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 Rebecca Kleefisch stated on December 21, 2017 in radio interview: "We have roughly between 85,000 (and) 95,000 open jobs in Wisconsin." Kevin Nicholson stated on February 18, 2018 in an interview: "There are more guns in this country than there are people." Rebecca Dallet stated on January 19, 2018 in an interview: Says that as a judge, she has "presided over more than 10,000 cases." Jeff Greenfield stated on February 14, 2018 in a tweet: "In the rest of the world, there have been 18 school shootings in the last twenty years. In the U.S., there have been 18 school shootings since January 1." Tim Burns stated on February 6, 2018 in a TV ad: Says he is "one of America's leading consumer lawyers." Michael Screnock stated on January 29, 2018 in a radio ad: Says Tim Burns and Rebecca Dallet "have openly criticized laws signed by Governor Walker that they disagree with and are campaigning as activists who will implement their policies from the bench." Glenn Grothman stated on January 15, 2018 in a public forum: "The past president (Barack Obama) brought Al Sharpton into the White House something like 80 times." Scott Walker stated on January 24, 2018 in a speech: "We invested" in our transportation system "$24 billion over eight years. That’s $3 billion more than what former Governor Jim Doyle spent on transportation over the same period of time." Ron Johnson stated on January 12, 2018 in an interview: About 1.1 million people legally enter the U.S. each year as permanent residents -- "65 percent of that is some kind of chain migration; 22 percent is diversity lottery, ‘asyling,’ refugees; only about 14, 15 percent has anything to do with work." Scott Walker stated on January 11, 2018 in a tweet: Says Paul Soglin took Madison backward -- "businesses have left and murders have gone up." Scott Walker stated on December 18, 2017 in a tweet: "Road projects across the state are staying on track or getting done sooner thanks to the good work of the team at the Wisconsin Department of Transportation." Randy Bryce stated on January 10, 2018 in a campaign appearance: Under "his own legislation," Donald Trump's "own family would not have been allowed into the country." Martha Laning stated on January 5, 2018 in an interview: Conservative groups have spent $5 million "against" Tammy Baldwin -- five times more than against all other Democratic U.S. Senate incumbents up for election in 2018 combined. Kelda Helen Roys stated on December 11, 2017 in a candidates forum: In 2011 under Scott Walker, Wisconsin for the first time spent "more on our prison system than we did" on the University of Wisconsin System. Kayleigh McEnany stated on December 27, 2017 in an interview: "Come February (2018), Americans will see their paychecks grow at the tune of saving $1,000 or more a year." David A. Clarke Jr. stated on December 30, 2017 in a tweet: Says Hillary Clinton once said "the average Democrat voter is just plain stupid, they’re easy to manipulate." Jeff Sessions stated on December 18, 2017 in a news conference: In Milwaukee, "murder is up an astonishing 57 percent." Matt Adamczyk stated on December 15, 2017 in an interview: Wisconsin's state court agency "basically" has rented the same office space across from the Capitol "since 1974." Paul Ryan stated on December 13, 2017 in an interview: The 1986 tax reform approved under Ronald Reagan "was polling at about 18 percent right before they passed it." Gwen Moore stated on November 29, 2017 in a House floor speech: The House tax plan "would provide permanent tax cuts for individuals who are multi-millionaires and billionaires," but "all middle-class families will eventually face a tax increase, since tax relief for them expires." Kelda Helen Roys stated on December 1, 2017 in a tweet: "Under Trump’s new tax plan … 99.8% of Americans" get "not one nickel" in tax cuts. Paul Ryan stated on December 1, 2017 in an interview: Under the House Republican tax plan, in Wisconsin, "the median household of four gets about a $2,000 tax cut, on average." Gordon Hintz stated on November 21, 2017 in an interview: Wisconsin's Lincoln Hills youth prison has a "66 percent recidivism rate," while "states like Missouri, that have more of a regional model -- 8 percent." Mahlon Mitchell stated on November 19, 2017 in an interview: Wisconsin has "the fastest-shrinking middle class in the country." Wisconsin Department of Transportation stated on September 8, 2017 in a news release: "Wisconsin's driver licenses and identification (ID) cards are currently the most secure in the nation." NARAL Pro-Choice America stated on November 15, 2017 in an online popup ad: Says Paul Ryan is leading the effort to "pass a tax bill with divisive conception language by disguising it as a college savings plan" in "another attempt to ban abortion and rob women of their reproductive rights." Matt Flynn stated on November 4, 2017 in a news release: Under Scott Walker, "average wages, when adjusted for inflation, are lower today than they were under Jim Doyle." Scot Ross stated on November 3, 2017 in an interview: "Since 2015, Scott Walker has not done a public event where you don't have to pay admission or be on an approved list." Dan Kohl stated on November 7, 2017 in a Facebook post: Says Glenn Grothman "is the single-most partisan member of the House." Sean Duffy stated on November 30, 2017 in an interview: Says special counsel Robert Mueller "has brought in Democrat campaign donors at a very high level" on his team of lawyers.
