Latest Half-True Fact-checks in Wisconsin Gwen Moore stated on November 29, 2017 in a House floor speech: The House tax plan "would provide permanent tax cuts for individuals who are multi-millionaires and billionaires," but "all middle-class families will eventually face a tax increase, since tax relief for them expires." Paul Ryan stated on December 1, 2017 in an interview: Under the House Republican tax plan, in Wisconsin, "the median household of four gets about a $2,000 tax cut, on average." NARAL Pro-Choice America stated on November 15, 2017 in an online popup ad: Says Paul Ryan is leading the effort to "pass a tax bill with divisive conception language by disguising it as a college savings plan" in "another attempt to ban abortion and rob women of their reproductive rights." Matt Flynn stated on November 4, 2017 in a news release: Under Scott Walker, "average wages, when adjusted for inflation, are lower today than they were under Jim Doyle." Scot Ross stated on November 3, 2017 in an interview: "Since 2015, Scott Walker has not done a public event where you don't have to pay admission or be on an approved list." Dan Kohl stated on November 7, 2017 in a Facebook post: Says Glenn Grothman "is the single-most partisan member of the House." Sean Duffy stated on November 30, 2017 in an interview: Says special counsel Robert Mueller "has brought in Democrat campaign donors at a very high level" on his team of lawyers. Freedom Partners stated on October 26, 2017 in TV ads: "Tammy Baldwin voted for $5 trillion in higher taxes." Leah Vukmir stated on October 12, 2017 in an interview: In 2016, there were 5,570 people in Wisconsin "who committed crimes on probation and they were not revoked." Tammy Baldwin stated on October 3, 2017 in a news release: The Las Vegas shooting was the "273rd mass shooting" in the United States so far in 2017. Andy Gronik stated on August 27, 2017 in an email: "Black Americans still earn less than 73 percent of what white men make." Andy Gronik stated on September 5, 2017 in an op-ed in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Wisconsin is "guaranteeing Foxconn almost $3 billion, but Foxconn is not contractually guaranteeing how many full-time employees it will hire, for how long and at what pay." Sean Duffy stated on July 20, 2017 in a TV interview: "We're flying 1987 planes with 1987 technology." Jennifer Shilling stated on August 14, 2017 in a press release: "Foxconn tax break could exceed $1 million per job." One Wisconsin Now stated on August 7, 2017 in a tweet: Wisconsin's $3 billion incentive offer to Foxconn is "the largest gift ever by a state to a foreign company." One Wisconsin Now stated on July 28, 2017 in a blog post: Says Scott Walker "wants state taxpayers to dole out up to $250 million annually in incentives" to Foxconn "to lure a manufacturing plant to Wisconsin that he claims will generate $181 million in tax revenue." Scott Walker stated on July 26, 2017 in a tweet: "Foxconn is bringing 13,000 high-tech jobs to Wisconsin." Mark Pocan stated on July 26, 2017 in a press release: "More than 15,000 transgender Americans" are "serving in the military today." Andy Gronik stated on July 11, 2017 in an interview: Wisconsin is "dead-last in creating new businesses" for "three years in a row." Tammy Baldwin stated on June 2, 2017 in a speech: Says Donald Trump "wants to kick thousands of kids off of BadgerCare." Donald Trump stated on June 13, 2017 in a speech: "Obamacare premiums have doubled" in Wisconsin. Chris Abele stated on May 18, 2017 in an interview: Says David Clarke reduced the number of Milwaukee County sheriff's deputies "from about 700 and something to 300 and something." Paul Ryan stated on May 7, 2017 in an interview: Before Obamacare, Wisconsin’s "high-risk pool" for health insurance "had eight or nine" plans to choose from, people "could go to any doctor or any hospital they wanted, and their premiums and co-pays were cheaper than they are under Obamacare today." Brad Schimel stated on March 12, 2017 in an interview: In America, "more people die from" prescription narcotic painkillers "than from heroin and cocaine combined." Scott Walker stated on March 23, 2017 in a radio address: "Wisconsin’s economy is in the best shape it’s been since 2000." Mark Pocan stated on March 20, 2017 in a video: Under "Trumpcare," the Republican replacement for Obamacare, "$600 billion worth of tax breaks will go to the wealthiest in this country." Paul Ryan stated on March 13, 2017 in a news release: A report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office "confirms that the American Health Care Act will lower premiums." Kathleen Vinehout stated on February 24, 2017 in an interview: Wisconsin children are crossing "condemned bridges in the middle of the winter to get to the school bus." Paul Ryan stated on January 25, 2017 in an interview: In the United States, "we tax our exports and don't tax our imports." Reince Priebus stated on January 29, 2017 in an interview: The seven nations identified in Donald Trump's travel ban were "identified by the Obama administration as the seven most dangerous countries in the world in regard to harboring terrorists."
