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 Ron Johnson stated on November 13, 2019 in a tweet: The United States is the only nation "that grants legal permanent residency to more than a million people per year." Jim Sensenbrenner stated on December 11, 2019 in a tweet: "104 House Democrats voted for impeachment before the Ukraine call took place." Dale Kooyenga stated on December 13, 2019 in an email: Says minimum markup law goes beyond gas, tobacco and alcohol to make "many doorbuster deals and holiday shopping specials technically against the law." Nancy Pelosi stated on December 17, 2019 in a tweet: Says voter roll purge would mean "more than 200,000 registered Wisconsin voters will be prohibited from voting." Rob Hutton stated on December 4, 2019 in a radio interview: A "study showed as many as one in four people have had a package stolen from their residence." Mark Pocan stated on December 2, 2019 in a tweet: Says President Donald Trump is "waging a trade war against WI farmers -- forcing > 1600 dairy farms to close." 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." Tony Evers stated on November 21, 2019 in a veto message: Says a Republican bill he vetoed would have implemented a "mandate" to make public the names of all students’ parents or guardians. Robin Vos stated on November 10, 2019 in a TV interview: Says 1,000 people failed gun background checks in Wisconsin in 2018, but "almost none of them were prosecuted for trying to do a background check and illegally buy a weapon." Ron Kind stated on November 17, 2019 in a TV interview: "I am the only member of Congress that voted for both inquiries -- the Clinton inquiry and now the Trump inquiry." Mike Pence stated on November 20, 2019 in a tweet: "Since President (Donald Trump’s) election, 36,000 jobs have been created in WI." Mark Pocan stated on August 19, 2019 in a tweet: "In WI, over 79% of Title X patients rely on Planned Parenthood for their basic health care." Bryan Steil stated on October 31, 2019 in a tweet: The House impeachment rules resolution "does not provide the president with due process protections that were afforded to both President Clinton and President Nixon." Jack Salzwedel stated on October 8, 2019 in a public forum: "There’s more African American males in the penal system right now than there were (enslaved) at the height of slavery." Robin Vos stated on October 22, 2019 in an interview: Says "red flag laws" allow gun seizure without a judge’s involvement: "They take it away first. Then you have to get permission from a judge to do it." Jeremy Thiesfeldt stated on September 19, 2019 in a weekly radio address: "The vast majority of Wisconsin students cannot even read, write, or do math at grade level." Democratic National Committee stated on September 20, 2019 in a press release: Says Donald Trump is breaking a campaign pledge to bring manufacturing jobs back to Wisconsin and Pennsylvania since the two states "have lost the most manufacturing jobs in the past year." Glenn Grothman stated on October 2, 2019 in a newspaper: Millionaires are eligible for food stamps, but "Donald Trump came along and decided to put a stop to it." Ron Johnson stated on July 15, 2019 in a tweet: "Republican policies have led to business investment growth that’s 10 times faster than what we saw under President Obama." Scott Fitzgerald stated on September 22, 2019 in a TV interview: Universal background checks involve asking people "to submit the serial numbers to their guns to a state or federal official," and that violates the Second Amendment. Gwen Moore stated on July 26, 2019 in a tweet: "More than half of death row prisoners are people of color." Rob Swearingen stated on September 5, 2019 in Republican weekly radio address: Says Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a school computer program, "saying it would be better spent in urban districts like Madison and Milwaukee." Hillary Clinton stated on September 17, 2019 in a speech at George Washington University: Between 27,000 and 200,000 Wisconsinites were "turned away" from the polls in 2016 due to lack of proper identification. Mark Perry stated on June 28, 2019 in a radio interview: "Wisconsin is currently seeing an influx of new residents, Illinois is seeing an outflux." Tom Barrett stated on September 15, 2019 in an appearance on WISN-TV's UpFront: Milwaukee has less taxing power than most similar cities and is the only U.S. city of 400,000 or more "that does not have a sales tax or local income tax." Josh Kaul stated on August 15, 2019 in a tweet: Says people convicted of felonies or under restraining orders "can buy a firearm without going through a background check." Alberta Darling stated on September 4, 2019 in a Joint Finance Committee meeting: "Gov. Evers asked the director of WEDC to stay on" Wisconsin Assembly Republicans stated on August 27, 2019 in a tweet: Say Gov. Tony Evers ‘canceled’ the sales tax holiday this year Robin Vos stated on August 15, 2019 in a radio interview: The push by Assembly Democrats seeking Americans with Disabilities Act accommodations for a lawmaker were timed to make Vos look bad as he became president "of the nation’s largest bipartisan organization called the National Conference of State Legislatures." Tony Evers stated on August 20, 2019 in a tweet: "1 out of every 4 car accidents in the U.S. is caused by texting and driving."
