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 Ron Johnson stated on October 4, 2022 in Public statement: "To call what happened on January 6 an armed insurrection, I just think is not accurate." Tim Michels stated on September 4, 2022 in Twitter: Says Tony Evers is “a career politician.” Ron Johnson stated on September 26, 2022 in TV ad: Says Mandela Barnes “supported a 20% increase in the gas tax.” Restoration PAC stated on September 28, 2022 in Digital ad: Says Mandela Barnes supports killing “preemies” – “infants born prior to 37 weeks of pregnancy" Mandela Barnes stated on September 2, 2022 in News release: "Ron Johnson has voted against funding for law enforcement and recently opposed a plan to recruit and train new officers " Tim Michels stated on September 10, 2022 in Public statement: “You know how many convicted felons Scott Walker let out during his eight years early on parole? Zero. Tony Evers is approaching 1,000 of these that he’s let out early." Tim Michels stated on September 23, 2022 in Radio interview: On exceptions to Wisconsin’s abortion ban. Joe Biden stated on September 13, 2022 in Public statement: Says Ron Johnson "wants to put Social Security and Medicare on the chopping block every single year." Mandela Barnes stated on September 2, 2022 in News release: Says under his plan to end cash bail "the Waukesha perpetrator wouldn’t have been released " National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on September 9, 2022 in News release: “Mandela Barnes…wants to release 50% of the prison population when 68% is classified as ‘violent offenders.’” Liberal Groups stated on September 6, 2022 in TV ad: Says Tim Michels' family foundation "funded an organization that tracks women when they get near abortion clinics … he wants to treat women like they're the criminals." Ron Johnson stated on August 23, 2022 in Twitter: "Democrats' radical green energy policies caused record gas prices. " Mandela Barnes stated on August 17, 2022 in Twitter: “Ron Johnson just came out in favor of a federal abortion ban.” Republican Governors Association stated on September 5, 2022 in Email: Says President Joe Biden “recently said that 48.8% of Wisconsin voters are threats to democracy.” National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on August 24, 2022 in News release: Says Mandela Barnes "supports stripping health care away from millions." Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on August 8, 2022 in News release: Says “Tim Michels doesn’t think gay people should be out in public.” National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on August 10, 2022 in News release: Says Democratic Senate candidate Mandela Barnes “supports abolishing ICE.” Ron Johnson stated on August 7, 2022 in News release: "Last year the IRS audited Americans earning less than $25,000 a year at five times the rate of other groups." League of Conservation Voters stated on August 13, 2022 in Twitter: Says Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson “called climate change ‘bull----’ during a record heatwave” and “raked in over $700k in fossil fuel cash.” Glenn Grothman stated on July 18, 2022 in Twitter: "With three months remaining in the Fiscal Year, (the border patrol) has already encountered more illegal immigrants along the Southwest border" than in any previous fiscal year. Tony Evers stated on July 24, 2022 in TV interview: "We are number one in the country as far as our spending (COVID-19 relief) money on businesses as it relates to the percentage of federal funds that we receive." Facebook posts stated on August 3, 2022 in a Facebook post: "Send your postcards to 5 key states to decertify fraud” in the 2020 election. Tim Michels stated on August 1, 2022 in Public statement: On endorsing former President Donald Trump in 2024 Republican Governors Association stated on July 29, 2022 in Email: "Governor Tony Evers gave counties the green light to defund Wisconsin's police departments." Mandela Barnes stated on July 17, 2022 in Debate: “We have more oil and gas permits than ever before right now.” Viral image stated on August 6, 2022 in a Facebook post: Photo shows a “massive” crowd at a Trump rally in Wisconsin on Aug. 5, 2022. Rebecca Kleefisch stated on July 6, 2022 in TV ad: “Tim Michels pushed for years to raise (Wisconsin’s) gas tax.” Rebecca Kleefisch stated on July 24, 2022 in Twitter: "There is absolutely no reason why Wisconsin should be facing a worker shortage to the level we are when there are 123,000 more able-bodied childless adults on BadgerCare since the pandemic." Robin Vos stated on July 8, 2022 in Twitter: “The legislature has long maintained that the law never allowed these illegal drop boxes.” Francesca Hong stated on May 18, 2022 in a tweet: "In the Wisconsin State Assembly this session, more than 75% of GOP bills received a public hearing. Meanwhile, the GOP allowed less than 2% of Democratic bills to have a hearing."
