We’ve turned the calendar to 2023, but before we get too far into it, we wanted to take a quick look back at five of our top fact-checks from December 2022. They covered several issues that will remain on the front burner this year, including access to abortion and Milwaukee’s soaring homicide rate: 1. Gov. […]
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In a race described as the most expensive general election in the country with $55 million spent on TV ad buys, the battle between Gov. Tony Evers, a Democrat, and challenger Tim Michels, a Republican is shaping up as a neck-and-neck contest that could have an impact on deciding the outcome of the next presidential […]
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The U.S. Senate race in Wisconsin has taken on added urgency as the midterm elections draw near, with some believing the outcome could determine control of Congress. In the hotly contested race, Republican incumbent U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson is facing Democrat Mandela Barnes, the state’s lieutenant governor. The election is Nov. 8, 2022. We took […]
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As Gov. Tony Evers heads into the November midterm elections, here at PolitiFact Wisconsin we’re taking a look at how he fared in keeping the promises he made in the 2018 campaign. Aiming for a second term, Evers faces Republican Tim Michels in the Nov. 8, 2022 election. A look at the Evers-O-Meter, where we […]
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The claims we looked at in September 2022, as the November election drew closer, became more pointed — and often more off the mark. Each month we offer readers of High Five — a look at some of our most-clicked, but also some others that are especially relevant or timely — such as the ones here involving the […]
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PolitiFact Wisconsin’s fact checks in August 2022 offered readers a smorgasbord of topics, from a Trump endorsement to defunding police and even a bit of bull. Welcome to a tweaked version of our High Five feature. Each month we’ll include some of the most-clicked items, of course, but also some others that are especially relevant […]
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From pipelines to politics to pilsners to political parties (and their conventions), our five favorite fact checks from July 2022 covered a wide range of topics. To give a better sense of what resonated over the past month, we’re changing our protocols on our High Five. We’ll include some of the most-clicked items, of course, […]
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With Wisconsin’s gubernatorial race approaching, PolitiFact Wisconsin has been taking a look at how Gov. Tony Evers has fared on some of his first-term campaign promises. We use the Evers-O-Meter to track progress on promises Evers made as a candidate in 2018. Like the Walk-O-Meter before it, which tracked Republican Scott Walker’s promises, we assign […]
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With Wisconsin’s gubernatorial race set to take place Nov. 8, 2022, it’s time to take a look back on how Gov. Tony Evers has fared on some of his first-term campaign promises. Evers has no Democratic challenger. Republican hopefuls in the Aug. 9, 2022, primary include Rebecca Kleefisch, Kevin Nicholson, Timothy Ramthun and Tim Michels, […]
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A range of topics caught the attention of readers of PolitiFact Wisconsin in May, but in a month with multiple mass shootings, it was a fact-check written in September 2021 on gun deaths in the United States that topped the list for the month. Here’s a look at our “High Five,” our feature that […]
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From drug prices to gas prices to inflation and health care, a range of topics came out on top for readers of PolitiFact Wisconsin in April. Here’s a look at our “High Five,” our feature that looks at the most-clicked items posted in the previous month. 1. U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., said: “The price […]
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Protesters have flocked to the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., after a leak of a draft opinion indicating the high court would nullify the landmark 1973 Roe V. Wade decision legalizing abortion. On Tuesday morning, President Joe Biden, in a statement released on his Twitter account, called on Congress to pass legislation to codify abortion […]
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