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 Mike Gallagher stated on January 3, 2021 in a statement: “Congress has one job here: to count electoral votes that have in fact been cast by any state.” Chris Larson stated on November 9, 2020 in Twitter: “Jurisdictions representing about 80% of WI residents have passed referendums or resolutions in favor of fair maps.” Mike Gallagher stated on December 7, 2020 in a tweet: "New data shows in-person learning isn't driving spikes in cases." Tim Carpenter stated on December 11, 2020 in a news release: “Wisconsin is one of the few states that doesn’t allow absentee ballots to be processed before Election Day.” Donald Trump stated on December 2, 2020 in a speech: “In Wisconsin, there are approximately 70,000 absentee ballots that do not have matching ballot applications as required by law.” Facebook posts stated on December 8, 2020 in a Facebook post: The probability of Biden winning in Wisconsin, Georgia, Michigan and Pennsylvania “given President Trump’s early lead ... is less than one in a quadrillion” in each state. Donald Trump stated on December 5, 2020 in Rally: “Actually, I won Wisconsin.” Duey Stroebel stated on December 3, 2020 in Twitter: “CDC admits old ‘science’ was wrong” on COVID-19 quarantine guidance. Facebook posts stated on December 2, 2020 in Facebook posts: The USPS backdated 100K ballots so they could be counted illegally. Donald Trump stated on December 2, 2020 in a speech: Residents the Wisconsin Election Commission suspected of moving are “illegal voters.” Chris Larson stated on October 26, 2020 in Twitter: "In 2019, Republicans stripped $40 million from the budget for lead pipe replacement - because they thought it helped MKE too much." Rand Paul stated on November 29, 2020 in a tweet: “Trump margin of ‘defeat’ in 4 states occurred in 4 data dumps between 1:34-6:31 AM. Statistical anomaly? Fraud?” Tammy Baldwin stated on November 19, 2020 in Twitter: “Americans are paying the highest price in the world for Remdesivir because the Trump administration is allowing Gilead Sciences to jack up the prices on this #COVID19 treatment.” Facebook posts stated on November 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: "THOUSANDS of fake votes found at Wisconsin Recount in Dane County." Instagram posts stated on November 20, 2020 in an Instagram post: "Kyle Rittenhouse used his COVID-19 stimulus check to purchase the AR-15 he used in the fatal Kenosha shooting." Robin Vos stated on November 22, 2020 in Interview: “We passed one of the first (COVID-19) bills in the entire country, empowering Gov. Evers to act.” Donald Trump stated on November 22, 2020 in a tweet: “In certain swing states, there were more votes than people who voted, and in big numbers.” Joe Sanfelippo stated on November 9, 2020 in a news release: “Clerks in Milwaukee and Dane Counties colluded to (add) nearly 250,000 individuals to the ‘Indefinitely Confined’ voter list.” Sidney Powell stated on November 8, 2020 in an interview with Fox News: “At least 450,000 ballots in the key states ... miraculously only have a mark for Joe Biden on them, and no other candidate." Donald Trump stated on November 18, 2020 in a tweet: "A day AFTER the election, Biden receives a dump of 143,379 votes at 3:42AM (in Wisconsin), when they learned he was losing badly. This is unbelievable!" Ron Johnson stated on November 10, 2020 in interviews: On the need for a smooth transition for the president-elect Scott Fitzgerald stated on November 8, 2020 in a TV interview: The 2020 election is in “recount territory” and “I’ve seen elections change as a result of” recounts. Tammy Baldwin stated on November 15, 2020 in a TV interview: "We heard from the Department of Homeland Security ... that this was probably the most secure election that’s ever been run in the United States.” Facebook posts stated on November 13, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Milwaukee Elections Chief Lost Elections Flash Drive in Morning Hours of November 4th When Democrats Miraculously Found 120,000 Votes for Joe Biden.” Ben Wikler stated on November 8, 2020 in TV interview: "Across the state the rejection rate for ballots went way down” in the Nov. 3 election. Eric Trump stated on November 9, 2020 in a tweet: “System 'Glitch' ... In Wisconsin - Reversal of Swapped Votes Removes Lead from Joe Biden.” Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: "Seven Milwaukee wards report more 2020 presidential votes than registered voters.” Donald Trump Jr. stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: Wisconsin voter turnout jumped from 67% in 2016 to 89% in 2020. Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Wisconsin took a break, and when they returned, Biden coincidentally came back ahead by 100k.” Viral image stated on November 4, 2020 in a post on Facebook: Asks, “How is this possible?” with a chart showing that 104.41% of registered voters in North Carolina and 103.56% of registered voters in Wisconsin cast votes.
