Reality Check Article Archive

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March 29, 2012: Reality Check: Santorum Ad Attacks Romney
March 21, 2012: Reality Check: Super PAC Attacks Santorum's Record
March 21, 2012: Reality Check: Falk Ad Blames Walker For School Cuts
February 14, 2012: Reality Check: Email Claims Changes Coming To State Pension System
January 24, 2012: Reality Check: Looking Back At Obama's 2011 State Of Union Address
January 23, 2012: Reality Check: Looking Back At Walker's 2011 State Of State Address
December 20, 2011: Reality Check: Walker Ad Features New Berlin Business Owner
December 15, 2011: Reality Check: Walker Ad Inaccurately Portrays School District's Budget Situation
December 10, 2011: Reality Check: New State Laws Affecting School Districts
December 7, 2011: Reality Check: Teacher Argues Against Recall In Ad
November 30, 2011: Reality Check: Rep. Hulsey Runs Ad Against Walker
November 22, 2011: Reality Check: School Board Member Supports Walker In Ad
November 8, 2011: Reality Check: What Was Accomplished In Legislative Session?
August 4, 2011: Reality Check: Ad Claims Olsen Voted Against Water Protections
August 3, 2011: Reality Check: Ad Claims Clark Shorted Veterans
July 27, 2011: Reality Check: Ad Claims Sen. Olsen Responsible For School Closing
July 26, 2011: Reality Check: Ad Attacks Clark Over 2009 State Budget Vote
July 23, 2011: Reality Check: Ad Claims Olsen Favors Corporations Over Working Families
July 22, 2011: Reality Check: State Gains Jobs But Sees Unemployment Increase
July 22, 2011: Walker: Wisconsin Reports Net Gain Of 9,500 Jobs
July 19, 2011: Reality Check: Ad Targets Recall Challenger's Driving Record
May 19, 2011: Reality Check: How Does Capitol Security Compare To Other States?
May 10, 2011: Reality Check: What Does Voter ID Bill Entail?
April 1, 2011: Reality Check: Ad Attacks Kloppenburg's Record
March 30, 2011: Reality Check: Ad Attacks Prosser Over Child Molester Case
February 28, 2011: Reality Check: Public Employees' Contributions To Pensions
February 15, 2011: Reality Check: Is Budget Bill Political Payback?
February 9, 2011: Reality Check: Who Collected Most Per Diems In 2010?
December 8, 2010: Reality Check: Can Walker Decertify State Unions?
November 3, 2010: Election Decides Statewide, Local Races
November 3, 2010: Watch Election Day Live Blog!
October 30, 2010: Reality Check: Barrett Ad Calls Walker A Liar, Financial Failure
October 28, 2010: Reality Check: Walker Ad Blames Barrett For Milwaukee Poverty
October 20, 2010: Reality Check: Johnson Ad About Sending Jobs Overseas Is Misleading
October 20, 2010: Reality Check: Feingold Ad Contrasts Social Security Views
October 6, 2010: Reality Check: Ron Johnson Ad Claims Misleading
September 27, 2010: Reality Check: Walker's Plan For Small Business Tax Cuts
September 23, 2010: Reality Check: Ad Takes Aim At Walker On Pension Funds
September 22, 2010: Reality Check: Third-Party Ad Targets Walker On BadgerCare
September 21, 2010: Reality Check: Feingold, Johnson Ads Spar Over Gov. Bond
September 16, 2010: Reality Check: Johnson Ad Criticizes Feingold's Voting Record
September 10, 2010: Reality Check: Scott Walker Ad Targets Neumann On Transportation Vote
September 9, 2010: Reality Check: Neumann's Tax Cut, Job Creation Claims
September 8, 2010: Reality Check: Will Putting Teachers In State Health Plan Save Money?
August 23, 2010: Reality Check: Barrett Ad Calls Walker Flip-Flopper
August 19, 2010: Reality Check: Walker Ad Attacks Obama, Rail Line
July 20, 2010: Reality Check: Republican Group Runs Pro, Anti-Barrett Ads
July 15, 2010: Reality Check: Johnson Counterattacks Feingold On Oil Ad
March 23, 2010: Reality Check: Health Care Reform Will Affect People Differently
February 4, 2010: Reality Check: TV Ad Warns Of Another Bank Bailout
February 2, 2010: Reality Check: Who Claimed Most Per Diems In 2009?
