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 Paul Ryan stated on November 10, 2016 in an interview: "Because of Obamacare, Medicare is going broke." Bernie Sanders stated on December 12, 2016 in an interview: Fifty percent of workers ages 55 to 64 have "zero" money "in the bank as they enter retirement." Russ Feingold stated on October 7, 2016 in a debate: Social Security "was basically invented" at the University of Wisconsin-Madison; "that's where Franklin Roosevelt got the idea." Donald Trump stated on December 13, 2016 in a speech: America’s federal business tax rate is the highest "in the world." Ron Johnson stated on October 14, 2016 in a debate: Under Obamacare, "premiums have doubled and tripled" in Wisconsin. Sean Duffy stated on December 1, 2016 in an interview: Wisconsin has only one county, Dane, "that's hand counting the votes" in the 2016 presidential recount. Gwen Moore stated on November 18, 2016 in an interview: Says Donald Trump "thinks stop-and-frisk is fine." X posts stated on December 6, 2016 in tweets: In Wisconsin, "300,000 voters were turned away by the state’s strict voter ID law" in the 2016 presidential election. Sean Duffy stated on November 17, 2016 in an interview: "Black Lives Matter, who are attacking law enforcement officers" -- Barack Obama "had them to the White House." Jill Stein stated on November 26, 2016 in a video: "Wisconsin uses voting machines that are outlawed, they are illegal." Lena Taylor stated on October 13, 2016 in an opinion column: "Slavery is still allowable under Wisconsin law as long as it’s a punishment for a crime." Reince Priebus stated on November 14, 2016 in an interview: Says Donald Trump's presidential victory was "an electoral landslide." Howard Dean stated on November 15, 2016 in an interview: Says Scott Walker left college "under an ethical cloud for having tried to fix" the election for student body president. Paul Ryan stated on November 9, 2016 in a news conference: Obamacare "is not a popular law." Paul Ryan stated on September 26, 2016 in a tweet: "America’s tax code hasn’t been updated in 30 years." Amy Schumer stated on November 3, 2016 in a video: "Anyone who knows you can just" look it up to "see if you voted." Americans United for Change stated on October 26, 2016 in an ad: Says "Ron Johnson calls Social Security a Ponzi scheme and wants to privatize the program." U.S. Chamber of Commerce stated on October 28, 2016 in an ad: Says Russ Feingold said that with Obamacare, "we could keep our doctors and our plans, it was rated as the Lie of the Year." Ron Johnson stated on October 14, 2016 in a U.S. Senate debate: "Prior to Obamacare here in Wisconsin, 95 percent of Wisconsinites were covered by insurance. After Obamacare, 95 percent of Wisconsinites were covered by insurance. It hasn’t had an impact." Russ Feingold stated on October 27, 2016 in a meeting with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel editorial board.: Says Ron Johnson "is benefiting from several super PACs, I am not." Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on October 14, 2016 in a radio ad: Says Russ Feingold "formed his own political group to pay himself and his staff millions." Ron Johnson stated on October 10, 2016 in a radio ad: Says Russ Feingold "voted to raise taxes on Social Security benefits for seniors, he even tried to give Social Security benefits to illegal immigrants." Russ Feingold stated on October 26, 2016 in a radio ad: Says Donald Trump and Ron Johnson "oppose a woman's right to choose and Johnson voted against the Violence Against Women Act." Donald Trump stated on November 1, 2016 in a speech: "Wisconsin is one of several states where you can change your early ballot if you think you've made a mistake." Ron Johnson stated on October 6, 2016 in a campaign ad: Says Russ Feingold "got paid $8,000 a lecture at Stanford University." Russ Feingold stated on October 6, 2016 in a meeting with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel editorial board.: Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson "doesn't even believe that there's a man-made role in climate change." Ron Johnson stated on October 25, 2016 in a radio ad: Says it’s not possible for some Wisconsin residents to watch Packers games, "they’re forced to watch Viking games," so he "got a law passed to fix" the problem. Our Democracy 2020 stated on October 26, 2016 in a news release: Says an election clerk in Green Bay refused to allow early voting on the UW-Green Bay campus because she "was afraid it would help Democrats," showing "outrageous partisan bias." Americans for Prosperity stated on August 22, 2016 in a web ad: Says Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Russ Feingold "voted over 250 times to raise taxes." Russ Feingold stated on September 6, 2016 in a radio ad: Says Ron Johnson "has essentially done nothing" to fight heroin addiction and opioid abuse.
