Latest Fact-checks in Wisconsin Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Kamala Harris stated on May 5, 2021 in Statement: The Biden administration’s American Jobs Plan will be “the biggest non-defense investment in research and development in the history of our country.” Wisconsin Republican Legislative leaders stated on April 7, 2021 in Twitter: Wisconsin’s 2019-21 budget produced the first positive general fund balance since 2000, and the governor’s proposed 2021-23 budget would return it to a deficit. Tom Nelson stated on April 11, 2021 in Twitter: "Since 2010, student debt has increased by 102% and real wages have fallen by over 8%.” Wisconsin Assembly GOP stated on May 7, 2021 in Twitter: “Republicans on the Joint Finance Committee removed more than $8 billion in spending increases from Gov. Evers' budget proposal.” Mike Gallagher stated on May 11, 2021 in Public statement: On supporting Liz Cheney for House Republican leadership position Tony Evers stated on April 14, 2021 in Twitter: “Regulating and taxing marijuana—much like we do alcohol—would generate more than $165M in revenue starting in 2022” Jon Erpenbach stated on March 21, 2021 in TV interview: "There’s no strings attached to that money that we’d be getting as an incentive to expand Medicaid." Ron Johnson stated on April 8, 2021 in Twitter: With federal stimulus money for schools, “no distinctions are being made between Wisconsin schools that remain closed to in-person learning, and those that have been re-opened for months.” Tony Evers stated on April 21, 2021 in Twitter: A new state agreement with Foxconn “will save Wisconsin taxpayers $2.77 billion.” Van Wanggaard stated on April 19, 2021 in Statement: Foxconn “is the largest taxpayer in Racine County.” Jill Underly stated on April 11, 2021 in TV interview: For mitigating COVID-19 spread, “masks (are) the number one way to do so." Mark Born stated on March 21, 2021 in a TV appearance: “Private insurance gives … better coverage” than people would get under a Medicaid expansion. Janet Bewley stated on March 28, 2021 in TV interview: Says Republican lawmakers delayed COVID-19 testing Glenn Grothman stated on March 24, 2021 in Twitter: “We have encountered the largest surge of migrants (at the southern border) in the last 20 years.” Tom Tiffany stated on March 29, 2021 in Speech: Says it doesn't make sense for young adults to get the vaccine since they "really are not under that much of a threat as a result of this virus." Tammy Baldwin stated on March 23, 2021 in News release: "Over the past decade, drug prices have risen at three times the rate of inflation." Rick Gundrum stated on March 29, 2021 in Twitter: Says Gov. Tony Evers’ 2021-22 state budget "increases taxes $1 billion +" Tony Evers stated on March 30, 2021 in Twitter: “It took the Legislature nearly 300 days to act on a (COVID-19) bill during this pandemic.” Shelley Grogan stated on March 29, 2021 in a radio ad: Judge Jeff Davis "spent years defending a convicted cop killer" and "tried to get him off the hook." Tony Evers stated on March 14, 2021 in TV interview: “There’s still (only) a handful of school districts" doing no in-person instruction. James Edming stated on March 23, 2021 in a speech: “You can’t tell me they can (develop a safe vaccine) in eight to 10 months. Or a year. It takes more time than that.” Julian Bradley stated on March 15, 2021 in news article: The latest stimulus package "sends stimulus checks to imprisoned murderers, rapists, and child molesters.” Tom Nelson stated on March 7, 2021 in TV interview: “Right now, two-thirds of the U.S. Senate is composed of millionaires.” Ron Johnson stated on March 20, 2021 in a speech: “There was no violence on the Senate side, in terms of the chamber.” Duey Stroebel stated on March 7, 2021 in a TV interview: "We’ve had more voter turnout since voter ID was passed than ever before." Barbara Dittrich stated on February 16, 2021 in Column: "Pot today is not the weed baby boomers were smoking." Amy Pechacek stated on December 20, 2020 in News release: “We have reached our goal to clear the backlog of (unemployment) claims.” Facebook posts stated on March 10, 2021 in a Facebook post: Diesel prices jumped from $1.69 to $3.19 since Biden took office, and the president is to blame. LaKeshia Myers stated on February 16, 2021 in News release: "Wisconsin is one of only nine states in the nation in which 17 year-olds are automatically treated as adults in the criminal justice system." Ron Johnson stated on March 4, 2021 in in various forums: On passing high-dollar legislation with no time to read it.