April 2, 2009: Reality Check: 911 Center Claims In County Exec Race
March 16, 2009: Reality Check: Learn To Hang On To More Of Tax Money
February 26, 2009: Reality Check: Mistele Radio Ad In County Exec Race
February 10, 2009: Reality Check: Lawmakers Collect $830,000 In Expenses
January 22, 2009: Reality Check: $825 Billion Stimulus Package
October 29, 2008: Reality Check: WEAC Ad On 47th District Assembly Race
October 28, 2008: Reality Check: Evaluating Local Campaign Ad
October 24, 2008: Ryan: McCain Campaign Is Struggling
October 23, 2008: Reality Check: McCain, Obama On Education
October 22, 2008: Reality Check: Third-Party Ad Attacks Assembly Candidates On Health Care
October 17, 2008: Reality Check: Health Care Polices Of McCain, Obama Examined
October 16, 2008: Reality Check: Economic Policies Of McCain, Obama Examined
October 13, 2008: Reality Check: Ad Seeks To Manipulate Obama's Stance On Abortion Rights
October 3, 2008: Reality Check: Obama Ad Targets Economic Concerns
September 25, 2008: Reality Check: McCain Ad Attacks Obama On Tax Issues
September 18, 2008: Reality Check: Obama Ad Ties McCain To Lobbyists
September 11, 2008: Reality Check: Ad Paints McCain, Palin As Mavericks
August 19, 2008: Reality Check: Obama Ad Goes After McCain On Ties To Big Oil
August 14, 2008: Reality Check: Wisconsin Still Considered A Swing State
August 7, 2008: Reality Check: McCain Ad Labels Obama As A Celebrity, Not Leader
August 1, 2008: Reality Check: McCain Blames Obama For Gas Prices In New Ad
July 24, 2008: Reality Check: New Ad Focuses On McCain's Stance On Birth Control
July 18, 2008: Reality Check: McCain's New Ad Goes After Obama On Energy Policy
July 11, 2008: Reality Check: McCain's New Ad Touts Energy Dependence
June 27, 2008: Reality Check: Examining Obama General Election Ad
June 27, 2008: Reality Check: Examining McCain Ad On Global Warming
May 16, 2008: Reality Check: Who Are Wis. Superdelegates Supporting?
May 8, 2008: Reality Check: Which Groups Spent Most On Lobbyists?
May 2, 2008: Reality Check: Which Presidential Candidate Leads In Wisconsin Donations?
April 16, 2008: Reality Check: Government Stimulus Payments
April 2, 2008: Voters Decide Local Leaders, Referenda Questions In Spring Election
April 1, 2008: Low Voter Turnout Expected In Tuesday's Spring Election
March 29, 2008: Reality Check: Third-Party Ad Attacks Butler
March 28, 2008: Reality Check: Ad Attacking Gableman On Sex Offenders Makes Misleading Claims
March 25, 2008: Reality Check: Assessing Third-Party Ad In Supreme Court Race
March 20, 2008: Reality Check: Examining Supreme Court Justice's Campaign Ad
March 7, 2008: Reality Check: Third Party Ad In Supreme Court Race
February 22, 2008: Reality Check: Which Lawmakers Collected Most Per Diem?
February 14, 2008: Reality Check: Candidates Flood State With Political Ads
February 14, 2008: Reality Check: Rules Dictate How Candidates Win Delegates
May 29, 2007: Reality Check: TV Ads Against 'Home Tax'
April 24, 2007: Bill Aimed To Boost Cable Competition Appears To Be Slowing Down
April 24, 2007: Reality Check: Cable Prices To Drop?
April 11, 2007: Reality Check: 'East Coast Gaming' TV Ads
March 20, 2007: Reality Check: Attack Ads In Supreme Court Race
February 21, 2007: Reality Check: Taxpayers Pay For Lobbying
February 14, 2007: Reality Check: Doyle's Tax On Big Oil Companies
February 7, 2007: Reality Check: Which Lawmakers Claim Most Per Diem?
