The Observatory (https://observatory.journalism.wisc.edu/category/fact-checks/page/7/)
During the first presidential debate Donald Trump claimed, “In a place like Chicago … almost 4,000 have been killed since Barack Obama became president.” We check out Chicago’s murder statistics during the last three presidencies to see how his claim stacks up.
A candidate for State Senate wants to raise the minimum wage. Will his method work? What does he think the new minimum wage should be?
Mark Holbrook, Democratic candidate for Wisconsin’s 70th assembly district, claimed on his campaign website that his GOP opponent Nancy VanderMeer was complicit in a $250 million budget cut to the UW system. However, VanderMeer voted against the final budget.
In an attempt to educate and advocate for state control of the gray wolf population, Sen. Tom Tiffany, R-Hazelhurst, hosted the Great Lakes Wolf summit in which he argued for state-led control of the gray wolf population.
The Observatory checks Wisconsin Libertarian candidate Jordan Hansen’s claim that Vermont’s ‘constitutional carry’ law makes the state more safe.
Rep. Bernier claims that her vote for Act 10 eliminated the state’s budget deficit. The problem is that there never was a deficit to begin with.
The candidates vying for a seat in Wisconsin’s 94th Assembly District addressed state education funding late August. After incumbent Democrat Steve Doyle said in an interview with News 8 that a lack of state funding over the last six years was forcing schools to use referendums to cover costs, Republican challenger Julian Bradley, a La Crosse native, said that funding for local districts had in fact increased recently.
Jeff Wright, District 51 Democratic candidate for Wisconsin Assembly, quotes budget cuts to Wisconsin Public Education in hopes of rallying voters behind him.
Democrat Mandy Wright says over half a million dollars are spent on voucher schools in Wausau. Does her claim check out?
State Sen. Luther Olsen disputed Wisconsin Democrats’ accusations of pay-to-play politics after leaked court documents show secrets donations made by a lead paint manufacturer supported the senator in his recall election.