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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
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
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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