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Latest Fact-Checks By Tom Kertscher

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Penny Bernard Schaber
Penny Bernard Schaber
stated on January 27, 2012 a legislative hearing
A proposed mine in Wisconsin is "about two-thirds the size of Lake Winnebago."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • January 30, 2012
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on January 3, 2012 a TV ad
Says Wisconsin Democrats during the previous administration adopted "double-digit tax increases."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • January 25, 2012
Frank Lasee
Frank Lasee
stated on January 9, 2012 an opinion column
Says that according to a study, under Obama’s health care initiative, "nearly 90 percent of people" in Wisconsin with health insurance "will have their costs go up by more than 30 percent."
False
By Tom Kertscher • January 22, 2012
Kathleen Falk
Kathleen Falk
stated on January 8, 2012 a TV interview
Says she got unions to agree to "about $10 million in reduction" of salaries and health benefits while serving as Dane County executive in Wisconsin.
True
By Tom Kertscher • January 18, 2012
Kelda Helen Roys
Kelda Helen Roys
stated on January 5, 2012 a news release
Says area near proposed northern Wisconsin iron ore mine is "15 hours away" from where public hearing on mining was held.
False
By Tom Kertscher • January 8, 2012
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on December 27, 2011 tweets
Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker eliminated "cancer screenings for uninsured women" and offered "no alternatives."  
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Kertscher • January 6, 2012
Rebecca Kleefisch
Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on December 18, 2011 an interview
Wisconsin’s monthly job reports have a "margin of error" of 75 percent and were "way off" in eight of first 10 months of 2011.
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • January 4, 2012
Jim Sensenbrenner
Jim Sensenbrenner
stated on December 8, 2011 a House Judiciary Committee hearing
"I've done more impeachments than anybody else in the history of the country."
True
By Tom Kertscher • December 19, 2011
MacIver Institute
MacIver Institute
stated on December 13, 2011 a video
"Wisconsin election officials to accept Mickey Mouse, Hitler signatures" on recall petitions.
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • December 18, 2011
Kathleen Falk
Kathleen Falk
stated on December 6, 2011 an opinion column
Since Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker took office, "we are losing jobs at rates not seen in decades."  
False
By Tom Kertscher • December 14, 2011
Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson
stated on December 1, 2011 a campaign announcement video
Says that as Wisconsin governor, "we ended welfare."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • December 11, 2011
Chris Bowers
Chris Bowers
stated on November 30, 2011 an interview
Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is making voting more difficult by closing Department of Motor Vehicles offices where "low-income voters" live.
False
By Tom Kertscher • December 7, 2011
Media Trackers
Media Trackers
stated on November 17, 2011 an article
Says signers of recall petitions against Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker are at risk because of newly "discovered" provisions in state law.  
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • December 1, 2011
Mike Tate
Mike Tate
stated on November 15, 2011 an interview on MSNBC
Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker "slashed" pensions and benefits for public employees.
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • November 25, 2011
Rebecca Kleefisch
Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on November 15, 2011 a video
A recall election for Wisconsin governor would cost "$7.7 million -- $7.7 million that may already be allocated to merit raises for teachers or health care for the poor or school books for your kids."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • November 23, 2011
Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson
stated on November 9, 2011 remarks at a Vatican conference
On using embryonic stem cells for medical research.
Half Flip
By Tom Kertscher • November 20, 2011
John Birch Society
John Birch Society
stated on November 4, 2011 an article on the group's website
Under a Wisconsin bill, "minor offenses such as violating pet leash laws, seat belt laws, parking infractions, etc., would now be arrestable offenses."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • November 14, 2011
Mark Neumann
Mark Neumann
stated on November 9, 2011 a radio interview
The federal "limousine fleet has increased by 42 percent since Barack Obama took office."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • November 13, 2011
Wisconsin Anti-Violence Effort Educational Fund
Wisconsin Anti-Violence Effort Educational Fund
stated on October 30, 2011 website article, emails, direct mail
"People are five to seven times more likely to be murdered in workplaces that allow firearms than in those that prohibit it."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • November 7, 2011
Mahlon Mitchell
Mahlon Mitchell
stated on November 4, 2011 remarks
Under a law proposed by Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, businesses that move into Wisconsin "don't have to pay any taxes" on their income for two years.
True
By Tom Kertscher • November 3, 2011
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