Latest Fact-Checks By James B. Nelson

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Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce
stated on January 23, 2013 in testimony to the Legislature:
Wisconsin’s laws "ranked the worst in the world for mining investment."
Mostly False
By James B. Nelson • February 15, 2013
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on January 10, 2013 in a news conference:
"We just had someone last week in Neenah near a school kill someone with a bow and arrow."
Pants on Fire!
By James B. Nelson • January 28, 2013
Marina Dimitrijevic
Marina Dimitrijevic
stated on November 14, 2012 in a radio interview:
Thanks to actions by the Milwaukee County Board on the 2013 budget, the amount of county taxes on the average home in the city of Milwaukee "would be a $19 decrease."
Mostly False
By James B. Nelson • December 19, 2012
Mike Tate
Mike Tate
stated on December 3, 2012 in a blog post:
"Scott Walker has even removed the 250,000 jobs promise from his website."
False
By James B. Nelson • December 17, 2012
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on December 12, 2012 in a speech:
Wisconsin has created "just under 100,000" jobs since he took office.  
Pants on Fire!
By James B. Nelson • December 16, 2012
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on October 10, 2012 in a television interview:
Says President Barack Obama "did not come into office with the economy in a free fall."
Half-True
By James B. Nelson • November 26, 2012
Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson
stated on October 23, 2012 in a television ad:
Says "Tammy Baldwin had the opportunity to vote to honor the victims of 9/11 and she voted against it."
Mostly False
By James B. Nelson • October 26, 2012
Greater Wisconsin Committee
Greater Wisconsin Committee
stated on October 1, 2012 in a television ad:
"Women who have miscarriages could be investigated by police" under legislation supported by Republican state Senate candidate Rick Gudex.
Mostly False
By James B. Nelson • October 22, 2012
Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson
stated on October 5, 2012 in a Milwaukee Press Club appearance:
Says opponent Tammy Baldwin ‘has had not one positive ad’ in the campaign for U.S. Senate.
Half-True
By James B. Nelson • October 15, 2012
Dan Sebring
Dan Sebring
stated on October 1, 2012 in a radio ad:
Says opponent U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore ‘is Wisconsin’s most absent member of Congress, missing nearly 17 percent of the House votes in the second quarter of 2012.’
Mostly True
By James B. Nelson • October 8, 2012
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on September 7, 2012 in a television interview:
Based on the August 2012 national jobs numbers, "for every person who got a job, nearly four people stopped looking for a job."
Mostly True
By James B. Nelson • September 19, 2012
Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson
stated on September 6, 2012 in an email :
An aide "acted on his own" and "was not representing the Thompson campaign" when he sent an email criticizing the sexual orientation of U.S. Senate candidate Tammy Baldwin.
Pants on Fire!
By James B. Nelson • September 17, 2012
Billboard
Billboard
stated on July 23, 2012 in a billboard:
The price of gasoline was at $1.85 a gallon when President Barack Obama took office and has since nearly doubled because of his policies
Mostly False
By James B. Nelson • August 24, 2012
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on August 12, 2012 in a television interview:
Says under Wisconsin law, he cannot remove his name from the ballot for re-election to Congress.
True
By James B. Nelson • August 20, 2012
stated on July 29, 2012 in a television interview:
President Obama and Nancy Pelosi said "Obamacare" would save money because "they factored in 10 years worth of tax revenue and only six and half years worth of expenses."
Half-True
By James B. Nelson • August 8, 2012
John Lehman
John Lehman
stated on July 10, 2012 in a radio interview:
The new 21st State Senate district was "created in secret for Van Wanggaard. It was drawn within half a block of his house."
True
By James B. Nelson • July 26, 2012
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on July 2, 2012 in a news release:
"Foreign Chinese prostitution money is allegedly behind the groups funding Congressman Sean Duffy’s Republican Majority."
Pants on Fire!
By James B. Nelson • July 16, 2012
Jim Bohl
Jim Bohl
stated on May 30, 2012 in a news conference:
Toothpaste contains "the poison substance of fluoride."
Mostly False
By James B. Nelson • July 9, 2012
Robin Vos
Robin Vos
stated on June 17, 2012 in a television interview:
Voter fraud provided "a portion" of the margin of victory of Democrat John Lehman over Republican Sen. Van Wanggaard in a state Senate recall election.
False
By James B. Nelson • July 6, 2012
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on June 6, 2012 in a radio interview:
"Before Act 10, the total cost of public sector employees’ employment was 29 percent higher than that in the private sector. After the act, it’s still 22 percent higher."
Mostly False
By James B. Nelson • July 2, 2012
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