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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
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
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
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
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
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
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!
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
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
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
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
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
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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