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Latest Fact-Checks In Wisconsin

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Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on September 26, 2016 a tweet
"Repeated requests for additional security in Benghazi were routinely denied" by Hillary "Clinton’s State Department."  
True
October 7, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 28, 2016 a speech
"In her campaign for president, Hillary Clinton has received $100 million in contributions from Wall Street and hedge funds."
False
October 6, 2016
Russ Feingold
Russ Feingold
stated on September 26, 2016 a TV ad
Says Ron Johnson "helped companies ship jobs overseas."
False
October 5, 2016
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on September 6, 2016 a TV ad
The U.S. Senate has "one manufacturer — that'd be me."
Mostly True
By Cara Lombardo • October 4, 2016
Mike Gallagher
Mike Gallagher
stated on September 12, 2016 a TV ad
Says Tom Nelson "backed higher taxes on Social Security, costing Wisconsin seniors $95 million."  
False
September 30, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 28, 2016 a speech
Says Hillary Clinton "gave up 20 percent of America's uranium supply to Russia."  
Mostly False
September 30, 2016
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on September 19, 2016 a statement
Says that except for Donald Trump, "every other major party nominee" for the past 40 years has released their tax returns.  
Mostly True
September 28, 2016
Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson
stated on September 4, 2016 an interview
"Sixty percent of Americans now support legalizing marijuana."  
Mostly True
September 23, 2016
Tom Nelson
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
September 23, 2016
Let America Work
Let America Work
stated on September 1, 2016 a TV ad
Says Russ Feingold was the "only senator to vote against Homeland Security."
False
September 21, 2016
Hillary Clinton
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
September 16, 2016
Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on August 23, 2016 an interview
Says Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin has "ties to the Muslim Brotherhood."  
False
September 14, 2016
Russ Feingold
Russ Feingold
stated on June 14, 2016 in a campaign ad
Says Ron Johnson gave himself a $10 million 'sweetheart corporate payout'
Half-True
By Eric Litke • September 9, 2016
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on August 23, 2016 in a campaign ad
Says Russ Feingold broke his 1992 promise to always get the majority of funding from Wisconsin residents.
True
By Eric Litke • September 7, 2016
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on June 19, 2016 a TV interview
Under the current procedure, if someone "on a terror watch list" tries to buy a gun, authorities are notified.
Half-True
By Jonathan Anderson • September 2, 2016
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on August 15, 2016 an interview
Milwaukee has "the highest incarceration rate among African-American men in the country."  
Half-True
August 31, 2016
Paul Ryan
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
August 26, 2016
Russ Feingold
Russ Feingold
stated on June 14, 2016 a TV ad
Says Ron Johnson "voted five times for tax breaks that help companies ship Wisconsin jobs overseas."
False
By Alison Dirr • August 26, 2016
Dana Wachs
Dana Wachs
stated on July 15, 2016 a tweet
Says Scott Walker's "listening sessions" are "invite-only and excluding the press."  
True
August 24, 2016
Edward Flynn
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 • August 19, 2016
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