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 Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on January 14, 2016 in a news release: Wisconsin dropped "from second in the country to 41st" among states where more than half the students took the ACT exam. Scot Ross stated on December 13, 2015 in a television interview: Under Scott Walker, Wisconsin "moved from 16th to third in percentage of people with student loan debt." Scott Walker stated on December 3, 2015 in an interview: "Here in Wisconsin, we've put in previous budgets more money into mental health services than any governor has in the last 25 years." Katrina Shankland stated on November 16, 2015 in a news conference: Wisconsin "is on pace to double the number of layoffs" this year. Sean Duffy stated on December 9, 2015 in an interview: Says President Barack Obama’s homeland security budget had "$16 million to fight climate change" but "didn't have a line item to fight violent extremism." Chris Larson stated on November 22, 2015 in a TV interview: The Milwaukee County bus system has "among the highest fares in the nation." American Action Network stated on December 8, 2015 in a newspaper ad: "Under conservative leadership, Congress has reduced the federal deficit by 60 percent – nearly $800 billion." Paul Ryan stated on November 4, 2015 in a TV interview: The U.S. "tax rate on successful small businesses is 44.6 percent," while the business tax rate in Canada is 15 percent. Joe Donald stated on December 2, 2015 in an interview: "We lock up close to 2.4 million people in this country. We're locking up more people than China and Russia." Scott Walker stated on December 3, 2015 in a tweet: "From 2010-2014, median household income" in Wisconsin "has actually gone up 7.4 percent." George Will stated on November 30, 2015 in a TV talk show: Despite attention on global warming, "fewer Americans carpool today to work than carpooled in 1980" and "SUVs have never been a larger proportion of the vehicles being sold in this country." Chris Larson stated on November 22, 2015 in an interview: The Milwaukee County executive can sell the public "museum, the airport and the zoo" -- all on his own, without County Board approval Ron Johnson stated on November 5, 2015 in a radio interview: "Probably less than 4 percent" of Wisconsin residents "are enjoying the subsidies" from Obamacare. National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on November 10, 2015 in a TV ad: Says Russ Feingold "wanted to get money out of politics. Now he's profiting from that same dark money." Russ Feingold stated on November 12, 2015 in an interview: "Ron Johnson said specifically that he hopes the first steps occur to privatize the" Veterans Administration. Martha McSally stated on November 17, 2015 in a news conference: The United States has "10,000 IRS agents making sure that you don't take an improper charity deduction," but to fight terrorism, it has "less than two dozen people focusing on countering violent extremism at home." Chris Abele stated on October 29, 2015 in a TV interview: Since he took office as Milwaukee County executive, "we have never raised" bus fares and "this year there’ll be a million route-miles more than there were five years ago." Glenn Grothman stated on October 30, 2015 in an interview: Wisconsin’s 6th congressional "district has more manufacturing jobs than almost any other" in the nation. Jennifer Shilling stated on October 1, 2015 in a tweet: "71% of WI’s roads are in poor or mediocre condition and 14% of WI’s bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete." Rand Paul stated on November 10, 2015 in a debate: Says Marco Rubio is proposing a new $1 trillion "welfare program" in tax credits and "$1 trillion in new military spending." Chris Abele stated on November 2, 2015 in a TV ad: Says he balanced the Milwaukee County budget "without raising taxes five years in a row." Scott Walker stated on November 6, 2015 in a series of tweets: Wisconsin’s Government Accountability Board "ignored their duties and did not regularly audit" voters to remove felons "for a span of 16 elections. Glenn Grothman stated on November 6, 2015: On support for the Export-Import Bank Tammy Baldwin stated on October 31, 2015 in a campaign email: "‘Dark money’ spending" in the 2016 election cycle "is 10 times what it was at the same point in the 2012 election cycle," when it topped $308 million. Rebecca Kleefisch stated on October 21, 2015 in a public forum: "Most Americans are now getting their news from Facebook." Constitutional Rights PAC stated on October 14, 2015 in a news release: Paul Ryan "is one of only six House Republicans who voted for Teddy Kennedy's bill to force Christian employers to hire LGBT employees." Russ Feingold stated on August 13, 2015 in an interview: On receiving campaign contributions from out-of-state donors Ron Johnson stated on October 7, 2015 in an interview: Some 8.1 million of the estimated 11 million to 12 million people "in this country illegally are working." Chris Danou stated on October 20, 2015 in remarks in Assembly debate: A Republican bill that would change John Doe criminal investigations is "creating exceptions in the law for politicians." Ron Johnson stated on October 20, 2015 in On support for the Export-Import Bank: On support for the Export-Import Bank
