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Latest Fact-Checks By Tom Kertscher

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Americans United for Change
Americans United for Change
stated on October 26, 2016 an ad
Says "Ron Johnson calls Social Security a Ponzi scheme and wants to privatize the program."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • November 4, 2016
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
stated on October 28, 2016 an ad
Says Russ Feingold said that with Obamacare, "we could keep our doctors and our plans, it was rated as the Lie of the Year."  
True
By Tom Kertscher • November 4, 2016
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on October 10, 2016 a radio ad
Says Russ Feingold "voted to raise taxes on Social Security benefits for seniors, he even tried to give Social Security benefits to illegal immigrants."  
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • November 3, 2016
Russ Feingold
Russ Feingold
stated on October 26, 2016 a radio ad
Says Donald Trump and Ron Johnson "oppose a woman's right to choose and Johnson voted against the Violence Against Women Act."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • November 3, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 1, 2016 a speech
"Wisconsin is one of several states where you can change your early ballot if you think you've made a mistake."  
True
By Tom Kertscher • November 2, 2016
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on October 25, 2016 a radio ad
Says it’s not possible for some Wisconsin residents to watch Packers games, "they’re forced to watch Viking games," so he "got a law passed to fix" the problem.
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • October 28, 2016
Our Democracy 2020
Our Democracy 2020
stated on October 26, 2016 a news release
Says an election clerk in Green Bay refused to allow early voting on the UW-Green Bay campus because she "was afraid it would help Democrats," showing "outrageous partisan bias."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • October 28, 2016
Russ Feingold
Russ Feingold
stated on September 6, 2016 a radio ad
Says Ron Johnson "has essentially done nothing" to fight heroin addiction and opioid abuse.
False
By Tom Kertscher • October 26, 2016
Russ Feingold
Russ Feingold
stated on October 7, 2016 an interview
Says Saudi Arabia, a U.S. ally, has "paid to export throughout the world" Wahhabism -- "an extreme form of Islam" that basically teaches "Americans are the devil."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • October 21, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 19, 2016 the third 2016 presidential debate
Says Hillary Clinton "wanted the wall."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • October 20, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on October 5, 2016 a speech
Says Donald Trump’s plan to repeal the estate tax would mean the Walmart Walton family would "get a $53 billion tax break."  
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • October 17, 2016
Republican Party of Wisconsin
Republican Party of Wisconsin
stated on September 12, 2016 a web ad
"Just like Hillary Clinton," Russ Feingold had a "run-in with corruption and scandal by using a personal slush fund -- a.k.a. the Feingold Foundation --  while plotting another run for U.S. Senate."  
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • October 14, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 11, 2016 a tweet
Says he won the second debate with Hillary Clinton "in a landslide" in "every poll."
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Kertscher • October 12, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on October 10, 2016 a tweet
Says Paul Ryan "is still endorsing Trump."
True
By Tom Kertscher • October 11, 2016
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on September 26, 2016 a tweet
"Repeated requests for additional security in Benghazi were routinely denied" by Hillary "Clinton’s State Department."  
True
By Tom Kertscher • October 7, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 28, 2016 a speech
"In her campaign for president, Hillary Clinton has received $100 million in contributions from Wall Street and hedge funds."
False
By Tom Kertscher • October 6, 2016
Russ Feingold
Russ Feingold
stated on September 26, 2016 a TV ad
Says Ron Johnson "helped companies ship jobs overseas."
False
By Tom Kertscher • October 5, 2016
Mike Gallagher
Mike Gallagher
stated on September 12, 2016 a TV ad
Says Tom Nelson "backed higher taxes on Social Security, costing Wisconsin seniors $95 million."  
False
By Tom Kertscher • September 30, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 28, 2016 a speech
Says Hillary Clinton "gave up 20 percent of America's uranium supply to Russia."  
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • September 30, 2016
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on September 19, 2016 a statement
Says that except for Donald Trump, "every other major party nominee" for the past 40 years has released their tax returns.  
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • September 28, 2016
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