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 Robin Vos stated on August 22, 2013 in an interview: "Minnesota, Michigan, Iowa already have 70 mph" speed limits on rural interstates, and "we see that they’ve been able to do it safely." League of Conservation Voters stated on August 14, 2013 in a TV ad: Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson voted to let oil and gas companies emit "unlimited carbon pollution into our air" Mark Harris stated on July 20, 2013 in an interview: "I’ve got the spending down, I’ve got the debt down a little bit, I’ve got the reserves up." Alberta Darling stated on August 15, 2013 in legislative testimony: Wisconsin’s criminal threshold for drunken-driving is "way out of line" with "states surrounding us," which "have the second offense as a felony." Peter Barca stated on August 7, 2013 in an interview: Under a new law regulating abortions, "Even if you're raped, if you don't report it in the first 30 days, the Republicans will force you to have an ultrasound." Scott Walker stated on July 29, 2013 in a campaign press statement: Says that in his first two years, "Wisconsin has seen its best two-year job growth in a decade." Ron Kind stated on August 2, 2013 in a speech: "Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act, U.S. health care spending grew at 3.9 percent for the last three years, the lowest growth rate in over 50 years." Scott Walker stated on July 29, 2013 in a speech: Says President Franklin Delano Roosevelt "felt there wasn’t a need in the public sector to have collective bargaining because the government is the people." Ron Johnson stated on July 17, 2013 in an interview: On average, college students "are taking six years to get a four-year degree." Federation for American Immigration Reform stated on August 5, 2013 in a news release: "Unemployment has been on the rise throughout Wisconsin" as Paul Ryan stepped up his advocacy of "immigration increases." Gwen Moore stated on July 24, 2013 in a news release: A Republican housing finance reform bill "would eliminate a person’s ability to obtain 15- and 30-year mortgages." Sean Duffy stated on July 17, 2013 in an interview: The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is "collecting financial information, monitoring financial information of millions of Americans" without their knowledge and "storing it for up to 10 years." Dave Hansen stated on July 19, 2013 in a news release: The Republican-authored state budget includes a provision "forcing people earning as little as $12,000 to buy private health insurance that could cost them as much as $4,000 per year." Scott Walker stated on July 10, 2013 in an interview: "We’re importing about 10 percent of our milk supply. We’re America’s Dairyland, but yet we don’t have enough milk in this state to meet the demand for our cheesemakers." Chris Abele stated on July 19, 2013 in a letter: On residency requirements for public workers Rachel Campos-Duffy stated on June 12, 2013 in an interview: "Upwards of 90 percent" of women seeking an abortion decide not to have an abortion after seeing an ultrasound. Jim Sensenbrenner stated on July 1, 2013 in an op-ed article: "Currently, it takes up to 25 years to obtain U.S. citizenship legally" but the Senate bill "would allow immigrants who came to the United States illegally to obtain citizenship in just 13 years." David A. Clarke Jr. stated on June 22, 2013 in a speech: "When I was growing up as a kid in the city of Milwaukee, if we averaged 4 homicides a year in the entire city that was a record number." Tony Evers stated on June 23, 2013 in an interview: A private school tax break in the Wisconsin state budget is "the most generous in the nation." Peter Barca stated on June 5, 2013 in a fund-raising email: Under Republican-backed state budget, the state education agency estimates expansion of Wisconsin’s school voucher program "could cost nearly $2 billion annually" Robin Vos stated on June 10, 2013 in an interview: A study of private bail bond systems "showed that Wisconsin has a higher no-show rate than other states" of defendants skipping court appearances. Andre Jacque stated on May 15, 2013 in an interview: A monthly "police and fire protection fee" on all Wisconsin phone bills does nothing to support police and fire. Lena Taylor stated on June 7, 2013 in an op-ed article: "There is no statistical evidence that bail bonds increase the likelihood of those awaiting trial returning to court for their scheduled hearings." Chris Larson stated on May 19, 2013 in an interview: The Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. "cannot account for creating one single job." John Nygren stated on May 8, 2013 in a press conference: The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation is a "proven job creator." Scott Walker stated on June 16, 2013 in a television interview: Says the success of his economic agenda is supported by the fact "we went from unemployment at 9.2 percent when I decided to run for governor four years ago to two points lower." Kitty Rhoades stated on June 6, 2013 in a speech: Wisconsin is "not walking away from a dime" in federal funds by rejecting the Obamacare Medicaid expansion. Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty stated on June 4, 2013 in a web posting: Says Madison Mayor Paul Soglin's stated intent when proposing that city contractors disclose private political donations was to "discourage contributions to organizations with which he disagrees." Scott Walker stated on June 2, 2013 in a television interview: "Our ranking in terms of the best and worst states to do business in was 43 four years ago, and we just moved up to 17 two weeks ago." Harry Alford stated on February 22, 2013 in a news conference: The National Rifle Association was "founded by religious leaders who wanted to protect freed slaves from the Ku Klux Klan."