Gwen Moore stated on November 29, 2017 in a House floor speech: The House tax plan "would provide permanent tax cuts for individuals who are multi-millionaires and billionaires," but "all middle-class families will eventually face a tax increase, since tax relief for them expires." Paul Ryan stated on December 1, 2017 in an interview: Under the House Republican tax plan, in Wisconsin, "the median household of four gets about a $2,000 tax cut, on average." NARAL Pro-Choice America stated on November 15, 2017 in an online popup ad: Says Paul Ryan is leading the effort to "pass a tax bill with divisive conception language by disguising it as a college savings plan" in "another attempt to ban abortion and rob women of their reproductive rights." Matt Flynn stated on November 4, 2017 in a news release: Under Scott Walker, "average wages, when adjusted for inflation, are lower today than they were under Jim Doyle." Scot Ross stated on November 3, 2017 in an interview: "Since 2015, Scott Walker has not done a public event where you don't have to pay admission or be on an approved list." Dan Kohl stated on November 7, 2017 in a Facebook post: Says Glenn Grothman "is the single-most partisan member of the House." Sean Duffy stated on November 30, 2017 in an interview: Says special counsel Robert Mueller "has brought in Democrat campaign donors at a very high level" on his team of lawyers. Freedom Partners stated on October 26, 2017 in TV ads: "Tammy Baldwin voted for $5 trillion in higher taxes." Leah Vukmir stated on October 12, 2017 in an interview: In 2016, there were 5,570 people in Wisconsin "who committed crimes on probation and they were not revoked." Tammy Baldwin stated on October 3, 2017 in a news release: The Las Vegas shooting was the "273rd mass shooting" in the United States so far in 2017. Andy Gronik stated on August 27, 2017 in an email: "Black Americans still earn less than 73 percent of what white men make." Andy Gronik stated on September 5, 2017 in an op-ed in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Wisconsin is "guaranteeing Foxconn almost $3 billion, but Foxconn is not contractually guaranteeing how many full-time employees it will hire, for how long and at what pay." Sean Duffy stated on July 20, 2017 in a TV interview: "We're flying 1987 planes with 1987 technology." Jennifer Shilling stated on August 14, 2017 in a press release: "Foxconn tax break could exceed $1 million per job." One Wisconsin Now stated on August 7, 2017 in a tweet: Wisconsin's $3 billion incentive offer to Foxconn is "the largest gift ever by a state to a foreign company." One Wisconsin Now stated on July 28, 2017 in a blog post: Says Scott Walker "wants state taxpayers to dole out up to $250 million annually in incentives" to Foxconn "to lure a manufacturing plant to Wisconsin that he claims will generate $181 million in tax revenue." Scott Walker stated on July 26, 2017 in a tweet: "Foxconn is bringing 13,000 high-tech jobs to Wisconsin." Mark Pocan stated on July 26, 2017 in a press release: "More than 15,000 transgender Americans" are "serving in the military today." Andy Gronik stated on July 11, 2017 in an interview: Wisconsin is "dead-last in creating new businesses" for "three years in a row." Tammy Baldwin stated on June 2, 2017 in a speech: Says Donald Trump "wants to kick thousands of kids off of BadgerCare." Donald Trump stated on June 13, 2017 in a speech: "Obamacare premiums have doubled" in Wisconsin. Chris Abele stated on May 18, 2017 in an interview: Says David Clarke reduced the number of Milwaukee County sheriff's deputies "from about 700 and something to 300 and something." Paul Ryan stated on May 7, 2017 in an interview: Before Obamacare, Wisconsin’s "high-risk pool" for health insurance "had eight or nine" plans to choose from, people "could go to any doctor or any hospital they wanted, and their premiums and co-pays were cheaper than they are under Obamacare today." Brad Schimel stated on March 12, 2017 in an interview: In America, "more people die from" prescription narcotic painkillers "than from heroin and cocaine combined." Scott Walker stated on March 23, 2017 in a radio address: "Wisconsin’s economy is in the best shape it’s been since 2000." Mark Pocan stated on March 20, 2017 in a video: Under "Trumpcare," the Republican replacement for Obamacare, "$600 billion worth of tax breaks will go to the wealthiest in this country." Paul Ryan stated on March 13, 2017 in a news release: A report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office "confirms that the American Health Care Act will lower premiums." Kathleen Vinehout stated on February 24, 2017 in an interview: Wisconsin children are crossing "condemned bridges in the middle of the winter to get to the school bus." Paul Ryan stated on January 25, 2017 in an interview: In the United States, "we tax our exports and don't tax our imports." Reince Priebus stated on January 29, 2017 in an interview: The seven nations identified in Donald Trump's travel ban were "identified by the Obama administration as the seven most dangerous countries in the world in regard to harboring terrorists."
