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Leah Vukmir
Leah Vukmir
stated on January 25, 2018 an article
Says Sen. Tammy Baldwin "claims to support a 'Buy America' philosophy, but her actions speak louder than her empty words."
False
By D.L. Davis • March 12, 2018
Tim Burns
Tim Burns
stated on February 6, 2018 a TV ad
Says he is "one of America's leading consumer lawyers."  
False
February 15, 2018
Dane County Republican Party
Dane County Republican Party
stated on August 25, 2017 a news release
"The KKK was founded as the military arm of the Democratic Party." 
False
By D.L. Davis • October 23, 2017
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on September 20, 2017 an interview
The GOP’s health bill will protect people with pre-existing conditions "every bit as well as Obamacare did."  
False
September 22, 2017
Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on September 14, 2017 a Facebook Live town hall
Vermont had to "scrap" its single-payer health insurance program because it was "going bankrupt."  
False
September 20, 2017
Melissa Sargent
Melissa Sargent
stated on August 2, 2017 a tweet
On Foxconn deal, "3,000 jobs cost #WI taxpayers more than $3 billion in tax giveaways. Break it down: more than $1 million in taxpayer dollars per job."  
False
August 11, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 17, 2017 a speech
"We’ve signed more bills -- and I’m talking about through the legislature -- than any president ever."  
False
July 20, 2017
Reince Priebus
Reince Priebus
stated on July 9, 2017 an interview
"It's an absolute fact" that China and North Korea "have consistently over many, many years" meddled in U.S. elections.  
False
July 13, 2017
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on June 19, 2017 an interview
"There are so many data that demonstrate that poor people, surprisingly, are less likely to use drugs than people with means."
False
July 7, 2017
Paul Soglin
Paul Soglin
stated on June 18, 2017 an interview
Since he and Scott Walker took office in 2011, "60,000 new jobs have been created in this state -- 40,000 of them were created in Madison and the Madison area."      
False
July 5, 2017
Jesse Kremer
Jesse Kremer
stated on May 11, 2017 a legislative hearing
"The Earth is 6,000 years old, that’s a fact."  
False
June 8, 2017
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on May 24, 2017 a hearing
In Wisconsin’s school voucher program, "two-thirds of the money" in the "tax vouchers" went to people "making more than $100,000."    
False
May 31, 2017
Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on May 9, 2017 an interview
The Republican replacement for Obamacare does not give massive tax cuts to wealthy Americans.  
False
May 12, 2017
Americas PAC
Americas PAC
stated on April 27, 2017 a radio ad
Says Tammy Baldwin was told by a whistleblower about "overmedicated veterans," she made "deadly mistakes" and "three veterans died" at the Tomah VA hospital.
False
May 5, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 18, 2017 an interview
"All pipelines that are coming into this country from now on has to be American steel."
False
April 20, 2017
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on April 7, 2017 a statement
"There is no legal basis" for Donald Trump's "missile strike against Syrian military assets."
False
April 7, 2017
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on March 10, 2017 an interview
A study of where teachers apply to work found that "less than 5 percent wanted to work in rural Wisconsin."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • March 31, 2017
Citizen Action of Wisconsin
Citizen Action of Wisconsin
stated on February 28, 2017 a website posting
Says "people who come to" their dissent actions "get a ‘cease and desist’ letter" from Ron Johnson's office.
False
March 2, 2017
Restore American Freedom and Liberty
Restore American Freedom and Liberty
stated on February 16, 2017 a fundraising email
Says Tammy Baldwin "wants to require children starting at age 5 to learn about gay sex!"  
False
February 27, 2017
David A. Clarke Jr.
David A. Clarke Jr.
stated on February 17, 2017 a tweet
Says Michelle Obama "said she was never proud of her country til they elected her husband POTUS."
False
February 23, 2017
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