Latest Fact Checks By Madeline Heim

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Affrordable Care Act document from Shutterstock for PF Wisconsin story,. 5-17-2024

Yes, millions of young Americans got health care because of Wisconsin senator’s ACA efforts

May 17, 2024
“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…
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Pregnant woman laying down getting ultrasound

No, you can’t tell if you’re pregnant the day after conception

March 8, 2024
"We have technology and medical advancements today that can tell you if you are pregnant the day after conception."
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Claim that GOP candidate Eric Hovde ‘owns three homes in Central America’ is Mostly False

February 22, 2024
Says Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde claims he "understands the tragedy of children being trafficked through Central America because he owns three homes there."
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Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin interior

Wisconsin’s abortion restrictions may have role in decline in applications to OB-GYN programs

October 25, 2023
"The repeal of Roe v. Wade has exacerbated the state’s OB-GYN shortage as residency programs report a decline in enrollment due to the inability of…
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Nurse loads a syringe with Moderna vaccine booster Nov. 18, 2022

No, the COVID vaccine has not been proven to have negative efficacy

June 7, 2023
The COVID vaccine “has been proven to have negative efficacy.”
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Wisconsin Capitol

Claim linking Protasiewicz to school policy for trans students widely misses mark

March 29, 2023
At a Wisconsin school, a 12-year-old girl "was transitioned into a boy by school officials without parental consent," and Protasiewicz supports it.
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Correctional facility inmates

Madison is half-right on claim about GOP’s cash bail bill

March 17, 2023
Under a GOP bill on cash bail, "a large quantity of people who are accused of crimes, including anyone who even witnesses certain crimes, could…
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Hospital items

Vos is mostly right on claim about multimillionaires and BadgerCare

February 9, 2023
In Wisconsin, even multimillionaires can be on BadgerCare "because we don't even ask people what their income level is to qualify for free health care."
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Anti-abortion protesters on June 24, 2022

Yes, governors who oppose abortion did well in midterms – but so did governors who feel the opposite

January 13, 2023
“Every pro-life Governor up for election in November won – by a large margin.”
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Evers at desk

Evers right that majorities of Wisconsin voters support restoring Roe v. Wade, legalizing marijuana

December 2, 2022
“An overwhelming majority of Wisconsinites support restoring #Roe and legalizing marijuana.”
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Correctional facility inmates

No, Tony Evers doesn’t want to let out 9,000 to 10,000 Wisconsin prisoners

November 4, 2022
Tony Evers “wants to let out between 9,000 and 10,000 more” Wisconsin prisoners
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Signs from abortion rights and abortion opponents protesting, 6-24-22

Evers’ campaign mostly on track about Michels opposing rape, incest exceptions to abortion ban

October 21, 2022
If a 12-year-old girl became pregnant because of rape or incest, "Tim Michels would force her to deliver the baby."
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