Latest Mostly False Fact-checks in Legal Issues Instagram posts stated on March 17, 2020 in social media posts: “While all COVID-19 news has been going on, the U.S. Government has been sneakily trying to remove end-to-end encryption” which means “the government will be able to see all of your messages and listen to all of your calls.” Daniel Kelly stated on March 3, 2020 in campaign email: Says rival Jill Karofsky wants "to disarm law abiding citizens." Daniel Kelly stated on March 8, 2020 in a TV interview: Says a Marquette professor called him a "maverick" and found no correlation between his opinions and conservative background. Amy Klobuchar stated on February 25, 2020 in a debate: “While we are all sitting here debating, Wisconsin has kicked hundreds of thousands of people off of their voting rolls.” Viral image stated on January 11, 2018 in a Facebook post: "Donald Trump sued the City of Palm Beach when he bought a segregated club, Mar A Lago, to open it to Jews & Blacks." William Barr stated on December 9, 2019 in a statement: "The Inspector General’s report now makes clear that the FBI launched an intrusive investigation of a U.S. presidential campaign on the thinnest of suspicions." Robin Vos stated on November 10, 2019 in a TV interview: On red-flag laws says, "What (Democrats) wanted to do was say, ‘I think you might do something, so I’m going to take away your gun and make you prove you wouldn’t do it." Viral image stated on October 20, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Trump is now suing CNN over ‘pro-impeachment bias’ and he demands a ‘substantial payment.’" Elizabeth Warren stated on October 10, 2019 in a Facebook ad: "If Trump tries to lie in a TV ad, most networks will refuse to air it. But Facebook just cashes Trump’s checks." Wayne Messam stated on May 16, 2019 in campaign website: In Florida, "it’s illegal for mayors to even bring up gun reform for discussion." Tom Cotton stated on November 16, 2018 in a tweet: "There have been no hearings" on a criminal justice bill being considered in the Senate. Tony Evers stated on September 26, 2018 in a campaign ad: "Under Scott Walker, the Department of Corrections has only 18 people tracking 25,000 sex offenders" and "there are nearly 3,000 sex offenders that are unaccounted for." Steve West stated on September 27, 2018 in a page on his campaign website: "PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES that manufacture vaccines have IMMUNITY FROM PROSECUTION!" Donald Trump stated on September 3, 2018 in in a tweet: "Two long running, Obama era, investigations of two very popular Republican Congressmen were brought to a well publicized charge, just ahead of the Mid-Terms, by the Jeff Sessions Justice Department." Brad Schimel stated on August 12, 2018 in a video: "We need an ID" to "buy a beer." Josh Hawley stated on August 7, 2018 in a speech: "I am the only (state attorney general) in America fighting to hold the big tech companies accountable for their behavior." Richard Cordray stated on July 25, 2018 in a Facebook ad: "Education Secretary Betsy DeVos owes Ohio $5.3 million for campaign finance violations and Mike DeWine's office refuses to collect the fine." Donald Trump stated on July 31, 2018 in a tweet: "Collusion is not a crime." Matt Flynn stated on April 12, 2018 in a TV interview: Says Foxconn "is under investigation in mainland China for securities fraud, environmental fraud and labor fraud." Jeff Greene stated on July 10, 2018 in TV ad: "Every time Trump comes here to play golf, Florida taxpayers are paying for it. ... Jeff Greene will put a stop to that day 1." Kelda Helen Roys stated on July 19, 2018 in a TV ad: "In Wisconsin, abortion is still a crime." Chris Murphy stated on July 9, 2018 in a tweet: On assault weapons, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s position is "way out of the judicial mainstream, far to the right of even late Justice Scalia." Ted Cruz stated on June 11, 2018 in an interview aired on "Think," produced by KERA radio in Dallas: "There’s actually a court order that prevents keeping the kids with the parents when you put the parents in jail." Oath Keepers stated on April 19, 2018 in a blog post: "California State Assembly bill would ban the (sale of the) Bible!" Donald Trump stated on April 2, 2018 in a tweet: Mexico has "very strong border laws -- ours are pathetic." Mahlon Mitchell stated on January 17, 2018 in a tweet: "When @ScottWalker told firefighters we didn’t need to worry about Act 10, we said hell no, we stand with working Wisconsinites everywhere." Ohio Democratic Party stated on January 4, 2018 in a press release: Says Mike DeWine "interfered with and stifled" a sexual harassment investigation and then "eliminated the office that investigated harassment claims within the AG’s office." Joe Berrios stated on December 11, 2017 in a campaign ad: "(Fritz) Kaegi managed a fund that invested nearly $30 million in private prisons." Doug Jones stated on November 30, 2017 in a campaign ad: "In a 2014 case involving a man convicted of abusing two underage girls, Judge Roy Moore disagreed and wrote the dissenting opinion." Claire McCaskill stated on October 10, 2017 in a campaign statement: Says Josh Hawley "broke his promise to create a Public Corruption Unit to crack down on the pay-to-play culture of Jefferson City."