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Mike Gallagher stated on January 3, 2021 in a statement: “Congress has one job here: to count electoral votes that have in fact been cast by any state.” Chris Larson stated on November 9, 2020 in Twitter: “Jurisdictions representing about 80% of WI residents have passed referendums or resolutions in favor of fair maps.” Mike Gallagher stated on December 7, 2020 in a tweet: "New data shows in-person learning isn't driving spikes in cases." Tim Carpenter stated on December 11, 2020 in a news release: “Wisconsin is one of the few states that doesn’t allow absentee ballots to be processed before Election Day.” Donald Trump stated on December 2, 2020 in a speech: “In Wisconsin, there are approximately 70,000 absentee ballots that do not have matching ballot applications as required by law.” Facebook posts stated on December 8, 2020 in a Facebook post: The probability of Biden winning in Wisconsin, Georgia, Michigan and Pennsylvania “given President Trump’s early lead ... is less than one in a quadrillion” in each state. Donald Trump stated on December 5, 2020 in Rally: “Actually, I won Wisconsin.” Duey Stroebel stated on December 3, 2020 in Twitter: “CDC admits old ‘science’ was wrong” on COVID-19 quarantine guidance. Facebook posts stated on December 2, 2020 in Facebook posts: The USPS backdated 100K ballots so they could be counted illegally. Donald Trump stated on December 2, 2020 in a speech: Residents the Wisconsin Election Commission suspected of moving are “illegal voters.” Chris Larson stated on October 26, 2020 in Twitter: "In 2019, Republicans stripped $40 million from the budget for lead pipe replacement - because they thought it helped MKE too much." Rand Paul stated on November 29, 2020 in a tweet: “Trump margin of ‘defeat’ in 4 states occurred in 4 data dumps between 1:34-6:31 AM. Statistical anomaly? Fraud?” Tammy Baldwin stated on November 19, 2020 in Twitter: “Americans are paying the highest price in the world for Remdesivir because the Trump administration is allowing Gilead Sciences to jack up the prices on this #COVID19 treatment.” Facebook posts stated on November 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: "THOUSANDS of fake votes found at Wisconsin Recount in Dane County." Instagram posts stated on November 20, 2020 in an Instagram post: "Kyle Rittenhouse used his COVID-19 stimulus check to purchase the AR-15 he used in the fatal Kenosha shooting." Robin Vos stated on November 22, 2020 in Interview: “We passed one of the first (COVID-19) bills in the entire country, empowering Gov. Evers to act.” Donald Trump stated on November 22, 2020 in a tweet: “In certain swing states, there were more votes than people who voted, and in big numbers.” Joe Sanfelippo stated on November 9, 2020 in a news release: “Clerks in Milwaukee and Dane Counties colluded to (add) nearly 250,000 individuals to the ‘Indefinitely Confined’ voter list.” Sidney Powell stated on November 8, 2020 in an interview with Fox News: “At least 450,000 ballots in the key states ... miraculously only have a mark for Joe Biden on them, and no other candidate." Donald Trump stated on November 18, 2020 in a tweet: "A day AFTER the election, Biden receives a dump of 143,379 votes at 3:42AM (in Wisconsin), when they learned he was losing badly. This is unbelievable!" Ron Johnson stated on November 10, 2020 in interviews: On the need for a smooth transition for the president-elect Scott Fitzgerald stated on November 8, 2020 in a TV interview: The 2020 election is in “recount territory” and “I’ve seen elections change as a result of” recounts. Tammy Baldwin stated on November 15, 2020 in a TV interview: "We heard from the Department of Homeland Security ... that this was probably the most secure election that’s ever been run in the United States.” Facebook posts stated on November 13, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Milwaukee Elections Chief Lost Elections Flash Drive in Morning Hours of November 4th When Democrats Miraculously Found 120,000 Votes for Joe Biden.” Ben Wikler stated on November 8, 2020 in TV interview: "Across the state the rejection rate for ballots went way down” in the Nov. 3 election. Eric Trump stated on November 9, 2020 in a tweet: “System 'Glitch' ... In Wisconsin - Reversal of Swapped Votes Removes Lead from Joe Biden.” Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: "Seven Milwaukee wards report more 2020 presidential votes than registered voters.” Donald Trump Jr. stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: Wisconsin voter turnout jumped from 67% in 2016 to 89% in 2020. Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Wisconsin took a break, and when they returned, Biden coincidentally came back ahead by 100k.” Viral image stated on November 4, 2020 in a post on Facebook: Asks, “How is this possible?” with a chart showing that 104.41% of registered voters in North Carolina and 103.56% of registered voters in Wisconsin cast votes.
