Latest Fact-Checks By Alan Hovorka

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Republican Governors Association
Republican Governors Association
stated on July 29, 2022 in Email:
"Governor Tony Evers gave counties the green light to defund Wisconsin's police departments."
Mostly False
By Alan Hovorka • August 12, 2022
Francesca Hong
Francesca Hong
stated on May 18, 2022 in a tweet:
"In the Wisconsin State Assembly this session, more than 75% of GOP bills received a public hearing. Meanwhile, the GOP allowed less than 2% of Democratic bills to have a hearing."
True
By Alan Hovorka • July 26, 2022
Sarah Godlewski
Sarah Godlewski
stated on May 8, 2022 in Newspaper opinion piece:
"Fifty-four percent of Wisconsinites live in a child care desert."
Mostly True
By Alan Hovorka • July 20, 2022
Tom Tiffany
Tom Tiffany
stated on February 18, 2022 in Twitter:
The Biden administration has been "recklessly releasing potentially dangerous Afghans into our communities."
Mostly False
By Alan Hovorka • May 13, 2022
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on January 13, 2022 in News release:
Says he has issued more pardons than “any Wisconsin governor in contemporary history.”
True
By Alan Hovorka • February 15, 2022
Derrick Van Orden
Derrick Van Orden
stated on December 7, 2021 in Twitter:
Actions by Joe Biden left "10,000 to 15,000 American citizens abandoned to terrorists in Afghanistan."
Mostly False
By Alan Hovorka • January 4, 2022
Patrick Testin
Patrick Testin
stated on August 29, 2021 in TV interview:
"The vast majority of the (refugees) coming into Fort McCoy are not the SIVs" and some have "no documentation at all."
Mostly True
By Alan Hovorka • October 13, 2021
Eric Toney
Eric Toney
stated on September 9, 2021 in News release:
Says he “is the only candidate in the Wisconsin Attorney General race with experience as a prosecutor.”
False
By Alan Hovorka • September 16, 2021
Eric Toney
Eric Toney
stated on August 22, 2021 in TV interview:
"I'm the only front-line prosecutor in this race that's actually used the resources of the Wisconsin Crime Lab in the prosecution of cases."
Mostly True
By Alan Hovorka • September 13, 2021
Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on July 20, 2017 in a TV interview:
"We're flying 1987 planes with 1987 technology."
Half-True
By Alan Hovorka • September 6, 2017
Kathleen Vinehout
Kathleen Vinehout
stated on August 6, 2017 in a TV interview:
Under Scott Walker, Wisconsin is "still 16,000 manufacturing jobs lower than we were during the recession."
Mostly True
By Alan Hovorka • August 30, 2017
James Peterson
James Peterson
stated on June 23, 2017 in a ruling from the bench:
 "Ted Kaczynski has less restrictive confinement than the youth at Lincoln Hills."
Mostly True
By Alan Hovorka • August 18, 2017
Randy Bryce
Randy Bryce
stated on July 9, 2017 in a TV interview:
Says Paul Ryan "has not had a public town hall within the district for over 600 days."
Mostly True
By Alan Hovorka • July 21, 2017
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on May 17, 2017 in a radio interview:
Tax cuts approved and those proposed in his state budget "will exceed $8 billion by the time the budget is done."  
True
By Alan Hovorka • July 12, 2017
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on June 2, 2017 in a speech at the state Democratic convention:
 "Seven years later, (Scott Walker) has not hit his first campaign promise of creating 250,000 jobs."
True
By Alan Hovorka • June 23, 2017