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Latest Fact-Checks In Wisconsin

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Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on May 10, 2016 a news release
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has "2.8 students per faculty" member, "tied for second-lowest in its history since 1994."
Pants on Fire!
May 13, 2016
Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on April 22, 2016 a radio ad
On how to respond to Puerto Rico’s debt crisis.  
No Flip
By Sarah Hauer • May 13, 2016
Freedom Partners Action Fund
Freedom Partners Action Fund
stated on May 2, 2016 a TV ad
"Russ Feingold got a memo in 2009 that outlined veteran harm" at a Wisconsin VA facility "and nothing was done."
False
May 11, 2016
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on May 5, 2016 an interview
On supporting the eventual Republican presidential nominee
Half Flip
May 6, 2016
Center for Individual Freedom
Center for Individual Freedom
stated on April 13, 2016 a TV ad
Says Paul Ryan backs a proposal that would be a "bailout" of Puerto Rico.  
Half-True
May 6, 2016
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on April 29, 2016
Says he "started" the Pacur plastics manufacturing company he owns.  
Half-True
May 4, 2016
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on April 22, 2016 a news release
The decision for the United States to buy heavy water from Iran "will directly subsidize Iran’s nuclear program."
Mostly False
April 29, 2016
Great America PAC
Great America PAC
stated on March 31, 2016 a TV ad
Says Ted Cruz "wanted to let in more Syrian refugees and give amnesty to illegal immigrants."  
Half-True
April 22, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on March 26, 2016 a speech
"Under the federal Controlled Substance Act, marijuana is listed in the same Schedule I as heroin," even though "marijuana is not a killer drug like heroin."  
Mostly True
April 22, 2016
Jerome Buting
Jerome Buting
stated on April 11, 2016 an interview
Wisconsin pays criminal defense lawyers who represent the indigent $40 per hour, "the lowest in the country."  
Mostly True
April 20, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on March 29, 2016 a forum
About "1 percent of all the gun sellers are responsible for more than half of the guns that are used in crimes."
Half-True
April 15, 2016
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on March 29, 2016 an interview
Ten times, no Republican candidate for president had enough delegates to claim the nomination before the party’s convention, and seven of those times "somebody who was not the leader of delegates was selected as the nominee of the party."
Mostly True
April 15, 2016
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on February 14, 2016 a television interview
"Hedge fund managers and others in private equity pay much lower (tax) rates on their income than do truck drivers and teachers and nurses."
False
By Sarah Hauer • April 13, 2016
Martha Laning
Martha Laning
stated on April 6, 2016 an interview
On supporting winner of Democratic primary with her superdelegate vote.  
Full Flop
April 12, 2016
Chris Larson
Chris Larson
stated on April 5, 2016 a press release
"For the votes that we got, I think we spent, on average, two bucks a pop. Compared to 42 bucks" for incumbent Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele.
False
By James B. Nelson • April 11, 2016
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on April 3, 2016 an interview
"There are no rules governing" the 2016 Republican convention, "the rules have not been set."  
Mostly True
April 8, 2016
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on April 7, 2016 a blog post
"More people are struck by lightning than commit in-person voter fraud" by impersonation.
True
April 7, 2016
Chris Larson
Chris Larson
stated on March 29, 2016 a speech
Says Chris Abele "has had five years and he’s done nothing" about the Estabrook Dam.
False
By James B. Nelson • April 1, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on March 21, 2016 a campaign speech
Says Donald Trump "wants us to pull out of NATO."
Mostly False
April 1, 2016
JoAnne Kloppenburg
JoAnne Kloppenburg
stated on March 15, 2016 TV ad
Says the GOP is "helping pay for" Justice Rebecca Bradley's campaign and "she recently skipped court to attend an event paid for" by Scott Walker's "lobbyist friends."  
Mostly True
March 31, 2016
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