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Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on January 14, 2016 in a news release: Wisconsin dropped "from second in the country to 41st" among states where more than half the students took the ACT exam. Scot Ross stated on December 13, 2015 in a television interview: Under Scott Walker, Wisconsin "moved from 16th to third in percentage of people with student loan debt." Scott Walker stated on December 3, 2015 in an interview: "Here in Wisconsin, we've put in previous budgets more money into mental health services than any governor has in the last 25 years." Katrina Shankland stated on November 16, 2015 in a news conference: Wisconsin "is on pace to double the number of layoffs" this year. Sean Duffy stated on December 9, 2015 in an interview: Says President Barack Obama’s homeland security budget had "$16 million to fight climate change" but "didn't have a line item to fight violent extremism." Chris Larson stated on November 22, 2015 in a TV interview: The Milwaukee County bus system has "among the highest fares in the nation." American Action Network stated on December 8, 2015 in a newspaper ad: "Under conservative leadership, Congress has reduced the federal deficit by 60 percent – nearly $800 billion." Paul Ryan stated on November 4, 2015 in a TV interview: The U.S. "tax rate on successful small businesses is 44.6 percent," while the business tax rate in Canada is 15 percent. Joe Donald stated on December 2, 2015 in an interview: "We lock up close to 2.4 million people in this country. We're locking up more people than China and Russia." Scott Walker stated on December 3, 2015 in a tweet: "From 2010-2014, median household income" in Wisconsin "has actually gone up 7.4 percent." George Will stated on November 30, 2015 in a TV talk show: Despite attention on global warming, "fewer Americans carpool today to work than carpooled in 1980" and "SUVs have never been a larger proportion of the vehicles being sold in this country." Chris Larson stated on November 22, 2015 in an interview: The Milwaukee County executive can sell the public "museum, the airport and the zoo" -- all on his own, without County Board approval Ron Johnson stated on November 5, 2015 in a radio interview: "Probably less than 4 percent" of Wisconsin residents "are enjoying the subsidies" from Obamacare. National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on November 10, 2015 in a TV ad: Says Russ Feingold "wanted to get money out of politics. Now he's profiting from that same dark money." Russ Feingold stated on November 12, 2015 in an interview: "Ron Johnson said specifically that he hopes the first steps occur to privatize the" Veterans Administration. Martha McSally stated on November 17, 2015 in a news conference: The United States has "10,000 IRS agents making sure that you don't take an improper charity deduction," but to fight terrorism, it has "less than two dozen people focusing on countering violent extremism at home." Chris Abele stated on October 29, 2015 in a TV interview: Since he took office as Milwaukee County executive, "we have never raised" bus fares and "this year there’ll be a million route-miles more than there were five years ago." Glenn Grothman stated on October 30, 2015 in an interview: Wisconsin’s 6th congressional "district has more manufacturing jobs than almost any other" in the nation. Jennifer Shilling stated on October 1, 2015 in a tweet: "71% of WI’s roads are in poor or mediocre condition and 14% of WI’s bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete." Rand Paul stated on November 10, 2015 in a debate: Says Marco Rubio is proposing a new $1 trillion "welfare program" in tax credits and "$1 trillion in new military spending." Chris Abele stated on November 2, 2015 in a TV ad: Says he balanced the Milwaukee County budget "without raising taxes five years in a row." Scott Walker stated on November 6, 2015 in a series of tweets: Wisconsin’s Government Accountability Board "ignored their duties and did not regularly audit" voters to remove felons "for a span of 16 elections. Glenn Grothman stated on November 6, 2015: On support for the Export-Import Bank Tammy Baldwin stated on October 31, 2015 in a campaign email: "‘Dark money’ spending" in the 2016 election cycle "is 10 times what it was at the same point in the 2012 election cycle," when it topped $308 million. Rebecca Kleefisch stated on October 21, 2015 in a public forum: "Most Americans are now getting their news from Facebook." Constitutional Rights PAC stated on October 14, 2015 in a news release: Paul Ryan "is one of only six House Republicans who voted for Teddy Kennedy's bill to force Christian employers to hire LGBT employees." Russ Feingold stated on August 13, 2015 in an interview: On receiving campaign contributions from out-of-state donors Ron Johnson stated on October 7, 2015 in an interview: Some 8.1 million of the estimated 11 million to 12 million people "in this country illegally are working." Chris Danou stated on October 20, 2015 in remarks in Assembly debate: A Republican bill that would change John Doe criminal investigations is "creating exceptions in the law for politicians." Ron Johnson stated on October 20, 2015 in On support for the Export-Import Bank: On support for the Export-Import Bank
Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on January 14, 2016 in a news release: Wisconsin dropped "from second in the country to 41st" among states where more than half the students took the ACT exam.
