Latest Fact Checks By Madeline Heim

No evidence that eliminating school choice is on Susan Crawford’s agenda

By Madeline Heim

March 13, 2025

“Eliminate school choice” is on Susan Crawford’s agenda.

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Claim that Chicago Cubs owner gave to Wis. Supreme Court hopeful Schimel is Mostly True

By Madeline Heim

February 25, 2025

The Chicago Cubs owner is bankrolling Brad Schimel.

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Yes, Wisconsin makes it harder to vote than most other U.S. states

By Madeline Heim

January 28, 2025

Wisconsin makes it more difficult for its citizens to vote than almost any state in the nation.

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Yes, there have been placebo-controlled studies on childhood vaccines

By Madeline Heim

January 2, 2025

“There's never been a placebo-controlled study on childhood vaccines.”

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President-elect Trump says Wisconsin’s electric and energy costs are ‘just about at the highest’

By Madeline Heim

November 26, 2024

“With your Democrat governor, you have some of the highest electricity prices and highest energy costs. It’s just about at the top in Wisconsin.”

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Wisconsin official wrong that Harris did worse than Biden in ‘every single county in America’

By Madeline Heim

November 14, 2024

“Every single county in America, every single county, Kamala Harris did worse than Joe Biden did.”

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Eric Hovde didn’t say people who believe in transitioning to clean energy are smoking crack cocaine

By Madeline Heim

October 30, 2024

Says Eric Hovde “claims anyone who believes in transitioning to a clean energy economy is ‘smoking crack cocaine.’”

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Tammy Baldwin claim that Eric Hovde “just proposed cutting Social Security by 28%” is misleading

By Madeline Heim

October 21, 2024

Says opponent Eric Hovde “just proposed cutting Social Security by 28%.”

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No, Wisconsin Sen. Baldwin did not give federal money to a ‘transgender-affirming clinic’ for youth

By Madeline Heim

October 3, 2024

Says opponent Sen. Tammy Baldwin “gave our taxpayer money to a transgender-affirming clinic … that does it without even telling parents."

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Trump has not said he’ll raise taxes on people making less than $100,000

By Madeline Heim

September 20, 2024

“If you make less than $100,000, Trump is about to raise your taxes. Currently, you’re taxed at 10% and then 12%. He would raise that…

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Trump Jr. mostly right on story about Teddy Roosevelt getting shot in Milwaukee

By Madeline Heim

July 18, 2024

After being shot at a Milwaukee rally in 1912, former President Teddy Roosevelt “finished his speech and he kept fighting.”

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No, the venue that was supposed to host ‘The Daily Show’ was not shifted to RNC’s hard security zone

By Madeline Heim

July 17, 2024

Milwaukee's Marcus Performing Arts Center – where 'The Daily Show' had been scheduled – “was originally located in the ‘soft perimeter,’ they called it, security-wise”…

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