Latest Fact-Checks In Wisconsin

Clear
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on April 15, 2024 Podcast
"Every Senate Democrat has voted to support unlimited abortions up to the moment of birth.”
False
By D.L. Davis • May 17, 2024
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on May 5, 2024 X, formerly Twitter
“When I worked on the Affordable Care Act, I wrote the amendment that allows all young people to stay on their parents’ health insurance until they turn 26. Overnight, millions of young Americans got health care.”
Mostly True
By Madeline Heim • May 17, 2024
Tyler August
Tyler August
stated on May 3, 2024 Newsletter
“Nearly 90% of all UW graduates stay in Wisconsin 5 years after they graduate.”
True
By Sophia Voight • May 15, 2024
American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers
American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers
stated on April 2, 2024 TV ad
"EPA regulators just banned most new gas-powered cars."
False
By Sophia Voight • May 1, 2024
Greta Neubauer
Greta Neubauer
stated on April 11, 2024 X, formerly Twitter
“The GOP has failed to invest in our campuses, making WI fall to 42nd in the nation in state support.”
Mostly True
By Hope Karnopp • April 24, 2024
National Center for Public Policy Research
National Center for Public Policy Research
stated on April 5, 2024 Proxy statement
"Kohl’s has contributed $1,000,000 to the (Black Lives Matter) movement and related causes since 2020."
False
By Ricardo Torres • April 19, 2024
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on March 27, 2024 Public appearance
“We passed 27 bills last year, which is the fewest since the Depression.”
True
By Laura Schulte • April 17, 2024
Lisa Subeck
Lisa Subeck
stated on February 16, 2024 X, formerly Twitter
“The United States is an outlier, one of only about half a dozen countries, without any guarantee of paid leave for new parents and/or other health care needs.”
True
By D.L. Davis • April 16, 2024
Brian Schimming
Brian Schimming
stated on March 6, 2024 Media call
“We’ve had 12 elections in 24 years in Wisconsin that have been decided by less than 30,000 votes.”
True
By Vanessa Swales • April 5, 2024
Derrick Van Orden
Derrick Van Orden
stated on March 30, 2024 X, formerly Twitter
Says President Joe Biden purposely chose Easter Sunday to mark Transgender Day of Visibility.
False
By Sophia Voight • April 4, 2024
Derrick Van Orden
Derrick Van Orden
stated on April 1, 2024 X, formerly Twitter
You can vote in-person absentee at your clerk’s office on Monday before Election Day.
False
By Hope Karnopp • April 1, 2024
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 1, 2024 Radio interview
In 2020, Trump “did much better” in the Wisconsin election than 2016, and “after the wrongdoing was found, people said, ‘Well, he actually did win.’”
Pants on Fire!
By Hope Karnopp • April 1, 2024
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on March 7, 2024 Public appearance
“We’re facing situations these days where you have to have two officers in the evidence room in case there’s an accidental (fentanyl) exposure.”
True
By Laura Schulte • March 29, 2024
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on March 3, 2024 TV interview
“We just had 100% increase in layoffs.”
Mostly True
By Ricardo Torres • March 29, 2024
Sarah Godlewski
Sarah Godlewski
stated on March 3, 2024 Public appearance
“When it comes to how many votes (President) Joe Biden won, it was literally less than a few votes per ward.”
True
By Hope Karnopp • March 28, 2024
Brian Schimming
Brian Schimming
stated on March 13, 2024 Statement
“On Joe Biden’s watch, Wisconsin has lost 6,000 manufacturing jobs and 455 dairy farms in the last year.”
Mostly False
By Ricardo Torres • March 20, 2024
Cavalier Johnson
Cavalier Johnson
stated on February 25, 2024 X, formerly Twitter
In Milwaukee, we “never defunded the police.”
Mostly True
By Ricardo Torres • March 15, 2024
Eric Hovde
Eric Hovde
stated on March 4, 2024 Campaign video
“Since the end of the 2020 fiscal year, President Biden and Senator Baldwin have added over $7.3 trillion of debt, more than the first 228 years of our nation’s history combined.”
Half-True
By Hope Karnopp • March 14, 2024
Eric Hovde
Eric Hovde
stated on March 4, 2024 Campaign website
Says U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin “was one of the staunchest supporters of the Iran deal which sent billions of dollars and plane loads of cash to Iran.”
Mostly False
By Laura Schulte • March 8, 2024
Amanda Nedweski
Amanda Nedweski
stated on January 22, 2024 Wisconsin Assembly
"We have technology and medical advancements today that can tell you if you are pregnant the day after conception."
False
By Madeline Heim • March 8, 2024
Previous Next