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 Gwen Moore stated on December 11, 2012 in a letter to congressional leadership: Since the federal Violence Against Women Act was adopted in 1994, "cases of domestic violence have fallen by 67 percent." Pardeep Kaleka stated on December 17, 2012 in an online video: "Every day, 34 Americans are murdered with guns." Scott Walker stated on November 16, 2012 in a speech: "Our pension system is the only one in the country that’s 100 percent funded." Don Pridemore stated on December 3, 2012 in a news conference: Among Milwaukee Public Schools students, "86 percent are behind in reading and 80 percent are behind in math." Paul Ryan stated on December 4, 2012 in a speech: "Over $1 trillion" was spent on anti-poverty programs in 2011, enough to "give every single poor American a check for $22,000." Kevin Reilly stated on December 7, 2012 in public remarks: "Faculty salaries at UW System institutions have now fallen more than 18 percent below the national average." Paul Ryan stated on December 4, 2012 in a speech: "One out of every four students fails to earn a high school diploma. In our major cities across America, half of our kids don’t graduate." The Campaign to Fix the Debt stated on December 17, 2012 in a press release: "If lawmakers fail to avert the fiscal cliff, 18 percent of the federal money that is sent to the states will be eliminated." Marina Dimitrijevic stated on November 14, 2012 in a radio interview: Thanks to actions by the Milwaukee County Board on the 2013 budget, the amount of county taxes on the average home in the city of Milwaukee "would be a $19 decrease." Mike Tate stated on December 3, 2012 in a blog post: "Scott Walker has even removed the 250,000 jobs promise from his website." Scott Walker stated on December 12, 2012 in a speech: Wisconsin has created "just under 100,000" jobs since he took office. One Wisconsin Now stated on December 3, 2012 in a news release: Says state schools superintendent candidate Don Pridemore "voted for the largest cuts to public education in our state history" and for "$2.3 billion in tax breaks for corporations and the wealthy." Marina Dimitrijevic stated on November 14, 2012 in an interview: Milwaukee County government employees pay "much more" for their health care than City of Milwaukee or State of Wisconsin employees. Sandy Pasch stated on December 29, 2012 in a radio address: Democratic Party candidates for the state Assembly "actually received 200,000 more votes statewide" than their Republican counterparts in the 2012 election Scott Walker stated on November 26, 2012 in an interview: Says he first unveiled his new legislative agenda in Wisconsin, not in California as critics complain Ron Johnson stated on October 10, 2012 in a television interview: Says President Barack Obama "did not come into office with the economy in a free fall." Jon Erpenbach stated on November 16, 2012 in a press release: Says Gov. Scott Walker has "led people to believe that if Wisconsin doesn’t implement a (health-care) exchange, Obamacare doesn’t happen here." Health First Wisconsin stated on November 12, 2012 in a news release: "Wisconsin is the only state that allows parents or guardians to purchase alcohol for their children – regardless of whether that child is seven or 20 years old – at bars and restaurants." Freedom From Religion Foundation stated on November 9, 2012 in an email: "Secular Americans are the fastest-growing religious identification demographic in this country." Mike White stated on October 23, 2012 in an email to employees: Says that with President Obama's re-election, state and federal income tax rates for some taxpayers will rise "to roughly 65 percent." Robin Vos stated on November 8, 2012 in an interview: When it comes to income taxes, Wisconsin is "one of the best places in the country to be poor" but "top 4 or 5 worst" for middle-income earners. Rebecca Kleefisch stated on November 1, 2012 in a radio address: "Wisconsin still ranks first among the 50 states in manufacturing jobs per capita." Progressive Change Campaign Committee stated on October 31, 2012 in a TV ad: Says U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson "says he’ll do away with Medicare." National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on October 15, 2012 in a TV ad: Says U.S. Senate candidate Tammy Baldwin "proposed a $3.9 trillion tax increase -- a tax increase so extreme" that "even Nancy Pelosi voted against it." Majority PAC stated on October 31, 2012 in a TV ad: "Tommy Thompson made millions from corporations who outsource American jobs and now he's trying to lavish huge tax breaks on them." Tommy Thompson stated on October 26, 2012 in debate comments: On support for U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan’s Medicare reform plan Tammy Baldwin stated on October 25, 2012 in an interview: On a single-payer healthcare system Tammy Baldwin stated on October 24, 2012 in an interview: Says she voted against the Medicare Part D prescription drug program "because it was unfunded." Tommy Thompson stated on October 18, 2012 in a debate: Says Democrats first proposed prohibiting the government from negotiating prices for prescription drugs in Medicare Part D and he "had nothing to do with" that provision in the law. Tammy Baldwin stated on October 18, 2012 in a debate: Says U.S. Senate rival Tommy Thompson ran Medicare "into the ground" and "nine years closer to bankruptcy."
