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Jim Renacci
stated on April 25, 2018 in a radio interview:

"President Trump is still supported by almost 85 percent of the Republican Party in the state of Ohio, and that's from recent polling, and still has a 58 percent approval rating in Ohio."

Mostly True

By Amy Sherman • May 4, 2018

Kevin Nicholson
stated on April 19, 2018 in news release:

Says conservative mega-donor Richard Uihlein is a Wisconsin resident.

False

By D.L. Davis • May 4, 2018

Gavin Newsom
stated on April 23, 2018 in in a campaign ad:

Gavin Newsom was "the first to take on the National Rifle Association and win."

False

By Chris Nichols • April 27, 2018

Dennis Kucinich
stated on April 19, 2018 in a radio interview:

Says of disclosing his $20,000 speech about Syria, "there was no hiding. I released it."

Half-True

By Amy Sherman • April 26, 2018

Randy Bryce
stated on March 14, 2018 in an interview:

"Our campaign staff was the first to unionize in the history of politics."

Mostly True

By Tom Kertscher • April 25, 2018

Duane Hall
stated on April 20, 2018 in a mailer:

Claims to be endorsed by the Democratic Party.

False

By Paul Specht • April 20, 2018

Scott Walker
stated on April 9, 2018 in an interview:

Says "Eric Holder and his group came in and made" the Wisconsin Supreme Court race "highly partisan."

Mostly False

By Tom Kertscher • April 11, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on April 5, 2018 in a speech in West Virginia:

"In many places, like California, the same person votes many times. You probably heard about that. They always like to say 'oh that's a conspiracy theory.' Not a conspiracy theory, folks. Millions and millions of people."

Pants on Fire!

By Amy Sherman • April 6, 2018

Bloggers
stated on April 3, 2018 in a headline:

Says Chuck Schumer said "it’s racist to only allow citizens to vote."

False

By Amy Sherman • April 5, 2018

Rebecca Dallet
stated on February 2, 2018 in a TV interview:

Says Supreme Court rival Michael Screnock "is running with the Koch brothers support."

Half-True

By D.L. Davis • March 29, 2018

Republican Party of Wisconsin
stated on March 12, 2018 in a billboard campaign:

Says Rebecca Dallet is a "hypocrite" because she "took money from attorneys with over 100 cases before her."

Mostly False

By Tom Kertscher • March 28, 2018

Meghan McCain
stated on March 20, 2018 in a discussion on "The View":

"It happened under Obama, and it was lauded by the media as being genius. And now under the Trump campaign — it’s the Cambridge Analytica scandal."

Half-True

By Manuela Tobias • March 22, 2018

Bruce Rauner
stated on March 20, 2018 in his victory speech:

"Newspapers have framed this election as my fight against the Illinois mafia."

False

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • March 21, 2018

Brian Kemp
stated on March 5, 2018 in a Facebook post:

Says he "fought Obama twice and won to stop illegal immigrants from voting."

False

By Miriam Valverde • March 21, 2018

Jack Posobiec
stated on March 20, 2018 in a tweet:

Says Donald "Trump decided to *not* work with Cambridge Analytica during the election."

Mostly False

By Jon Greenberg • March 21, 2018

Robert Pittenger
stated on February 19, 2018 in an attack ad:

"Mark Harris worked to stop Trump from being president."

Mostly False

By Paul Specht • March 16, 2018

Rebecca Dallet
stated on March 2, 2018 in a debate:

Says that during the Supreme Court campaign, Michael Screnock has "vowed to uphold the platform of the NRA."

Half-True

By Tom Kertscher • March 14, 2018

Bernie Sanders
stated on February 24, 2018 in a campaign appearance:

"The Koch brothers have given" Paul Ryan "$500,000 in campaign contributions."

Half-True

By Tom Kertscher • March 9, 2018

Realtimepolitics
stated on March 6, 2018 in a headline:

"Joe Biden just confirmed that he is running for president in 2020 and it has America applauding!"

False

By Amy Sherman • March 6, 2018

Viral image
stated on February 18, 2018 in on the Internet:

In most states, you can buy an assault rifle with no proof of ID, but in every state, you need proof of ID to vote.

Mostly False

By Louis Jacobson • February 22, 2018

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