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Ron Johnson stated on November 13, 2019 in a tweet: The United States is the only nation "that grants legal permanent residency to more than a million people per year." Jim Sensenbrenner stated on December 11, 2019 in a tweet: "104 House Democrats voted for impeachment before the Ukraine call took place." Dale Kooyenga stated on December 13, 2019 in an email: Says minimum markup law goes beyond gas, tobacco and alcohol to make "many doorbuster deals and holiday shopping specials technically against the law." Nancy Pelosi stated on December 17, 2019 in a tweet: Says voter roll purge would mean "more than 200,000 registered Wisconsin voters will be prohibited from voting." Rob Hutton stated on December 4, 2019 in a radio interview: A "study showed as many as one in four people have had a package stolen from their residence." Mark Pocan stated on December 2, 2019 in a tweet: Says President Donald Trump is "waging a trade war against WI farmers -- forcing > 1600 dairy farms to close." 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." Tony Evers stated on November 21, 2019 in a veto message: Says a Republican bill he vetoed would have implemented a "mandate" to make public the names of all students’ parents or guardians. Robin Vos stated on November 10, 2019 in a TV interview: Says 1,000 people failed gun background checks in Wisconsin in 2018, but "almost none of them were prosecuted for trying to do a background check and illegally buy a weapon." Ron Kind stated on November 17, 2019 in a TV interview: "I am the only member of Congress that voted for both inquiries -- the Clinton inquiry and now the Trump inquiry." Mike Pence stated on November 20, 2019 in a tweet: "Since President (Donald Trump’s) election, 36,000 jobs have been created in WI." Mark Pocan stated on August 19, 2019 in a tweet: "In WI, over 79% of Title X patients rely on Planned Parenthood for their basic health care." Bryan Steil stated on October 31, 2019 in a tweet: The House impeachment rules resolution "does not provide the president with due process protections that were afforded to both President Clinton and President Nixon." Jack Salzwedel stated on October 8, 2019 in a public forum: "There’s more African American males in the penal system right now than there were (enslaved) at the height of slavery." Robin Vos stated on October 22, 2019 in an interview: Says "red flag laws" allow gun seizure without a judge’s involvement: "They take it away first. Then you have to get permission from a judge to do it." Jeremy Thiesfeldt stated on September 19, 2019 in a weekly radio address: "The vast majority of Wisconsin students cannot even read, write, or do math at grade level." Democratic National Committee stated on September 20, 2019 in a press release: Says Donald Trump is breaking a campaign pledge to bring manufacturing jobs back to Wisconsin and Pennsylvania since the two states "have lost the most manufacturing jobs in the past year." Glenn Grothman stated on October 2, 2019 in a newspaper: Millionaires are eligible for food stamps, but "Donald Trump came along and decided to put a stop to it." Ron Johnson stated on July 15, 2019 in a tweet: "Republican policies have led to business investment growth that’s 10 times faster than what we saw under President Obama." Scott Fitzgerald stated on September 22, 2019 in a TV interview: Universal background checks involve asking people "to submit the serial numbers to their guns to a state or federal official," and that violates the Second Amendment. Gwen Moore stated on July 26, 2019 in a tweet: "More than half of death row prisoners are people of color." Rob Swearingen stated on September 5, 2019 in Republican weekly radio address: Says Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a school computer program, "saying it would be better spent in urban districts like Madison and Milwaukee." Hillary Clinton stated on September 17, 2019 in a speech at George Washington University: Between 27,000 and 200,000 Wisconsinites were "turned away" from the polls in 2016 due to lack of proper identification. Mark Perry stated on June 28, 2019 in a radio interview: "Wisconsin is currently seeing an influx of new residents, Illinois is seeing an outflux." Tom Barrett stated on September 15, 2019 in an appearance on WISN-TV's UpFront: Milwaukee has less taxing power than most similar cities and is the only U.S. city of 400,000 or more "that does not have a sales tax or local income tax." Josh Kaul stated on August 15, 2019 in a tweet: Says people convicted of felonies or under restraining orders "can buy a firearm without going through a background check." Alberta Darling stated on September 4, 2019 in a Joint Finance Committee meeting: "Gov. Evers asked the director of WEDC to stay on" Wisconsin Assembly Republicans stated on August 27, 2019 in a tweet: Say Gov. Tony Evers ‘canceled’ the sales tax holiday this year Robin Vos stated on August 15, 2019 in a radio interview: The push by Assembly Democrats seeking Americans with Disabilities Act accommodations for a lawmaker were timed to make Vos look bad as he became president "of the nation’s largest bipartisan organization called the National Conference of State Legislatures." Tony Evers stated on August 20, 2019 in a tweet: "1 out of every 4 car accidents in the U.S. is caused by texting and driving."
