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Opportunity Wisconsin
Opportunity Wisconsin
stated on February 21, 2022 YouTube ad
"Ron Johnson pushed through a special tax loophole that benefited his own family's business … Then he cashed out of the company for $5 million … (he has) doubled his wealth since taking office."
Half-True
By Vanessa Swales • April 27, 2022
Mike Gallagher
Mike Gallagher
stated on April 12, 2022 News release
“Inflation has gone up every month of the Biden presidency and just hit another 40-year high.”
Mostly True
By Laura Schulte • April 22, 2022
Jane Timken
Jane Timken
stated on April 13, 2022 a campaign ad
Joe Biden's spending “has sent prices skyrocketing."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • April 20, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 14, 2022 a Facebook post
President Joe Biden was confused, “turned around and shook hands with thin air” after a speech.
False
By Gabrielle Settles • April 19, 2022
Tony Kurtz
Tony Kurtz
stated on April 7, 2022 Twitter
If Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers "had passed his (gas) tax increases ... fuel prices would be at least a dime higher.
Mostly True
By D.L. Davis • April 19, 2022
Rebecca Kleefisch
Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on March 28, 2022 TV ad
“As your Lieutenant Governor…I cut your taxes.”
Mostly False
By Laura Schulte • April 13, 2022
Ron Klain
Ron Klain
stated on April 3, 2022 an interview on ABC's "This Week"
The economy was "dead in the water when we got here. Virtually no jobs created."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • April 4, 2022
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 29, 2022 an interview with Just the News
“You go to a store, they don’t have bread.”
False
By Jon Greenberg • March 30, 2022
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on March 18, 2022 Twitter
Gas prices are high “due to the Democrats’ war on fossil fuels.”
Mostly False
By Laura Schulte • March 29, 2022
Wisconsin Initiative
Wisconsin Initiative
stated on February 23, 2022 TV ad
“Gov. Tony Evers brought Republicans and Democrats together to cut income taxes for the middle class.”
Half-True
By Madeline Heim • March 22, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 14, 2022 a Facebook post
Comparing the price of oil and gas in June 2008 to March 2022 shows that oil companies are “price gouging.”
False
By Madison Czopek • March 17, 2022
Glenn Grothman
Glenn Grothman
stated on February 3, 2022 Twitter
Says President Joe Biden "is trying to send taxpayer dollars to manufacturers overseas that do not abide by the same (carbon emission) standards we do at home."
Half-True
By D.L. Davis • March 11, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 4, 2022 a Facebook post
“And just like that, your $15/hr doesn’t buy you as much as $7.50/hr did a year ago.”
False
By Sara Swann • March 9, 2022
Ben Shapiro
Ben Shapiro
stated on March 1, 2022 a YouTube video
"There is no evidence Biden’s spending produced one job. Nonpartisan projections for job growth in 2021, not including that American Rescue Plan, showed higher job growth than Biden produced.”
Mostly False
March 9, 2022
Sarah Godlewski
Sarah Godlewski
stated on February 18, 2022 Campaign statement
"Here in Wisconsin, prescription drug costs grew at a pace of nearly twice as much as the average Wisconsinite's income from 2015-2019."
Mostly True
By D.L. Davis • March 8, 2022
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on March 1, 2022 his State of the Union address
“Our economy created over 6.5 million new jobs just last year, more jobs in one year than ever before in the history of the United States of America.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • March 2, 2022
Wisconsin Senate Republicans
Wisconsin Senate Republicans
stated on February 2, 2022 Twitter
Gov. Tony Evers has “only gotten one-third of the money meant for COVID relief out the door. He is sitting on $930 million in ARPA funds left unspent. In fact, he still has CARES Act money from two years ago.”
Mostly True
By Madeline Heim • February 25, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 6, 2022 a Facebook post
President John F. Kennedy “was planning to end the Federal Reserve.”
False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • February 21, 2022
Patrick Gaspard
Patrick Gaspard
stated on February 13, 2022 remarks on ABC's "This Week"
"Inflation has been caused by the global economies shutting down all at once, reopening all at once. And … the U.S. economy is recovering at a far faster pace than any other country in the OECD."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • February 16, 2022
Glenn Youngkin
Glenn Youngkin
stated on January 17, 2022 a speech.
Virginia’s economic growth “has stalled at less than 1% per year for eight years.”
Mostly True
By Warren Fiske • February 14, 2022
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