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Latest Fact-Checks By Alan Hovorka

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Republican Governors Association
Republican Governors Association
stated on July 29, 2022 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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