Ron Johnson stated on November 13, 2019 in a tweet: The United States is the only nation "that grants legal permanent residency to more than a million people per year."
Jim Sensenbrenner stated on December 11, 2019 in a tweet: "104 House Democrats voted for impeachment before the Ukraine call took place."
Dale Kooyenga stated on December 13, 2019 in an email: Says minimum markup law goes beyond gas, tobacco and alcohol to make "many doorbuster deals and holiday shopping specials technically against the law."
Nancy Pelosi stated on December 17, 2019 in a tweet: Says voter roll purge would mean "more than 200,000 registered Wisconsin voters will be prohibited from voting."
Rob Hutton stated on December 4, 2019 in a radio interview: A "study showed as many as one in four people have had a package stolen from their residence."
Mark Pocan stated on December 2, 2019 in a tweet: Says President Donald Trump is "waging a trade war against WI farmers -- forcing > 1600 dairy farms to close."
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."
Tony Evers stated on November 21, 2019 in a veto message: Says a Republican bill he vetoed would have implemented a "mandate" to make public the names of all students’ parents or guardians.
Robin Vos stated on November 10, 2019 in a TV interview: Says 1,000 people failed gun background checks in Wisconsin in 2018, but "almost none of them were prosecuted for trying to do a background check and illegally buy a weapon."
Ron Kind stated on November 17, 2019 in a TV interview: "I am the only member of Congress that voted for both inquiries -- the Clinton inquiry and now the Trump inquiry."
Mike Pence stated on November 20, 2019 in a tweet: "Since President (Donald Trump’s) election, 36,000 jobs have been created in WI."
Mark Pocan stated on August 19, 2019 in a tweet: "In WI, over 79% of Title X patients rely on Planned Parenthood for their basic health care."
Bryan Steil stated on October 31, 2019 in a tweet: The House impeachment rules resolution "does not provide the president with due process protections that were afforded to both President Clinton and President Nixon."
Jack Salzwedel stated on October 8, 2019 in a public forum: "There’s more African American males in the penal system right now than there were (enslaved) at the height of slavery."
Robin Vos stated on October 22, 2019 in an interview: Says "red flag laws" allow gun seizure without a judge’s involvement: "They take it away first. Then you have to get permission from a judge to do it."
Jeremy Thiesfeldt stated on September 19, 2019 in a weekly radio address: "The vast majority of Wisconsin students cannot even read, write, or do math at grade level."
Democratic National Committee stated on September 20, 2019 in a press release: Says Donald Trump is breaking a campaign pledge to bring manufacturing jobs back to Wisconsin and Pennsylvania since the two states "have lost the most manufacturing jobs in the past year."
Glenn Grothman stated on October 2, 2019 in a newspaper: Millionaires are eligible for food stamps, but "Donald Trump came along and decided to put a stop to it."
Ron Johnson stated on July 15, 2019 in a tweet: "Republican policies have led to business investment growth that’s 10 times faster than what we saw under President Obama."
Scott Fitzgerald stated on September 22, 2019 in a TV interview: Universal background checks involve asking people "to submit the serial numbers to their guns to a state or federal official," and that violates the Second Amendment.
Gwen Moore stated on July 26, 2019 in a tweet: "More than half of death row prisoners are people of color."
Rob Swearingen stated on September 5, 2019 in Republican weekly radio address: Says Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a school computer program, "saying it would be better spent in urban districts like Madison and Milwaukee."
Hillary Clinton stated on September 17, 2019 in a speech at George Washington University: Between 27,000 and 200,000 Wisconsinites were "turned away" from the polls in 2016 due to lack of proper identification.
Mark Perry stated on June 28, 2019 in a radio interview: "Wisconsin is currently seeing an influx of new residents, Illinois is seeing an outflux."
Tom Barrett stated on September 15, 2019 in an appearance on WISN-TV's UpFront: Milwaukee has less taxing power than most similar cities and is the only U.S. city of 400,000 or more "that does not have a sales tax or local income tax."
Josh Kaul stated on August 15, 2019 in a tweet: Says people convicted of felonies or under restraining orders "can buy a firearm without going through a background check."
Alberta Darling stated on September 4, 2019 in a Joint Finance Committee meeting: "Gov. Evers asked the director of WEDC to stay on"
Wisconsin Assembly Republicans stated on August 27, 2019 in a tweet: Say Gov. Tony Evers ‘canceled’ the sales tax holiday this year
Robin Vos stated on August 15, 2019 in a radio interview: The push by Assembly Democrats seeking Americans with Disabilities Act accommodations for a lawmaker were timed to make Vos look bad as he became president "of the nation’s largest bipartisan organization called the National Conference of State Legislatures."
Tony Evers stated on August 20, 2019 in a tweet: "1 out of every 4 car accidents in the U.S. is caused by texting and driving."
