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Latest Fact-Checks In Wisconsin

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Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on February 2, 2017 various public comments
On whether the Senate should vote in a timely manner on a Supreme Court nominee.
Full Flop
By Eric Litke • February 22, 2017
Gordon Hintz
Gordon Hintz
stated on January 30, 2017 an interview
"Eleven individuals who make over $30 million each got $22 million credit" from Wisconsin's manufacturing and agriculture tax credit.
Mostly True
February 17, 2017
Lowell Holtz
Lowell Holtz
stated on February 2, 2017 a campaign statement
On using the Common Core standards for English and math instruction    
Full Flop
By Dave Umhoefer • February 15, 2017
John Humphries
John Humphries
stated on February 2, 2017 a campaign statement
On using the Common Core standards for English and math instruction  
Full Flop
By Dave Umhoefer • February 15, 2017
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on January 31, 2017 a speech
Says Secretary of State Rex Tillerson got a "government service golden parachute" payment of $180 million "from Exxon Mobil that he would have to forfeit had he taken a job elsewhere."    
Mostly False
February 10, 2017
Joe Sanfelippo
Joe Sanfelippo
stated on February 1, 2017 an online video
"Over 39% of violent criminals return to prison following their release."  
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • February 10, 2017
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on January 25, 2017 an interview
In the United States, "we tax our exports and don't tax our imports."
Half-True
February 9, 2017
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on January 6, 2017 an interview
Says Republicans are "organizing to take people’s health care away."
Mostly False
By Jonathan Anderson • February 8, 2017
Reince Priebus
Reince Priebus
stated on January 29, 2017 an interview
The seven nations identified in Donald Trump's travel ban were "identified by the Obama administration as the seven most dangerous countries in the world in regard to harboring terrorists."
Half-True
February 7, 2017
John Humphries
John Humphries
stated on January 12, 2017 a Facebook post
"We've dropped from a top 10 state in elementary reading to 30th in the nation" under State Schools Superintendent Tony Evers’ watch.  
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • February 6, 2017
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on January 5, 2017 a news conference
Obamacare is "hurting people right now" with premium increases of up to 116 percent.
Mostly True
By Eric Litke • February 3, 2017
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on January 5, 2017 a press briefing
"Obamacare has failed."
Mostly False
February 1, 2017
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on January 12, 2017 a news release
Imitation dairy products often differ nutritionally from those they mimic, and labeling them "milk" or "cheese" or "yogurt" is "against the law."
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • January 27, 2017
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on January 11, 2017 a letter
Says Betsy DeVos and her family "have donated extensively to groups which promote the idea that students who identify as LGBT must undergo 'conversion' therapy."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • January 25, 2017
Peter Barca
Peter Barca
stated on January 10, 2017 a news conference
Wisconsin’s middle class is the "most diminished" in the United States.   
False
By Jonathan Anderson • January 20, 2017
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on December 8, 2016 an appearance on Fox News
"In the last decade, 73% of new jobs (in Wisconsin) have come from Madison."  
False
By Eric Litke • January 19, 2017
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on January 12, 2017 a media briefing
Obamacare "is in what the actuaries call a death spiral."
False
By Eric Litke • January 18, 2017
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on January 5, 2017 a tweet
The federal government is prohibited "from negotiating lower prescription drug prices for our senior citizens."
True
January 17, 2017
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on January 10, 2017 In a speech
Wisconsin property taxes, as a percentage of personal income, "are the lowest that they've been since the end of World War II."
True
January 13, 2017
Reince Priebus
Reince Priebus
stated on January 8, 2017 an interview
Says Hillary Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta’s email password was "password."
False
January 11, 2017
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