Latest Fact-Checks By D.L. Davis

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Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on January 23, 2019 in :
On directing the attorney general to withdraw Wisconsin from pre-existing conditions lawsuit.
Full Flop
By D.L. Davis • January 26, 2019
Matthew Rothschild
Matthew Rothschild
stated on January 3, 2019 in a radio interview:
The NRA is "one of the biggest lobbyists here in the capital. They spend a ton of money during elections. …  they spent more than a million dollars here in Wisconsin on the 2018 elections. Most of that was for Walker, or more specifically against Evers."
Half-True
By D.L. Davis • January 24, 2019
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on January 2, 2019 in a tweet:
"Wisconsin lost over 600 farms last year & our farmers can't afford the #TrumpShutdown."
Mostly True
By D.L. Davis • January 9, 2019
Robin Vos
Robin Vos
stated on January 10, 2013 in a public forum:
On limiting late night legislative debates.
Full Flop
By D.L. Davis • December 11, 2018
Wisconsin Republican Legislative leaders
Wisconsin Republican Legislative leaders
stated on December 3, 2018 in a public forum:
On how much power the Wisconsin governor should have.
Full Flop
By D.L. Davis • December 3, 2018
Dale Kooyenga
Dale Kooyenga
stated on November 7, 2018 in a radio interview:
Wisconsin has "the number one health care system in the country. Everyone in poverty now has health care"  
Half-True
By D.L. Davis • November 30, 2018
Gordon Hintz
Gordon Hintz
stated on November 18, 2018 in a TV interview:
"One year ago, (Republicans) would not fill seats vacated for people who went to the administration because of the cost of those elections. Now, they’re talking about changing the rules to add additional elections that will cost millions of dollars of taxpayer expense."
Mostly True
By D.L. Davis • November 28, 2018
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on November 1, 2018 in a radio interview:
"Every couple days we have a caravan size group of people apprehended trying to come into the country illegally, or coming to the ports of entry without documentation."
Half-True
By D.L. Davis • November 16, 2018
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on September 26, 2018 in a campaign ad:
Says that after the overdose death of a Tomah VA veteran, she "brought both parties together to help pass a law" to "make the VA accountable and also to stop the overprescribing of" opioids.
Mostly True
By D.L. Davis • November 2, 2018
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on September 25, 2018 in a campaign ad:
Says he "raised graduation rates to nearly 90 percent."
Half-True
By D.L. Davis • October 31, 2018
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on September 26, 2018 in a campaign ad:
"Under Scott Walker, the Department of Corrections has only 18 people tracking 25,000 sex offenders" and "there are nearly 3,000 sex offenders that are unaccounted for."
Mostly False
By D.L. Davis • October 29, 2018
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on September 10, 2018 in a mailer :
"Leah Vukmir OPPOSES Buy American legislation."
True
By D.L. Davis • October 17, 2018
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on August 16, 2018 in a public forum:
"Special education categorical aid" from the state "hasn’t been raised in over a decade."
Mostly True
By D.L. Davis • September 20, 2018
Leah Vukmir
Leah Vukmir
stated on July 26, 2018 in a public forum:
Says "I have been through the gauntlet, when we had riots in that Capitol."
Pants on Fire!
By D.L. Davis • September 4, 2018
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on June 26, 2018 in a public forum:
"President Trump continues to disrespect patriotic transgender Americans who want to serve their country."
Mostly True
By D.L. Davis • August 20, 2018
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on June 26, 2018 in a public forum:
Says the Trump administration "has banned the CDC even using the word ‘transgender.’ "
False
By D.L. Davis • August 17, 2018
Republican Party of Wisconsin
Republican Party of Wisconsin
stated on August 1, 2018 in a news release:
Says Mahlon Mitchell "received a massive raise on the backs of hard-working firefighters and turned the union into his own personal political slush fund."
Half-True
By D.L. Davis • August 9, 2018
Matt Flynn
Matt Flynn
stated on December 23, 2017 in interviews, news releases:
On whether he would seek to undo the Foxconn deal.
Full Flop
By D.L. Davis • August 2, 2018
Matt Flynn
Matt Flynn
stated on June 13, 2018 in news release:
"Foxconn will not face oversight from any federal, state, or local agency to guarantee it complies with our wetlands protection laws."  
Mostly False
By D.L. Davis • July 11, 2018
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on May 13, 2018 in a TV interview:
"By law, Democrats gave the superintendent of public instruction, back in 2009, the ability to take over failing schools … The current superintendent has failed to do that."
False
By D.L. Davis • July 5, 2018
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