Republican presidential contender Nikki Haley failed to use the word “slavery” when discussing the cause of the Civil War and the fallout from the misstep had lots of politicos talking about it. That included former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. “Democrats wanted to expand slavery into western territories,” Walker posted Dec. 28, 2023, on X. “Republicans […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
When the U.S. Supreme Court on June 24, 2022, overturned Roe v. Wade, holding that there was no longer a federal constitutional right to an abortion, the ruling ignited a firestorm across the country. So, it’s not surprising two fact-checks on issues related to the ruling and abortion took the top two spots in our […]
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 […]
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 […]
With the 2022 election ramping up, we are returning to our monthly “High Five” feature, a quick look at the five items that drew the most readers in the preceding month. Given the massive impact of the coronavirus, and the continuing economic fallout, it should come as little surprise that a virus-related item took the […]