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 Donald Trump stated on November 4, 2020 in a tweet: “Last night I was leading, often solidly, in many key States, in almost all instances Democrat run & controlled. Then, one by one, they started to magically disappear as surprise ballot dumps were counted.” Viral image stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: Early morning election results from Michigan and Wisconsin show voter fraud. Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Wisconsin found 112k votes at 3am.” X posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a tweet: “Wisconsin has more votes than people who are registered to vote. … This is direct evidence of fraud.” Robyn Vining stated on October 25, 2020 in a TV interview: “People are less likely to just vote for party now. … They’re looking at the personalities.” Robyn Vining stated on October 25, 2020 in an interview: My 2018 election was the first time Speaker Robin Vos has lost a Republican-held seat Facebook posts stated on October 24, 2020 in Facebook post: An “anti-Black Lives Matter” flag replaced the American flag behind President Trump during a Waukesha campaign rally. Donald Trump stated on October 24, 2020 in Speech: U.S. is “really not doing (COVID-19) reporting right” because deaths are being improperly counted and hospitals have an “incentive” to pad stats. Ron Johnson stated on October 21, 2020 in a presentation: "Generally the deaths are still pretty flat because we've flattened the curve.” Donald Trump stated on October 17, 2020 in an interview: Foxconn hasn't hit job targets on its massive Wisconsin factory because "No. 1, you had a pandemic." Gwen Moore stated on October 20, 2020 in a virtual rally: You can vote in Wisconsin with a photo ID "even if that ID is expired or you've moved." Mike Pence stated on October 11, 2020 in a news release: Says since he and President Trump took office, their policies "led to an unemployment rate of 3.1% in Wisconsin and 61,000 Wisconsin jobs, including 15,000 manufacturing jobs." Facebook posts stated on October 13, 2020 in Facebook post: “BREAKING NEWS: All Charges Dropped for Kyle Rittenhouse.” Chris Kapenga stated on October 11, 2020 in TV interview: In May, Wisconsin had its own test of mask effectiveness, when "we went from masks, to no masks, and there (was) no significant difference in cases." Van Wanggaard stated on October 7, 2020 in Video interview: No one under 20 has died of COVID-19, and "it has not actually been determined yet" that anyone under 20 can spread it to an older person Joe Biden stated on September 21, 2020 in Speech: “All the billionaires in America, their net worth combined … has increased by $800 billion” during the pandemic. Glenn Grothman stated on October 4, 2020 in Newsletter: Says the U.S. House’s COVID-19 relief bill, advanced by Democrats, “strips states of their right to administer elections.” Donald Trump stated on September 29, 2020 in a debate: Says ballots in Wisconsin “are being dumped in rivers” or creeks. Facebook posts stated on October 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Wisconsin Republicans have not passed a single bill in 6 months.” Donald Trump stated on September 29, 2020 in Debate: “I brought back Big Ten football.” Joe Biden stated on September 21, 2020 in a speech: Says President Donald Trump started a trade war that “led to a surge in farm bankruptcies.” Joe Biden stated on September 21, 2020 in a speech: “If you just count all the deaths in the red states, we are number two in the world in deaths, just behind Brazil.” Facebook posts stated on September 28, 2020 in Facebook post: “A federal judge just ordered Wisconsin must have all ballots counted by 8 p.m. on the day of the election.” MacIver Institute stated on September 23, 2020 in an online article: “Bad math (is) driving Wisconsin’s exploding positive test rate.” Donald Trump stated on September 17, 2020 in Speech: Says under U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal proposal, “Cows are out.” Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on September 17, 2020 in Campaign mailer: "At the Democratic convention, the Pledge of Allegiance was read with the words 'under God' removed." Chris Larson stated on September 23, 2020 in a tweet: “(Republicans) have the power to overturn the (state of emergency) order by joint resolution and they refuse to do it.” Tammy Baldwin stated on September 19, 2020 in a statement: On whether to nominate and confirm a Supreme Court justice in a presidential election year Ron Johnson stated on September 19, 2020 in interviews: On whether to nominate and confirm a Supreme Court justice in a presidential election year Facebook posts stated on September 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: “So far, out of 175 arrested in Kenosha, 102 were not from Kenosha. Rioting has become its own industry.”