January 31, 2007: Reality Check: Doyle's State Of The State Address
January 30, 2007: Doyle To Focus On Health Care, Education In State Of State
January 30, 2007: Reality Check: Looking At 2006 State Of The State Promises
January 24, 2007: Reality Check: Bush's State Of The Union Speech
January 23, 2007: Reality Check: Looking Back At 2006 State Of The Union
January 2, 2007: Reality Check: Fixing The $1.6 Billion Budget Deficit
November 13, 2006: Reality Check: How Bad Were Those Campaign TV Ads?
November 4, 2006: Reality Check: Doyle's Last-Minute Ad On Education
November 3, 2006: Reality Check: Thompson Says In Ad That Green Supports Stem-Cell Research
October 26, 2006: Reality Check: Vote No For Nothing In TV Ad
October 24, 2006: Reality Check: WMC Attacking Doyle Record in TV Ad
October 24, 2006: Reality Check: WEAC Running Anti-Green Ad
October 11, 2006: Reality Check: Green's Claims That Doyle TV Ads Aren't True
October 10, 2006: Reality Check: Doyle Fires Back At Green In Latest TV Ad
October 09, 2006: Reality Check: Green Attacks Doyle Over Illegal Immigration
October 3, 2006: Reality Check: Clarification Needed For Marriage Amendment Ad
September 26, 2006: Reality Check: Green's In The Bleachers With Actors In TV Ad
September 20, 2006: Reality Check: Candidates Use Contradicting Facts In Governor's Debate
September 6, 2006: Reality Check: Falk Shows Off Democratic Support In Ad
September 6, 2006: Reality Check: Lautenschlager Attacks Falk In Ad
August 28, 2006: Reality Check: Is State Government For Sale?
August 15, 2006: Reality Check: Watch For Campaign TV Ad Gimmicks
August 3, 2006: Reality Check: Ad Compares Doyle To Nixon
July 18, 2006: Reality Check: Doyle's First Campaign Ad
July 11, 2006: Reality Check: Controversial Anti-Doyle Ad Won't Run in Madison
July 10, 2006: Reality Check: Who's Behind TV Ads About Cable Prices
May 18, 2006: Reality Check: Taxpayers To Pay Pensions Of Convicted Lawmakers
May 13, 2006: Reality Check: Medicare Deadline Looms On Monday
May 1, 2006: Reality Check: What About Excess Oil Profits?
April 29, 2006: Reality Check: Gas Prices, Where Does Your Money Go?
April 17, 2006: Reality Check: Political Tax Talk Can Be 'Misleading'
March 28, 2006: Reality Check: Disagreements Over Ho-Chunk Casino Payments Continue
February 20, 2006: Jensen Trial To Begin Tuesday
December 20, 2005: Reality Check: Politicans Pony Up Their Property Tax Bills
September 1, 2005: Reality Check: What Survey Should You Believe About Smoking Ban?
August 3, 2005: Reality Check: Teachers' Union Paying For Doyle Ad
July 12, 2005: Reality Check: Doyle In Tough Spot With Budget
June 9, 2005: Reality Check: Ad Attacks Doyle For Alleged Free Domestic Partner Benefits
May 23, 2005: Reality Check: Madison Schools Referenda
May 23, 2005: Reality Check: Madison Schools Referenda
May 23, 2005: Reality Check: Madison Schools Referenda
October 28, 2004: Reality Check: Peterson Ads Are A Stretch
October 28, 2004: Reality Check: Magnum Challenging Baldwin's Record
October 22, 2004: Reality Check: Feingold Touts Support Of Veterans
October 18, 2004: Reality Check: McCain-Feingold Campaign Finance Reform
October 8, 2004: Reality Check: Who's Telling Truth On Canada Drugs -- Feingold Or Michels?
September 14, 2004: Vote Today: Polls Open Until 8 P.M.
September 14, 2004: News 3 Reality Check: Ads In Senate Race Get Ugly
September 9, 2004: Reality Check: USA Patriot Act
September 2, 2004: Reality Check: Are Campaign Ads Fact Or Fiction?