Cary Spivak

Watchdog reporter

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5 Fact-Checks Published

Cary Spivak is a member of the Journal Sentinel’s Watchdog Team specializing in business and political issues. He has been a reporter at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and the Milwaukee Sentinel since 1987. A Chicago native, he attended Northern Illinois University where he majored in journalism.

Latest Fact-Checks by Cary Spivak

Gov. Scott Walker says local public unions rushed through contracts without employee contributions for pensions and health care March 3, 2011
Democratic group says Republican U.S. House candidate Reid Ribble’s roofing company made almost $300,000 off stimulus-funded projects October 20, 2010
Senate candidate Ron Johnson likens Social Security to Bernie Madoff style Ponzi scheme September 23, 2010
Congressional candidate Daniel Mielke says almost 30% of federal prisoners are illegal immigrants September 8, 2010
Russ Feingold says Ron Johnson “is willing to hand over the Great Lakes to the oil companies” September 3, 2010

Latest Stories by Cary Spivak

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