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Donald Trump stated on November 4, 2020 in a tweet: “Last night I was leading, often solidly, in many key States, in almost all instances Democrat run & controlled. Then, one by one, they started to magically disappear as surprise ballot dumps were counted.” Viral image stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: Early morning election results from Michigan and Wisconsin show voter fraud. Facebook posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Wisconsin found 112k votes at 3am.” X posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a tweet: “Wisconsin has more votes than people who are registered to vote. … This is direct evidence of fraud.” Robyn Vining stated on October 25, 2020 in a TV interview: “People are less likely to just vote for party now. … They’re looking at the personalities.” Robyn Vining stated on October 25, 2020 in an interview: My 2018 election was the first time Speaker Robin Vos has lost a Republican-held seat Facebook posts stated on October 24, 2020 in Facebook post: An “anti-Black Lives Matter” flag replaced the American flag behind President Trump during a Waukesha campaign rally. Donald Trump stated on October 24, 2020 in Speech: U.S. is “really not doing (COVID-19) reporting right” because deaths are being improperly counted and hospitals have an “incentive” to pad stats. Ron Johnson stated on October 21, 2020 in a presentation: "Generally the deaths are still pretty flat because we've flattened the curve.” Donald Trump stated on October 17, 2020 in an interview: Foxconn hasn't hit job targets on its massive Wisconsin factory because "No. 1, you had a pandemic." Gwen Moore stated on October 20, 2020 in a virtual rally: You can vote in Wisconsin with a photo ID "even if that ID is expired or you've moved." Mike Pence stated on October 11, 2020 in a news release: Says since he and President Trump took office, their policies "led to an unemployment rate of 3.1% in Wisconsin and 61,000 Wisconsin jobs, including 15,000 manufacturing jobs." Facebook posts stated on October 13, 2020 in Facebook post: “BREAKING NEWS: All Charges Dropped for Kyle Rittenhouse.” Chris Kapenga stated on October 11, 2020 in TV interview: In May, Wisconsin had its own test of mask effectiveness, when "we went from masks, to no masks, and there (was) no significant difference in cases." Van Wanggaard stated on October 7, 2020 in Video interview: No one under 20 has died of COVID-19, and "it has not actually been determined yet" that anyone under 20 can spread it to an older person Joe Biden stated on September 21, 2020 in Speech: “All the billionaires in America, their net worth combined … has increased by $800 billion” during the pandemic. Glenn Grothman stated on October 4, 2020 in Newsletter: Says the U.S. House’s COVID-19 relief bill, advanced by Democrats, “strips states of their right to administer elections.” Donald Trump stated on September 29, 2020 in a debate: Says ballots in Wisconsin “are being dumped in rivers” or creeks. Facebook posts stated on October 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Wisconsin Republicans have not passed a single bill in 6 months.” Donald Trump stated on September 29, 2020 in Debate: “I brought back Big Ten football.” Joe Biden stated on September 21, 2020 in a speech: Says President Donald Trump started a trade war that “led to a surge in farm bankruptcies.” Joe Biden stated on September 21, 2020 in a speech: “If you just count all the deaths in the red states, we are number two in the world in deaths, just behind Brazil.” Facebook posts stated on September 28, 2020 in Facebook post: “A federal judge just ordered Wisconsin must have all ballots counted by 8 p.m. on the day of the election.” MacIver Institute stated on September 23, 2020 in an online article: “Bad math (is) driving Wisconsin’s exploding positive test rate.” Donald Trump stated on September 17, 2020 in Speech: Says under U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal proposal, “Cows are out.” Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on September 17, 2020 in Campaign mailer: "At the Democratic convention, the Pledge of Allegiance was read with the words 'under God' removed." Chris Larson stated on September 23, 2020 in a tweet: “(Republicans) have the power to overturn the (state of emergency) order by joint resolution and they refuse to do it.” Tammy Baldwin stated on September 19, 2020 in a statement: On whether to nominate and confirm a Supreme Court justice in a presidential election year Ron Johnson stated on September 19, 2020 in interviews: On whether to nominate and confirm a Supreme Court justice in a presidential election year Facebook posts stated on September 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: “So far, out of 175 arrested in Kenosha, 102 were not from Kenosha. Rioting has become its own industry.”
