Latest Fact-Checks In Wisconsin

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Tim Walz
Tim Walz
stated on September 14, 2024 a speech
“In Project 2025, you’re going to have to register with a new federal agency when you get pregnant.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • September 17, 2024
Robert Cowles
Robert Cowles
stated on July 12, 2024 Radio address
“The most recent State Budget increased funding for the Department of Tourism by 98 percent.”
True
By D.L. Davis • September 16, 2024
Jesse James
Jesse James
stated on May 13, 2024 News conference
In Wisconsin, “a legislative committee cannot release funding.”
Mostly False
By Laura Schulte • August 27, 2024
Bryan Steil
Bryan Steil
stated on April 28, 2024 TV interview
Says U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin "believes taxpayer dollars should be used for abortion."
Half-True
By Ricardo Torres • August 26, 2024
Eric Hovde
Eric Hovde
stated on August 13, 2024 Public appearance
Says U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin “has done absolutely nothing” about the fentanyl crisis.
False
By Laura Schulte • August 22, 2024
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on July 23, 2024 Public appearance
Eric Hovde “wants to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and kick millions off their health insurance.”
True
By Hope Karnopp • August 7, 2024
Donald Trump Jr.
Donald Trump Jr.
stated on July 17, 2024 Speech
After being shot at a Milwaukee rally in 1912, former President Teddy Roosevelt “finished his speech and he kept fighting.”
Mostly True
By Madeline Heim • July 18, 2024
Jon Stewart
Jon Stewart
stated on July 16, 2024 TV appearance
Milwaukee's Marcus Performing Arts Center – where 'The Daily Show' had been scheduled – “was originally located in the ‘soft perimeter,’ they called it, security-wise” but “was shifted, understandably so, to the ‘hard perimeter.’”
False
By Madeline Heim • July 17, 2024
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on May 16, 2024 News release
"The Trump administration handed out taxpayer dollars to a foreign company. Hundreds of homes and farms were bulldozed, and over $500 million in taxpayer dollars were wasted preparing for Foxconn."
Half-True
By D.L. Davis • July 13, 2024
X posts
X posts
stated on July 8, 2024 X, formerly Twitter
“Deadlines have passed in … Wisconsin” to replace President Joe Biden on the ballot.
False
By Hope Karnopp • July 11, 2024
Juneau County Wisconsin Republicans .
Juneau County Wisconsin Republicans .
stated on June 25, 2024 Facebook post
“Planes full of unvetted ‘refugees’ are being accepted at the Milw. & Madison airports!”
Pants on Fire!
By Sophie Carson • July 3, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on June 18, 2024 an Instagram post
The Gates Foundation “awarded $9.5 million to UW-Madison to make H5N1 bird flu transmissible to humans.”
False
By Madison Czopek • June 28, 2024
David Crowley
David Crowley
stated on May 16, 2024 Public appearance
“Under (the Biden) administration we have witnessed the fastest growth of Black-owned small businesses in more than 30 years.”
True
By Vanessa Swales • June 28, 2024
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on June 11, 2024 X, formerly Twitter
Wisconsin had a “record-breaking year” for tourism in 2023.
True
By Hope Karnopp • June 28, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 18, 2024 Public appearance
Says he “saved Kenosha” and the “governor wouldn’t move” on sending the National Guard.
Pants on Fire!
By Hope Karnopp • June 21, 2024
Van Wanggaard
Van Wanggaard
stated on April 15, 2024 X, formerly Twitter
Says Gov. Tony Evers is asking the GOP to release money for PFAS, but "vetoed (a bill outlining) how to spend the money."
Mostly True
By Laura Schulte • June 14, 2024
Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee
Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee
stated on June 5, 2024 News release
Republican legislatures “have targeted birth control” and in Wisconsin “refused to schedule a vote on a bill that would have codified a right to birth control.”
Half-True
By Hope Karnopp • June 14, 2024
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on May 19, 2024 TV interview
Says in his three election campaigns, the early polls were "wildly incorrect, all three times."
Mostly True
By Hope Karnopp • June 5, 2024
X posts
X posts
stated on May 6, 2024 an X post
Fired Milwaukee election leader “printed 64,000 ballots in a back room at City Hall in Milwaukee and had random employees fill them out,” giving Joe Biden the lead.
False
By Amy Sherman • May 21, 2024
Tom Tiffany
Tom Tiffany
stated on April 30, 2024 X, formerly Twitter
“The science is clear — the gray wolf has met and exceeded recovery goals.”
Half-True
By Laura Schulte • May 21, 2024
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