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Latest Fact-Checks In Wisconsin

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Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on January 21, 2024 X, formerly Twitter:
“Wisconsin had over 1,400 opioid overdose deaths in 2022.”
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By Laura Schulte • February 6, 2024
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on January 21, 2024 TV interview:
"(The) top issue for college students is the economy."
True
By Hope Karnopp • February 2, 2024
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on January 23, 2024 Speech:
“In April last year, our state unemployment rate hit a record low of 2.4%. Last year, Wisconsin had an all-time lowest number of unemployed workers ever in modern history.”
True
By Sophia Voight • February 2, 2024
Jill Billings
Jill Billings
stated on November 14, 2023 Assembly floor speech:
“With school-based professional social workers, the recommendation is 400-to-1, and in Wisconsin, we’re almost triple that.”
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By Tyler Katzenberger • December 13, 2023
Melissa Agard
Melissa Agard
stated on July 27, 2023 X, formerly Twitter:
Potato chips, KitKat bars and Viagra are not taxed in Wisconsin because they are considered "essential."
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By Sophia Voight • November 3, 2023
Melissa Agard
Melissa Agard
stated on October 17, 2023 Public appearance:
“Since 1981, the state Senate has only rejected five executive appointments. The GOP today is more than doubling that number.”
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By Hope Karnopp • October 25, 2023
Kelda Helen Roys
Kelda Helen Roys
stated on April 26, 2023 Twitter:
Infertility is treated differently than other issues and "often excluded from insurance coverage"
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By D.L. Davis • May 26, 2023
Robin Vos
Robin Vos
stated on March 9, 2023 Podcast:
“When a basketball player or football or baseball player from another team plays in Wisconsin, that one game's salary, they pay Wisconsin income tax on it. ... So, if for some reason we do not have the Brewers in Wisconsin all of those player salaries that generate dollars for the State of Wisconsin go away."
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By D.L. Davis • May 12, 2023
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on February 23, 2023 TV interview:
"WOW county swing suburban voters (in Wisconsin) don't vote for Donald Trump.”
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By D.L. Davis • April 18, 2023
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on December 28, 2022 Twitter:
“Wisconsin is the nation’s top cranberry producer — in fact, our farmers harvest around 60 percent of the country’s crop.”
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By Laura Schulte • February 2, 2023
Melissa Agard
Melissa Agard
stated on January 3, 2023 TV interview:
"Historically, our spring elections (including for state Supreme Court) have a smaller turnout associated with them."
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By D.L. Davis • January 10, 2023
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on December 8, 2022 Twitter:
"Latina workers make 54 cents for every dollar earned by white, non-Hispanic men."
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By D.L. Davis • December 16, 2022
Bryan Steil
Bryan Steil
stated on November 15, 2022 Twitter:
In Milwaukee, "The (homicide) rate has nearly doubled in the past two years."
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By D.L. Davis • December 9, 2022
A Better Wisconsin Together
A Better Wisconsin Together
stated on September 12, 2022 Campaign ad:
Says Tim Michels "opposes closing the loophole that allows domestic abusers to buy guns."
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By D.L. Davis • October 24, 2022
League of Conservation Voters
League of Conservation Voters
stated on August 13, 2022 Twitter:
Says Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson “called climate change ‘bull----’ during a record heatwave” and “raked in over $700k in fossil fuel cash.”
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By Laura Schulte • August 19, 2022
Francesca Hong
Francesca Hong
stated on May 18, 2022 a tweet:
"In the Wisconsin State Assembly this session, more than 75% of GOP bills received a public hearing. Meanwhile, the GOP allowed less than 2% of Democratic bills to have a hearing."
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By Alan Hovorka • July 26, 2022
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on June 13, 2022 Campaign email:
“Wisconsin's archaic abortion ban is older than 20 states."
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By Laura Schulte • June 22, 2022
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on April 29, 2022 News release:
"The tax carve out (Ron) Johnson spearheaded overwhelmingly benefited the wealthiest, over small businesses."
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By Madeline Heim • June 7, 2022
Cavalier Johnson
Cavalier Johnson
stated on April 9, 2022 TV interview:
In a recent year, the Milwaukee Police Department "collected more guns per capita off the streets than in New York.”
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By Vanessa Swales • May 24, 2022
Kelda Helen Roys
Kelda Helen Roys
stated on May 8, 2022 TV interview:
Because of U.S. Senate rules, Democrats need "more than a majority ... to codify Roe vs. Wade."
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By D.L. Davis • May 11, 2022
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