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Latest Fact-Checks By James B. Nelson

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Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson
stated on June 7, 2012 a television ad
Federal health care reforms amounted to ‘the government takeover of health care.’
Pants on Fire!
By James B. Nelson • June 24, 2012
stated on May 31, 2012 a web ad
"Scott Walker has a plan to privatize state lands" and "wants to sell our deer to the highest bidder."
Pants on Fire!
By James B. Nelson • June 4, 2012
stated on May 31, 2012 a debate
Figures cited by Gov. Scott Walker "are not commonly used" to measure job creation.
Half-True
By James B. Nelson • June 1, 2012
stated on May 25, 2012 a debate
To help balance the 2011-13 budget, Gov. Scott Walker used "a credit card" approach that "pushed over $500 million in debt onto our children and our grandchildren" costing state taxpayers "more than $150 million in interest."
Mostly True
By James B. Nelson • May 31, 2012
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on May 16, 2012 a television ad
Since Scott Walker took office as governor in January 2011, there has been an increase of 33,200 jobs in Wisconsin.
Mostly False
By James B. Nelson • May 24, 2012
Graeme Zielinski
Graeme Zielinski
stated on May 15, 2012 Tweets
Gov. Scott Walker is helping pay for the criminal defense of a man accused of "boy rape."
Pants on Fire!
By James B. Nelson • May 18, 2012
stated on March 29, 2012 a radio ad
"The failed economic policies" of President Barack Obama, the Democrats and the Federal Reserve "are making gas prices higher while America’s economy is running on fumes."
Mostly False
By James B. Nelson • May 4, 2012
Rebecca Kleefisch
Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on March 28, 2012 a radio interview
Says she made a "cold call" and persuaded an Illinois company to relocate to Wisconsin. 
Mostly False
By James B. Nelson • April 25, 2012
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on March 19, 2012 a television interview
"We gave every public employee in the state the freedom to choose whether or not they want to be in a union."
False
By James B. Nelson • April 9, 2012
AFSCME
AFSCME
stated on April 3, 2012 a web site posting
Says gubernatorial recall candidate Tom Barrett supported passage of Gov. Scott Walker’s bill stripping collective bargaining of state employees.
False
By James B. Nelson • April 6, 2012
Graeme Zielinski
Graeme Zielinski
stated on March 8, 2012 a tweet
Says the Wisconsin Republican Party tweeted "Happy International Women's Day! You ladies should get paid less and not be able to make health care decisions."
Pants on Fire!
By James B. Nelson • March 28, 2012
Joel Kleefisch
Joel Kleefisch
stated on February 22, 2012 a television interview
The Wisconsin state Assembly chambers extend to the bathroom and the parlor, and rules allow members to vote for each other if the member is in the chambers.
Mostly True
By James B. Nelson • March 15, 2012
John Axford
John Axford
stated on February 14, 2012 a Tweet
All travelers -- even babies -- arriving in the U.S. by air must have a passport.
True
By James B. Nelson • March 2, 2012
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on February 12, 2012 a tweet
A 10-year state program that created 202 jobs at a cost of $247,000 per job was approved by former Gov. Jim Doyle.
Pants on Fire!
By James B. Nelson • February 17, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 24, 2012 the State of the Union speech
"Today, for the first time in fifteen years, Master Lock’s unionized plant in Milwaukee is running at full capacity."
True
By James B. Nelson • February 1, 2012
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on December 15, 2011 a news release
On the accuracy of state jobs numbers.
Full Flop
By James B. Nelson • January 12, 2012
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on November 16, 2011 a television interview
The St. Norbert College/Wisconsin Public Radio poll has "been wrong in almost every election."
False
By James B. Nelson • December 4, 2011
Kurt Schuller
Kurt Schuller
stated on November 15, 2011 a tweet
Wisconsin law says all recall petition signers must sign in the presence of another person.
False
By James B. Nelson • November 18, 2011
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on November 9, 2011 a news release
Gov. Scott Walker received a $7,300 pay raise.
False
By James B. Nelson • November 15, 2011
State Tea Party Express
State Tea Party Express
stated on October 11, 2011 a television ad
"In Wisconsin, Gov. Scott Walker has created a manufacturing-led jobs recovery. 30,000 new jobs were created this year, with 15,000 created in the struggling manufacturing sector."
Half-True
By James B. Nelson • November 11, 2011
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