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.
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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.”
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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.”
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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.”
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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.”
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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.
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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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