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Paul Ryan stated on November 10, 2016 in an interview: "Because of Obamacare, Medicare is going broke." Bernie Sanders stated on December 12, 2016 in an interview: Fifty percent of workers ages 55 to 64 have "zero" money "in the bank as they enter retirement." Russ Feingold stated on October 7, 2016 in a debate: Social Security "was basically invented" at the University of Wisconsin-Madison; "that's where Franklin Roosevelt got the idea." Donald Trump stated on December 13, 2016 in a speech: America’s federal business tax rate is the highest "in the world." Ron Johnson stated on October 14, 2016 in a debate: Under Obamacare, "premiums have doubled and tripled" in Wisconsin. Sean Duffy stated on December 1, 2016 in an interview: Wisconsin has only one county, Dane, "that's hand counting the votes" in the 2016 presidential recount. Gwen Moore stated on November 18, 2016 in an interview: Says Donald Trump "thinks stop-and-frisk is fine." X posts stated on December 6, 2016 in tweets: In Wisconsin, "300,000 voters were turned away by the state’s strict voter ID law" in the 2016 presidential election. Sean Duffy stated on November 17, 2016 in an interview: "Black Lives Matter, who are attacking law enforcement officers" -- Barack Obama "had them to the White House." Jill Stein stated on November 26, 2016 in a video: "Wisconsin uses voting machines that are outlawed, they are illegal." Lena Taylor stated on October 13, 2016 in an opinion column: "Slavery is still allowable under Wisconsin law as long as it’s a punishment for a crime." Reince Priebus stated on November 14, 2016 in an interview: Says Donald Trump's presidential victory was "an electoral landslide." Howard Dean stated on November 15, 2016 in an interview: Says Scott Walker left college "under an ethical cloud for having tried to fix" the election for student body president. Paul Ryan stated on November 9, 2016 in a news conference: Obamacare "is not a popular law." Paul Ryan stated on September 26, 2016 in a tweet: "America’s tax code hasn’t been updated in 30 years." Amy Schumer stated on November 3, 2016 in a video: "Anyone who knows you can just" look it up to "see if you voted." Americans United for Change stated on October 26, 2016 in an ad: Says "Ron Johnson calls Social Security a Ponzi scheme and wants to privatize the program." U.S. Chamber of Commerce stated on October 28, 2016 in an ad: Says Russ Feingold said that with Obamacare, "we could keep our doctors and our plans, it was rated as the Lie of the Year." Ron Johnson stated on October 14, 2016 in a U.S. Senate debate: "Prior to Obamacare here in Wisconsin, 95 percent of Wisconsinites were covered by insurance. After Obamacare, 95 percent of Wisconsinites were covered by insurance. It hasn’t had an impact." Russ Feingold stated on October 27, 2016 in a meeting with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel editorial board.: Says Ron Johnson "is benefiting from several super PACs, I am not." Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on October 14, 2016 in a radio ad: Says Russ Feingold "formed his own political group to pay himself and his staff millions." Ron Johnson stated on October 10, 2016 in a radio ad: Says Russ Feingold "voted to raise taxes on Social Security benefits for seniors, he even tried to give Social Security benefits to illegal immigrants." Russ Feingold stated on October 26, 2016 in a radio ad: Says Donald Trump and Ron Johnson "oppose a woman's right to choose and Johnson voted against the Violence Against Women Act." Donald Trump stated on November 1, 2016 in a speech: "Wisconsin is one of several states where you can change your early ballot if you think you've made a mistake." Ron Johnson stated on October 6, 2016 in a campaign ad: Says Russ Feingold "got paid $8,000 a lecture at Stanford University." Russ Feingold stated on October 6, 2016 in a meeting with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel editorial board.: Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson "doesn't even believe that there's a man-made role in climate change." Ron Johnson stated on October 25, 2016 in a radio ad: Says it’s not possible for some Wisconsin residents to watch Packers games, "they’re forced to watch Viking games," so he "got a law passed to fix" the problem. Our Democracy 2020 stated on October 26, 2016 in a news release: Says an election clerk in Green Bay refused to allow early voting on the UW-Green Bay campus because she "was afraid it would help Democrats," showing "outrageous partisan bias." Americans for Prosperity stated on August 22, 2016 in a web ad: Says Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Russ Feingold "voted over 250 times to raise taxes." Russ Feingold stated on September 6, 2016 in a radio ad: Says Ron Johnson "has essentially done nothing" to fight heroin addiction and opioid abuse.