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Rebecca Kleefisch stated on December 21, 2017 in radio interview: "We have roughly between 85,000 (and) 95,000 open jobs in Wisconsin." Kevin Nicholson stated on February 18, 2018 in an interview: "There are more guns in this country than there are people." Rebecca Dallet stated on January 19, 2018 in an interview: Says that as a judge, she has "presided over more than 10,000 cases." Jeff Greenfield stated on February 14, 2018 in a tweet: "In the rest of the world, there have been 18 school shootings in the last twenty years. In the U.S., there have been 18 school shootings since January 1." Tim Burns stated on February 6, 2018 in a TV ad: Says he is "one of America's leading consumer lawyers." Michael Screnock stated on January 29, 2018 in a radio ad: Says Tim Burns and Rebecca Dallet "have openly criticized laws signed by Governor Walker that they disagree with and are campaigning as activists who will implement their policies from the bench." Glenn Grothman stated on January 15, 2018 in a public forum: "The past president (Barack Obama) brought Al Sharpton into the White House something like 80 times." Scott Walker stated on January 24, 2018 in a speech: "We invested" in our transportation system "$24 billion over eight years. That’s $3 billion more than what former Governor Jim Doyle spent on transportation over the same period of time." Ron Johnson stated on January 12, 2018 in an interview: About 1.1 million people legally enter the U.S. each year as permanent residents -- "65 percent of that is some kind of chain migration; 22 percent is diversity lottery, ‘asyling,’ refugees; only about 14, 15 percent has anything to do with work." Scott Walker stated on January 11, 2018 in a tweet: Says Paul Soglin took Madison backward -- "businesses have left and murders have gone up." Scott Walker stated on December 18, 2017 in a tweet: "Road projects across the state are staying on track or getting done sooner thanks to the good work of the team at the Wisconsin Department of Transportation." Randy Bryce stated on January 10, 2018 in a campaign appearance: Under "his own legislation," Donald Trump's "own family would not have been allowed into the country." Martha Laning stated on January 5, 2018 in an interview: Conservative groups have spent $5 million "against" Tammy Baldwin -- five times more than against all other Democratic U.S. Senate incumbents up for election in 2018 combined. Kelda Helen Roys stated on December 11, 2017 in a candidates forum: In 2011 under Scott Walker, Wisconsin for the first time spent "more on our prison system than we did" on the University of Wisconsin System. Kayleigh McEnany stated on December 27, 2017 in an interview: "Come February (2018), Americans will see their paychecks grow at the tune of saving $1,000 or more a year." David A. Clarke Jr. stated on December 30, 2017 in a tweet: Says Hillary Clinton once said "the average Democrat voter is just plain stupid, they’re easy to manipulate." Jeff Sessions stated on December 18, 2017 in a news conference: In Milwaukee, "murder is up an astonishing 57 percent." Matt Adamczyk stated on December 15, 2017 in an interview: Wisconsin's state court agency "basically" has rented the same office space across from the Capitol "since 1974." Paul Ryan stated on December 13, 2017 in an interview: The 1986 tax reform approved under Ronald Reagan "was polling at about 18 percent right before they passed it." Gwen Moore stated on November 29, 2017 in a House floor speech: The House tax plan "would provide permanent tax cuts for individuals who are multi-millionaires and billionaires," but "all middle-class families will eventually face a tax increase, since tax relief for them expires." Kelda Helen Roys stated on December 1, 2017 in a tweet: "Under Trump’s new tax plan … 99.8% of Americans" get "not one nickel" in tax cuts. Paul Ryan stated on December 1, 2017 in an interview: Under the House Republican tax plan, in Wisconsin, "the median household of four gets about a $2,000 tax cut, on average." Gordon Hintz stated on November 21, 2017 in an interview: Wisconsin's Lincoln Hills youth prison has a "66 percent recidivism rate," while "states like Missouri, that have more of a regional model -- 8 percent." Mahlon Mitchell stated on November 19, 2017 in an interview: Wisconsin has "the fastest-shrinking middle class in the country." Wisconsin Department of Transportation stated on September 8, 2017 in a news release: "Wisconsin's driver licenses and identification (ID) cards are currently the most secure in the nation." NARAL Pro-Choice America stated on November 15, 2017 in an online popup ad: Says Paul Ryan is leading the effort to "pass a tax bill with divisive conception language by disguising it as a college savings plan" in "another attempt to ban abortion and rob women of their reproductive rights." Matt Flynn stated on November 4, 2017 in a news release: Under Scott Walker, "average wages, when adjusted for inflation, are lower today than they were under Jim Doyle." Scot Ross stated on November 3, 2017 in an interview: "Since 2015, Scott Walker has not done a public event where you don't have to pay admission or be on an approved list." Dan Kohl stated on November 7, 2017 in a Facebook post: Says Glenn Grothman "is the single-most partisan member of the House." Sean Duffy stated on November 30, 2017 in an interview: Says special counsel Robert Mueller "has brought in Democrat campaign donors at a very high level" on his team of lawyers.