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Ron Johnson stated on October 4, 2022 in Public statement: "To call what happened on January 6 an armed insurrection, I just think is not accurate." Tim Michels stated on September 4, 2022 in Twitter: Says Tony Evers is “a career politician.” Ron Johnson stated on September 26, 2022 in TV ad: Says Mandela Barnes “supported a 20% increase in the gas tax.” Restoration PAC stated on September 28, 2022 in Digital ad: Says Mandela Barnes supports killing “preemies” – “infants born prior to 37 weeks of pregnancy" Mandela Barnes stated on September 2, 2022 in News release: "Ron Johnson has voted against funding for law enforcement and recently opposed a plan to recruit and train new officers " Tim Michels stated on September 10, 2022 in Public statement: “You know how many convicted felons Scott Walker let out during his eight years early on parole? Zero. Tony Evers is approaching 1,000 of these that he’s let out early." Tim Michels stated on September 23, 2022 in Radio interview: On exceptions to Wisconsin’s abortion ban. Joe Biden stated on September 13, 2022 in Public statement: Says Ron Johnson "wants to put Social Security and Medicare on the chopping block every single year." Mandela Barnes stated on September 2, 2022 in News release: Says under his plan to end cash bail "the Waukesha perpetrator wouldn’t have been released " National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on September 9, 2022 in News release: “Mandela Barnes…wants to release 50% of the prison population when 68% is classified as ‘violent offenders.’” Liberal Groups stated on September 6, 2022 in TV ad: Says Tim Michels' family foundation "funded an organization that tracks women when they get near abortion clinics … he wants to treat women like they're the criminals." Ron Johnson stated on August 23, 2022 in Twitter: "Democrats' radical green energy policies caused record gas prices. " Mandela Barnes stated on August 17, 2022 in Twitter: “Ron Johnson just came out in favor of a federal abortion ban.” Republican Governors Association stated on September 5, 2022 in Email: Says President Joe Biden “recently said that 48.8% of Wisconsin voters are threats to democracy.” National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on August 24, 2022 in News release: Says Mandela Barnes "supports stripping health care away from millions." Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on August 8, 2022 in News release: Says “Tim Michels doesn’t think gay people should be out in public.” National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on August 10, 2022 in News release: Says Democratic Senate candidate Mandela Barnes “supports abolishing ICE.” Ron Johnson stated on August 7, 2022 in News release: "Last year the IRS audited Americans earning less than $25,000 a year at five times the rate of other groups." League of Conservation Voters stated on August 13, 2022 in Twitter: Says Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson “called climate change ‘bull----’ during a record heatwave” and “raked in over $700k in fossil fuel cash.” Glenn Grothman stated on July 18, 2022 in Twitter: "With three months remaining in the Fiscal Year, (the border patrol) has already encountered more illegal immigrants along the Southwest border" than in any previous fiscal year. Tony Evers stated on July 24, 2022 in TV interview: "We are number one in the country as far as our spending (COVID-19 relief) money on businesses as it relates to the percentage of federal funds that we receive." Facebook posts stated on August 3, 2022 in a Facebook post: "Send your postcards to 5 key states to decertify fraud” in the 2020 election. Tim Michels stated on August 1, 2022 in Public statement: On endorsing former President Donald Trump in 2024 Republican Governors Association stated on July 29, 2022 in Email: "Governor Tony Evers gave counties the green light to defund Wisconsin's police departments." Mandela Barnes stated on July 17, 2022 in Debate: “We have more oil and gas permits than ever before right now.” Viral image stated on August 6, 2022 in a Facebook post: Photo shows a “massive” crowd at a Trump rally in Wisconsin on Aug. 5, 2022. Rebecca Kleefisch stated on July 6, 2022 in TV ad: “Tim Michels pushed for years to raise (Wisconsin’s) gas tax.” Rebecca Kleefisch stated on July 24, 2022 in Twitter: "There is absolutely no reason why Wisconsin should be facing a worker shortage to the level we are when there are 123,000 more able-bodied childless adults on BadgerCare since the pandemic." Robin Vos stated on July 8, 2022 in Twitter: “The legislature has long maintained that the law never allowed these illegal drop boxes.” Francesca Hong stated on May 18, 2022 in a tweet: "In the Wisconsin State Assembly this session, more than 75% of GOP bills received a public hearing. Meanwhile, the GOP allowed less than 2% of Democratic bills to have a hearing."