Paul Ryan stated on November 10, 2016 in an interview: "Because of Obamacare, Medicare is going broke."
Bernie Sanders stated on December 12, 2016 in an interview: Fifty percent of workers ages 55 to 64 have "zero" money "in the bank as they enter retirement."
Russ Feingold stated on October 7, 2016 in a debate: Social Security "was basically invented" at the University of Wisconsin-Madison; "that's where Franklin Roosevelt got the idea."
Donald Trump stated on December 13, 2016 in a speech: America’s federal business tax rate is the highest "in the world."
Ron Johnson stated on October 14, 2016 in a debate: Under Obamacare, "premiums have doubled and tripled" in Wisconsin.
Sean Duffy stated on December 1, 2016 in an interview: Wisconsin has only one county, Dane, "that's hand counting the votes" in the 2016 presidential recount.
Gwen Moore stated on November 18, 2016 in an interview: Says Donald Trump "thinks stop-and-frisk is fine."
X posts stated on December 6, 2016 in tweets: In Wisconsin, "300,000 voters were turned away by the state’s strict voter ID law" in the 2016 presidential election.
Sean Duffy stated on November 17, 2016 in an interview: "Black Lives Matter, who are attacking law enforcement officers" -- Barack Obama "had them to the White House."
Jill Stein stated on November 26, 2016 in a video: "Wisconsin uses voting machines that are outlawed, they are illegal."
Lena Taylor stated on October 13, 2016 in an opinion column: "Slavery is still allowable under Wisconsin law as long as it’s a punishment for a crime."
Reince Priebus stated on November 14, 2016 in an interview: Says Donald Trump's presidential victory was "an electoral landslide."
Howard Dean stated on November 15, 2016 in an interview: Says Scott Walker left college "under an ethical cloud for having tried to fix" the election for student body president.
Paul Ryan stated on September 26, 2016 in a tweet: "America’s tax code hasn’t been updated in 30 years."
Amy Schumer stated on November 3, 2016 in a video: "Anyone who knows you can just" look it up to "see if you voted."
Americans United for Change stated on October 26, 2016 in an ad: Says "Ron Johnson calls Social Security a Ponzi scheme and wants to privatize the program."
U.S. Chamber of Commerce stated on October 28, 2016 in an ad: Says Russ Feingold said that with Obamacare, "we could keep our doctors and our plans, it was rated as the Lie of the Year."
Ron Johnson stated on October 14, 2016 in a U.S. Senate debate: "Prior to Obamacare here in Wisconsin, 95 percent of Wisconsinites were covered by insurance. After Obamacare, 95 percent of Wisconsinites were covered by insurance. It hasn’t had an impact."
Russ Feingold stated on October 27, 2016 in a meeting with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel editorial board.: Says Ron Johnson "is benefiting from several super PACs, I am not."
Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on October 14, 2016 in a radio ad: Says Russ Feingold "formed his own political group to pay himself and his staff millions."
Ron Johnson stated on October 10, 2016 in a radio ad: Says Russ Feingold "voted to raise taxes on Social Security benefits for seniors, he even tried to give Social Security benefits to illegal immigrants."
Russ Feingold stated on October 26, 2016 in a radio ad: Says Donald Trump and Ron Johnson "oppose a woman's right to choose and Johnson voted against the Violence Against Women Act."
Donald Trump stated on November 1, 2016 in a speech: "Wisconsin is one of several states where you can change your early ballot if you think you've made a mistake."
Ron Johnson stated on October 6, 2016 in a campaign ad: Says Russ Feingold "got paid $8,000 a lecture at Stanford University."
Russ Feingold stated on October 6, 2016 in a meeting with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel editorial board.: Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson "doesn't even believe that there's a man-made role in climate change."
Ron Johnson stated on October 25, 2016 in a radio ad: Says it’s not possible for some Wisconsin residents to watch Packers games, "they’re forced to watch Viking games," so he "got a law passed to fix" the problem.
Our Democracy 2020 stated on October 26, 2016 in a news release: Says an election clerk in Green Bay refused to allow early voting on the UW-Green Bay campus because she "was afraid it would help Democrats," showing "outrageous partisan bias."
Americans for Prosperity stated on August 22, 2016 in a web ad: Says Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Russ Feingold "voted over 250 times to raise taxes."
Russ Feingold stated on September 6, 2016 in a radio ad: Says Ron Johnson "has essentially done nothing" to fight heroin addiction and opioid abuse.