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Robin Vos stated on August 22, 2013 in an interview: "Minnesota, Michigan, Iowa already have 70 mph" speed limits on rural interstates, and "we see that they’ve been able to do it safely." League of Conservation Voters stated on August 14, 2013 in a TV ad: Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson voted to let oil and gas companies emit "unlimited carbon pollution into our air" Mark Harris stated on July 20, 2013 in an interview: "I’ve got the spending down, I’ve got the debt down a little bit, I’ve got the reserves up." Alberta Darling stated on August 15, 2013 in legislative testimony: Wisconsin’s criminal threshold for drunken-driving is "way out of line" with "states surrounding us," which "have the second offense as a felony." Peter Barca stated on August 7, 2013 in an interview: Under a new law regulating abortions, "Even if you're raped, if you don't report it in the first 30 days, the Republicans will force you to have an ultrasound." Scott Walker stated on July 29, 2013 in a campaign press statement: Says that in his first two years, "Wisconsin has seen its best two-year job growth in a decade." Ron Kind stated on August 2, 2013 in a speech: "Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act, U.S. health care spending grew at 3.9 percent for the last three years, the lowest growth rate in over 50 years." Scott Walker stated on July 29, 2013 in a speech: Says President Franklin Delano Roosevelt "felt there wasn’t a need in the public sector to have collective bargaining because the government is the people." Ron Johnson stated on July 17, 2013 in an interview: On average, college students "are taking six years to get a four-year degree." Federation for American Immigration Reform stated on August 5, 2013 in a news release: "Unemployment has been on the rise throughout Wisconsin" as Paul Ryan stepped up his advocacy of "immigration increases." Gwen Moore stated on July 24, 2013 in a news release: A Republican housing finance reform bill "would eliminate a person’s ability to obtain 15- and 30-year mortgages." Sean Duffy stated on July 17, 2013 in an interview: The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is "collecting financial information, monitoring financial information of millions of Americans" without their knowledge and "storing it for up to 10 years." Dave Hansen stated on July 19, 2013 in a news release: The Republican-authored state budget includes a provision "forcing people earning as little as $12,000 to buy private health insurance that could cost them as much as $4,000 per year." Scott Walker stated on July 10, 2013 in an interview: "We’re importing about 10 percent of our milk supply. We’re America’s Dairyland, but yet we don’t have enough milk in this state to meet the demand for our cheesemakers." Chris Abele stated on July 19, 2013 in a letter: On residency requirements for public workers Rachel Campos-Duffy stated on June 12, 2013 in an interview: "Upwards of 90 percent" of women seeking an abortion decide not to have an abortion after seeing an ultrasound. Jim Sensenbrenner stated on July 1, 2013 in an op-ed article: "Currently, it takes up to 25 years to obtain U.S. citizenship legally" but the Senate bill "would allow immigrants who came to the United States illegally to obtain citizenship in just 13 years." David A. Clarke Jr. stated on June 22, 2013 in a speech: "When I was growing up as a kid in the city of Milwaukee, if we averaged 4 homicides a year in the entire city that was a record number." Tony Evers stated on June 23, 2013 in an interview: A private school tax break in the Wisconsin state budget is "the most generous in the nation." Peter Barca stated on June 5, 2013 in a fund-raising email: Under Republican-backed state budget, the state education agency estimates expansion of Wisconsin’s school voucher program "could cost nearly $2 billion annually" Robin Vos stated on June 10, 2013 in an interview: A study of private bail bond systems "showed that Wisconsin has a higher no-show rate than other states" of defendants skipping court appearances. Andre Jacque stated on May 15, 2013 in an interview: A monthly "police and fire protection fee" on all Wisconsin phone bills does nothing to support police and fire. Lena Taylor stated on June 7, 2013 in an op-ed article: "There is no statistical evidence that bail bonds increase the likelihood of those awaiting trial returning to court for their scheduled hearings." Chris Larson stated on May 19, 2013 in an interview: The Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. "cannot account for creating one single job." John Nygren stated on May 8, 2013 in a press conference: The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation is a "proven job creator." Scott Walker stated on June 16, 2013 in a television interview: Says the success of his economic agenda is supported by the fact "we went from unemployment at 9.2 percent when I decided to run for governor four years ago to two points lower." Kitty Rhoades stated on June 6, 2013 in a speech: Wisconsin is "not walking away from a dime" in federal funds by rejecting the Obamacare Medicaid expansion. Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty stated on June 4, 2013 in a web posting: Says Madison Mayor Paul Soglin's stated intent when proposing that city contractors disclose private political donations was to "discourage contributions to organizations with which he disagrees." Scott Walker stated on June 2, 2013 in a television interview: "Our ranking in terms of the best and worst states to do business in was 43 four years ago, and we just moved up to 17 two weeks ago." Harry Alford stated on February 22, 2013 in a news conference: The National Rifle Association was "founded by religious leaders who wanted to protect freed slaves from the Ku Klux Klan."