Ron Johnson stated on October 4, 2022 in Public statement: "To call what happened on January 6 an armed insurrection, I just think is not accurate."
Ron Johnson stated on September 26, 2022 in TV ad: Says Mandela Barnes “supported a 20% increase in the gas tax.”
Restoration PAC stated on September 28, 2022 in Digital ad: Says Mandela Barnes supports killing “preemies” – “infants born prior to 37 weeks of pregnancy"
Mandela Barnes stated on September 2, 2022 in News release: "Ron Johnson has voted against funding for law enforcement and recently opposed a plan to recruit and train new officers "
Tim Michels stated on September 10, 2022 in Public statement: “You know how many convicted felons Scott Walker let out during his eight years early on parole? Zero. Tony Evers is approaching 1,000 of these that he’s let out early."
Tim Michels stated on September 23, 2022 in Radio interview: On exceptions to Wisconsin’s abortion ban.
Joe Biden stated on September 13, 2022 in Public statement: Says Ron Johnson "wants to put Social Security and Medicare on the chopping block every single year."
Mandela Barnes stated on September 2, 2022 in News release: Says under his plan to end cash bail "the Waukesha perpetrator wouldn’t have been released "
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on September 9, 2022 in News release: “Mandela Barnes…wants to release 50% of the prison population when 68% is classified as ‘violent offenders.’”
Liberal Groups stated on September 6, 2022 in TV ad: Says Tim Michels' family foundation "funded an organization that tracks women when they get near abortion clinics … he wants to treat women like they're the criminals."
Ron Johnson stated on August 23, 2022 in Twitter: "Democrats' radical green energy policies caused record gas prices. "
Mandela Barnes stated on August 17, 2022 in Twitter: “Ron Johnson just came out in favor of a federal abortion ban.”
Republican Governors Association stated on September 5, 2022 in Email: Says President Joe Biden “recently said that 48.8% of Wisconsin voters are threats to democracy.”
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on August 24, 2022 in News release: Says Mandela Barnes "supports stripping health care away from millions."
Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on August 8, 2022 in News release: Says “Tim Michels doesn’t think gay people should be out in public.”
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on August 10, 2022 in News release: Says Democratic Senate candidate Mandela Barnes “supports abolishing ICE.”
Ron Johnson stated on August 7, 2022 in News release: "Last year the IRS audited Americans earning less than $25,000 a year at five times the rate of other groups."
League of Conservation Voters stated on August 13, 2022 in Twitter: Says Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson “called climate change ‘bull----’ during a record heatwave” and “raked in over $700k in fossil fuel cash.”
Glenn Grothman stated on July 18, 2022 in Twitter: "With three months remaining in the Fiscal Year, (the border patrol) has already encountered more illegal immigrants along the Southwest border" than in any previous fiscal year.
Tony Evers stated on July 24, 2022 in TV interview: "We are number one in the country as far as our spending (COVID-19 relief) money on businesses as it relates to the percentage of federal funds that we receive."
Facebook posts stated on August 3, 2022 in a Facebook post: "Send your postcards to 5 key states to decertify fraud” in the 2020 election.
Tim Michels stated on August 1, 2022 in Public statement: On endorsing former President Donald Trump in 2024
Republican Governors Association stated on July 29, 2022 in Email: "Governor Tony Evers gave counties the green light to defund Wisconsin's police departments."
Mandela Barnes stated on July 17, 2022 in Debate: “We have more oil and gas permits than ever before right now.”
Viral image stated on August 6, 2022 in a Facebook post: Photo shows a “massive” crowd at a Trump rally in Wisconsin on Aug. 5, 2022.
Rebecca Kleefisch stated on July 6, 2022 in TV ad: “Tim Michels pushed for years to raise (Wisconsin’s) gas tax.”
Rebecca Kleefisch stated on July 24, 2022 in Twitter: "There is absolutely no reason why Wisconsin should be facing a worker shortage to the level we are when there are 123,000 more able-bodied childless adults on BadgerCare since the pandemic."
Robin Vos stated on July 8, 2022 in Twitter: “The legislature has long maintained that the law never allowed these illegal drop boxes.”
Francesca Hong stated on May 18, 2022 in a tweet: "In the Wisconsin State Assembly this session, more than 75% of GOP bills received a public hearing. Meanwhile, the GOP allowed less than 2% of Democratic bills to have a hearing."
