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Alison Dirr
PolitiFact Wisconsin contributor
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Alison Dirr covers the crime and justice beat for USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin. She is based in Appleton and previously reported on breaking news and the justice system in Wausau. She has a bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Reporters from the USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin contribute to PolitiFact Wisconsin, an operation of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Latest Fact-Checks by Alison Dirr
- Testing Scott Walker claim on record education funding in Wisconsin May 17, 2017
- Ron Johnson: Opponent Russ Feingold “got paid $8,000 a lecture at Stanford University.” November 2, 2016
- Is the Democratic Party the oldest continuous political party in the world? October 24, 2016
- Feingold: Johnson voted five times for tax breaks that help ship Wisconsin jobs overseas August 26, 2016
- Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch says Wisconsin’s per-inmate cost ‘cheap’ compared to country July 8, 2016
Latest Stories by Alison Dirr
- Fact-check: Is replacing Joe Biden on the ticket ‘unlawful’? Election law experts say it’s not July 22, 2024
- United Facts of America: Experts say facts alone won’t bridge the partisan divide September 27, 2022
- Would Tom Hanks have qualified for a coronavirus test in the US? March 12, 2020
- Fact-checking Donald Trump’s 2020 State of the Union address February 5, 2020
- What we know about Shadow, Acronym and the Iowa caucuses February 4, 2020
- A new look for the PolitiFact website February 2, 2020
- PolitiFact answers the Senate’s impeachment questions January 31, 2020