Latest Fact-Checks By Dave Umhoefer

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Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on February 13, 2013 in a radio interview:
"Nobody in total is proposing cutting anything. We’re trying to reduce the rate of growth in government."
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • February 20, 2013
Patience Roggensack
Patience Roggensack
stated on February 6, 2013 in a campaign TV ad:
Says she heard more than 2,400 cases as a Wisconsin appeals court judge  
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • February 17, 2013
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on January 22, 2013 in interviews:
On his definition of "takers" and "makers"
Full Flop
By Dave Umhoefer • February 13, 2013
Chris Matthews
Chris Matthews
stated on January 23, 2013 in comments on his MSNBC show:
Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, was elected in a "very low turnout" race.  
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • February 10, 2013
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on January 27, 2013 in an interview:
"We’re taxing our small businesses now at rates higher than corporations."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • February 7, 2013
Internet commenters
Internet commenters
stated on January 21, 2013 in website comments:
A Paul Ryan-Scott Walker (or Scott Walker-Paul Ryan) ticket for the White House in 2016 would be unconstitutional because both men live in Wisconsin.  
False
By Dave Umhoefer • January 28, 2013
Chris Abele
Chris Abele
stated on January 18, 2013 in an interview:
The Milwaukee County Board’s staff grew from four workers to 38 over four decades and now costs taxpayers "a lot more," while the total county workforce was more than cut in half in the same period.
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • January 24, 2013
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on January 15, 2013 in a speech:
"Nearly a quarter of all adults in this state have some college credit without a degree."  
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • January 21, 2013
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on January 4, 2013 in a tweet:
"Thanks to Washington, nearly everyone will pay more in taxes in 2013. Somehow people think it's just the wealthy. It's not."
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • January 20, 2013
Vince Megna
Vince Megna
stated on January 1, 2013 in a statement on campaign website:
"200 consumer laws were destroyed" in 2011 when Gov. Scott Walker signed Act 92.  
False
By Dave Umhoefer • January 14, 2013
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on November 16, 2012 in a speech:
"Our pension system is the only one in the country that’s 100 percent funded."
True
By Dave Umhoefer • January 6, 2013
Kevin Reilly
Kevin Reilly
stated on December 7, 2012 in public remarks:
"Faculty salaries at UW System institutions have now fallen more than 18 percent below the national average."
True
By Dave Umhoefer • December 26, 2012
The Campaign to Fix the Debt
The Campaign to Fix the Debt
stated on December 17, 2012 in a press release:
"If lawmakers fail to avert the fiscal cliff, 18 percent of the federal money that is sent to the states will be eliminated."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • December 20, 2012
Marina Dimitrijevic
Marina Dimitrijevic
stated on November 14, 2012 in an interview:
Milwaukee County government employees pay "much more" for their health care than City of Milwaukee or State of Wisconsin employees.
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • December 9, 2012
Sandy Pasch
Sandy Pasch
stated on December 29, 2012 in a radio address:
Democratic Party candidates for the state Assembly "actually received 200,000 more votes statewide" than their Republican counterparts in the 2012 election  
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • December 5, 2012
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on November 26, 2012 in an interview:
Says he first unveiled his new legislative agenda in Wisconsin, not in California as critics complain  
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • December 2, 2012
Jon Erpenbach
Jon Erpenbach
stated on November 16, 2012 in a press release:
Says Gov. Scott Walker has "led people to believe that if Wisconsin doesn’t implement a (health-care) exchange, Obamacare doesn’t happen here."  
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • November 25, 2012
Health First Wisconsin
Health First Wisconsin
stated on November 12, 2012 in a news release:
"Wisconsin is the only state that allows parents or guardians to purchase alcohol for their children – regardless of whether that child is seven or 20 years old – at bars and restaurants."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • November 21, 2012
Robin Vos
Robin Vos
stated on November 8, 2012 in an interview:
When it comes to income taxes, Wisconsin is "one of the best places in the country to be poor" but "top 4 or 5 worst" for middle-income earners.
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • November 14, 2012
Rebecca Kleefisch
Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on November 1, 2012 in a radio address:
"Wisconsin still ranks first among the 50 states in manufacturing jobs per capita."  
True
By Dave Umhoefer • November 11, 2012
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