Mike Gallagher stated on January 3, 2021 in a statement: “Congress has one job here: to count electoral votes that have in fact been cast by any state.”
Chris Larson stated on November 9, 2020 in Twitter: “Jurisdictions representing about 80% of WI residents have passed referendums or resolutions in favor of fair maps.”
Mike Gallagher stated on December 7, 2020 in a tweet: "New data shows in-person learning isn't driving spikes in cases."
Tim Carpenter stated on December 11, 2020 in a news release: “Wisconsin is one of the few states that doesn’t allow absentee ballots to be processed before Election Day.”
Donald Trump stated on December 2, 2020 in a speech: “In Wisconsin, there are approximately 70,000 absentee ballots that do not have matching ballot applications as required by law.”
Facebook posts stated on December 8, 2020 in a Facebook post: The probability of Biden winning in Wisconsin, Georgia, Michigan and Pennsylvania “given President Trump’s early lead ... is less than one in a quadrillion” in each state.
Duey Stroebel stated on December 3, 2020 in Twitter: “CDC admits old ‘science’ was wrong” on COVID-19 quarantine guidance.
Facebook posts stated on December 2, 2020 in Facebook posts: The USPS backdated 100K ballots so they could be counted illegally.
Donald Trump stated on December 2, 2020 in a speech: Residents the Wisconsin Election Commission suspected of moving are “illegal voters.”
Chris Larson stated on October 26, 2020 in Twitter: "In 2019, Republicans stripped $40 million from the budget for lead pipe replacement - because they thought it helped MKE too much."
Rand Paul stated on November 29, 2020 in a tweet: “Trump margin of ‘defeat’ in 4 states occurred in 4 data dumps between 1:34-6:31 AM. Statistical anomaly? Fraud?”
Tammy Baldwin stated on November 19, 2020 in Twitter: “Americans are paying the highest price in the world for Remdesivir because the Trump administration is allowing Gilead Sciences to jack up the prices on this #COVID19 treatment.”
Facebook posts stated on November 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: "THOUSANDS of fake votes found at Wisconsin Recount in Dane County."
Instagram posts stated on November 20, 2020 in an Instagram post: "Kyle Rittenhouse used his COVID-19 stimulus check to purchase the AR-15 he used in the fatal Kenosha shooting."
Robin Vos stated on November 22, 2020 in Interview: “We passed one of the first (COVID-19) bills in the entire country, empowering Gov. Evers to act.”
Donald Trump stated on November 22, 2020 in a tweet: “In certain swing states, there were more votes than people who voted, and in big numbers.”
Joe Sanfelippo stated on November 9, 2020 in a news release: “Clerks in Milwaukee and Dane Counties colluded to (add) nearly 250,000 individuals to the ‘Indefinitely Confined’ voter list.”
Sidney Powell stated on November 8, 2020 in an interview with Fox News: “At least 450,000 ballots in the key states ... miraculously only have a mark for Joe Biden on them, and no other candidate."
Donald Trump stated on November 18, 2020 in a tweet: "A day AFTER the election, Biden receives a dump of 143,379 votes at 3:42AM (in Wisconsin), when they learned he was losing badly. This is unbelievable!"
Ron Johnson stated on November 10, 2020 in interviews: On the need for a smooth transition for the president-elect
Scott Fitzgerald stated on November 8, 2020 in a TV interview: The 2020 election is in “recount territory” and “I’ve seen elections change as a result of” recounts.
Tammy Baldwin stated on November 15, 2020 in a TV interview: "We heard from the Department of Homeland Security ... that this was probably the most secure election that’s ever been run in the United States.”
Facebook posts stated on November 13, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Milwaukee Elections Chief Lost Elections Flash Drive in Morning Hours of November 4th When Democrats Miraculously Found 120,000 Votes for Joe Biden.”
Ben Wikler stated on November 8, 2020 in TV interview: "Across the state the rejection rate for ballots went way down” in the Nov. 3 election.
Eric Trump stated on November 9, 2020 in a tweet: “System 'Glitch' ... In Wisconsin - Reversal of Swapped Votes Removes Lead from Joe Biden.”
Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: "Seven Milwaukee wards report more 2020 presidential votes than registered voters.”
Donald Trump Jr. stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: Wisconsin voter turnout jumped from 67% in 2016 to 89% in 2020.
Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Wisconsin took a break, and when they returned, Biden coincidentally came back ahead by 100k.”
Viral image stated on November 4, 2020 in a post on Facebook: Asks, “How is this possible?” with a chart showing that 104.41% of registered voters in North Carolina and 103.56% of registered voters in Wisconsin cast votes.
