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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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