of misconduct."  
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • May 24, 2018
Andy Gronik
Andy Gronik
stated on May 13, 2018 a candidates forum
"I’ve lived" in Milwaukee "all 61 years of my life."  
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • May 23, 2018
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