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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

true
0% 248 Checks
mostly true
0% 368 Checks
half true
0% 384 Checks
mostly false
0% 396 Checks
false
0% 462 Checks
Pants on Fire
0% 177 Checks
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All Fact-checks for Wisconsin

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stated on April 2, 2025 a Facebook post:
“White hats to investigate Wisconsin Supreme Court election.”
False
Brad Schimel
stated on February 6, 2025 X, formerly Twitter:
“Eliminate school choice” is on Susan Crawford’s agenda.
False
Social Media
stated on February 18, 2025 X, formerly Twitter:
The Chicago Cubs owner is bankrolling Brad Schimel.
Mostly True
Ron Johnson
stated on January 26, 2025 a TV interview:
We’re one of the very few nations that allowed birthright citizenship.”
Mostly True
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stated on January 21, 2025 a Facebook post:
Photos show Jeffrey Thomas, a “serial killer on the loose.”
False
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
Social Media
stated on December 1, 2024 X, formerly Twitter:
“Trump won 18-to-24-year-olds in Wisconsin."
Half-True
Ron Johnson
stated on November 17, 2024 TV interview:
“There's never been a placebo-controlled study on childhood vaccines.”
False

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