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Scott Keyes
Scott Keyes
stated on July 16, 2012 a blog post:
Says U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy is among seven "Tea Party freshmen" who "spent an average of $15,000 on cars for themselves." 
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Kertscher • July 27, 2012
John Lehman
John Lehman
stated on July 10, 2012 a radio interview:
The new 21st State Senate district was "created in secret for Van Wanggaard. It was drawn within half a block of his house."
True
By James B. Nelson • July 26, 2012
Mark Neumann
Mark Neumann
stated on July 10, 2012 an interview:
"Obamacare" is the "biggest tax increase in American history."
False
By Tom Kertscher • July 25, 2012
Jeff Fitzgerald
Jeff Fitzgerald
stated on June 28, 2012 a tweet:
Says "Obamacare" is "the largest middle-class tax increase in history."
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Kertscher • July 23, 2012
Reince Priebus
Reince Priebus
stated on June 26, 2012 an interview:
Says President Barack Obama promised a "pathway to citizenship" to undocumented immigrants and "didn't deliver jack squat on any of it."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • July 18, 2012
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on July 2, 2012 a news release:
"Foreign Chinese prostitution money is allegedly behind the groups funding Congressman Sean Duffy’s Republican Majority."
Pants on Fire!
By James B. Nelson • July 16, 2012
Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson
stated on June 13, 2012 tweets:
Says he "never supported" federal health care individual mandate.
False
By Tom Kertscher • July 15, 2012
Kelda Helen Roys
Kelda Helen Roys
stated on July 9, 2012 news conference remarks:
Says she "stood up to" Gov. Scott Walker on tax cuts "for wealthy corporations" while her congressional opponent voted with Walker.
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • July 13, 2012
stated on July 2, 2012 a news release:
The United States can immediately tap a domestic energy resource of "more than 1.5 trillion barrels of oil, six times more than Saudi Arabia."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • July 12, 2012
Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on June 7, 2012 a news release:
President Barack Obama’s health care reform "slashed $500 billion from Medicare."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • July 11, 2012
Jim Bohl
Jim Bohl
stated on May 30, 2012 a news conference:
Toothpaste contains "the poison substance of fluoride."
Mostly False
By James B. Nelson • July 9, 2012
Mark Neumann
Mark Neumann
stated on June 13, 2012 an interview:
If the U.S. didn't borrow $1.2 trillion every year "to fund government operations," that money would be available "for entrepreneurs and business people to put to work creating jobs and building and expanding their businesses."
False
By Tom Kertscher • July 8, 2012
Robin Vos
Robin Vos
stated on June 17, 2012 a television interview:
Voter fraud provided "a portion" of the margin of victory of Democrat John Lehman over Republican Sen. Van Wanggaard in a state Senate recall election.
False
By James B. Nelson • July 6, 2012
Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson
stated on June 4, 2012 a speech:
By eliminating the public intervenor’s office, "I was the first one to fire Kathleen Falk."
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • July 5, 2012
AFSCME
AFSCME
stated on June 14, 2012 a radio appearance:
The Wisconsin Retirement System for public employees is "a self-funded pension plan" and "it’s the money of the workers’ that funds it."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • July 4, 2012
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on June 6, 2012 a radio interview:
"Before Act 10, the total cost of public sector employees’ employment was 29 percent higher than that in the private sector. After the act, it’s still 22 percent higher."
Mostly False
By James B. Nelson • July 2, 2012
Mahlon Mitchell
Mahlon Mitchell
stated on June 12, 2012 a news release:
As Massachusetts governor, Mitt Romney used a line-item veto to cut "millions of dollars for firefighting equipment," including firefighters' "coats, pants, helmets and boots."
True
By Tom Kertscher • July 1, 2012
Mark Neumann
Mark Neumann
stated on June 20, 2012 an interview:
Says "Barack Obama and his team" are "socialists in every respect of the word."
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Kertscher • June 29, 2012
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on June 7, 2012 a speech:
Says U.S. Senate rival Tommy Thompson said he wants to "do away with Medicare."
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • June 28, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on June 18, 2012 a speech:
"The median income in America has dropped by 10 percent in the last four years."
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • June 27, 2012
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