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Wisconsin

This partnership of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and PolitiFact helps you find the truth in Wisconsin politics. Scroll down to search through our fact checks and analysis.

Scorecard

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0% 248 Checks
mostly true
0% 368 Checks
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0% 384 Checks
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0% 396 Checks
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0% 462 Checks
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All Fact-checks for Wisconsin

Americans for Prosperity
Americans for Prosperity
stated on July 28, 2025 X:
“The (Evers) Era locked Wisconsin families into a 400‑year property tax increase.”
Mostly True
By Hope Karnopp • August 15, 2025
Francesca Hong
Francesca Hong
stated on June 12, 2025 X, formerly Twitter:
“Nearly 25 cents of every $1 spent via SNAP goes to farmers and ranchers.”
True
By Madeline Heim • July 30, 2025
Josh Schoemann
Josh Schoemann
stated on June 2, 2025 Radio interview:
“The state of Illinois has a lower income tax rate than we do, and a flat tax. It’s almost half of what the top bracket here in Wisconsin is.”
Mostly True
By Hope Karnopp • June 25, 2025
Viral image
Viral image
stated on April 2, 2025 a Facebook post:
“White hats to investigate Wisconsin Supreme Court election.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • April 4, 2025
X posts
X posts
stated on April 1, 2025 an X post:
“Seven counties in Wisconsin (ran) out of ballots” and it was “intentional” to diminish Republican voter turnout.
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • April 2, 2025
Susan Crawford
Susan Crawford
stated on March 12, 2025 TV debate:
"Brad Schimel said that he wanted to be part of Donald Trump's support network."
Mostly True
By D.L. Davis • March 28, 2025
Brad Schimel
Brad Schimel
stated on February 6, 2025 X, formerly Twitter:
“Eliminate school choice” is on Susan Crawford’s agenda.
False
By Madeline Heim • March 13, 2025
A Better Wisconsin Together
A Better Wisconsin Together
stated on February 24, 2025 Social media ads:
“71 out of 72 Wisconsin counties filed lawsuits against Purdue Pharma. Brad Schimel refused to join them.”
Half-True
By Hope Karnopp • March 11, 2025
Cavalier Johnson
Cavalier Johnson
stated on January 19, 2025 TV interview:
“After the referendum, Milwaukee Public Schools has a larger tax levy than the City of Milwaukee.”
True
By D.L. Davis • March 3, 2025
Joel Kitchens
Joel Kitchens
stated on February 19, 2025 News conference:
“90% of the (school) districts in Wisconsin already have a policy” banning cellphones during class time.
True
By Hope Karnopp • February 28, 2025
Social Media
Social Media
stated on February 18, 2025 X, formerly Twitter:
The Chicago Cubs owner is bankrolling Brad Schimel.
Mostly True
By Madeline Heim • February 25, 2025
Susan Crawford
Susan Crawford
stated on February 9, 2025 TV interview:
Wisconsin does not “require judges to automatically recuse just because they have done some kind of legal work in the past as a lawyer.”
True
By Hope Karnopp • February 19, 2025
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on January 26, 2025 a TV interview:
We’re one of the very few nations that allowed birthright citizenship.”
Mostly True
By Hope Karnopp • February 4, 2025
Common Cause
Common Cause
stated on January 8, 2025 News release:
Wisconsin makes it more difficult for its citizens to vote than almost any state in the nation.
True
By Madeline Heim • January 28, 2025
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 21, 2025 a Facebook post:
Photos show Jeffrey Thomas, a “serial killer on the loose.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • January 24, 2025
Robin Vos
Robin Vos
stated on January 8, 2025 News conference:
Voter ID "is supported, if you look at any poll, by 70 to 80% of the public."
True
By Hope Karnopp • January 23, 2025
Social Media
Social Media
stated on December 1, 2024 X, formerly Twitter:
“Trump won 18-to-24-year-olds in Wisconsin."
Half-True
By D.L. Davis • January 6, 2025
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on November 17, 2024 TV interview:
“There's never been a placebo-controlled study on childhood vaccines.”
False
By Madeline Heim • January 2, 2025
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 15, 2024 Facebook posts:
Residents in states across the U.S. are eligible for a $2,200 holiday stimulus payment.
False
By Sofia Ahmed • December 20, 2024
Social Media
Social Media
stated on December 16, 2024 a post:
“The school shooter in Madison Wisconsin Christian School shooting has been identified as a female identifying as a male.”
False
By Sara Swann • December 17, 2024
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