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Latest Fact-Checks By Dave Umhoefer

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Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on June 24, 2014 a web video
When asked by a reporter whether he’s at the center of a "criminal scheme" to violate campaign laws, Gov. Scott Walker nodded yes.
Pants on Fire!
By Dave Umhoefer • June 27, 2014
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on June 20, 2014 a campaign TV ad
"When Jim Doyle was governor and Mary Burke was commerce secretary," Wisconsin saw "billions in middle-class tax hikes on nursing home beds, gas, phones and garbage."  
False
By Dave Umhoefer • June 26, 2014
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on June 16, 2014 a press release
Wisconsin was the "first state to ban public and private sector employment discrimination based on sexual orientation."
True
By Dave Umhoefer • June 22, 2014
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on June 20, 2014 a TV interview
Says the secret John Doe criminal investigation of his campaign has been "resolved" and two judges have said it is "over."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • June 20, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on June 18, 2014 a speech
"The typical Wisconsin worker makes $5,000 less each year than our neighbors in Minnesota" under Gov. Scott Walker’s policies.
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • June 18, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on April 18, 2014 an interview
"Already in Wisconsin we have seen fewer people pursuing education as a career" due to the Act 10 collective bargaining law.
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • June 13, 2014
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on April 16, 2014 a radio interview
"Graduation and third-grade reading scores are up in the state since I took office."
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • June 8, 2014
Brett Hulsey
Brett Hulsey
stated on May 21, 2014 a letter
Says opponent Mary Burke told reporters she would have "required workers to give up bargained-for healthcare and retirement benefits like Gov. Walker."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • May 29, 2014
David A. Clarke Jr.
David A. Clarke Jr.
stated on May 19, 2014 a news release
Milwaukee has seen "an uptick in violence" since 2010, and "the only period of calm we get is when winter sets in."
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • May 23, 2014
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on May 8, 2014 a radio interview
"The average person who gets the minimum wage in America is 35 years old."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • May 21, 2014
Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on May 3, 2014 an interview
"Explosive growth in Medicare" is the reason federal deficit spending is predicted to top $1 trillion again after falling to $600 billion annually.
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • May 11, 2014
Jim Sensenbrenner
Jim Sensenbrenner
stated on April 15, 2014 a town-hall meeting
President Barack Obama’s budget threatens national security by proposing "an Army of fewer personnel than we had before Pearl Harbor."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • May 4, 2014
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on April 16, 2014 a radio interview
"In 2013 we had the largest, the best, private sector job growth we’ve had in this state since the 1990s."
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • April 27, 2014
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce
stated on April 20, 2014 an opinion piece
"Typical minimum wage earners in America are teenagers living with their parents in middle class families."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • April 20, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on April 5, 2014 a campaign email
Says Gov. Scott Walker’s repeal of a 2009 law has left Wisconsin as "one of five states without an equal pay law protecting women from gender discrimination in their paycheck."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • April 13, 2014
Chris Taylor
Chris Taylor
stated on April 1, 2014 a news release
"Drone technology now allows an individual to be recorded in their homes by drones as small as birds and immediately uploaded to the internet."
True
By Dave Umhoefer • April 9, 2014
Republican Governors Association
Republican Governors Association
stated on March 17, 2014 a campaign TV ad
Under Mary Burke’s leadership, Commerce Department business-incentive programs had "major shortcomings" and "40 percent of jobs...didn’t materialize."
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • April 3, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on March 25, 2014 a jobs proposal
"Wisconsin wages are declining at double the rate of other states."
Pants on Fire!
By Dave Umhoefer • March 31, 2014
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on March 4, 2014 a statement to reporters
"Once our Blueprint for Prosperity is signed into law, we will have delivered $2 billion" in tax relief.
True
By Dave Umhoefer • March 12, 2014
Republican Governors Association
Republican Governors Association
stated on February 13, 2014 a campaign TV ad
"(Mary) Burke was a senior member of the Doyle administration that left Wisconsin with 130,000 fewer jobs."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • March 5, 2014
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