Latest Fact-checksRuss Feingold Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category U.S. Chamber of Commerce dicho el Octubre 28, 2016 en an ad: Says Russ Feingold said that with Obamacare, "we could keep our doctors and our plans, it was rated as the Lie of the Year." Republican Party of Wisconsin dicho el Octubre 14, 2016 en a radio ad: Says Russ Feingold "formed his own political group to pay himself and his staff millions." Ron Johnson dicho el Octubre 10, 2016 en a radio ad: Says Russ Feingold "voted to raise taxes on Social Security benefits for seniors, he even tried to give Social Security benefits to illegal immigrants." Ron Johnson dicho el Octubre 6, 2016 en a campaign ad: Says Russ Feingold "got paid $8,000 a lecture at Stanford University." Americans for Prosperity dicho el Agosto 22, 2016 en a web ad: Says Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Russ Feingold "voted over 250 times to raise taxes." Ron Johnson dicho el Agosto 9, 2016 en a TV ad: "During his 18-year Senate career, (Russ Feingold) supported judges who voted to deny your individual Second Amendment right. … (He) promises to protect those rights, but that's not what his record shows." Republican Party of Wisconsin dicho el Septiembre 12, 2016 en a web ad: "Just like Hillary Clinton," Russ Feingold had a "run-in with corruption and scandal by using a personal slush fund -- a.k.a. the Feingold Foundation -- while plotting another run for U.S. Senate." Let America Work dicho el Septiembre 1, 2016 en a TV ad: Says Russ Feingold was the "only senator to vote against Homeland Security." Ron Johnson dicho el Agosto 23, 2016 en in a campaign ad: Says Russ Feingold broke his 1992 promise to always get the majority of funding from Wisconsin residents. Ron Johnson dicho el Julio 19, 2016 en a speech at the Republican convention: Says that as a U.S. senator, Russ Feingold "voted against authorizing our military 11 separate times." Freedom Partners Action Fund dicho el Mayo 2, 2016 en a TV ad: "Russ Feingold got a memo in 2009 that outlined veteran harm" at a Wisconsin VA facility "and nothing was done." Ron Johnson dicho el Diciembre 17, 2015 en a television interview: "I’ll be running against a career politician." National Republican Senatorial Committee dicho el Noviembre 10, 2015 en a TV ad: Says Russ Feingold "wanted to get money out of politics. Now he's profiting from that same dark money." National Republican Senatorial Committee dicho el Agosto 7, 2015 en a news release: Says Russ Feingold cast the "deciding vote" for the "largest tax increase" in history Ron Johnson dicho el Mayo 19, 2015 en an interview: Says Democratic challenger Russ Feingold "was the deciding vote on Obamacare." National Republican Senatorial Committee dicho el Mayo 14, 2015 en a tweet: Democrat "Russ Feingold announced his Wisconsin Senate run today from…California." Ron Johnson dicho el Octubre 29, 2010 en an automated phone message, as well as a radio ad, news releases and debates: Says Russ Feingold voted to give Social Security benefits to illegal immigrants Ron Johnson dicho el Septiembre 28, 2010 en a campaign TV ad: "There are 100 members of the U.S. Senate. Fifty-seven of them, including Russ Feingold, are lawyers. There are zero manufacturers and one accountant." Ron Johnson dicho el Octubre 10, 2010 en a campaign TV ad: Says Russ Feingold supported a stimulus plan that allowed a company to create 3,000 jobs in China. Ron Johnson dicho el Octubre 7, 2010 en campaign literature mailed to state residents: Says "Russ Feingold cut Medicare by $523 billion." Ron Johnson dicho el Septiembre 28, 2010 en a campaign TV ad: "A majority of Wisconsinites opposed the government takeover of health care. But Russ Feingold voted for it anyway." Mark Belling dicho el Septiembre 28, 2010 en a website posting and statement during his radio show: Says the Feingold garage ad "is a fake: He’s not standing in front of his house." Ron Johnson dicho el Septiembre 15, 2010 en campaign TV and radio ads: Washington politicians "run Social Security like a Ponzi scheme." Ron Johnson dicho el Septiembre 8, 2010 en a campaign TV ad: Russ Feingold "has not worked anywhere outside of politics." Ron Johnson dicho el Julio 14, 2010 en a campaign commercial: Russ Feingold "voted against the law that protected our lakes" and "was the only Great Lakes senator to vote no."