Instagram posts stated on March 17, 2020 in social media posts: “While all COVID-19 news has been going on, the U.S. Government has been sneakily trying to remove end-to-end encryption” which means “the government will be able to see all of your messages and listen to all of your calls.” Daniel Kelly stated on March 3, 2020 in campaign email: Says rival Jill Karofsky wants "to disarm law abiding citizens." Daniel Kelly stated on March 8, 2020 in a TV interview: Says a Marquette professor called him a "maverick" and found no correlation between his opinions and conservative background. Amy Klobuchar stated on February 25, 2020 in a debate: “While we are all sitting here debating, Wisconsin has kicked hundreds of thousands of people off of their voting rolls.” Viral image stated on January 11, 2018 in a Facebook post: "Donald Trump sued the City of Palm Beach when he bought a segregated club, Mar A Lago, to open it to Jews & Blacks." William Barr stated on December 9, 2019 in a statement: "The Inspector General’s report now makes clear that the FBI launched an intrusive investigation of a U.S. presidential campaign on the thinnest of suspicions." Robin Vos stated on November 10, 2019 in a TV interview: On red-flag laws says, "What (Democrats) wanted to do was say, ‘I think you might do something, so I’m going to take away your gun and make you prove you wouldn’t do it." Viral image stated on October 20, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Trump is now suing CNN over ‘pro-impeachment bias’ and he demands a ‘substantial payment.’" Elizabeth Warren stated on October 10, 2019 in a Facebook ad: "If Trump tries to lie in a TV ad, most networks will refuse to air it. But Facebook just cashes Trump’s checks." Wayne Messam stated on May 16, 2019 in campaign website: In Florida, "it’s illegal for mayors to even bring up gun reform for discussion." Tom Cotton stated on November 16, 2018 in a tweet: "There have been no hearings" on a criminal justice bill being considered in the Senate. Tony Evers stated on September 26, 2018 in a campaign ad: "Under Scott Walker, the Department of Corrections has only 18 people tracking 25,000 sex offenders" and "there are nearly 3,000 sex offenders that are unaccounted for." Steve West stated on September 27, 2018 in a page on his campaign website: "PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES that manufacture vaccines have IMMUNITY FROM PROSECUTION!" Donald Trump stated on September 3, 2018 in in a tweet: "Two long running, Obama era, investigations of two very popular Republican Congressmen were brought to a well publicized charge, just ahead of the Mid-Terms, by the Jeff Sessions Justice Department." Brad Schimel stated on August 12, 2018 in a video: "We need an ID" to "buy a beer." Josh Hawley stated on August 7, 2018 in a speech: "I am the only (state attorney general) in America fighting to hold the big tech companies accountable for their behavior." Richard Cordray stated on July 25, 2018 in a Facebook ad: "Education Secretary Betsy DeVos owes Ohio $5.3 million for campaign finance violations and Mike DeWine's office refuses to collect the fine." Donald Trump stated on July 31, 2018 in a tweet: "Collusion is not a crime." Matt Flynn stated on April 12, 2018 in a TV interview: Says Foxconn "is under investigation in mainland China for securities fraud, environmental fraud and labor fraud." Jeff Greene stated on July 10, 2018 in TV ad: "Every time Trump comes here to play golf, Florida taxpayers are paying for it. ... Jeff Greene will put a stop to that day 1." Kelda Helen Roys stated on July 19, 2018 in a TV ad: "In Wisconsin, abortion is still a crime." Chris Murphy stated on July 9, 2018 in a tweet: On assault weapons, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s position is "way out of the judicial mainstream, far to the right of even late Justice Scalia." Ted Cruz stated on June 11, 2018 in an interview aired on "Think," produced by KERA radio in Dallas: "There’s actually a court order that prevents keeping the kids with the parents when you put the parents in jail." Oath Keepers stated on April 19, 2018 in a blog post: "California State Assembly bill would ban the (sale of the) Bible!" Donald Trump stated on April 2, 2018 in a tweet: Mexico has "very strong border laws -- ours are pathetic." Mahlon Mitchell stated on January 17, 2018 in a tweet: "When @ScottWalker told firefighters we didn’t need to worry about Act 10, we said hell no, we stand with working Wisconsinites everywhere." Ohio Democratic Party stated on January 4, 2018 in a press release: Says Mike DeWine "interfered with and stifled" a sexual harassment investigation and then "eliminated the office that investigated harassment claims within the AG’s office." Joe Berrios stated on December 11, 2017 in a campaign ad: "(Fritz) Kaegi managed a fund that invested nearly $30 million in private prisons." Doug Jones stated on November 30, 2017 in a campaign ad: "In a 2014 case involving a man convicted of abusing two underage girls, Judge Roy Moore disagreed and wrote the dissenting opinion." Claire McCaskill stated on October 10, 2017 in a campaign statement: Says Josh Hawley "broke his promise to create a Public Corruption Unit to crack down on the pay-to-play culture of Jefferson City."
