Latest Fact Checks By Hope Karnopp

At Racine rally, Trump again claims he ‘saved’ Kenosha, Wis., in 2020

By Hope Karnopp

June 21, 2024

Says he “saved Kenosha” and the “governor wouldn’t move” on sending the National Guard.

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Did Wisconsin Republicans target birth control and refuse to vote on bill to codify contraception?

By Hope Karnopp

June 14, 2024

Republican legislatures “have targeted birth control” and in Wisconsin “refused to schedule a vote on a bill that would have codified a right to birth…

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Ron Johnson said people shouldn’t trust early polling. His position is more nuanced than that.

By Hope Karnopp

June 5, 2024

Says in his three election campaigns, the early polls were "wildly incorrect, all three times."

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Are Democrats right that Republicans are to blame for low UW System state funding?

By Hope Karnopp

April 24, 2024

“The GOP has failed to invest in our campuses, making WI fall to 42nd in the nation in state support.”

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No, you cannot vote in-person absentee the day before Election Day in Wisconsin

By Hope Karnopp

April 1, 2024

You can vote in-person absentee at your clerk’s office on Monday before Election Day.

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Ahead of first 2024 rally in Wisconsin, Trump repeats false claims that he won the state in 2020

By Hope Karnopp

April 1, 2024

In 2020, Trump “did much better” in the Wisconsin election than 2016, and “after the wrongdoing was found, people said, ‘Well, he actually did win.’”

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Did the 2020 presidential election in Wisconsin really come down to a few votes per ward?

By Hope Karnopp

March 28, 2024

“When it comes to how many votes (President) Joe Biden won, it was literally less than a few votes per ward.”

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Are GOP Senate candidate’s claims about national debt under Biden, Baldwin correct?

By Hope Karnopp

March 14, 2024

“Since the end of the 2020 fiscal year, President Biden and Senator Baldwin have added over $7.3 trillion of debt, more than the first 228…

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Deadline to register to vote in Wisconsin isn’t ‘less than two weeks’ away

By Hope Karnopp

March 5, 2024

"There are less than two weeks until the deadline to register to vote in Wisconsin."

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Is Wisconsin lawmaker correct that households are spending $11,400 more per year because of Biden?

By Hope Karnopp

February 21, 2024

“Bidenomics is costing the typical American household over $11,400 more a year to buy the basics.”

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Scott Walker said college voters’ No. 1 issue is the economy, not abortion. Is he right?

By Hope Karnopp

February 2, 2024

"(The) top issue for college students is the economy."

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Kamala Harris wrong that Republican lawmakers played a role in reinstating abortion ban in Wisconsin

By Hope Karnopp

January 23, 2024

"After Roe was dismantled, extremists evoked a law from 1849 to stop abortion” in Wisconsin.

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