Latest Fact-Checks In Wisconsin

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Chris Taylor
Chris Taylor
stated on May 30, 2019 a statement to the Joint Committee on Finance
Voucher schools have increased property taxes by $1 billion since 2011
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • July 1, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 27, 2019 a rally
"We have been losing to China for many years, $500 billion a year.
Mostly False
By D.L. Davis • April 30, 2019
LaTonya Johnson
LaTonya Johnson
stated on April 3, 2019 a tweet
"Our road conditions cost WI families. In Milwaukee, the average cost per driver is $2,300."
Mostly False
By D.L. Davis • April 26, 2019
Lena Taylor
Lena Taylor
stated on March 14, 2019 a community meeting
Says Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett did not want a juvenile facility in Milwaukee, "has never been to a juvenile facility," and "didn't want it to be done."
Mostly False
By D.L. Davis • April 2, 2019
Wisconsin Assembly Republicans
Wisconsin Assembly Republicans
stated on March 12, 2019 news release
In-state tuition available "for non-U.S. citizens after three years … veterans have to wait five years."
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • March 13, 2019
Wisconsin Republican Legislative leaders
Wisconsin Republican Legislative leaders
stated on January 30, 2019 a joint statement
Foxconn has already "made a positive impact across Wisconsin with more than 1,000 new jobs."
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • February 12, 2019
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on January 16, 2019 a tweet
During the three times the top marginal tax rates were lowered in the 20th century, "revenues actually went up while the economy improved in America."
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • February 5, 2019
Wisconsin Firearms Coalition
Wisconsin Firearms Coalition
stated on January 11, 2019 a Facebook post
"Governor Evers, AG Josh Kaul, and Speaker Robin Vos are demanding ‘Red Flag Gun Seizures’ for Wisconsin, which would allow gun seizures with "no proof, arrest, indictment, conviction or due process at all!"
Mostly False
By Mica Soellner • January 30, 2019
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on September 14, 2018 a radio interview
Says as a Schedule 1 drug, marijuana carries a designation that means it "should not be researched"  
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • November 21, 2018
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on September 14, 2018 a radio interview
Says VA doctors are "censored from being able to talk to their patients" about marijuana, even in states where it is legal for medicinal use
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • November 9, 2018
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on September 25, 2018 a campaign ad
Says Scott Walker ‘cut $800 million from our schools.’
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • November 2, 2018
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on September 26, 2018 a campaign ad
"Under Scott Walker, the Department of Corrections has only 18 people tracking 25,000 sex offenders" and "there are nearly 3,000 sex offenders that are unaccounted for."
Mostly False
By D.L. Davis • October 29, 2018
Leah Vukmir
Leah Vukmir
stated on October 19, 2018 a debate
Says Tammy Baldwin’s "Medicare for All" plan means senior citizens would "no longer have" Medicare.  
Mostly False
October 26, 2018
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on October 9, 2018 a video
Says Tony Evers will "raise the gas tax by as much as a dollar a gallon."
Mostly False
October 24, 2018
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on October 9, 2018 a TV ad
"Wisconsin pays 50% more than Minnesota for the same health care."  
Mostly False
October 22, 2018
Leah Vukmir
Leah Vukmir
stated on September 23, 2018 an interview
Says Tammy Baldwin was the only member of the Wisconsin congressional delegation "to have a report outlining that a doctor was overprescribing opioids" at the Tomah VA, "later a veteran died" and Baldwin "covered it up."
Mostly False
October 3, 2018
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on September 5, 2018 a TV ad
"A teacher watched hard-core pornography in his classroom," along with other inappropriate behavior, but Tony Evers didn't revoke the teacher's license and "the teacher is still in the classroom."
Mostly False
September 13, 2018
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on August 27, 2018 a TV ad
Says Scott Walker refused federal funds and "Wisconsin families now pay nearly 50% more than Minnesotans for the same health care."
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • September 7, 2018
Brad Schimel
Brad Schimel
stated on August 12, 2018 a video
"We need an ID" to "buy a beer."  
Mostly False
August 22, 2018
Josh Pade
Josh Pade
stated on June 1, 2018 an interview
"Wisconsin's still one of the highest-taxed states in the country."
Mostly False
By Diana Dombrowski • August 10, 2018
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