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Latest Fact-Checks By Tom Kertscher

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Glenn Grothman
Glenn Grothman
stated on April 4, 2014 a radio interview
When Republicans last controlled the presidency and Congress, "the number of people on food stamps (and) the number of people in low-income housing went through the roof."  
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • April 10, 2014
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on April 1, 2014 an interview
A poll taken "a few months ago" found "70 percent approval or higher" for the Act 10 collective bargaining law.
False
By Tom Kertscher • April 6, 2014
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
stated on March 19, 2014 a radio commentary
Wisconsin is "one of the bluest" states, but under Scott Walker its unemployment rate "is around 3.5%."
False
By Tom Kertscher • April 2, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on March 25, 2014 a report
"Wisconsin now ranks among the top 10 states for out-migration."  
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • March 30, 2014
Chris Larson
Chris Larson
stated on March 12, 2014 an email
The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate approved a bill "denying veterans the right to recover their medical costs for cancers they developed while serving their country."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • March 20, 2014
Republican Party of Wisconsin
Republican Party of Wisconsin
stated on March 13, 2014 a website ad
Says Mary Burke's "2007-'09 state budget had a tax hike of $1.8 billion -- costing every man, woman and child in the state an extra $310."  
False
By Tom Kertscher • March 16, 2014
We Are Wisconsin
We Are Wisconsin
stated on February 17, 2014 an email
With his proposal to cut income and property taxes, Scott Walker is "increasing the state deficit at a time when borrowing is already at record levels."  
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • March 10, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on March 5, 2014 a TV ad
Under Scott Walker, Wisconsin "unemployment's up" from 4.8% to 6.2%  
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Kertscher • March 7, 2014
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on February 18, 2014 a public meeting
Even though Chicago has "the most stringent gun laws on the books," it still "has the highest murder rate" in the country.
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • March 2, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 30, 2014 a speech
"Most folks’ wages haven’t gone up in over a decade."  
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • February 23, 2014
Republican Party of Wisconsin
Republican Party of Wisconsin
stated on February 4, 2014 a news release
"The only time over the last 25 years when the state’s unemployment rate exceeded the U.S. average was when (Mary) Burke was commerce secretary."  
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • February 14, 2014
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on January 22, 2014 a news release
"Over 3 million Americans are employed in the growing green-collar workforce," which is more than the number "of people working in the fossil fuel industry."  
True
By Tom Kertscher • February 14, 2014
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on January 19, 2014 an email
A bill backed by Sean Duffy and other House Republicans "could actually require the Internal Revenue Service to conduct audits of rape victims" who get an abortion.  
False
By Tom Kertscher • February 9, 2014
David A. Clarke Jr.
David A. Clarke Jr.
stated on January 31, 2014 an interview
Says Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett is responsible for the roughly $7,800 "I pay in property taxes per year."  
False
By Tom Kertscher • February 7, 2014
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on January 22, 2014 a speech
"After years of 5.5 percent average tuition increases, we now have a two-year tuition freeze for the first time in the history of the UW System."  
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • January 23, 2014
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on January 10, 2014 a speech
"The average rate of fraud" in the Earned Income Tax Credit, Medicare, Medicaid and food stamps programs "is 20 to 25 percent."  
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Kertscher • January 20, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on January 7, 2014 an interview
Scott Walker's income "tax plan is a tax hike. It increases taxes for nearly 80% of the people in the state."
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Kertscher • January 16, 2014
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on December 19, 2013 an interview
Members of the military don’t "contribute toward their pension."
True
By Tom Kertscher • January 12, 2014
Kathleen Vinehout
Kathleen Vinehout
stated on December 5, 2013 a meeting
Gov. Scott Walker bought "80 new, brand-new vehicles" for the state that "we probably don’t need."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • December 20, 2013
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on December 5, 2013 an interview
Under President Obama’s health-care reforms, the premium for "an average plan for a family didn't go down by $2,500 per year, it's gone up about $2,500 per year."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • December 15, 2013
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