Robin Vos stated on August 22, 2013 in an interview: "Minnesota, Michigan, Iowa already have 70 mph" speed limits on rural interstates, and "we see that they’ve been able to do it safely."
League of Conservation Voters stated on August 14, 2013 in a TV ad: Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson voted to let oil and gas companies emit "unlimited carbon pollution into our air"
Mark Harris stated on July 20, 2013 in an interview: "I’ve got the spending down, I’ve got the debt down a little bit, I’ve got the reserves up."
Alberta Darling stated on August 15, 2013 in legislative testimony: Wisconsin’s criminal threshold for drunken-driving is "way out of line" with "states surrounding us," which "have the second offense as a felony."
Peter Barca stated on August 7, 2013 in an interview: Under a new law regulating abortions, "Even if you're raped, if you don't report it in the first 30 days, the Republicans will force you to have an ultrasound."
Scott Walker stated on July 29, 2013 in a campaign press statement: Says that in his first two years, "Wisconsin has seen its best two-year job growth in a decade."
Ron Kind stated on August 2, 2013 in a speech: "Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act, U.S. health care spending grew at 3.9 percent for the last three years, the lowest growth rate in over 50 years."
Scott Walker stated on July 29, 2013 in a speech: Says President Franklin Delano Roosevelt "felt there wasn’t a need in the public sector to have collective bargaining because the government is the people."
Ron Johnson stated on July 17, 2013 in an interview: On average, college students "are taking six years to get a four-year degree."
Federation for American Immigration Reform stated on August 5, 2013 in a news release: "Unemployment has been on the rise throughout Wisconsin" as Paul Ryan stepped up his advocacy of "immigration increases."
Gwen Moore stated on July 24, 2013 in a news release: A Republican housing finance reform bill "would eliminate a person’s ability to obtain 15- and 30-year mortgages."
Sean Duffy stated on July 17, 2013 in an interview: The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is "collecting financial information, monitoring financial information of millions of Americans" without their knowledge and "storing it for up to 10 years."
Dave Hansen stated on July 19, 2013 in a news release: The Republican-authored state budget includes a provision "forcing people earning as little as $12,000 to buy private health insurance that could cost them as much as $4,000 per year."
Scott Walker stated on July 10, 2013 in an interview: "We’re importing about 10 percent of our milk supply. We’re America’s Dairyland, but yet we don’t have enough milk in this state to meet the demand for our cheesemakers."
Rachel Campos-Duffy stated on June 12, 2013 in an interview: "Upwards of 90 percent" of women seeking an abortion decide not to have an abortion after seeing an ultrasound.
Jim Sensenbrenner stated on July 1, 2013 in an op-ed article: "Currently, it takes up to 25 years to obtain U.S. citizenship legally" but the Senate bill "would allow immigrants who came to the United States illegally to obtain citizenship in just 13 years."
David A. Clarke Jr. stated on June 22, 2013 in a speech: "When I was growing up as a kid in the city of Milwaukee, if we averaged 4 homicides a year in the entire city that was a record number."
Tony Evers stated on June 23, 2013 in an interview: A private school tax break in the Wisconsin state budget is "the most generous in the nation."
Peter Barca stated on June 5, 2013 in a fund-raising email: Under Republican-backed state budget, the state education agency estimates expansion of Wisconsin’s school voucher program "could cost nearly $2 billion annually"
Robin Vos stated on June 10, 2013 in an interview: A study of private bail bond systems "showed that Wisconsin has a higher no-show rate than other states" of defendants skipping court appearances.
Andre Jacque stated on May 15, 2013 in an interview: A monthly "police and fire protection fee" on all Wisconsin phone bills does nothing to support police and fire.
Lena Taylor stated on June 7, 2013 in an op-ed article: "There is no statistical evidence that bail bonds increase the likelihood of those awaiting trial returning to court for their scheduled hearings."
Chris Larson stated on May 19, 2013 in an interview: The Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. "cannot account for creating one single job."
John Nygren stated on May 8, 2013 in a press conference: The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation is a "proven job creator."
Scott Walker stated on June 16, 2013 in a television interview: Says the success of his economic agenda is supported by the fact "we went from unemployment at 9.2 percent when I decided to run for governor four years ago to two points lower."
Kitty Rhoades stated on June 6, 2013 in a speech: Wisconsin is "not walking away from a dime" in federal funds by rejecting the Obamacare Medicaid expansion.
Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty stated on June 4, 2013 in a web posting: Says Madison Mayor Paul Soglin's stated intent when proposing that city contractors disclose private political donations was to "discourage contributions to organizations with which he disagrees."
Scott Walker stated on June 2, 2013 in a television interview: "Our ranking in terms of the best and worst states to do business in was 43 four years ago, and we just moved up to 17 two weeks ago."
Harry Alford stated on February 22, 2013 in a news conference: The National Rifle Association was "founded by religious leaders who wanted to protect freed slaves from the Ku Klux Klan."
