Latest Fact-Checks In States

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Pam Bondi
Pam Bondi
stated on December 29, 2025 an X post
The Justice Department has been investigating fraud in Minnesota “for months. So far, we have charged 98 individuals.”
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By Amy Sherman • January 8, 2026
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on August 6, 2024 an X post
“In 2021, Minnesotans were roughly five times more likely to move to Florida than vice versa” because they were “fleeing” the state under Democratic Gov. Tim Walz.
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By Samantha Putterman • August 8, 2024
Tom Tiffany
Tom Tiffany
stated on April 30, 2024 X, formerly Twitter
“The science is clear — the gray wolf has met and exceeded recovery goals.”
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By Laura Schulte • May 21, 2024
Ron Tusler
Ron Tusler
stated on September 12, 2023 X, formerly Twitter
Wisconsin Republicans are backing “a nonpartisan redistricting plan based off the Iowa Model. ... Republicans, Democrats, and the Governor pushed this plan last time redistricting happened in 2020.”
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By D.L. Davis • December 8, 2023
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on July 24, 2022 TV interview
"We are number one in the country as far as our spending (COVID-19 relief) money on businesses as it relates to the percentage of federal funds that we receive."
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By D.L. Davis • August 16, 2022
Jonathan Turley
Jonathan Turley
stated on June 24, 2022 an interview on Fox News
“The majority of citizens in the country will have no change at all because … most of the population resides in states that have already protected abortion rights.”
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By Louis Jacobson • June 27, 2022
Kurt Bauer
Kurt Bauer
stated on June 27, 2021 TV interview
“We are not having replacement birth rates. We have had more people leaving the state than coming in over the last 30 years.”
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By D.L. Davis • August 10, 2021
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce
stated on March 9, 2021 Twitter
“Right to Work states have: faster private sector employment growth”
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By Nusaiba Mizan • June 9, 2021
Amy Pechacek
Amy Pechacek
stated on December 20, 2020 News release
“We have reached our goal to clear the backlog of (unemployment) claims.”
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By Laura Schulte • March 17, 2021
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
stated on March 9, 2021 a State of the State Address
“California’s [COVID-19] death rate has remained one of the lowest per capita in the nation: 134 deaths per 100,000, compared to 158 nationally, 153 in Texas and 247 in New York.”
Half-True
By Chris Nichols • March 10, 2021
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on January 12, 2021 Speech
"The Legislature spent the last decade passing laws deliberately making it even harder for people to access these critical supports when they need it most, exacerbating the problems with our already-outdated system.”
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By Laura Schulte • February 2, 2021
Scott Fitzgerald
Scott Fitzgerald
stated on November 8, 2020 a TV interview
The 2020 election is in “recount territory” and “I’ve seen elections change as a result of” recounts.
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By Eric Litke, Nusaiba Mizan • November 18, 2020
Chris Kapenga
Chris Kapenga
stated on June 21, 2020 a radio interview
The Tony Evers administration is wrong to blame old computer software being used to process unemployment claims; it “has nothing to do with” the backlog.
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By Laura Schulte • July 3, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 17, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Maine Gov. Janet Mills is “using taxpayer money to buy cars for those on welfare, without a public hearing on the rules. If someone on welfare sells the car for cash without the state’s approval, the rules don’t allow the state to prosecute them for car theft.”
Half-True
By Bill McCarthy • June 29, 2020
Romaine Quinn
Romaine Quinn
stated on June 18, 2020 a radio interview
Says Gov. Evers “has refused to identify or discipline the staff member who secretly taped” a conversation with GOP leaders.
Half-True
By Haley BeMiller • June 29, 2020
Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo
stated on April 11, 2020 a briefing
Says that under the law, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio “can’t open” the city’s schools.
Half-True
By Rachel Kimmel, John Pullano • April 30, 2020
Robin Vos
Robin Vos
stated on March 4, 2020 an interview
Says as Assembly Speaker he is a "constitutional officer" of Wisconsin.
Half-True
By D.L. Davis • April 28, 2020
Wisconsin Republican Legislative leaders
Wisconsin Republican Legislative leaders
stated on April 20, 2020 news release
“We are currently using only around 20% of our testing capacity.”
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By Eric Litke • April 24, 2020
Robin Vos
Robin Vos
stated on February 13, 2020 a newsletter
Says Gov. Tony Evers “wants to release half of the prison population.”
Half-True
By Haley BeMiller • March 4, 2020
Ohio Republican Party
Ohio Republican Party
stated on June 12, 2018 a tweet
Says Sherrod Brown in 1978 "voted for stricter removal standards (for voter registration) and then enforced them as Secretary of State."
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By Amy Sherman • June 29, 2018
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