Latest Fact-Checks In Legal Issues

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Liberal Groups
Liberal Groups
stated on September 6, 2022 TV ad
Says Tim Michels' family foundation "funded an organization that tracks women when they get near abortion clinics … he wants to treat women like they're the criminals."
Mostly False
By Madeline Heim • September 20, 2022
Mandela Barnes
Mandela Barnes
stated on August 17, 2022 Twitter
“Ron Johnson just came out in favor of a federal abortion ban.”
Mostly False
By Laura Schulte • September 13, 2022
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on August 8, 2022 News release
Says “Tim Michels doesn’t think gay people should be out in public.”
Mostly False
By Madeline Heim • September 2, 2022
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on August 10, 2022 News release
Says Democratic Senate candidate Mandela Barnes “supports abolishing ICE.”
Mostly False
By Vanessa Swales • August 29, 2022
Republican Governors Association
Republican Governors Association
stated on July 29, 2022 Email
"Governor Tony Evers gave counties the green light to defund Wisconsin's police departments."
Mostly False
By Alan Hovorka • August 12, 2022
Rebecca Kleefisch
Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on July 24, 2022 Twitter
"There is absolutely no reason why Wisconsin should be facing a worker shortage to the level we are when there are 123,000 more able-bodied childless adults on BadgerCare since the pandemic."
Mostly False
By D.L. Davis • August 2, 2022
Robin Vos
Robin Vos
stated on July 8, 2022 Twitter
“The legislature has long maintained that the law never allowed these illegal drop boxes.”
Mostly False
By Madeline Heim • July 29, 2022
Glenn Youngkin
Glenn Youngkin
stated on July 10, 2022 a TV interview.
“In Virginia, we actually do protect same-sex marriage.”
Mostly False
By Warren Fiske • July 15, 2022
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on June 21, 2022 an Instagram post
"The Supreme Court ruled that border agents can enter anyone’s home within a 100-mile radius of the border without a warrant for any reason and federal courts cannot do anything about it."
Mostly False
By Grace Abels • June 30, 2022
Aaron Lieberman
Aaron Lieberman
stated on April 28, 2022 an ad
"Kari Lake has been appearing at rallies with neo-Nazis," while "two federal juries have found" Katie Hobbs "guilty of racial discrimination."
Mostly False
May 12, 2022
VoteVets
VoteVets
stated on March 2, 2022 an ad
"Donald Trump's appeasement of Putin wasn't just a personal act of treason, it's the Republican Party's official position."
Mostly False
March 10, 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
Viral image
Viral image
stated on November 15, 2021 a Facebook post
The Build Back Better bill provides “'parole' amnesty for millions of criminal illegal aliens.”
Mostly False
November 23, 2021
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on August 1, 2021 a tweet
"The CDC has the power to extend the eviction moratorium.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • August 3, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 11, 2021 a Facebook post
Says in February Facebook post that "Britney won."
Mostly False
July 14, 2021
Derrick Van Orden
Derrick Van Orden
stated on June 12, 2021 Twitter
Says Joe Biden “will force Americans to pay for abortion — on demand — up to birth.”
Mostly False
By Madeline Heim • June 30, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 20, 2021 a Facebook post
Maxine Waters could be “sentenced” for “jury tampering.”
Mostly False
By Shasha Hupka • April 23, 2021
National Association for Gun Rights
National Association for Gun Rights
stated on March 1, 2021 a Facebook post
"Marco Rubio's 'red flag' gun confiscation bill" calls for guns to be confiscated "without due process, based on unsubstantiated accusations."
Mostly False
March 4, 2021
Josh Hawley
Josh Hawley
stated on January 6, 2021 a U.S. Senate speech
“Last year, Pennsylvania elected officials passed a whole new law that allows universal mail-in balloting, and did it irregardless of what the Pennsylvania Constitution said.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • January 8, 2021
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 29, 2020 the first 2020 presidential debate
President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden “left me 128 judges to fill. You just don’t do that.”
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • October 2, 2020
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