Latest False 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 Jim Steineke stated on January 26, 2021 in a tweet: Assembly Republicans “have come to the table” and were part of “give and take” compromise on a coronavirus bill. Glenn Grothman stated on January 4, 2021 in News release: A majority of Americans have voted for a party that … wants a world in which you cannot call your parents mom and dad." Jonathan Brostoff stated on January 7, 2021 in a tweet: The woman killed during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol assault was shot by a Secret Service agent, not Capitol Police. Facebook posts stated on December 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Judge Rules Over 200,000 Biden Votes Are Illegitimate In 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.” 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.” 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 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.” 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. 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." 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." 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. 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.” Donald Trump stated on September 1, 2020 in News release: “Biden failed to condemn far-left violent groups like Antifa, instead faulting only the brave men and women of law enforcement.” Ron Johnson stated on August 31, 2020 in a statement: Says Tony Evers and Mandela Barnes “have participated in rallies that have done more to incite than calm the situation” in Kenosha Donald Trump stated on August 31, 2020 in Media briefing: Says video shows Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old charged with killing two protesters in Kenosha, "was trying to get away from them" ... "fell, and then they violently attacked him." Facebook posts stated on August 28, 2020 in Facebook post: Says a photo shows accused shooter Kyle Rittenhouse’s mother, armed with a long gun, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on the night two protesters were killed and one injured. Facebook posts stated on August 27, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “At 17 years old Kyle (Rittenhouse) was perfectly legal to be able to possess that rifle without parental supervision.” Facebook posts stated on August 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Jacob Blake “declared he had a gun in the car and was going to go get it” and was “brandishing” a knife Facebook posts stated on August 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: “BLM rioters just burned down a black church in a black community with a BLM sign out front.” Facebook posts stated on August 24, 2020 in a post: “Jacob S. Blake is a Child (16 YO Girl) Rapist.” Viral image stated on August 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: Photos show that the person who shot three people during a protest over the police shooting of Jacob Blake is a police officer.
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Jim Steineke stated on January 26, 2021 in a tweet: Assembly Republicans “have come to the table” and were part of “give and take” compromise on a coronavirus bill. Glenn Grothman stated on January 4, 2021 in News release: A majority of Americans have voted for a party that … wants a world in which you cannot call your parents mom and dad." Jonathan Brostoff stated on January 7, 2021 in a tweet: The woman killed during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol assault was shot by a Secret Service agent, not Capitol Police. Facebook posts stated on December 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Judge Rules Over 200,000 Biden Votes Are Illegitimate In 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.” 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.” 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 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.” 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. 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." 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." 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. 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.” Donald Trump stated on September 1, 2020 in News release: “Biden failed to condemn far-left violent groups like Antifa, instead faulting only the brave men and women of law enforcement.” Ron Johnson stated on August 31, 2020 in a statement: Says Tony Evers and Mandela Barnes “have participated in rallies that have done more to incite than calm the situation” in Kenosha Donald Trump stated on August 31, 2020 in Media briefing: Says video shows Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old charged with killing two protesters in Kenosha, "was trying to get away from them" ... "fell, and then they violently attacked him." Facebook posts stated on August 28, 2020 in Facebook post: Says a photo shows accused shooter Kyle Rittenhouse’s mother, armed with a long gun, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on the night two protesters were killed and one injured. Facebook posts stated on August 27, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “At 17 years old Kyle (Rittenhouse) was perfectly legal to be able to possess that rifle without parental supervision.” Facebook posts stated on August 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Jacob Blake “declared he had a gun in the car and was going to go get it” and was “brandishing” a knife Facebook posts stated on August 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: “BLM rioters just burned down a black church in a black community with a BLM sign out front.” Facebook posts stated on August 24, 2020 in a post: “Jacob S. Blake is a Child (16 YO Girl) Rapist.” Viral image stated on August 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: Photos show that the person who shot three people during a protest over the police shooting of Jacob Blake is a police officer.
Jim Steineke stated on January 26, 2021 in a tweet: Assembly Republicans “have come to the table” and were part of “give and take” compromise on a coronavirus bill.
Glenn Grothman stated on January 4, 2021 in News release: A majority of Americans have voted for a party that … wants a world in which you cannot call your parents mom and dad."
Jonathan Brostoff stated on January 7, 2021 in a tweet: The woman killed during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol assault was shot by a Secret Service agent, not Capitol Police.
Facebook posts stated on December 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Judge Rules Over 200,000 Biden Votes Are Illegitimate In 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.”
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.”
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 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.
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.
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."
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."
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.
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.”
Donald Trump stated on September 1, 2020 in News release: “Biden failed to condemn far-left violent groups like Antifa, instead faulting only the brave men and women of law enforcement.”
Ron Johnson stated on August 31, 2020 in a statement: Says Tony Evers and Mandela Barnes “have participated in rallies that have done more to incite than calm the situation” in Kenosha
Donald Trump stated on August 31, 2020 in Media briefing: Says video shows Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old charged with killing two protesters in Kenosha, "was trying to get away from them" ... "fell, and then they violently attacked him."
Facebook posts stated on August 28, 2020 in Facebook post: Says a photo shows accused shooter Kyle Rittenhouse’s mother, armed with a long gun, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on the night two protesters were killed and one injured.
Facebook posts stated on August 27, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “At 17 years old Kyle (Rittenhouse) was perfectly legal to be able to possess that rifle without parental supervision.”
Facebook posts stated on August 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Jacob Blake “declared he had a gun in the car and was going to go get it” and was “brandishing” a knife
Facebook posts stated on August 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: “BLM rioters just burned down a black church in a black community with a BLM sign out front.”
Viral image stated on August 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: Photos show that the person who shot three people during a protest over the police shooting of Jacob Blake is a police officer.
