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Latest Fact-Checks In Wisconsin

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Wisconsin Republican Legislative leaders
Wisconsin Republican Legislative leaders
stated on December 3, 2018 a public forum:
On how much power the Wisconsin governor should have.
Full Flop
By D.L. Davis • December 3, 2018
Dale Kooyenga
Dale Kooyenga
stated on November 7, 2018 a radio interview:
Wisconsin has "the number one health care system in the country. Everyone in poverty now has health care"  
Half-True
By D.L. Davis • November 30, 2018
Gordon Hintz
Gordon Hintz
stated on November 18, 2018 a TV interview:
"One year ago, (Republicans) would not fill seats vacated for people who went to the administration because of the cost of those elections. Now, they’re talking about changing the rules to add additional elections that will cost millions of dollars of taxpayer expense."
Mostly True
By D.L. Davis • November 28, 2018
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on September 14, 2018 a radio interview:
Says as a Schedule 1 drug, marijuana carries a designation that means it "should not be researched"  
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • November 21, 2018
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on November 8, 2018 a TV interview:
"We have lost over $1 billion in not taking the Medicaid expansion money, only to insure fewer people."
Mostly True
By Eric Litke • November 20, 2018
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on November 1, 2018 a radio interview:
"Every couple days we have a caravan size group of people apprehended trying to come into the country illegally, or coming to the ports of entry without documentation."
Half-True
By D.L. Davis • November 16, 2018
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on September 14, 2018 a radio interview:
Says VA doctors are "censored from being able to talk to their patients" about marijuana, even in states where it is legal for medicinal use
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • November 9, 2018
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on November 1, 2018 a public forum:
Says Walker "wants to get rid of" students’ ability to stay on their parents’ health insurance.
False
By Eric Litke • November 2, 2018
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on September 26, 2018 a campaign ad:
Says that after the overdose death of a Tomah VA veteran, she "brought both parties together to help pass a law" to "make the VA accountable and also to stop the overprescribing of" opioids.
Mostly True
By D.L. Davis • November 2, 2018
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on September 25, 2018 a campaign ad:
Says Scott Walker ‘cut $800 million from our schools.’
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • November 2, 2018
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on October 23, 2018 a campaign ad:
Says Tony Evers wants to give in-state tuition and drivers licenses to "illegal aliens."
Mostly True
By Eric Litke, Tom Kertscher • November 2, 2018
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on September 25, 2018 a campaign ad:
Says he "raised graduation rates to nearly 90 percent."
Half-True
By D.L. Davis • October 31, 2018
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on September 26, 2018 a campaign ad:
"Under Scott Walker, the Department of Corrections has only 18 people tracking 25,000 sex offenders" and "there are nearly 3,000 sex offenders that are unaccounted for."
Mostly False
By D.L. Davis • October 29, 2018
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on October 22, 2018 a speech:
Under the Republican tax reform law, "83 percent of the benefits go to the top 1 percent of individuals and large multinational corporations."  
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • October 26, 2018
Leah Vukmir
Leah Vukmir
stated on October 19, 2018 a debate:
Says Tammy Baldwin’s "Medicare for All" plan means senior citizens would "no longer have" Medicare.  
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • October 26, 2018
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on October 9, 2018 a video:
Says Tony Evers will "raise the gas tax by as much as a dollar a gallon."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • October 24, 2018
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on October 9, 2018 a TV ad:
"Wisconsin pays 50% more than Minnesota for the same health care."  
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • October 22, 2018
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on October 10, 2018 a campaign video:
Says Scott Walker supports "a health care plan that would gut protections for pre-existing conditions."  
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • October 18, 2018
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on September 10, 2018 a mailer :
"Leah Vukmir OPPOSES Buy American legislation."
True
By D.L. Davis • October 17, 2018
Kanye West
Kanye West
stated on October 11, 2018 remarks at the White House:
In Wisconsin, Foxconn has "4,000 jobs, people making $53,000 a year."  
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • October 12, 2018
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