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Latest Fact-Checks In Wisconsin

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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
Cavalier Johnson
Cavalier Johnson
stated on January 6, 2022 TV ad:
Says he led the fight to add 200 new police officers to make the City of Milwaukee safer.
Half-True
By Vanessa Swales • February 23, 2022
Shelia Stubbs
Shelia Stubbs
stated on February 2, 2022 Public statement:
"48-Hour waiting periods limit crimes of passion and keep our communities safe.”
Half-True
By D.L. Davis • February 18, 2022
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on January 13, 2022 News release:
Says he has issued more pardons than “any Wisconsin governor in contemporary history.”
True
By Alan Hovorka • February 15, 2022
Kevin Nicholson
Kevin Nicholson
stated on January 28, 2022 Twitter:
"The use of ballot drop boxes and ballot harvesting is illegal.”
Mostly False
By D.L. Davis • February 11, 2022
Cavalier Johnson
Cavalier Johnson
stated on December 21, 2021 News release:
“In 2021, 65 people in Milwaukee have lost their lives due to reckless driving accidents, and more than 9,000 cars have been stolen, double the amount in 2020.”
Half-True
By D.L. Davis • February 4, 2022
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on January 19, 2022 Senate:
On eliminating the filibuster.
Half Flip
By Laura Schulte • February 4, 2022
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on January 26, 2022 Radio interview:
“All these athletes are dropping dead on the field” after receiving the COVID-19 vaccination.
False
By Laura Schulte • January 28, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 26, 2022 a Facebook post:
“It begins. Wisconsin Assembly votes to remove electoral votes from Biden.”
False
By Jeff Cercone • January 26, 2022
Scott Fitzgerald
Scott Fitzgerald
stated on December 21, 2021 Twitter:
"Mask mandates on children lead to learning loss that harms early childhood development."
Mostly False
By D.L. Davis • January 19, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 7, 2022 a Facebook video:
“The Wisconsin voter roll has over 120,000 active voters who have been registered to vote for over 100 years.”
False
By Amy Sherman • January 14, 2022
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on January 9, 2022 Public statement:
On not seeking a third term.
Full Flop
By Vanessa Swales • January 14, 2022
Joe Volk
Joe Volk
stated on November 17, 2021 TV interview:
“In Wisconsin, we have 50% of the population paying 50%, 60%, 70%, sometimes 80% for their housing.”
False
By Vanessa Swales • January 7, 2022
Derrick Van Orden
Derrick Van Orden
stated on December 7, 2021 Twitter:
Actions by Joe Biden left "10,000 to 15,000 American citizens abandoned to terrorists in Afghanistan."
Mostly False
By Alan Hovorka • January 4, 2022
Jon Erpenbach
Jon Erpenbach
stated on December 12, 2021 TV interview:
The push for high-speed internet for rural areas, from the start, “was a Democratic thing.”
Half-True
By Madeline Heim • December 28, 2021
Glenn Grothman
Glenn Grothman
stated on November 30, 2021 Twitter:
Says Joe Biden “shut down travel from 8 countries in response to the Omicron variant, but he refuses to require a #COVID19 test for illegal immigrants crossing our Southern border.”
Half-True
By Laura Schulte • December 14, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 10, 2021 a Facebook post:
“Wisconsin 2020 election investigation finds more illegal votes were cast than Biden's margin of victory.”
False
By Tom Kertscher • December 13, 2021
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on December 8, 2021 Radio interview:
Around the world, people who exercise their "health autonomy" and don't get vaccinated are being put "basically into internment camps."
Pants on Fire!
By Madeline Heim • December 13, 2021
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on November 6, 2021 Panel discussion:
“Within two years, there were two 500-year (storm) events” in Wisconsin.
Mostly True
By Laura Schulte • November 30, 2021
Jerrold Nadler
Jerrold Nadler
stated on November 19, 2021 Twitter:
Kyle Rittenhouse was an “armed person” crossing state lines when he came to Kenosha protests in 2020.
False
By Laura Schulte • November 26, 2021
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