Claim: Under the "cromnibus" law, taxpayers must guarantee "incredibly risky" derivatives deals made by the nation's largest banks.
Fact-check: New law means taxpayers must back banks' 'incredibly risky' derivatives deals, Rep. Mark Pocan says
Verdict: half-true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Tom Kertscher
Date published: 2015-01-07T00:00:00