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Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on March 10, 2013 an interview
The United States spends "$2.2 billion on free cell phones, $27 million on Moroccan pottery classes" and pays for "the travel expenses for the watermelon queen in Alabama."    
Half-True
March 24, 2013
Evan Goyke
Evan Goyke
stated on March 7, 2013 a speech
"The hole in the earth that’s going to be dug (for the proposed Gogebic mine) is bigger than my entire district."
True
By James B. Nelson • March 22, 2013
Gary Kelly
Gary Kelly
stated on February 1, 2013 a column
"Taxes and fees amount to about 20 percent of a typical $300 round-trip domestic ticket. That’s higher than taxes on products like alcohol, tobacco and firearms."
Mostly True
March 17, 2013
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on March 3, 2013 an interview
The fiscal cliff agreement was "the largest tax increase in history."  
False
March 15, 2013
Ed Fallone
Ed Fallone
stated on March 6, 2013 an interview
"The majority of my contributions have been from private individuals" giving $125 on average, "not from PACs, not from groups."
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • March 13, 2013
Edward Flynn
Edward Flynn
stated on March 1, 2013 a TV interview
Research found that "over the course of the existence of the Brady Bill ban, the use of assault weapons in crimes decreased by two thirds."  
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • March 11, 2013
Vicki McKenna
Vicki McKenna
stated on February 18, 2013 a radio talk show broadcast
A proposed ban on hollow-point bullets and bullets that expand upon impact "essentially bans deer hunting."
Mostly True
By James B. Nelson • March 10, 2013
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on February 20, 2013 a speech
"In Wisconsin, only half of all the adults with serious psychological distress received mental health treatment or medication."
Mostly True
March 8, 2013
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on February 13, 2013 a speech
Two-thirds of Wisconsinites receiving unemployment checks "are not required to search for work due to current work search exemptions."
Mostly True
March 4, 2013
Sondy Pope
Sondy Pope
stated on February 18, 2013 a news release
Under Gov. Scott Walker’s public-school budgets, "a student entering kindergarten will not enjoy the same state investment in his or her education as those that came before them until they are graduating from high school."  
False
By Dave Umhoefer • March 3, 2013
Peter Barca
Peter Barca
stated on February 19, 2013 an interview
"You can't bring an iPad or a piece of paper and a pencil in the (Wisconsin Assembly) gallery to take notes of what's going on," but "you can bring a gun up there."
Mostly True
February 24, 2013
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on February 13, 2013 a radio interview
"Nobody in total is proposing cutting anything. We’re trying to reduce the rate of growth in government."
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • February 20, 2013
Ed Fallone
Ed Fallone
stated on February 5, 2013 an interview
Wisconsin's Supreme Court justices are "deciding fewer opinions in civil and criminal cases than they used to."
False
February 18, 2013
Patience Roggensack
Patience Roggensack
stated on February 6, 2013 a campaign TV ad
Says she heard more than 2,400 cases as a Wisconsin appeals court judge  
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • February 17, 2013
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce
stated on January 23, 2013 testimony to the Legislature
Wisconsin’s laws "ranked the worst in the world for mining investment."
Mostly False
By James B. Nelson • February 15, 2013
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on January 22, 2013 interviews
On his definition of "takers" and "makers"
Full Flop
By Dave Umhoefer • February 13, 2013
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on January 31, 2013 a speech
"When the Affordable Care Act was signed, 17 million American children" had a pre-existing condition and were "uninsurable."
False
February 11, 2013
Chris Matthews
Chris Matthews
stated on January 23, 2013 comments on his MSNBC show
Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, was elected in a "very low turnout" race.  
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • February 10, 2013
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on January 27, 2013 an interview
"We’re taxing our small businesses now at rates higher than corporations."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • February 7, 2013
Leon Young
Leon Young
stated on January 19, 2013 a news article
Wisconsin state lawmakers worked seven days in 2012 but got "paid for a whole year."
Pants on Fire!
February 6, 2013
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