Scot Ross stated on December 13, 2015 in a television interview: Under Scott Walker, Wisconsin "moved from 16th to third in percentage of people with student loan debt."
Scott Walker stated on December 3, 2015 in an interview: "Here in Wisconsin, we've put in previous budgets more money into mental health services than any governor has in the last 25 years."
Katrina Shankland stated on November 16, 2015 in a news conference: Wisconsin "is on pace to double the number of layoffs" this year.
Sean Duffy stated on December 9, 2015 in an interview: Says President Barack Obama’s homeland security budget had "$16 million to fight climate change" but "didn't have a line item to fight violent extremism."
Chris Larson stated on November 22, 2015 in a TV interview: The Milwaukee County bus system has "among the highest fares in the nation."
American Action Network stated on December 8, 2015 in a newspaper ad: "Under conservative leadership, Congress has reduced the federal deficit by 60 percent – nearly $800 billion."
Paul Ryan stated on November 4, 2015 in a TV interview: The U.S. "tax rate on successful small businesses is 44.6 percent," while the business tax rate in Canada is 15 percent.
Joe Donald stated on December 2, 2015 in an interview: "We lock up close to 2.4 million people in this country. We're locking up more people than China and Russia."
Scott Walker stated on December 3, 2015 in a tweet: "From 2010-2014, median household income" in Wisconsin "has actually gone up 7.4 percent."
George Will stated on November 30, 2015 in a TV talk show: Despite attention on global warming, "fewer Americans carpool today to work than carpooled in 1980" and "SUVs have never been a larger proportion of the vehicles being sold in this country."
Chris Larson stated on November 22, 2015 in an interview: The Milwaukee County executive can sell the public "museum, the airport and the zoo" -- all on his own, without County Board approval
Ron Johnson stated on November 5, 2015 in a radio interview: "Probably less than 4 percent" of Wisconsin residents "are enjoying the subsidies" from Obamacare.
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on November 10, 2015 in a TV ad: Says Russ Feingold "wanted to get money out of politics. Now he's profiting from that same dark money."
Russ Feingold stated on November 12, 2015 in an interview: "Ron Johnson said specifically that he hopes the first steps occur to privatize the" Veterans Administration.
Martha McSally stated on November 17, 2015 in a news conference: The United States has "10,000 IRS agents making sure that you don't take an improper charity deduction," but to fight terrorism, it has "less than two dozen people focusing on countering violent extremism at home."
Chris Abele stated on October 29, 2015 in a TV interview: Since he took office as Milwaukee County executive, "we have never raised" bus fares and "this year there’ll be a million route-miles more than there were five years ago."
Glenn Grothman stated on October 30, 2015 in an interview: Wisconsin’s 6th congressional "district has more manufacturing jobs than almost any other" in the nation.
Jennifer Shilling stated on October 1, 2015 in a tweet: "71% of WI’s roads are in poor or mediocre condition and 14% of WI’s bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete."
Rand Paul stated on November 10, 2015 in a debate: Says Marco Rubio is proposing a new $1 trillion "welfare program" in tax credits and "$1 trillion in new military spending."
Chris Abele stated on November 2, 2015 in a TV ad: Says he balanced the Milwaukee County budget "without raising taxes five years in a row."
Scott Walker stated on November 6, 2015 in a series of tweets: Wisconsin’s Government Accountability Board "ignored their duties and did not regularly audit" voters to remove felons "for a span of 16 elections.
Tammy Baldwin stated on October 31, 2015 in a campaign email: "‘Dark money’ spending" in the 2016 election cycle "is 10 times what it was at the same point in the 2012 election cycle," when it topped $308 million.
Rebecca Kleefisch stated on October 21, 2015 in a public forum: "Most Americans are now getting their news from Facebook."
Constitutional Rights PAC stated on October 14, 2015 in a news release: Paul Ryan "is one of only six House Republicans who voted for Teddy Kennedy's bill to force Christian employers to hire LGBT employees."
Russ Feingold stated on August 13, 2015 in an interview: On receiving campaign contributions from out-of-state donors
Ron Johnson stated on October 7, 2015 in an interview: Some 8.1 million of the estimated 11 million to 12 million people "in this country illegally are working."
Chris Danou stated on October 20, 2015 in remarks in Assembly debate: A Republican bill that would change John Doe criminal investigations is "creating exceptions in the law for politicians."
Ron Johnson stated on October 20, 2015 in On support for the Export-Import Bank: On support for the Export-Import Bank
