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Latest Fact-Checks In Wisconsin

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Francesca Hong
Francesca Hong
stated on June 12, 2025 X, formerly Twitter:
“Nearly 25 cents of every $1 spent via SNAP goes to farmers and ranchers.”
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By Madeline Heim • July 30, 2025
Cavalier Johnson
Cavalier Johnson
stated on January 19, 2025 TV interview:
“After the referendum, Milwaukee Public Schools has a larger tax levy than the City of Milwaukee.”
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By D.L. Davis • March 3, 2025
Joel Kitchens
Joel Kitchens
stated on February 19, 2025 News conference:
“90% of the (school) districts in Wisconsin already have a policy” banning cellphones during class time.
True
By Hope Karnopp • February 28, 2025
Susan Crawford
Susan Crawford
stated on February 9, 2025 TV interview:
Wisconsin does not “require judges to automatically recuse just because they have done some kind of legal work in the past as a lawyer.”
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By Hope Karnopp • February 19, 2025
Common Cause
Common Cause
stated on January 8, 2025 News release:
Wisconsin makes it more difficult for its citizens to vote than almost any state in the nation.
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By Madeline Heim • January 28, 2025
Robin Vos
Robin Vos
stated on January 8, 2025 News conference:
Voter ID "is supported, if you look at any poll, by 70 to 80% of the public."
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By Hope Karnopp • January 23, 2025
Jay Rothman
Jay Rothman
stated on December 1, 2024 TV interview:
“The Universities of Wisconsin are 43rd out of 50 states in the nation, in terms of public support for our universities. The $855 million (budget request) gets us up to average.”
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By Hope Karnopp • December 12, 2024
Robert Cowles
Robert Cowles
stated on July 12, 2024 Radio address:
“The most recent State Budget increased funding for the Department of Tourism by 98 percent.”
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By D.L. Davis • September 16, 2024
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on July 23, 2024 Public appearance:
Eric Hovde “wants to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and kick millions off their health insurance.”
True
By Hope Karnopp • August 7, 2024
David Crowley
David Crowley
stated on May 16, 2024 Public appearance:
“Under (the Biden) administration we have witnessed the fastest growth of Black-owned small businesses in more than 30 years.”
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By Vanessa Swales • June 28, 2024
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on June 11, 2024 X, formerly Twitter:
Wisconsin had a “record-breaking year” for tourism in 2023.
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By Hope Karnopp • June 28, 2024
Tyler August
Tyler August
stated on May 3, 2024 Newsletter:
“Nearly 90% of all UW graduates stay in Wisconsin 5 years after they graduate.”
True
By Sophia Voight • May 15, 2024
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on March 27, 2024 Public appearance:
“We passed 27 bills last year, which is the fewest since the Depression.”
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By Laura Schulte • April 17, 2024
Lisa Subeck
Lisa Subeck
stated on February 16, 2024 X, formerly Twitter:
“The United States is an outlier, one of only about half a dozen countries, without any guarantee of paid leave for new parents and/or other health care needs.”
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By D.L. Davis • April 16, 2024
Brian Schimming
Brian Schimming
stated on March 6, 2024 Media call:
“We’ve had 12 elections in 24 years in Wisconsin that have been decided by less than 30,000 votes.”
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By Vanessa Swales • April 5, 2024
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on March 7, 2024 Public appearance:
“We’re facing situations these days where you have to have two officers in the evidence room in case there’s an accidental (fentanyl) exposure.”
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By Laura Schulte • March 29, 2024
Sarah Godlewski
Sarah Godlewski
stated on March 3, 2024 Public appearance:
“When it comes to how many votes (President) Joe Biden won, it was literally less than a few votes per ward.”
True
By Hope Karnopp • March 28, 2024
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on February 11, 2024 TV interview:
“We're having the largest classes of correctional officers we've ever had before.”
True
By Sophia Voight • March 6, 2024
Chris Larson
Chris Larson
stated on November 9, 2023 X, formerly Twitter:
Says expanding Medicaid in Wisconsin would save the state $530 million, which could pay for 3,287 K-12 teachers, or 7.8 educators per district.
True
By Ricardo Torres • February 16, 2024
Kelda Helen Roys
Kelda Helen Roys
stated on February 1, 2024 Public appearance:
Minnesota incarcerates “about a third of what Wisconsin does.”
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By Laura Schulte • February 14, 2024
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