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Gwen Moore stated on December 11, 2012 in a letter to congressional leadership: Since the federal Violence Against Women Act was adopted in 1994, "cases of domestic violence have fallen by 67 percent." Pardeep Kaleka stated on December 17, 2012 in an online video: "Every day, 34 Americans are murdered with guns." Scott Walker stated on November 16, 2012 in a speech: "Our pension system is the only one in the country that’s 100 percent funded." Don Pridemore stated on December 3, 2012 in a news conference: Among Milwaukee Public Schools students, "86 percent are behind in reading and 80 percent are behind in math." Paul Ryan stated on December 4, 2012 in a speech: "Over $1 trillion" was spent on anti-poverty programs in 2011, enough to "give every single poor American a check for $22,000." Kevin Reilly stated on December 7, 2012 in public remarks: "Faculty salaries at UW System institutions have now fallen more than 18 percent below the national average." Paul Ryan stated on December 4, 2012 in a speech: "One out of every four students fails to earn a high school diploma. In our major cities across America, half of our kids don’t graduate." The Campaign to Fix the Debt stated on December 17, 2012 in a press release: "If lawmakers fail to avert the fiscal cliff, 18 percent of the federal money that is sent to the states will be eliminated." Marina Dimitrijevic stated on November 14, 2012 in a radio interview: Thanks to actions by the Milwaukee County Board on the 2013 budget, the amount of county taxes on the average home in the city of Milwaukee "would be a $19 decrease." Mike Tate stated on December 3, 2012 in a blog post: "Scott Walker has even removed the 250,000 jobs promise from his website." Scott Walker stated on December 12, 2012 in a speech: Wisconsin has created "just under 100,000" jobs since he took office. One Wisconsin Now stated on December 3, 2012 in a news release: Says state schools superintendent candidate Don Pridemore "voted for the largest cuts to public education in our state history" and for "$2.3 billion in tax breaks for corporations and the wealthy." Marina Dimitrijevic stated on November 14, 2012 in an interview: Milwaukee County government employees pay "much more" for their health care than City of Milwaukee or State of Wisconsin employees. Sandy Pasch stated on December 29, 2012 in a radio address: Democratic Party candidates for the state Assembly "actually received 200,000 more votes statewide" than their Republican counterparts in the 2012 election Scott Walker stated on November 26, 2012 in an interview: Says he first unveiled his new legislative agenda in Wisconsin, not in California as critics complain Ron Johnson stated on October 10, 2012 in a television interview: Says President Barack Obama "did not come into office with the economy in a free fall." Jon Erpenbach stated on November 16, 2012 in a press release: Says Gov. Scott Walker has "led people to believe that if Wisconsin doesn’t implement a (health-care) exchange, Obamacare doesn’t happen here." Health First Wisconsin stated on November 12, 2012 in a news release: "Wisconsin is the only state that allows parents or guardians to purchase alcohol for their children – regardless of whether that child is seven or 20 years old – at bars and restaurants." Freedom From Religion Foundation stated on November 9, 2012 in an email: "Secular Americans are the fastest-growing religious identification demographic in this country." Mike White stated on October 23, 2012 in an email to employees: Says that with President Obama's re-election, state and federal income tax rates for some taxpayers will rise "to roughly 65 percent." Robin Vos stated on November 8, 2012 in an interview: When it comes to income taxes, Wisconsin is "one of the best places in the country to be poor" but "top 4 or 5 worst" for middle-income earners. Rebecca Kleefisch stated on November 1, 2012 in a radio address: "Wisconsin still ranks first among the 50 states in manufacturing jobs per capita." Progressive Change Campaign Committee stated on October 31, 2012 in a TV ad: Says U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson "says he’ll do away with Medicare." National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on October 15, 2012 in a TV ad: Says U.S. Senate candidate Tammy Baldwin "proposed a $3.9 trillion tax increase -- a tax increase so extreme" that "even Nancy Pelosi voted against it." Majority PAC stated on October 31, 2012 in a TV ad: "Tommy Thompson made millions from corporations who outsource American jobs and now he's trying to lavish huge tax breaks on them." Tommy Thompson stated on October 26, 2012 in debate comments: On support for U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan’s Medicare reform plan Tammy Baldwin stated on October 25, 2012 in an interview: On a single-payer healthcare system Tammy Baldwin stated on October 24, 2012 in an interview: Says she voted against the Medicare Part D prescription drug program "because it was unfunded." Tommy Thompson stated on October 18, 2012 in a debate: Says Democrats first proposed prohibiting the government from negotiating prices for prescription drugs in Medicare Part D and he "had nothing to do with" that provision in the law. Tammy Baldwin stated on October 18, 2012 in a debate: Says U.S. Senate rival Tommy Thompson ran Medicare "into the ground" and "nine years closer to bankruptcy."
