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Latest Fact-Checks By Tom Kertscher

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Bob Wirch
Bob Wirch
stated on July 25, 2011 campaign mail piece
Says he "helped bring" Uline company to Kenosha area, "creating 800 local jobs."
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Kertscher • August 12, 2011
Jim Sensenbrenner
Jim Sensenbrenner
stated on July 24, 2011 a discussion at a town hall meeting
"One of the biggest polluters in our country is the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District."
False
By Tom Kertscher • August 3, 2011
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on July 5, 2011 a news release
Says U.S. Rep. Ron Kind’s "stimulus cost taxpayers $278,000 per job."
False
By Tom Kertscher • August 1, 2011
Jessica King
Jessica King
stated on July 12, 2011 a TV ad
Says state Sen. Randy Hopper, R-Fond du Lac, unlike typical taxpayers, "didn’t pay taxes"
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • July 26, 2011
Randy Hopper
Randy Hopper
stated on July 20, 2011 a TV ad
Says Wisconsin Senate recall candidate Jessica King "voted to increase her pay with taxpayer dollars by 63 percent."
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Kertscher • July 22, 2011
Club for Growth
Club for Growth
stated on July 5, 2011 a radio ad
Says state Senate recall challenger Sandy Pasch voted "to cut school aid by nearly $300 million."
True
By Tom Kertscher • July 20, 2011
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on July 6, 2011 a radio interview
Says the U.S. borrows "42 cents of every dollar Washington spends today and about half of that comes from countries like China."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • July 15, 2011
Peter Barca
Peter Barca
stated on June 25, 2011 a newspaper column and other statements
Says new GOP Wisconsin Assembly members "voted to take funding away from their public schools in their districts to give it to private Milwaukee voucher schools."
False
By Tom Kertscher • July 13, 2011
One Wisconsin Now
One Wisconsin Now
stated on June 24, 2011 a news release
Says Gov. Scott Walker’s budget "includes tax breaks for corporations and the rich that will cost the state of Wisconsin taxpayers $2.3 billion over the next decade."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • July 6, 2011
Jeff Fitzgerald
Jeff Fitzgerald
stated on June 16, 2011 an interview
Says Wisconsin’s 2011-13 state budget contains "no fee increases"
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Kertscher • July 1, 2011
Michelle Litjens
Michelle Litjens
stated on June 2, 2011 a tweet
"Taxpayers pay for roughly 45 percent of all births in Wisconsin! And 60 percent of the births in Milwaukee!!!"
True
By Tom Kertscher • June 14, 2011
Sandy Pasch
Sandy Pasch
stated on June 6, 2011 an online chat
Says U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan promised to "end health care for our seniors."
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Kertscher • June 10, 2011
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on May 18, 2011 a news release
U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, D-Wis., "and his fellow Democrats went on a spending spree and now their credit card is maxed out"
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • June 6, 2011
Michael Rosen
Michael Rosen
stated on May 19, 2011 a blog posting
Wisconsin’s technical college graduates "have a higher employment rate and starting salaries" than four-year college graduates nationwide.
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • June 2, 2011
Scott Fitzgerald
Scott Fitzgerald
stated on May 21, 2011 a speech at the state GOP convention
One of every two Wisconsin residents are "on some kind of government handout."
False
By Tom Kertscher • May 26, 2011
Michael McAuliff
Michael McAuliff
stated on May 17, 2011 website article
"Tommy Thompson wanted to implant data chips in humans."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • May 22, 2011
Kim Simac
Kim Simac
stated on April 29, 2011 a news release
Says people who signed recall petitions against Wisconsin state Sen. Jim Holperin received "harassing phone calls from out-of-state telemarketers claiming to represent the Democratic Party and insinuating foul play by petition circulators."
True
By Tom Kertscher • May 18, 2011
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on April 30, 2011 a speech at a state Democratic Party dinner
Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker "literally invented a $3.6 billion deficit."
False
By Tom Kertscher • May 12, 2011
Tom Petri
Tom Petri
stated on April 29, 2011 a constituent newsletter
Says President Barack Obama’s debt commission recommended converting Medicare "to a system where Medicare participants are given a voucher to purchase insurance in the private market."
False
By Tom Kertscher • May 10, 2011
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on February 22, 2011 a news release
Says Milwaukee County spent over $170,000 in salaries in 2010 for employees to "participate in union activities such as collective bargaining."
True
By Tom Kertscher • May 8, 2011
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