Rebecca Kleefisch stated on December 21, 2017 in radio interview: "We have roughly between 85,000 (and) 95,000 open jobs in Wisconsin."
Kevin Nicholson stated on February 18, 2018 in an interview: "There are more guns in this country than there are people."
Rebecca Dallet stated on January 19, 2018 in an interview: Says that as a judge, she has "presided over more than 10,000 cases."
Jeff Greenfield stated on February 14, 2018 in a tweet: "In the rest of the world, there have been 18 school shootings in the last twenty years. In the U.S., there have been 18 school shootings since January 1."
Tim Burns stated on February 6, 2018 in a TV ad: Says he is "one of America's leading consumer lawyers."
Michael Screnock stated on January 29, 2018 in a radio ad: Says Tim Burns and Rebecca Dallet "have openly criticized laws signed by Governor Walker that they disagree with and are campaigning as activists who will implement their policies from the bench."
Glenn Grothman stated on January 15, 2018 in a public forum: "The past president (Barack Obama) brought Al Sharpton into the White House something like 80 times."
Scott Walker stated on January 24, 2018 in a speech: "We invested" in our transportation system "$24 billion over eight years. That’s $3 billion more than what former Governor Jim Doyle spent on transportation over the same period of time."
Ron Johnson stated on January 12, 2018 in an interview: About 1.1 million people legally enter the U.S. each year as permanent residents -- "65 percent of that is some kind of chain migration; 22 percent is diversity lottery, ‘asyling,’ refugees; only about 14, 15 percent has anything to do with work."
Scott Walker stated on January 11, 2018 in a tweet: Says Paul Soglin took Madison backward -- "businesses have left and murders have gone up."
Scott Walker stated on December 18, 2017 in a tweet: "Road projects across the state are staying on track or getting done sooner thanks to the good work of the team at the Wisconsin Department of Transportation."
Randy Bryce stated on January 10, 2018 in a campaign appearance: Under "his own legislation," Donald Trump's "own family would not have been allowed into the country."
Martha Laning stated on January 5, 2018 in an interview: Conservative groups have spent $5 million "against" Tammy Baldwin -- five times more than against all other Democratic U.S. Senate incumbents up for election in 2018 combined.
Kelda Helen Roys stated on December 11, 2017 in a candidates forum: In 2011 under Scott Walker, Wisconsin for the first time spent "more on our prison system than we did" on the University of Wisconsin System.
Kayleigh McEnany stated on December 27, 2017 in an interview: "Come February (2018), Americans will see their paychecks grow at the tune of saving $1,000 or more a year."
David A. Clarke Jr. stated on December 30, 2017 in a tweet: Says Hillary Clinton once said "the average Democrat voter is just plain stupid, they’re easy to manipulate."
Jeff Sessions stated on December 18, 2017 in a news conference: In Milwaukee, "murder is up an astonishing 57 percent."
Matt Adamczyk stated on December 15, 2017 in an interview: Wisconsin's state court agency "basically" has rented the same office space across from the Capitol "since 1974."
Paul Ryan stated on December 13, 2017 in an interview: The 1986 tax reform approved under Ronald Reagan "was polling at about 18 percent right before they passed it."
Gwen Moore stated on November 29, 2017 in a House floor speech: The House tax plan "would provide permanent tax cuts for individuals who are multi-millionaires and billionaires," but "all middle-class families will eventually face a tax increase, since tax relief for them expires."
Kelda Helen Roys stated on December 1, 2017 in a tweet: "Under Trump’s new tax plan … 99.8% of Americans" get "not one nickel" in tax cuts.
Paul Ryan stated on December 1, 2017 in an interview: Under the House Republican tax plan, in Wisconsin, "the median household of four gets about a $2,000 tax cut, on average."
Gordon Hintz stated on November 21, 2017 in an interview: Wisconsin's Lincoln Hills youth prison has a "66 percent recidivism rate," while "states like Missouri, that have more of a regional model -- 8 percent."
Mahlon Mitchell stated on November 19, 2017 in an interview: Wisconsin has "the fastest-shrinking middle class in the country."
Wisconsin Department of Transportation stated on September 8, 2017 in a news release: "Wisconsin's driver licenses and identification (ID) cards are currently the most secure in the nation."
NARAL Pro-Choice America stated on November 15, 2017 in an online popup ad: Says Paul Ryan is leading the effort to "pass a tax bill with divisive conception language by disguising it as a college savings plan" in "another attempt to ban abortion and rob women of their reproductive rights."
Matt Flynn stated on November 4, 2017 in a news release: Under Scott Walker, "average wages, when adjusted for inflation, are lower today than they were under Jim Doyle."
Scot Ross stated on November 3, 2017 in an interview: "Since 2015, Scott Walker has not done a public event where you don't have to pay admission or be on an approved list."
Dan Kohl stated on November 7, 2017 in a Facebook post: Says Glenn Grothman "is the single-most partisan member of the House."
Sean Duffy stated on November 30, 2017 in an interview: Says special counsel Robert Mueller "has brought in Democrat campaign donors at a very high level" on his team of lawyers.