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U.S. Chamber of Commerce dicho el Octubre 28, 2016 en an ad: Says Russ Feingold said that with Obamacare, "we could keep our doctors and our plans, it was rated as the Lie of the Year." Republican Party of Wisconsin dicho el Octubre 14, 2016 en a radio ad: Says Russ Feingold "formed his own political group to pay himself and his staff millions." Ron Johnson dicho el Octubre 10, 2016 en a radio ad: Says Russ Feingold "voted to raise taxes on Social Security benefits for seniors, he even tried to give Social Security benefits to illegal immigrants." Ron Johnson dicho el Octubre 6, 2016 en a campaign ad: Says Russ Feingold "got paid $8,000 a lecture at Stanford University." Americans for Prosperity dicho el Agosto 22, 2016 en a web ad: Says Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Russ Feingold "voted over 250 times to raise taxes." Ron Johnson dicho el Agosto 9, 2016 en a TV ad: "During his 18-year Senate career, (Russ Feingold) supported judges who voted to deny your individual Second Amendment right. … (He) promises to protect those rights, but that's not what his record shows." Republican Party of Wisconsin dicho el Septiembre 12, 2016 en a web ad: "Just like Hillary Clinton," Russ Feingold had a "run-in with corruption and scandal by using a personal slush fund -- a.k.a. the Feingold Foundation -- while plotting another run for U.S. Senate." Let America Work dicho el Septiembre 1, 2016 en a TV ad: Says Russ Feingold was the "only senator to vote against Homeland Security." Ron Johnson dicho el Agosto 23, 2016 en in a campaign ad: Says Russ Feingold broke his 1992 promise to always get the majority of funding from Wisconsin residents. Ron Johnson dicho el Julio 19, 2016 en a speech at the Republican convention: Says that as a U.S. senator, Russ Feingold "voted against authorizing our military 11 separate times." Freedom Partners Action Fund dicho el Mayo 2, 2016 en a TV ad: "Russ Feingold got a memo in 2009 that outlined veteran harm" at a Wisconsin VA facility "and nothing was done." Ron Johnson dicho el Diciembre 17, 2015 en a television interview: "I’ll be running against a career politician." National Republican Senatorial Committee dicho el Noviembre 10, 2015 en a TV ad: Says Russ Feingold "wanted to get money out of politics. Now he's profiting from that same dark money." National Republican Senatorial Committee dicho el Agosto 7, 2015 en a news release: Says Russ Feingold cast the "deciding vote" for the "largest tax increase" in history Ron Johnson dicho el Mayo 19, 2015 en an interview: Says Democratic challenger Russ Feingold "was the deciding vote on Obamacare." National Republican Senatorial Committee dicho el Mayo 14, 2015 en a tweet: Democrat "Russ Feingold announced his Wisconsin Senate run today from…California." Ron Johnson dicho el Octubre 29, 2010 en an automated phone message, as well as a radio ad, news releases and debates: Says Russ Feingold voted to give Social Security benefits to illegal immigrants Ron Johnson dicho el Septiembre 28, 2010 en a campaign TV ad: "There are 100 members of the U.S. Senate. Fifty-seven of them, including Russ Feingold, are lawyers. There are zero manufacturers and one accountant." Ron Johnson dicho el Octubre 10, 2010 en a campaign TV ad: Says Russ Feingold supported a stimulus plan that allowed a company to create 3,000 jobs in China. Ron Johnson dicho el Octubre 7, 2010 en campaign literature mailed to state residents: Says "Russ Feingold cut Medicare by $523 billion." Ron Johnson dicho el Septiembre 28, 2010 en a campaign TV ad: "A majority of Wisconsinites opposed the government takeover of health care. But Russ Feingold voted for it anyway." Mark Belling dicho el Septiembre 28, 2010 en a website posting and statement during his radio show: Says the Feingold garage ad "is a fake: He’s not standing in front of his house." Ron Johnson dicho el Septiembre 15, 2010 en campaign TV and radio ads: Washington politicians "run Social Security like a Ponzi scheme." Ron Johnson dicho el Septiembre 8, 2010 en a campaign TV ad: Russ Feingold "has not worked anywhere outside of politics." Ron Johnson dicho el Julio 14, 2010 en a campaign commercial: Russ Feingold "voted against the law that protected our lakes" and "was the only Great Lakes senator to vote no."
