Latest Fact-Checks By Dave Umhoefer

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Chris Abele
stated on October 1, 2013 in a speech:

Milwaukee County has "a parks capital budget that’s bigger than it’s been in the last 10 years."

False

By Dave Umhoefer • October 23, 2013

Mary Burke
stated on October 13, 2013 in an interview:

"We’re 49th in the United States in new businesses created."

Mostly True

By Dave Umhoefer • October 20, 2013

Paul Ryan
stated on September 11, 2013 in a press release:

On responding to chemical weapon use in Syria

Half Flip

By Dave Umhoefer • October 13, 2013

Mary Burke
stated on October 7, 2013 in a video:

Says her actions as Wisconsin commerce secretary brought the state "84,000 more Wisconsin jobs than we have today."

Half-True

By Dave Umhoefer • October 9, 2013

Dale Kooyenga
stated on September 18, 2013 in a legislative hearing:

"We’ve used (generally accepted accounting principles) here in this building the last two years."

Mostly False

By Dave Umhoefer • September 22, 2013

Chris Larson
stated on September 5, 2013 in an interview:

The Capitol Police force is "going so far as to use paramilitary equipment" in dealing with singing protesters in Madison

Mostly False

By Dave Umhoefer • September 19, 2013

Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin
stated on September 10, 2013 in a web posting:

"The Kenosha casino would be one of the state’s largest employers and pay more to the state than any other company or Tribe – essentially, it would be Wisconsin’s biggest taxpayer."

Mostly True

By Dave Umhoefer • September 11, 2013

Robin Vos
stated on August 22, 2013 in an interview:

"Minnesota, Michigan, Iowa already have 70 mph" speed limits on rural interstates, and "we see that they’ve been able to do it safely."

Half-True

By Dave Umhoefer • September 1, 2013

Mark Harris
stated on July 20, 2013 in an interview:

"I’ve got the spending down, I’ve got the debt down a little bit, I’ve got the reserves up."

Mostly True

By Dave Umhoefer • August 28, 2013

Alberta Darling
stated on August 15, 2013 in legislative testimony:

Wisconsin’s criminal threshold for drunken-driving is "way out of line" with "states surrounding us," which "have the second offense as a felony."

Mostly False

By Dave Umhoefer • August 25, 2013

Peter Barca
stated on August 7, 2013 in an interview:

Under a new law regulating abortions, "Even if you're raped, if you don't report it in the first 30 days, the Republicans will force you to have an ultrasound."

Half-True

By Dave Umhoefer • August 22, 2013

Scott Walker
stated on July 29, 2013 in a campaign press statement:

Says that in his first two years, "Wisconsin has seen its best two-year job growth in a decade."

False

By Dave Umhoefer • August 19, 2013

Scott Walker
stated on July 29, 2013 in a speech:

Says President Franklin Delano Roosevelt "felt there wasn’t a need in the public sector to have collective bargaining because the government is the people."

True

By Dave Umhoefer • August 14, 2013

Federation for American Immigration Reform
stated on August 5, 2013 in a news release:

"Unemployment has been on the rise throughout Wisconsin" as Paul Ryan stepped up his advocacy of "immigration increases."

Mostly False

By Dave Umhoefer • August 9, 2013

Dave Hansen
stated on July 19, 2013 in a news release:

The Republican-authored state budget includes a provision "forcing people earning as little as $12,000 to buy private health insurance that could cost them as much as $4,000 per year."

False

By Dave Umhoefer • July 26, 2013

Chris Abele
stated on July 19, 2013 in a letter:

On residency requirements for public workers

Half Flip

By Dave Umhoefer • July 21, 2013

Jim Sensenbrenner
stated on July 1, 2013 in an op-ed article:

"Currently, it takes up to 25 years to obtain U.S. citizenship legally" but the Senate bill "would allow immigrants who came to the United States illegally to obtain citizenship in just 13 years."

Half-True

By Dave Umhoefer • July 7, 2013

David A. Clarke Jr.
stated on June 22, 2013 in a speech:

"When I was growing up as a kid in the city of Milwaukee, if we averaged 4 homicides a year in the entire city that was a record number."

False

By Dave Umhoefer • July 3, 2013

Robin Vos
stated on June 10, 2013 in an interview:

A study of private bail bond systems "showed that Wisconsin has a higher no-show rate than other states" of defendants skipping court appearances.

False

By Dave Umhoefer • June 24, 2013

Lena Taylor
stated on June 7, 2013 in an op-ed article:

"There is no statistical evidence that bail bonds increase the likelihood of those awaiting trial returning to court for their scheduled hearings."

False

By Dave Umhoefer • June 23, 2013

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