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Tavern League of Wisconsin

Tavern League of Wisconsin

Mostly True

If you're a woman who weighs about a hundred, yes

A 0.05 standard for drunken driving means having a glass of wine at dinner could make a person drunk.

Edward Flynn

Edward Flynn

Half-True

Best number available, but laden with caveats

Research found that "over the course of the existence of the Brady Bill ban, the use of assault weapons in crimes decreased by two thirds."  

Mayors Against Illegal Guns

Mayors Against Illegal Guns

Half-True

Many can't be prosecuted

In 2009, the FBI "referred more than 71,000" cases of people failing background checks when trying to buy a gun to another federal agency, "but U.S. attorneys ultimately prosecuted only 77 of them."

David A. Clarke Jr.

David A. Clarke Jr.

Mostly False

Sheriff’s Office responds to few crime calls

"I had to lay off 48 people last year," which has exacerbated the lack of law enforcement officers in the county that respond quickly to crime calls.

Gwen Moore

Gwen Moore

Mostly True

Figure nearly correct; factors other than the law also at work

Since the federal Violence Against Women Act was adopted in 1994, "cases of domestic violence have fallen by 67 percent."

Pardeep Kaleka

Pardeep Kaleka

Mostly True

Newer figure slightly lower

"Every day, 34 Americans are murdered with guns."

Gwen Moore

Gwen Moore

Mostly False

Only for federal abortion funding

Says House Republicans "tried to change the definition of rape."

Tom Barrett

Tom Barrett

False

The mayor way overshoots his target

Says Gov. Scott Walker made "draconian cuts" to public safety budgets that put police officers at "greater risk of harm."

Tom Barrett

Tom Barrett

False

Receptionist arrested, convicted

"No one on my staff has ever been charged with a crime."

Reince Priebus

Reince Priebus

False

No evidence of that rate of fraud

Because of voter fraud, Republican candidates "need to do a point or two better" to win statewide elections in Wisconsin.

Graeme Zielinski

Graeme Zielinski

Pants on Fire!

Lurid Twitter claims create a hot mess

Gov. Scott Walker is helping pay for the criminal defense of a man accused of "boy rape."

Glenn Grothman

Glenn Grothman

True

Accurately quotes federal study

Says a study shows that children who live with a biological parent and the parent's boyfriend or girlfriend "have a 20 times greater chance of being sexually abused."

David A. Clarke Jr.

David A. Clarke Jr.

Half-True

Line item eliminated, but money still available

Says Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele "eliminated" sheriff’s office funding for providing security for presidential and presidential campaign visits.  

Edward Flynn

Edward Flynn

Half-True

Study doesn't fully back claim

Says 85 percent of Milwaukee shootings involve "people with extensive criminal records shooting other people with extensive criminal records."

Chris Abele

Chris Abele

Mostly False

A deeper look suggests otherwise

Says Milwaukee County buses are no less safe now than a year or two ago.

Chris Abele

Chris Abele

Half-True

Bigger role; FBI reports are few

The Milwaukee County sheriff’s department  "plays only a limited role as a traditional law enforcement agency" and in 2009 reported far fewer crimes to the FBI than the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee police did.

Wisconsin Professional Police Association

Wisconsin Professional Police Association

Mostly True

Numbers check out, though the rise isn’t statewide — it’s driven by Milwaukee County

Assaults on Wisconsin law enforcement officers are up 224 percent statewide since 2005

Scott Fitzgerald

Scott Fitzgerald

False

Some cases of double voting, but none of quintuple or sextuple ballots

"We continue to see these isolated incidents of people trying to vote five, six times a day."

Gwen Moore

Gwen Moore

True

The approach the group uses inflates the number by including suicides, but even when taken out Moore is on target

In Wisconsin, "deaths from domestic violence are at the highest in 10 years."

Scott Hassett

Scott Hassett

False

What about that criminal investigation and pressure on Kratz to turn himself in to regulators?

Says Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen "knew about (the Ken Kratz sexting) case for nearly a year and did nothing about it."

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