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Latest Fact-Checks In Wisconsin

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Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on January 23, 2012 a news release:
Says U.S. Senate Democrats "have gone without any budget at all" for more than 1,000 days.
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • February 2, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 24, 2012 the State of the Union speech:
"Today, for the first time in fifteen years, Master Lock’s unionized plant in Milwaukee is running at full capacity."
True
By James B. Nelson • February 1, 2012
Penny Bernard Schaber
Penny Bernard Schaber
stated on January 27, 2012 a legislative hearing:
A proposed mine in Wisconsin is "about two-thirds the size of Lake Winnebago."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • January 30, 2012
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on January 3, 2012 a television ad:
"We wiped out a $3.6 billion deficit without raising taxes."
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • January 29, 2012
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on January 3, 2012 a TV ad:
Says Wisconsin Democrats during the previous administration adopted "double-digit tax increases."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • January 25, 2012
Frank Lasee
Frank Lasee
stated on January 9, 2012 an opinion column:
Says that according to a study, under Obama’s health care initiative, "nearly 90 percent of people" in Wisconsin with health insurance "will have their costs go up by more than 30 percent."
False
By Tom Kertscher • January 22, 2012
Kathleen Falk
Kathleen Falk
stated on January 8, 2012 a TV interview:
Says she got unions to agree to "about $10 million in reduction" of salaries and health benefits while serving as Dane County executive in Wisconsin.
True
By Tom Kertscher • January 18, 2012
Club for Growth
Club for Growth
stated on January 4, 2012 a billboard ad:
"Mayor Barrett saved Milwaukee $25 million, thanks to Gov. Walker’s reforms."
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • January 15, 2012
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on December 15, 2011 a news release:
On the accuracy of state jobs numbers.
Full Flop
By James B. Nelson • January 12, 2012
Kelda Helen Roys
Kelda Helen Roys
stated on January 5, 2012 a news release:
Says area near proposed northern Wisconsin iron ore mine is "15 hours away" from where public hearing on mining was held.
False
By Tom Kertscher • January 8, 2012
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on December 27, 2011 tweets:
Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker eliminated "cancer screenings for uninsured women" and offered "no alternatives."  
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Kertscher • January 6, 2012
Chris Abele
Chris Abele
stated on December 15, 2011 a television interview:
Says Milwaukee County buses are no less safe now than a year or two ago.
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • January 5, 2012
Rebecca Kleefisch
Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on December 18, 2011 an interview:
Wisconsin’s monthly job reports have a "margin of error" of 75 percent and were "way off" in eight of first 10 months of 2011.
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • January 4, 2012
Greater Wisconsin Committee
Greater Wisconsin Committee
stated on November 30, 2011 a television ad:
Scott Walker’s school-aid cuts were so devastating that students are without chairs and a government survey found 47 kids in a classroom.  
False
By Dave Umhoefer • December 23, 2011
Jim Sensenbrenner
Jim Sensenbrenner
stated on December 8, 2011 a House Judiciary Committee hearing:
"I've done more impeachments than anybody else in the history of the country."
True
By Tom Kertscher • December 19, 2011
MacIver Institute
MacIver Institute
stated on December 13, 2011 a video:
"Wisconsin election officials to accept Mickey Mouse, Hitler signatures" on recall petitions.
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • December 18, 2011
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on December 15, 2011 a television interview:
"President Obama has increased the federal workforce 192,000 individuals -- about 10 percent since he’s taken office -- while we’ve lost 2 million jobs."
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • December 15, 2011
Kathleen Falk
Kathleen Falk
stated on December 6, 2011 an opinion column:
Since Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker took office, "we are losing jobs at rates not seen in decades."  
False
By Tom Kertscher • December 14, 2011
Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson
stated on December 1, 2011 a campaign announcement video:
Says that as Wisconsin governor, "we ended welfare."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • December 11, 2011
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on November 30, 2011 a TV interview:
Says recall organizers "started their website last November" and began work on their effort before he even took office.
False
By Dave Umhoefer • December 8, 2011
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