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Latest Fact-Checks In Wisconsin

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Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on February 11, 2016 a debate
Says Dontre Hamilton, who was killed during a confrontation with a Milwaukee police officer, was "unarmed."
Mostly True
February 18, 2016
JoAnne Kloppenburg
JoAnne Kloppenburg
stated on February 8, 2016 a TV ad
Says state Supreme Court candidate Joe Donald twice "supported" incumbent Justice Rebecca Bradley.
Mostly True
February 14, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on February 4, 2016 a debate
"We bailed out" Johnson Controls when "we saved the auto industry" and "now they want to avoid paying taxes."
Mostly True
February 11, 2016
A.J. Jacobs
A.J. Jacobs
stated on February 6, 2016 an interview
Says President John F. Kennedy released a star Green Bay Packer from military reserve duty so that he could play in the 1961 NFL Championship Game.  
True
February 9, 2016
Chris Larson
Chris Larson
stated on January 7, 2016 a Facebook post
Says Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele "once proposed a plan to end county funding to homeless shelters."
False
By James B. Nelson • February 9, 2016
Katrina Shankland
Katrina Shankland
stated on January 29, 2016 a news release
"Faced with $1 million in campaign debt," Scott Walker "is unloading his campaign security costs onto the backs of Wisconsin taxpayers."  
Mostly False
February 5, 2016
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on December 17, 2015 a television interview
"I’ll be running against a career politician."
Mostly True
By James B. Nelson • February 4, 2016
Bob Donovan
Bob Donovan
stated on January 29, 2016 a Facebook post
"This is the true picture of ‘Milwaukee's Renaissance’ after 12 years of Mayor Tom Barrett's leadership."  
Pants on Fire!
February 2, 2016
Russ Feingold
Russ Feingold
stated on January 26, 2016 an interview
Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson wants to put 100,000 troops, including 25,000 Americans, "into the area where ISIS is."
Half-True
January 29, 2016
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on January 22, 2016 a campaign email
Says Barack Obama's administration has admitted that money from its Iran nuclear deal "would go directly to terrorism."
Half-True
January 29, 2016
Dale Kooyenga
Dale Kooyenga
stated on January 20, 2016 a radio interview
"A lot of student loans are already refinanced by the federal government."
False
January 27, 2016
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on January 19, 2016 a speech
"According to the most recent report, Wisconsin’s high school graduation rates are also up again -- to third best in the country."  
Mostly True
January 22, 2016
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on January 14, 2016 a news release
Wisconsin dropped "from second in the country to 41st" among states where more than half the students took the ACT exam.
Pants on Fire!
January 15, 2016
Scot Ross
Scot Ross
stated on December 13, 2015 a television interview
Under Scott Walker, Wisconsin "moved from 16th to third in percentage of people with student loan debt."
Mostly False
By James B. Nelson • January 8, 2016
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on December 3, 2015 an interview
"Here in Wisconsin, we've put in previous budgets more money into mental health services than any governor has in the last 25 years."  
True
December 23, 2015
Katrina Shankland
Katrina Shankland
stated on November 16, 2015 a news conference
Wisconsin "is on pace to double the number of layoffs" this year.
False
By James B. Nelson • December 21, 2015
Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on December 9, 2015 an interview
Says President Barack Obama’s homeland security budget had "$16 million to fight climate change" but "didn't have a line item to fight violent extremism."  
Mostly False
December 18, 2015
Chris Larson
Chris Larson
stated on November 22, 2015 a TV interview
The Milwaukee County bus system has "among the highest fares in the nation."
False
By Sarah Hauer • December 17, 2015
American Action Network
American Action Network
stated on December 8, 2015 a newspaper ad
"Under conservative leadership, Congress has reduced the federal deficit by 60 percent – nearly $800 billion."  
Mostly False
December 11, 2015
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on November 4, 2015 a TV interview
The U.S. "tax rate on successful small businesses is 44.6 percent," while the business tax rate in Canada is 15 percent.
True
By James B. Nelson • December 10, 2015
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