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Latest Fact-Checks In Wisconsin

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Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson
stated on September 12, 2011 an interview
Despite opposition from national Club for Growth, Club for Growth Wisconsin "has endorsed" him for U.S. Senate.
Pants on Fire!
September 26, 2011
Democratic Governors Association
Democratic Governors Association
stated on September 14, 2011 an online ad
Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker "is denying Democrats the right to vote."
Pants on Fire!
September 25, 2011
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on September 19, 2011 a news release
Says U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin is backing President Barack Obama’s plan to pass a $1.5 trillion tax increase.
False
By Dave Umhoefer • September 23, 2011
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on September 2, 2011 a fund-raising letter
"Wisconsin is broke," and "state government is $3 billion in debt."
Pants on Fire!
By James B. Nelson • September 22, 2011
Al Sharpton
Al Sharpton
stated on September 7, 2011 a TV show
One Wisconsin school district "is so worried about losing state funding that it has stopped giving milk to elementary school kids during snack time."
Half-True
September 19, 2011
Scott Keyes
Scott Keyes
stated on September 10, 2011 an article
"The Green Bay Packers are a socialist organization."
Mostly False
September 18, 2011
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on September 2, 2011 a campaign fundraising letter
"I asked the unions to pay into their own health care insurance ... and they said I was being unreasonable. I requested that they contribute toward their own pensions ... and they screamed it was unfair."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • September 16, 2011
Brett Hulsey
Brett Hulsey
stated on August 27, 2011 an opinion column
The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Assembly approved "only one out of 376 amendments offered by Assembly Democrats" in 2011.
True
September 11, 2011
Chain email
Chain email
stated on September 6, 2011 a chain email
The Wisconsin Department of Corrections is considering implementing mandatory physical fitness testing for security staff.
Pants on Fire!
By James B. Nelson • September 10, 2011
Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson
stated on September 6, 2011 a statement
Says Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Tammy Baldwin ranks "as the most liberal member of the House."
Mostly True
September 9, 2011
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on August 30, 2011 remarks at a campaign fundraiser
Says U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget proposal "eliminates Medicare" in 10 years.
False
By Dave Umhoefer • September 7, 2011
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on August 17, 2011 an email to party supporters
"(U.S. Reps.) Paul Ryan, Sean Duffy and Reid Ribble are … shutting down town hall meetings, or making their constituents pay to attend them."
Pants on Fire!
By James B. Nelson • September 6, 2011
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on August 15, 2011 a news release
A new college tuition reciprocity agreement with Minnesota "makes college education more affordable for Wisconsin residents."
Pants on Fire!
September 4, 2011
Chris Abele
Chris Abele
stated on August 26, 2011 an interview
On Milwaukee County government’s debt burden
Half Flip
By Dave Umhoefer • September 2, 2011
Club for Growth
Club for Growth
stated on August 23, 2011 a TV ad
Says potential GOP U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson supported "Obamacare"
Half-True
August 31, 2011
Club for Growth
Club for Growth
stated on June 14, 2011 a television ad
Democrats in the Legislature in 2009 voted for various "pork projects" including "a $5 million scoreboard for the Milwaukee Bucks."
False
By Emma Roller • August 29, 2011
Reince Priebus
Reince Priebus
stated on August 18, 2011 a television interview
Public-employee unions spent $30 million in Wisconsin unsuccessfully trying to flip the state Senate to Democratic control.
False
By Dave Umhoefer • August 28, 2011
Ron Kind
Ron Kind
stated on June 30, 2011 a news release
"Before Medicare, only 51 percent of Americans 65 and older had health care coverage and nearly 30 percent lived below the poverty line. Today, thanks to Medicare ... nearly all seniors have coverage and 75 percent fewer struggle in poverty."
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • August 25, 2011
Jonathan Steitz
Jonathan Steitz
stated on August 3, 2011 a radio ad
The 2009-11 state budget that Democrats approved left Wisconsin taxpayers $3.6 billion in debt.
False
By James B. Nelson • August 24, 2011
Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on July 20, 2011 an op-ed piece in the Washington Times
The Dodd-Frank financial-reform law’s hundreds of new rules will force small banks and credit unions to burn up "an estimated 2,260,631 labor hours just for compliance."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • August 22, 2011
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