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Latest Fact-Checks In Wisconsin

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Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on December 16, 2024 an Instagram post:
Photo of a young man in a tie shows Wisconsin school shooter Natalie Rupnow.
False
By Sofia Ahmed • December 17, 2024
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.”
True
By Hope Karnopp • December 12, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 6, 2024 Rally:
“With your Democrat governor, you have some of the highest electricity prices and highest energy costs. It’s just about at the top in Wisconsin.”
False
By Madeline Heim • November 26, 2024
stated on November 12, 2024 X, formerly Twitter:
Says the election results are suspicious because opponent U.S. Sen. Baldwin won “nearly 90%” of absentee ballots in Milwaukee.
False
By Ricardo Torres • November 15, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on November 11, 2024 an Instagram post:
A “ballot dump” around 4 a.m. in Milwaukee shows the Wisconsin Senate election was stolen from the Republican candidate.
Pants on Fire!
By Madison Czopek • November 14, 2024
Robin Vos
Robin Vos
stated on November 6, 2024 News conference:
“Every single county in America, every single county, Kamala Harris did worse than Joe Biden did.”
False
By Madeline Heim • November 14, 2024
X posts
X posts
stated on November 5, 2024 an X post:
“CCTV captures the moment a Trump voter in (Wisconsin) is assaulted by two Kamala Harris thugs at a voting station.”
Pants on Fire!
By Jeff Cercone • November 7, 2024
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on October 18, 2024 TV debate:
Says opponent Eric Hovde “opposes efforts to negotiate with the big pharmaceutical companies to lower the price of prescription drugs.”
Mostly False
By D.L. Davis • October 31, 2024
Climate Power
Climate Power
stated on October 18, 2024 Organization email:
Says Eric Hovde “claims anyone who believes in transitioning to a clean energy economy is ‘smoking crack cocaine.’”
False
By Madeline Heim • October 30, 2024
Eric Hovde
Eric Hovde
stated on October 8, 2024 Public appearance:
“Milwaukee is one of the sex trafficking capitals in our country.”
Mostly True
By Ricardo Torres • October 29, 2024
Eric Hovde
Eric Hovde
stated on October 18, 2024 TV debate:
Ballot drop boxes 'were only used for a pandemic.'
False
By D.L. Davis • October 25, 2024
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on October 11, 2024 Interview:
Says opponent Eric Hovde “supports a $4 trillion tax plan that would disproportionately advantage the well-off and profitable corporations”
Mostly True
By Laura Schulte • October 24, 2024
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on October 7, 2024 Campaign ad:
Says opponent Eric Hovde “just proposed cutting Social Security by 28%.”
Mostly False
By Madeline Heim • October 21, 2024
Eric Hovde
Eric Hovde
stated on September 5, 2024 Campaign ad:
Says Democratic opponent Tammy Baldwin "gave stimulus checks to illegals."
False
By D.L. Davis • October 11, 2024
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
stated on September 20, 2024 Campaign ad:
Says Wisconsin GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde "brags about being in the 1%."
Mostly True
By Ricardo Torres • October 10, 2024
Eric Hovde
Eric Hovde
stated on October 3, 2024 X, formerly Twitter:
"FEMA is out of money and doesn't have money to transfer to those people affected by the hurricane ... they used the money to assist illegal immigrants."
False
By Hope Karnopp • October 8, 2024
Eric Hovde
Eric Hovde
stated on September 16, 2024 Radio interview:
Says opponent Sen. Tammy Baldwin “gave our taxpayer money to a transgender-affirming clinic … that does it without even telling parents."
False
By Madeline Heim • October 3, 2024
Julie Su
Julie Su
stated on August 15, 2024 News conference:
“400,000 workers are now in a union that were not in a union when (Biden) became president.”
Mostly True
By Ricardo Torres • September 23, 2024
Wisco Project
Wisco Project
stated on September 16, 2024 Social media ads:
“If you make less than $100,000, Trump is about to raise your taxes. Currently, you’re taxed at 10% and then 12%. He would raise that to a flat rate of 15%.”
False
By Madeline Heim • September 20, 2024
Eric Hovde
Eric Hovde
stated on September 3, 2024 TV interview:
"Typically you have three to four debates in a U.S. Senate race. (Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis. has) given me one debate, almost a month after early voting has started."
Mostly True
By Hope Karnopp • September 17, 2024
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