Donald Trump stated on November 4, 2020 in a tweet: “Last night I was leading, often solidly, in many key States, in almost all instances Democrat run & controlled. Then, one by one, they started to magically disappear as surprise ballot dumps were counted.”
Viral image stated on November 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: Early morning election results from Michigan and Wisconsin show voter fraud.
X posts stated on November 4, 2020 in a tweet: “Wisconsin has more votes than people who are registered to vote. … This is direct evidence of fraud.”
Robyn Vining stated on October 25, 2020 in a TV interview: “People are less likely to just vote for party now. … They’re looking at the personalities.”
Robyn Vining stated on October 25, 2020 in an interview: My 2018 election was the first time Speaker Robin Vos has lost a Republican-held seat
Facebook posts stated on October 24, 2020 in Facebook post: An “anti-Black Lives Matter” flag replaced the American flag behind President Trump during a Waukesha campaign rally.
Donald Trump stated on October 24, 2020 in Speech: U.S. is “really not doing (COVID-19) reporting right” because deaths are being improperly counted and hospitals have an “incentive” to pad stats.
Ron Johnson stated on October 21, 2020 in a presentation: "Generally the deaths are still pretty flat because we've flattened the curve.”
Donald Trump stated on October 17, 2020 in an interview: Foxconn hasn't hit job targets on its massive Wisconsin factory because "No. 1, you had a pandemic."
Gwen Moore stated on October 20, 2020 in a virtual rally: You can vote in Wisconsin with a photo ID "even if that ID is expired or you've moved."
Mike Pence stated on October 11, 2020 in a news release: Says since he and President Trump took office, their policies "led to an unemployment rate of 3.1% in Wisconsin and 61,000 Wisconsin jobs, including 15,000 manufacturing jobs."
Facebook posts stated on October 13, 2020 in Facebook post: “BREAKING NEWS: All Charges Dropped for Kyle Rittenhouse.”
Chris Kapenga stated on October 11, 2020 in TV interview: In May, Wisconsin had its own test of mask effectiveness, when "we went from masks, to no masks, and there (was) no significant difference in cases."
Van Wanggaard stated on October 7, 2020 in Video interview: No one under 20 has died of COVID-19, and "it has not actually been determined yet" that anyone under 20 can spread it to an older person
Joe Biden stated on September 21, 2020 in Speech: “All the billionaires in America, their net worth combined … has increased by $800 billion” during the pandemic.
Glenn Grothman stated on October 4, 2020 in Newsletter: Says the U.S. House’s COVID-19 relief bill, advanced by Democrats, “strips states of their right to administer elections.”
Donald Trump stated on September 29, 2020 in a debate: Says ballots in Wisconsin “are being dumped in rivers” or creeks.
Facebook posts stated on October 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Wisconsin Republicans have not passed a single bill in 6 months.”
Joe Biden stated on September 21, 2020 in a speech: Says President Donald Trump started a trade war that “led to a surge in farm bankruptcies.”
Joe Biden stated on September 21, 2020 in a speech: “If you just count all the deaths in the red states, we are number two in the world in deaths, just behind Brazil.”
Facebook posts stated on September 28, 2020 in Facebook post: “A federal judge just ordered Wisconsin must have all ballots counted by 8 p.m. on the day of the election.”
MacIver Institute stated on September 23, 2020 in an online article: “Bad math (is) driving Wisconsin’s exploding positive test rate.”
Donald Trump stated on September 17, 2020 in Speech: Says under U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal proposal, “Cows are out.”
Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on September 17, 2020 in Campaign mailer: "At the Democratic convention, the Pledge of Allegiance was read with the words 'under God' removed."
Chris Larson stated on September 23, 2020 in a tweet: “(Republicans) have the power to overturn the (state of emergency) order by joint resolution and they refuse to do it.”
Tammy Baldwin stated on September 19, 2020 in a statement: On whether to nominate and confirm a Supreme Court justice in a presidential election year
Ron Johnson stated on September 19, 2020 in interviews: On whether to nominate and confirm a Supreme Court justice in a presidential election year
Facebook posts stated on September 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: “So far, out of 175 arrested in Kenosha, 102 were not from Kenosha. Rioting has become its own industry.”
