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Latest Fact-Checks In Wisconsin

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Chris Abele
Chris Abele
stated on May 18, 2017 an interview
Says David Clarke reduced the number of Milwaukee County sheriff's deputies "from about 700 and something to 300 and something."  
Half-True
May 26, 2017
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on May 17, 2017 a tweet
"Voter turnout in 2016 was reduced by approx. 200,000 votes because of WI’s photo ID laws."  
Mostly False
May 24, 2017
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on May 7, 2017 an interview
Before Obamacare, Wisconsin’s "high-risk pool" for health insurance "had eight or nine" plans to choose from, people "could go to any doctor or any hospital they wanted, and their premiums and co-pays were cheaper than they are under Obamacare today."
Half-True
May 19, 2017
Brad Schimel
Brad Schimel
stated on April 9, 2017 a TV interview
There is no ‘backlog’ of untested rape kits in Wisconsin. 
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Litke • May 19, 2017
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on February 8, 2017 his budget speech
"We are investing more money into education than ever before in the history of Wisconsin."
Mostly False
By Alison Dirr • May 17, 2017
Glenn Grothman
Glenn Grothman
stated on April 30, 2017 a town hall meeting
"Planned Parenthood is the biggest abortion provider in the country."
True
By Dave Umhoefer • May 15, 2017
Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on May 9, 2017 an interview
The Republican replacement for Obamacare does not give massive tax cuts to wealthy Americans.  
False
May 12, 2017
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on May 2, 2017 a news conference
"We got to a point that our Air Force pilots were going to museums to find spare parts over the last eight years" under Barack Obama.
Pants on Fire!
May 11, 2017
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on May 4, 2017 a news release
"Under ‘Trumpcare,’" domestic violence and sexual assault "could be considered pre-existing conditions."
Mostly False
May 9, 2017
Americas PAC
Americas PAC
stated on April 27, 2017 a radio ad
Says Tammy Baldwin was told by a whistleblower about "overmedicated veterans," she made "deadly mistakes" and "three veterans died" at the Tomah VA hospital.
False
May 5, 2017
Wisconsin Freedom Alliance
Wisconsin Freedom Alliance
stated on April 25, 2017 a radio ad
Wisconsin politicians get daily expense payments "even if they don’t spend a dime on meals, or lodging or travel," and "no receipts are required for them to get paid."  
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • May 3, 2017
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on April 7, 2017 an interview
In Congress, "on the Democratic side of the room, you’ve got men and women of all different races; on the other side, you’ve got a bunch of white men in dark suits, all over 55 or so."
Mostly True
April 28, 2017
Mike Crute
Mike Crute
stated on April 19, 2017 a radio show
Says Bernie Sanders "is the most popular politician in America today."  
Mostly True
April 27, 2017
Ron Kind
Ron Kind
stated on February 16, 2017 a radio interview
"We're experiencing a net outflow of illegal, undocumented workers from America back to Mexico."  
True
By Eric Litke • April 26, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 18, 2017 an interview
"All pipelines that are coming into this country from now on has to be American steel."
False
April 20, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 18, 2017 a speech
"We’ve lost 70,000 factories since China joined the World Trade Organization."  
Mostly True
April 19, 2017
Brad Schimel
Brad Schimel
stated on March 12, 2017 an interview
In America, "more people die from" prescription narcotic painkillers "than from heroin and cocaine combined."  
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • April 19, 2017
Sheriff David Clarke for U.S. Senate
Sheriff David Clarke for U.S. Senate
stated on April 5, 2017 a fund-raising email
Says Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. has said Black Lives Matter "is a terrorist movement, a hate group and calls it, Black LIES Matter."
True
April 17, 2017
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on March 23, 2017 a radio address
"Wisconsin’s economy is in the best shape it’s been since 2000."  
Half-True
By Andrew Mollica • April 13, 2017
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on April 7, 2017 a statement
"There is no legal basis" for Donald Trump's "missile strike against Syrian military assets."
False
April 7, 2017
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