Latest Fact-Checks In States

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Jesse Watters
Jesse Watters
stated on August 6, 2024 a segment on "Jesse Watters Primetime"
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz “forced schools to stock tampons in boys’ bathrooms.”
Mostly False
By Madison Czopek • August 13, 2024
Voto Latino .
Voto Latino .
stated on February 29, 2024 Social media ads
"There are less than two weeks until the deadline to register to vote in Wisconsin."
Mostly False
By Hope Karnopp • March 5, 2024
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on May 30, 2023 Interview
“Wisconsin has historically … and I think largely continues to be, a blue state.”
Mostly False
By Laura Schulte • October 31, 2023
X posts
X posts
stated on May 20, 2023 on social media
A printer error in Nassau County, New York, turned every registered voter Democratic.
Mostly False
By Conor Amendola • June 19, 2023
Janet Bewley
Janet Bewley
stated on November 5, 2021 News release
“Wisconsin is almost equally divided on partisan lines” and therefore new Legislative maps could be drawn to “represent that 50-50 split.”
Mostly False
By Madeline Heim • November 23, 2021
Wisconsin Senate Republicans
Wisconsin Senate Republicans
stated on October 26, 2021 Twitter
“States run elections, not the federal government.”
Mostly False
By Laura Schulte • November 3, 2021
Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton
stated on October 21, 2021 a tweet
The newly drawn congressional district map in Arkansas “keeps communities together.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • October 22, 2021
Duey Stroebel
Duey Stroebel
stated on March 7, 2021 a TV interview
"We’ve had more voter turnout since voter ID was passed than ever before."
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • March 19, 2021
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on February 1, 2021 a press release
States are seeing increases in revenue, with an average decline of just 0.12% compared with 2019. Over half of states report positive growth, including California, New York, and Illinois.
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • February 5, 2021
Ben Wikler
Ben Wikler
stated on November 8, 2020 TV interview
"Across the state the rejection rate for ballots went way down” in the Nov. 3 election.
Mostly False
By D.L. Davis • November 13, 2020
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on August 26, 2020 his speech at the Republican National Convention
“President Trump marshalled the full resources of our federal government from the outset. He directed us to forge a seamless partnership with governors across America in both political parties.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman, Jon Greenberg, Victoria Knight • August 27, 2020
Tom Tiffany
Tom Tiffany
stated on May 26, 2020 a tweet
Says the state “health secretary says don't go to hospitals or clinics, now the tourism secretary says don't recreate.”
Mostly False
By Laura Schulte • May 28, 2020
Wisconsin state Senate Democrats
Wisconsin state Senate Democrats
stated on May 8, 2020 news release
Says GOP state Sen. Patrick Testin is responsible for lost $25M in federal funding, because he refused “to do his job.”
Mostly False
By Haley BeMiller • May 20, 2020
Scott Fitzgerald
Scott Fitzgerald
stated on April 26, 2020 a TV interview
Wisconsin has “no tracing program going on that we can speak of."
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • May 4, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 7, 2020 a news conference
Wisconsin is “run by Democrats right now,” so they should address election social distancing concerns.
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • April 9, 2020
Amy Klobuchar
Amy Klobuchar
stated on February 25, 2020 a debate
“While we are all sitting here debating, Wisconsin has kicked hundreds of thousands of people off of their voting rolls.”
Mostly False
By Haley BeMiller • March 2, 2020
Scott Fitzgerald
Scott Fitzgerald
stated on September 22, 2019 a TV interview
Universal background checks involve asking people "to submit the serial numbers to their guns to a state or federal official," and that violates the Second Amendment.
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • October 4, 2019
Wayne Messam
Wayne Messam
stated on May 16, 2019 campaign website
In Florida, "it’s illegal for mayors to even bring up gun reform for discussion."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • May 20, 2019
Lena Taylor
Lena Taylor
stated on March 14, 2019 a community meeting
Says Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett did not want a juvenile facility in Milwaukee, "has never been to a juvenile facility," and "didn't want it to be done."
Mostly False
By D.L. Davis • April 2, 2019
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on March 5, 2019 his State of the State address
"I’ve already traveled to Washington, D.C., and secured a historic commitment from the Trump administration to provide assistance to the communities that Michael battered."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • March 7, 2019
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