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Latest Fact-Checks By Tom Kertscher

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Leah Vukmir
Leah Vukmir
stated on May 14, 2018 an interview:
Says Tammy Baldwin is "more worried about the mastermind of 9/11" than supporting CIA director nominee Gina Haspel.  
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Kertscher • May 18, 2018
Tom Palzewicz
Tom Palzewicz
stated on May 14, 2018 a tweet:
Says Jim Sensenbrenner "has been in office for 40 years" and "he's led on exactly one bill," the Patriot Act.
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Kertscher • May 17, 2018
Randy Bryce
Randy Bryce
stated on May 6, 2018 an interview:
Says he’s not a politician.
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • May 16, 2018
Kevin Nicholson
Kevin Nicholson
stated on May 4, 2018 an interview:
"Tammy Baldwin cosponsored legislation that wanted to establish the Department of Peace and Nonviolence."  
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • May 9, 2018
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on April 17, 2018 a news conference:
Says that on the tax reform law, Democratic leaders "are promising to take it all away."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • May 2, 2018
Randy Bryce
Randy Bryce
stated on March 14, 2018 an interview:
"Our campaign staff was the first to unionize in the history of politics."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • April 25, 2018
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on March 23, 2018 an interview:
Says that despite a recent increase in school funding, Scott Walker "has taken over a billion dollars from the public schools."  
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • April 20, 2018
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on April 4, 2018 a tweet:
"Our bold reforms have Wisconsin’s unemployment rate down to an all-time LOW of 2.9 percent, and the number of people working at an all-time HIGH!"  
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • April 18, 2018
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on April 9, 2018 an interview:
Says "Eric Holder and his group came in and made" the Wisconsin Supreme Court race "highly partisan."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • April 11, 2018
Giffords
Giffords
stated on March 13, 2018 an ad:
"Paul Ryan has blocked all action to strengthen our gun laws."  
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • April 6, 2018
Republican Party of Wisconsin
Republican Party of Wisconsin
stated on March 12, 2018 a billboard campaign:
Says Rebecca Dallet is a "hypocrite" because she "took money from attorneys with over 100 cases before her."    
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • March 28, 2018
Rebecca Dallet
Rebecca Dallet
stated on March 19, 2018 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
Michael Screnock
Michael Screnock
stated on March 2, 2018 a debate:
Says Rebecca Dallet "has talked about her interest in advocating for policies that need to be changed to achieve her political objectives."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • March 21, 2018
Steve Bullock
Steve Bullock
stated on March 7, 2018 an interview in Milwaukee:
"A quarter of our guns are sold outside of the background checks."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • March 16, 2018
Rebecca Dallet
Rebecca Dallet
stated on March 2, 2018 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
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on February 24, 2018 a campaign appearance:
"The Koch brothers have given" Paul Ryan "$500,000 in campaign contributions."  
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • March 9, 2018
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on February 22, 2018 an interview :
Says 97 percent of gun owners support universal background checks.  
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • March 2, 2018
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on February 15, 2018 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
Kevin Nicholson
Kevin Nicholson
stated on February 18, 2018 an interview:
"There are more guns in this country than there are people."  
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • February 20, 2018
Rebecca Dallet
Rebecca Dallet
stated on January 19, 2018 an interview:
Says that as a judge, she has "presided over more than 10,000 cases."  
True
By Tom Kertscher • February 16, 2018
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