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Gary Johnson
stated on September 4, 2016 an interview

"Sixty percent of Americans now support legalizing marijuana."

Mostly True

By Tom Kertscher • September 23, 2016

Tom Nelson
stated on September 1, 2016 a TV ad

Says Mike Gallagher’s plan "would cut Social Security benefits for two-thirds of seniors."

Half-True

By Tom Kertscher • September 23, 2016

Let America Work
stated on September 1, 2016 a TV ad

Says Russ Feingold was the "only senator to vote against Homeland Security."

False

By Tom Kertscher • September 21, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on August 22, 2016 a tweet

Says she "would bring 186,740 new jobs to Wisconsin" and "Donald Trump would cost Wisconsin 61,050 jobs."

Half-True

By Tom Kertscher • September 16, 2016

Sean Duffy
stated on August 23, 2016 an interview

Says Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin has "ties to the Muslim Brotherhood."

False

By Tom Kertscher • September 14, 2016

Gwen Moore
stated on August 15, 2016 an interview

Milwaukee has "the highest incarceration rate among African-American men in the country."

Half-True

By Tom Kertscher • August 31, 2016

Paul Ryan
stated on August 11, 2016 a tweet

Says "President Obama’s proposed oil tax would cost consumers 24 cents a gallon."

Mostly True

By Tom Kertscher • August 26, 2016

Dana Wachs
stated on July 15, 2016 a tweet

Says Scott Walker's "listening sessions" are "invite-only and excluding the press."

True

By Tom Kertscher • August 24, 2016

Edward Flynn
stated on July 8, 2016 a news conference

Milwaukee police use deadly force at a rate that is "among the lowest" in the country.

Half-True

By Jacob Carpenter, Tom Kertscher • August 19, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on August 16, 2016 a speech

Says Hillary Clinton is "proposing to print instant work permits for millions of illegal immigrants to come in and take everybody's jobs, including low-income African-Americans."

False

By Tom Kertscher • August 18, 2016

Tammy Baldwin
stated on August 5, 2016 a speech

Says Donald Trump "has a long history of exporting jobs overseas."

Half-True

By Tom Kertscher • August 17, 2016

Ron Johnson
stated on August 1, 2016 an interview

"The climate hasn't warmed in quite a few years. That is proven scientifically."

False

By Tom Kertscher • August 12, 2016

Milwaukeeans for Self-Governance
stated on July 20, 2016 a radio ad

Says Milwaukee County district attorney candidate Verona Swanigan "has worked as a prosecutor."

False

By Tom Kertscher • August 4, 2016

David A. Clarke Jr.
stated on July 17, 2016 an interview

Says Barack Obama "said black males are two times more likely to be shot by a law enforcement officer than white males" and "that is a lie" because "there is no data."

Mostly False

By Tom Kertscher • August 3, 2016

Reince Priebus
stated on July 21, 2016 a speech

Says Hillary Clinton's Iran nuclear deal "lined the pockets of the world's number one state sponsor of terrorism with your money."

Mostly False

By Tom Kertscher • July 29, 2016

Bernie Sanders
stated on July 25, 2016 remarks at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia

"The top one-tenth of 1 percent now owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent."

Mostly True

By Lauren Carroll, Tom Kertscher • July 26, 2016

Ron Johnson
stated on July 19, 2016 a speech at the Republican convention

Says that as a U.S. senator, Russ Feingold "voted against authorizing our military 11 separate times."

Half-True

By Tom Kertscher • July 22, 2016

Sean Duffy
stated on July 18, 2016 a speech

"Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have left us with $19 trillion in debt."

Mostly False

By Tom Kertscher • July 19, 2016

Van Wanggaard
stated on July 10, 2016 an opinion article

"You're more likely to be the victim of a violent crime in Milwaukee than in 96 percent of the country."

Half-True

By Tom Kertscher • July 15, 2016

Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on May 4, 2016 a radio ad

Says Ron Johnson "supported a plan to cut benefits and raise the retirement age" for Social Security.

Mostly False

By Tom Kertscher • July 13, 2016

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