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Latest Fact-Checks In Wisconsin

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Glenn Grothman
Glenn Grothman
stated on January 16, 2020 a tweet:
"In #WI, over 44,000 jobs depend on trade with Mexico and Canada."
Half-True
By D.L. Davis • February 26, 2020
Lena Taylor
Lena Taylor
stated on November 20, 2019 news release:
Lead levels in Milwaukee's water "are higher than Flint, MI." 
Half-True
By D.L. Davis • January 10, 2020
Dale Kooyenga
Dale Kooyenga
stated on December 13, 2019 an email:
Says minimum markup law goes beyond gas, tobacco and alcohol to make "many doorbuster deals and holiday shopping specials technically against the law."
Half-True
By Eric Litke • December 18, 2019
stated on September 15, 2019 an appearance on WISN-TV's UpFront:
Milwaukee has less taxing power than most similar cities and is the only U.S. city of 400,000 or more "that does not have a sales tax or local income tax."
Half-True
By Eric Litke • September 18, 2019
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on June 12, 2019 a Facebook post:
Obama-era ban on whole and 2% milk in schools has caused "notable decline" in student milk consumption.
Half-True
By Eric Litke • July 12, 2019
Jimmy Anderson
Jimmy Anderson
stated on May 29, 2019 a tweet:
Republicans on the budget-writing committee "did nothing" to address oversight of large-scale farms, "as literal manure is coming out of people’s faucets. 
Half-True
By Mica Soellner • June 11, 2019
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on April 3, 2019 a tweet:
"More than a million Wisconsinites have voted to raise their own property taxes because Republicans have failed to fully fund our public schools for the past eight years."
Half-True
By Eric Litke, Mica Soellner • May 17, 2019
Dale Kooyenga
Dale Kooyenga
stated on April 12, 2019 a radio interview:
"Tony Evers is cutting child support."  
Half-True
By D.L. Davis • May 10, 2019
David Craig
David Craig
stated on April 2, 2019 a tweet:
Says Gov. Tony Evers' budget includes tax and fee increases even while spending "more on his way to a nearly $2 billion deficit."
Half-True
By Mica Soellner • April 24, 2019
Wisconsin Assembly Republicans
Wisconsin Assembly Republicans
stated on March 27, 2019 a tweet:
"Governor Evers' budget would increase property taxes by the largest amount in a decade"
Half-True
By Eric Litke • April 12, 2019
Jim Steineke
Jim Steineke
stated on March 31, 2019 an appearance on WISN-TV's UpFront:
Says GOP leaders have "made overtures to meet on a regular basis," but Gov. Tony Evers has "refused to even meet with us."
Half-True
By Eric Litke • April 10, 2019
John Nygren
John Nygren
stated on February 12, 2019 a tweet:
GOP tax plan "is better for working, middle-class families" since "88% of the tax relief goes to those making $100,000 or less."
Half-True
By Eric Litke • February 22, 2019
Matthew Rothschild
Matthew Rothschild
stated on January 3, 2019 a radio interview:
The NRA is "one of the biggest lobbyists here in the capital. They spend a ton of money during elections. …  they spent more than a million dollars here in Wisconsin on the 2018 elections. Most of that was for Walker, or more specifically against Evers."
Half-True
By D.L. Davis • January 24, 2019
Dale Kooyenga
Dale Kooyenga
stated on November 7, 2018 a radio interview:
Wisconsin has "the number one health care system in the country. Everyone in poverty now has health care"  
Half-True
By D.L. Davis • November 30, 2018
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on November 1, 2018 a radio interview:
"Every couple days we have a caravan size group of people apprehended trying to come into the country illegally, or coming to the ports of entry without documentation."
Half-True
By D.L. Davis • November 16, 2018
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on September 25, 2018 a campaign ad:
Says he "raised graduation rates to nearly 90 percent."
Half-True
By D.L. Davis • October 31, 2018
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on October 22, 2018 a speech:
Under the Republican tax reform law, "83 percent of the benefits go to the top 1 percent of individuals and large multinational corporations."  
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • October 26, 2018
Kanye West
Kanye West
stated on October 11, 2018 remarks at the White House:
In Wisconsin, Foxconn has "4,000 jobs, people making $53,000 a year."  
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • October 12, 2018
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on September 20, 2018 a TV ad:
Says Tony Evers will "raise property taxes, raise income taxes and raise gas taxes by as much as a dollar a gallon."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • October 11, 2018
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on September 20, 2018 a TV ad:
"2.4 million people in Wisconsin have pre-existing conditions" and Leah Vukmir supports letting insurance companies "deny coverage to people with pre-existing conditions."  
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • October 8, 2018
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