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Donald Trump
stated on March 29, 2016 a speech:

Wisconsin’s "effective" unemployment rate is 20 percent.

False

By Tom Kertscher • March 30, 2016

Rebecca Bradley
stated on March 21, 2016 an interview:

Says JoAnne Kloppenburg "has told us she thinks it's her job to promote a more equal society."

Mostly True

By Tom Kertscher • March 30, 2016

Chris Abele
stated on March 15, 2016 a television ad:

An image in a Chris Abele TV ad depicts "wealthy citizens" who would benefit from a "lake" created by the controversial Estabrook Dam.

Pants on Fire!

By James B. Nelson • March 29, 2016

Rebecca Bradley
stated on March 21, 2016 a radio interview:

Says her representation of an ex-boyfriend "who was then my friend" in a family law case is "something that lawyers do on a regular basis."

False

By Tom Kertscher • March 25, 2016

Wisconsin Alliance for Reform
stated on March 8, 2016 a TV ad:

Says Judge JoAnne Kloppenburg agreed to use a technicality to give a convicted sex offender a new hearing because "he didn’t understand the charge."

Mostly False

By Tom Kertscher • March 23, 2016

Paul Ryan
stated on February 22, 2016 a television interview:

"70 percent of Americans believe that we are on the wrong path."

Mostly True

By Sarah Hauer • March 22, 2016

JoAnne Kloppenburg
stated on March 15, 2016 a website posting:

In the primary election, a "right-wing group spent more than $100,000,000 to support" Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley.

False

By James B. Nelson • March 21, 2016

Chris Abele
stated on March 3, 2016 an interview:

The Mitchell Park Domes "lose about $1 million-plus every year" and "the number of people going to the Domes has been going down."

False

By James B. Nelson • March 18, 2016

Gwen Moore
stated on March 16, 2016 a tweet:

"Six justices" on the U.S. Supreme Court have been "confirmed in presidential election years since 1912."

True

By Tom Kertscher • March 17, 2016

Bill McCoshen
stated on March 11, 2016 a talk show:

Says when Bernie Sanders was in college, Sanders said "something very similar" to what conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley had written as a college student in the 1990s -- that "women have a legitimate role in date rape."

Half-True

By Tom Kertscher • March 17, 2016

Ron Johnson
stated on February 5, 2016 a public forum:

Says Barack Obama "has the legal authority to let in really however many refugees he wants, from whatever country."

Half-True

By Tom Kertscher • March 11, 2016

stated on March 7, 2016 a radio ad:

"Republican Bob Donovan" has "run as a Republican time and again."

Half-True

By Tom Kertscher • March 11, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on February 21, 2016 a TV ad:

"When the auto industry was going under, car parts companies like" Johnson Controls "begged taxpayers for a bailout, and they got one."

Half-True

By Tom Kertscher • March 9, 2016

Tammy Baldwin
stated on January 24, 2016 a tweet:

"Over 32,000 people die from #GunViolence every year. Yet, (The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) is banned from researching ways to prevent this."

Mostly True

By Sarah Hauer • March 9, 2016

Paul Ryan
stated on February 23, 2016 an interview:

"There is a precedent" for not nominating someone to the U.S. Supreme Court "in the middle of a presidential election."

False

By Tom Kertscher • March 4, 2016

Marina Dimitrijevic
stated on February 16, 2016 a press release:

Says Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele is a "billionaire."

False

By James B. Nelson • March 2, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on February 17, 2016 a speech:

When Mitt Romney chose Paul Ryan as his vice-presidential running mate, "that was the end" of Romney’s chances to win.

False

By Tom Kertscher • February 26, 2016

Glenn Grothman
stated on November 20, 2015 a radio interview:

Says "Barack Obama is apparently not for vetting people and saying just anybody can come" to the United States.

False

By Sarah Hauer • February 26, 2016

Wisconsin Working Families Party
stated on January 15, 2016 a direct mail flier:

Says Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele spent "$100,000 of taxpayer money on a new luxury SUV."

False

By James B. Nelson • February 24, 2016

John Oliver
stated on February 14, 2016 a TV show:

In Sauk City, Wisconsin, "the ID office" that provides identification for voting "is only open on the fifth Wednesday of every month" -- a total of four days in 2016.

Mostly True

By Tom Kertscher • February 19, 2016

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