Latest Fact-Checks In Wisconsin

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Our Democracy 2020
Our Democracy 2020
stated on October 26, 2016 a news release
Says an election clerk in Green Bay refused to allow early voting on the UW-Green Bay campus because she "was afraid it would help Democrats," showing "outrageous partisan bias."
Half-True
October 28, 2016
Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson
stated on September 4, 2016 a campaign appearance
Says he and his running mate "are the only candidates that do believe in free trade."
Half-True
By Cara Lombardo • October 25, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on October 5, 2016 a speech
Says Donald Trump’s plan to repeal the estate tax would mean the Walmart Walton family would "get a $53 billion tax break."  
Half-True
October 17, 2016
Tom Nelson
Tom Nelson
stated on September 1, 2016 a TV ad
Says Mike Gallagher’s plan "would cut Social Security benefits for two-thirds of seniors."  
Half-True
September 23, 2016
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on August 22, 2016 a tweet
Says she "would bring 186,740 new jobs to Wisconsin" and "Donald Trump would cost Wisconsin 61,050 jobs."
Half-True
September 16, 2016
Russ Feingold
Russ Feingold
stated on June 14, 2016 in a campaign ad
Says Ron Johnson gave himself a $10 million 'sweetheart corporate payout'
Half-True
By Eric Litke • September 9, 2016
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on June 19, 2016 a TV interview
Under the current procedure, if someone "on a terror watch list" tries to buy a gun, authorities are notified.
Half-True
By Jonathan Anderson • September 2, 2016
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on August 15, 2016 an interview
Milwaukee has "the highest incarceration rate among African-American men in the country."  
Half-True
August 31, 2016
Edward Flynn
Edward Flynn
stated on July 8, 2016 a news conference
Milwaukee police use deadly force at a rate that is "among the lowest" in the country.  
Half-True
By Jacob Carpenter • August 19, 2016
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on August 5, 2016 a speech
Says Donald Trump "has a long history of exporting jobs overseas."  
Half-True
August 17, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 5, 2016 a campaign speech
Says Hillary Clinton once "wanted a wall" on the Mexican border.
Half-True
By Sarah Hauer • August 15, 2016
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on July 18, 2016 a speech
"The poverty rates in America today aren’t much better than when we started the War on Poverty."
Half-True
By Sarah Hauer • August 5, 2016
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on June 23, 2016 a radio ad
Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson "opposes faster broadband internet in small towns" and "got nearly $90,000 in campaign contributions from the telecom special interests."
Half-True
By Cara Lombardo • July 27, 2016
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on July 19, 2016 a speech at the Republican convention
Says that as a U.S. senator, Russ Feingold "voted against authorizing our military 11 separate times."
Half-True
July 22, 2016
Van Wanggaard
Van Wanggaard
stated on July 10, 2016 an opinion article
"You're more likely to be the victim of a violent crime in Milwaukee than in 96 percent of the country."
Half-True
July 15, 2016
Rebecca Kleefisch
Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on April 20, 2016 a radio interview
"Right now, our corrections department charges taxpayers between $30,000 and $40,000 a year per person we lock up," she said. "That’s actually cheap when you compare us to the rest of the country."
Half-True
By Alison Dirr • July 8, 2016
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on June 17, 2016 a radio interview
The Orlando shooter used "a weapon of war."
Half-True
By Sarah Hauer • July 1, 2016
Russ Feingold
Russ Feingold
stated on June 3, 2016 a speech
Says Ron Johnson referred to "The Lego Movie" as an "insidious anti-business conspiracy."
Half-True
By Eric Litke • June 24, 2016
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on April 27, 2016 a town hall at Georgetown University Institute of Politics and Public Service
"Under (Obamacare), you can’t reward a person for better behavior. You can’t have incentives to be healthier."
Half-True
By Eric Litke • June 8, 2016
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on May 16, 2016 a radio interview
The University of Wisconsin System had a "jobs-for-life tenure program" for professors.
Half-True
By Cara Lombardo • June 3, 2016
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