Latest Fact-Checks By Dave Umhoefer

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Progressive group says Thompson “says he’ll do away with Medicare”

November 2, 2012

Says U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson "says he’ll do away with Medicare."  

Testing Thompson’s position on Ryan’s Medicare reform plan

November 1, 2012

On support for U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan’s Medicare reform plan  

Looking at Baldwin and a single-payer healthcare system for America

November 1, 2012

On a single-payer healthcare system  

Thompson says most Democrats, but not Baldwin, voted for his billion-dollar property tax cuts

October 26, 2012

Says when he was governor, "most of the Democrats" voted for his billion-dollar property-tax cuts, but U.S. Senate rival Tammy Baldwin "voted against it."  

Baldwin says Thompson got $3 million from mismanaged federal contract that left 9/11 responders without promised care

October 26, 2012

Says U.S. Senate opponent Tommy Thompson "personally made over $3 million" from a federal contract granted to his healthcare company, but left  9/11 first responders…

Super PAC says Tommy Thompson supports privatizing Social Security

October 25, 2012

Says U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson supports a plan for "privatizing Social Security."

Thompson says Baldwin voted to ‘gut’ Medicare

October 21, 2012

Says Tammy Baldwin "voted to gut Medicare for seniors."

Romney says Obama also has investments in Chinese companies and through a Cayman Islands trust

October 17, 2012

Says Barack Obama has pension investments that include Chinese firms, and "investments through a Caymans trust."

After votes against major Iran sanction bills, Baldwin has voted in favor

October 14, 2012

On Iran sanctions

Baldwin says Thompson wants to raise taxes on small businesses

October 7, 2012

Says U.S. Senate opponent Tommy Thompson favors raising taxes on small businesses.

Chamber of Commerce says health care “public option” idea was “wildly unpopular”

October 1, 2012

Says the "public option" considered in the health care law backed by U.S. Senate candidate Tammy Baldwin was "wildly unpopular."  

Sen. Ron Johnson says deficits under Obama total $5.3 trillion, compared with $2 trillion under Bush

September 28, 2012

Deficit spending ‘exploded during the Obama administration’ to $5.3 trillion over four years, compared to $2 trillion in eight years under President George W. Bush.…

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