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Kamala Harris stated on May 5, 2021 in Statement: The Biden administration’s American Jobs Plan will be “the biggest non-defense investment in research and development in the history of our country.” Wisconsin Republican Legislative leaders stated on April 7, 2021 in Twitter: Wisconsin’s 2019-21 budget produced the first positive general fund balance since 2000, and the governor’s proposed 2021-23 budget would return it to a deficit. Tom Nelson stated on April 11, 2021 in Twitter: "Since 2010, student debt has increased by 102% and real wages have fallen by over 8%.” Wisconsin Assembly GOP stated on May 7, 2021 in Twitter: “Republicans on the Joint Finance Committee removed more than $8 billion in spending increases from Gov. Evers' budget proposal.” Mike Gallagher stated on May 11, 2021 in Public statement: On supporting Liz Cheney for House Republican leadership position Tony Evers stated on April 14, 2021 in Twitter: “Regulating and taxing marijuana—much like we do alcohol—would generate more than $165M in revenue starting in 2022” Jon Erpenbach stated on March 21, 2021 in TV interview: "There’s no strings attached to that money that we’d be getting as an incentive to expand Medicaid." Ron Johnson stated on April 8, 2021 in Twitter: With federal stimulus money for schools, “no distinctions are being made between Wisconsin schools that remain closed to in-person learning, and those that have been re-opened for months.” Tony Evers stated on April 21, 2021 in Twitter: A new state agreement with Foxconn “will save Wisconsin taxpayers $2.77 billion.” Van Wanggaard stated on April 19, 2021 in Statement: Foxconn “is the largest taxpayer in Racine County.” Jill Underly stated on April 11, 2021 in TV interview: For mitigating COVID-19 spread, “masks (are) the number one way to do so." Mark Born stated on March 21, 2021 in a TV appearance: “Private insurance gives … better coverage” than people would get under a Medicaid expansion. Janet Bewley stated on March 28, 2021 in TV interview: Says Republican lawmakers delayed COVID-19 testing Glenn Grothman stated on March 24, 2021 in Twitter: “We have encountered the largest surge of migrants (at the southern border) in the last 20 years.” Tom Tiffany stated on March 29, 2021 in Speech: Says it doesn't make sense for young adults to get the vaccine since they "really are not under that much of a threat as a result of this virus." Tammy Baldwin stated on March 23, 2021 in News release: "Over the past decade, drug prices have risen at three times the rate of inflation." Rick Gundrum stated on March 29, 2021 in Twitter: Says Gov. Tony Evers’ 2021-22 state budget "increases taxes $1 billion +" Tony Evers stated on March 30, 2021 in Twitter: “It took the Legislature nearly 300 days to act on a (COVID-19) bill during this pandemic.” Shelley Grogan stated on March 29, 2021 in a radio ad: Judge Jeff Davis "spent years defending a convicted cop killer" and "tried to get him off the hook." Tony Evers stated on March 14, 2021 in TV interview: “There’s still (only) a handful of school districts" doing no in-person instruction. James Edming stated on March 23, 2021 in a speech: “You can’t tell me they can (develop a safe vaccine) in eight to 10 months. Or a year. It takes more time than that.” Julian Bradley stated on March 15, 2021 in news article: The latest stimulus package "sends stimulus checks to imprisoned murderers, rapists, and child molesters.” Tom Nelson stated on March 7, 2021 in TV interview: “Right now, two-thirds of the U.S. Senate is composed of millionaires.” Ron Johnson stated on March 20, 2021 in a speech: “There was no violence on the Senate side, in terms of the chamber.” Duey Stroebel stated on March 7, 2021 in a TV interview: "We’ve had more voter turnout since voter ID was passed than ever before." Barbara Dittrich stated on February 16, 2021 in Column: "Pot today is not the weed baby boomers were smoking." Amy Pechacek stated on December 20, 2020 in News release: “We have reached our goal to clear the backlog of (unemployment) claims.” Facebook posts stated on March 10, 2021 in a Facebook post: Diesel prices jumped from $1.69 to $3.19 since Biden took office, and the president is to blame. LaKeshia Myers stated on February 16, 2021 in News release: "Wisconsin is one of only nine states in the nation in which 17 year-olds are automatically treated as adults in the criminal justice system." Ron Johnson stated on March 4, 2021 in in various forums: On passing high-dollar legislation with no time to read it.