Gwen Moore stated on November 29, 2017 in a House floor speech: The House tax plan "would provide permanent tax cuts for individuals who are multi-millionaires and billionaires," but "all middle-class families will eventually face a tax increase, since tax relief for them expires."
Paul Ryan stated on December 1, 2017 in an interview: Under the House Republican tax plan, in Wisconsin, "the median household of four gets about a $2,000 tax cut, on average."
NARAL Pro-Choice America stated on November 15, 2017 in an online popup ad: Says Paul Ryan is leading the effort to "pass a tax bill with divisive conception language by disguising it as a college savings plan" in "another attempt to ban abortion and rob women of their reproductive rights."
Matt Flynn stated on November 4, 2017 in a news release: Under Scott Walker, "average wages, when adjusted for inflation, are lower today than they were under Jim Doyle."
Scot Ross stated on November 3, 2017 in an interview: "Since 2015, Scott Walker has not done a public event where you don't have to pay admission or be on an approved list."
Dan Kohl stated on November 7, 2017 in a Facebook post: Says Glenn Grothman "is the single-most partisan member of the House."
Sean Duffy stated on November 30, 2017 in an interview: Says special counsel Robert Mueller "has brought in Democrat campaign donors at a very high level" on his team of lawyers.
Freedom Partners stated on October 26, 2017 in TV ads: "Tammy Baldwin voted for $5 trillion in higher taxes."
Leah Vukmir stated on October 12, 2017 in an interview: In 2016, there were 5,570 people in Wisconsin "who committed crimes on probation and they were not revoked."
Tammy Baldwin stated on October 3, 2017 in a news release: The Las Vegas shooting was the "273rd mass shooting" in the United States so far in 2017.
Andy Gronik stated on August 27, 2017 in an email: "Black Americans still earn less than 73 percent of what white men make."
Andy Gronik stated on September 5, 2017 in an op-ed in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Wisconsin is "guaranteeing Foxconn almost $3 billion, but Foxconn is not contractually guaranteeing how many full-time employees it will hire, for how long and at what pay."
Sean Duffy stated on July 20, 2017 in a TV interview: "We're flying 1987 planes with 1987 technology."
Jennifer Shilling stated on August 14, 2017 in a press release: "Foxconn tax break could exceed $1 million per job."
One Wisconsin Now stated on August 7, 2017 in a tweet: Wisconsin's $3 billion incentive offer to Foxconn is "the largest gift ever by a state to a foreign company."
One Wisconsin Now stated on July 28, 2017 in a blog post: Says Scott Walker "wants state taxpayers to dole out up to $250 million annually in incentives" to Foxconn "to lure a manufacturing plant to Wisconsin that he claims will generate $181 million in tax revenue."
Scott Walker stated on July 26, 2017 in a tweet: "Foxconn is bringing 13,000 high-tech jobs to Wisconsin."
Mark Pocan stated on July 26, 2017 in a press release: "More than 15,000 transgender Americans" are "serving in the military today."
Andy Gronik stated on July 11, 2017 in an interview: Wisconsin is "dead-last in creating new businesses" for "three years in a row."
Tammy Baldwin stated on June 2, 2017 in a speech: Says Donald Trump "wants to kick thousands of kids off of BadgerCare."
Chris Abele stated on May 18, 2017 in an interview: Says David Clarke reduced the number of Milwaukee County sheriff's deputies "from about 700 and something to 300 and something."
Paul Ryan stated on May 7, 2017 in an interview: Before Obamacare, Wisconsin’s "high-risk pool" for health insurance "had eight or nine" plans to choose from, people "could go to any doctor or any hospital they wanted, and their premiums and co-pays were cheaper than they are under Obamacare today."
Brad Schimel stated on March 12, 2017 in an interview: In America, "more people die from" prescription narcotic painkillers "than from heroin and cocaine combined."
Scott Walker stated on March 23, 2017 in a radio address: "Wisconsin’s economy is in the best shape it’s been since 2000."
Mark Pocan stated on March 20, 2017 in a video: Under "Trumpcare," the Republican replacement for Obamacare, "$600 billion worth of tax breaks will go to the wealthiest in this country."
Paul Ryan stated on March 13, 2017 in a news release: A report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office "confirms that the American Health Care Act will lower premiums."
Kathleen Vinehout stated on February 24, 2017 in an interview: Wisconsin children are crossing "condemned bridges in the middle of the winter to get to the school bus."
Paul Ryan stated on January 25, 2017 in an interview: In the United States, "we tax our exports and don't tax our imports."
Reince Priebus stated on January 29, 2017 in an interview: The seven nations identified in Donald Trump's travel ban were "identified by the Obama administration as the seven most dangerous countries in the world in regard to harboring terrorists."