U.S. Chamber of Commerce dicho el Octubre 28, 2016 en an ad: Says Russ Feingold said that with Obamacare, "we could keep our doctors and our plans, it was rated as the Lie of the Year."
Republican Party of Wisconsin dicho el Octubre 14, 2016 en a radio ad: Says Russ Feingold "formed his own political group to pay himself and his staff millions."
Ron Johnson dicho el Octubre 10, 2016 en a radio ad: Says Russ Feingold "voted to raise taxes on Social Security benefits for seniors, he even tried to give Social Security benefits to illegal immigrants."
Ron Johnson dicho el Octubre 6, 2016 en a campaign ad: Says Russ Feingold "got paid $8,000 a lecture at Stanford University."
Americans for Prosperity dicho el Agosto 22, 2016 en a web ad: Says Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Russ Feingold "voted over 250 times to raise taxes."
Ron Johnson dicho el Agosto 9, 2016 en a TV ad: "During his 18-year Senate career, (Russ Feingold) supported judges who voted to deny your individual Second Amendment right. … (He) promises to protect those rights, but that's not what his record shows."
Republican Party of Wisconsin dicho el Septiembre 12, 2016 en a web ad: "Just like Hillary Clinton," Russ Feingold had a "run-in with corruption and scandal by using a personal slush fund -- a.k.a. the Feingold Foundation -- while plotting another run for U.S. Senate."
Let America Work dicho el Septiembre 1, 2016 en a TV ad: Says Russ Feingold was the "only senator to vote against Homeland Security."
Ron Johnson dicho el Agosto 23, 2016 en in a campaign ad: Says Russ Feingold broke his 1992 promise to always get the majority of funding from Wisconsin residents.
Ron Johnson dicho el Julio 19, 2016 en a speech at the Republican convention: Says that as a U.S. senator, Russ Feingold "voted against authorizing our military 11 separate times."
Freedom Partners Action Fund dicho el Mayo 2, 2016 en a TV ad: "Russ Feingold got a memo in 2009 that outlined veteran harm" at a Wisconsin VA facility "and nothing was done."
Ron Johnson dicho el Diciembre 17, 2015 en a television interview: "I’ll be running against a career politician."
National Republican Senatorial Committee dicho el Noviembre 10, 2015 en a TV ad: Says Russ Feingold "wanted to get money out of politics. Now he's profiting from that same dark money."
National Republican Senatorial Committee dicho el Agosto 7, 2015 en a news release: Says Russ Feingold cast the "deciding vote" for the "largest tax increase" in history
Ron Johnson dicho el Mayo 19, 2015 en an interview: Says Democratic challenger Russ Feingold "was the deciding vote on Obamacare."
National Republican Senatorial Committee dicho el Mayo 14, 2015 en a tweet: Democrat "Russ Feingold announced his Wisconsin Senate run today from…California."
Ron Johnson dicho el Octubre 29, 2010 en an automated phone message, as well as a radio ad, news releases and debates: Says Russ Feingold voted to give Social Security benefits to illegal immigrants
Ron Johnson dicho el Septiembre 28, 2010 en a campaign TV ad: "There are 100 members of the U.S. Senate. Fifty-seven of them, including Russ Feingold, are lawyers. There are zero manufacturers and one accountant."
Ron Johnson dicho el Octubre 10, 2010 en a campaign TV ad: Says Russ Feingold supported a stimulus plan that allowed a company to create 3,000 jobs in China.
Ron Johnson dicho el Octubre 7, 2010 en campaign literature mailed to state residents: Says "Russ Feingold cut Medicare by $523 billion."
Ron Johnson dicho el Septiembre 28, 2010 en a campaign TV ad: "A majority of Wisconsinites opposed the government takeover of health care. But Russ Feingold voted for it anyway."
Mark Belling dicho el Septiembre 28, 2010 en a website posting and statement during his radio show: Says the Feingold garage ad "is a fake: He’s not standing in front of his house."
Ron Johnson dicho el Septiembre 15, 2010 en campaign TV and radio ads: Washington politicians "run Social Security like a Ponzi scheme."
Ron Johnson dicho el Septiembre 8, 2010 en a campaign TV ad: Russ Feingold "has not worked anywhere outside of politics."
Ron Johnson dicho el Julio 14, 2010 en a campaign commercial: Russ Feingold "voted against the law that protected our lakes" and "was the only Great Lakes senator to vote no."