Instagram posts stated on March 17, 2020 in social media posts: “While all COVID-19 news has been going on, the U.S. Government has been sneakily trying to remove end-to-end encryption” which means “the government will be able to see all of your messages and listen to all of your calls.”
Daniel Kelly stated on March 3, 2020 in campaign email: Says rival Jill Karofsky wants "to disarm law abiding citizens."
Daniel Kelly stated on March 8, 2020 in a TV interview: Says a Marquette professor called him a "maverick" and found no correlation between his opinions and conservative background.
Amy Klobuchar stated on February 25, 2020 in a debate: “While we are all sitting here debating, Wisconsin has kicked hundreds of thousands of people off of their voting rolls.”
Viral image stated on January 11, 2018 in a Facebook post: "Donald Trump sued the City of Palm Beach when he bought a segregated club, Mar A Lago, to open it to Jews & Blacks."
William Barr stated on December 9, 2019 in a statement: "The Inspector General’s report now makes clear that the FBI launched an intrusive investigation of a U.S. presidential campaign on the thinnest of suspicions."
Robin Vos stated on November 10, 2019 in a TV interview: On red-flag laws says, "What (Democrats) wanted to do was say, ‘I think you might do something, so I’m going to take away your gun and make you prove you wouldn’t do it."
Viral image stated on October 20, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Trump is now suing CNN over ‘pro-impeachment bias’ and he demands a ‘substantial payment.’"
Elizabeth Warren stated on October 10, 2019 in a Facebook ad: "If Trump tries to lie in a TV ad, most networks will refuse to air it. But Facebook just cashes Trump’s checks."
Wayne Messam stated on May 16, 2019 in campaign website: In Florida, "it’s illegal for mayors to even bring up gun reform for discussion."
Tom Cotton stated on November 16, 2018 in a tweet: "There have been no hearings" on a criminal justice bill being considered in the Senate.
Tony Evers stated on September 26, 2018 in a campaign ad: "Under Scott Walker, the Department of Corrections has only 18 people tracking 25,000 sex offenders" and "there are nearly 3,000 sex offenders that are unaccounted for."
Steve West stated on September 27, 2018 in a page on his campaign website: "PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES that manufacture vaccines have IMMUNITY FROM PROSECUTION!"
Donald Trump stated on September 3, 2018 in in a tweet: "Two long running, Obama era, investigations of two very popular Republican Congressmen were brought to a well publicized charge, just ahead of the Mid-Terms, by the Jeff Sessions Justice Department."
Josh Hawley stated on August 7, 2018 in a speech: "I am the only (state attorney general) in America fighting to hold the big tech companies accountable for their behavior."
Richard Cordray stated on July 25, 2018 in a Facebook ad: "Education Secretary Betsy DeVos owes Ohio $5.3 million for campaign finance violations and Mike DeWine's office refuses to collect the fine."
Matt Flynn stated on April 12, 2018 in a TV interview: Says Foxconn "is under investigation in mainland China for securities fraud, environmental fraud and labor fraud."
Jeff Greene stated on July 10, 2018 in TV ad: "Every time Trump comes here to play golf, Florida taxpayers are paying for it. ... Jeff Greene will put a stop to that day 1."
Chris Murphy stated on July 9, 2018 in a tweet: On assault weapons, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s position is "way out of the judicial mainstream, far to the right of even late Justice Scalia."
Ted Cruz stated on June 11, 2018 in an interview aired on "Think," produced by KERA radio in Dallas: "There’s actually a court order that prevents keeping the kids with the parents when you put the parents in jail."
Oath Keepers stated on April 19, 2018 in a blog post: "California State Assembly bill would ban the (sale of the) Bible!"
Donald Trump stated on April 2, 2018 in a tweet: Mexico has "very strong border laws -- ours are pathetic."
Mahlon Mitchell stated on January 17, 2018 in a tweet: "When @ScottWalker told firefighters we didn’t need to worry about Act 10, we said hell no, we stand with working Wisconsinites everywhere."
Ohio Democratic Party stated on January 4, 2018 in a press release: Says Mike DeWine "interfered with and stifled" a sexual harassment investigation and then "eliminated the office that investigated harassment claims within the AG’s office."
Joe Berrios stated on December 11, 2017 in a campaign ad: "(Fritz) Kaegi managed a fund that invested nearly $30 million in private prisons."
Doug Jones stated on November 30, 2017 in a campaign ad: "In a 2014 case involving a man convicted of abusing two underage girls, Judge Roy Moore disagreed and wrote the dissenting opinion."
Claire McCaskill stated on October 10, 2017 in a campaign statement: Says Josh Hawley "broke his promise to create a Public Corruption Unit to crack down on the pay-to-play culture of Jefferson City."