Kamala Harris stated on May 5, 2021 in Statement: The Biden administration’s American Jobs Plan will be “the biggest non-defense investment in research and development in the history of our country.”
Wisconsin Republican Legislative leaders stated on April 7, 2021 in Twitter: Wisconsin’s 2019-21 budget produced the first positive general fund balance since 2000, and the governor’s proposed 2021-23 budget would return it to a deficit.
Tom Nelson stated on April 11, 2021 in Twitter: "Since 2010, student debt has increased by 102% and real wages have fallen by over 8%.”
Wisconsin Assembly GOP stated on May 7, 2021 in Twitter: “Republicans on the Joint Finance Committee removed more than $8 billion in spending increases from Gov. Evers' budget proposal.”
Mike Gallagher stated on May 11, 2021 in Public statement: On supporting Liz Cheney for House Republican leadership position
Tony Evers stated on April 14, 2021 in Twitter: “Regulating and taxing marijuana—much like we do alcohol—would generate more than $165M in revenue starting in 2022”
Jon Erpenbach stated on March 21, 2021 in TV interview: "There’s no strings attached to that money that we’d be getting as an incentive to expand Medicaid."
Ron Johnson stated on April 8, 2021 in Twitter: With federal stimulus money for schools, “no distinctions are being made between Wisconsin schools that remain closed to in-person learning, and those that have been re-opened for months.”
Tony Evers stated on April 21, 2021 in Twitter: A new state agreement with Foxconn “will save Wisconsin taxpayers $2.77 billion.”
Van Wanggaard stated on April 19, 2021 in Statement: Foxconn “is the largest taxpayer in Racine County.”
Jill Underly stated on April 11, 2021 in TV interview: For mitigating COVID-19 spread, “masks (are) the number one way to do so."
Mark Born stated on March 21, 2021 in a TV appearance: “Private insurance gives … better coverage” than people would get under a Medicaid expansion.
Janet Bewley stated on March 28, 2021 in TV interview: Says Republican lawmakers delayed COVID-19 testing
Glenn Grothman stated on March 24, 2021 in Twitter: “We have encountered the largest surge of migrants (at the southern border) in the last 20 years.”
Tom Tiffany stated on March 29, 2021 in Speech: Says it doesn't make sense for young adults to get the vaccine since they "really are not under that much of a threat as a result of this virus."
Tammy Baldwin stated on March 23, 2021 in News release: "Over the past decade, drug prices have risen at three times the rate of inflation."
Rick Gundrum stated on March 29, 2021 in Twitter: Says Gov. Tony Evers’ 2021-22 state budget "increases taxes $1 billion +"
Tony Evers stated on March 30, 2021 in Twitter: “It took the Legislature nearly 300 days to act on a (COVID-19) bill during this pandemic.”
Shelley Grogan stated on March 29, 2021 in a radio ad: Judge Jeff Davis "spent years defending a convicted cop killer" and "tried to get him off the hook."
Tony Evers stated on March 14, 2021 in TV interview: “There’s still (only) a handful of school districts" doing no in-person instruction.
James Edming stated on March 23, 2021 in a speech: “You can’t tell me they can (develop a safe vaccine) in eight to 10 months. Or a year. It takes more time than that.”
Julian Bradley stated on March 15, 2021 in news article: The latest stimulus package "sends stimulus checks to imprisoned murderers, rapists, and child molesters.”
Tom Nelson stated on March 7, 2021 in TV interview: “Right now, two-thirds of the U.S. Senate is composed of millionaires.”
Ron Johnson stated on March 20, 2021 in a speech: “There was no violence on the Senate side, in terms of the chamber.”
Duey Stroebel stated on March 7, 2021 in a TV interview: "We’ve had more voter turnout since voter ID was passed than ever before."
Barbara Dittrich stated on February 16, 2021 in Column: "Pot today is not the weed baby boomers were smoking."
Amy Pechacek stated on December 20, 2020 in News release: “We have reached our goal to clear the backlog of (unemployment) claims.”
Facebook posts stated on March 10, 2021 in a Facebook post: Diesel prices jumped from $1.69 to $3.19 since Biden took office, and the president is to blame.
LaKeshia Myers stated on February 16, 2021 in News release: "Wisconsin is one of only nine states in the nation in which 17 year-olds are automatically treated as adults in the criminal justice system."
Ron Johnson stated on March 4, 2021 in in various forums: On passing high-dollar legislation with no time to read it.