Gwen Moore stated on December 11, 2012 in a letter to congressional leadership: Since the federal Violence Against Women Act was adopted in 1994, "cases of domestic violence have fallen by 67 percent."
Pardeep Kaleka stated on December 17, 2012 in an online video: "Every day, 34 Americans are murdered with guns."
Scott Walker stated on November 16, 2012 in a speech: "Our pension system is the only one in the country that’s 100 percent funded."
Don Pridemore stated on December 3, 2012 in a news conference: Among Milwaukee Public Schools students, "86 percent are behind in reading and 80 percent are behind in math."
Paul Ryan stated on December 4, 2012 in a speech: "Over $1 trillion" was spent on anti-poverty programs in 2011, enough to "give every single poor American a check for $22,000."
Kevin Reilly stated on December 7, 2012 in public remarks: "Faculty salaries at UW System institutions have now fallen more than 18 percent below the national average."
Paul Ryan stated on December 4, 2012 in a speech: "One out of every four students fails to earn a high school diploma. In our major cities across America, half of our kids don’t graduate."
The Campaign to Fix the Debt stated on December 17, 2012 in a press release: "If lawmakers fail to avert the fiscal cliff, 18 percent of the federal money that is sent to the states will be eliminated."
Marina Dimitrijevic stated on November 14, 2012 in a radio interview: Thanks to actions by the Milwaukee County Board on the 2013 budget, the amount of county taxes on the average home in the city of Milwaukee "would be a $19 decrease."
Mike Tate stated on December 3, 2012 in a blog post: "Scott Walker has even removed the 250,000 jobs promise from his website."
Scott Walker stated on December 12, 2012 in a speech: Wisconsin has created "just under 100,000" jobs since he took office.
One Wisconsin Now stated on December 3, 2012 in a news release: Says state schools superintendent candidate Don Pridemore "voted for the largest cuts to public education in our state history" and for "$2.3 billion in tax breaks for corporations and the wealthy."
Marina Dimitrijevic stated on November 14, 2012 in an interview: Milwaukee County government employees pay "much more" for their health care than City of Milwaukee or State of Wisconsin employees.
Sandy Pasch stated on December 29, 2012 in a radio address: Democratic Party candidates for the state Assembly "actually received 200,000 more votes statewide" than their Republican counterparts in the 2012 election
Scott Walker stated on November 26, 2012 in an interview: Says he first unveiled his new legislative agenda in Wisconsin, not in California as critics complain
Ron Johnson stated on October 10, 2012 in a television interview: Says President Barack Obama "did not come into office with the economy in a free fall."
Jon Erpenbach stated on November 16, 2012 in a press release: Says Gov. Scott Walker has "led people to believe that if Wisconsin doesn’t implement a (health-care) exchange, Obamacare doesn’t happen here."
Health First Wisconsin stated on November 12, 2012 in a news release: "Wisconsin is the only state that allows parents or guardians to purchase alcohol for their children – regardless of whether that child is seven or 20 years old – at bars and restaurants."
Freedom From Religion Foundation stated on November 9, 2012 in an email: "Secular Americans are the fastest-growing religious identification demographic in this country."
Mike White stated on October 23, 2012 in an email to employees: Says that with President Obama's re-election, state and federal income tax rates for some taxpayers will rise "to roughly 65 percent."
Robin Vos stated on November 8, 2012 in an interview: When it comes to income taxes, Wisconsin is "one of the best places in the country to be poor" but "top 4 or 5 worst" for middle-income earners.
Rebecca Kleefisch stated on November 1, 2012 in a radio address: "Wisconsin still ranks first among the 50 states in manufacturing jobs per capita."
Progressive Change Campaign Committee stated on October 31, 2012 in a TV ad: Says U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson "says he’ll do away with Medicare."
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on October 15, 2012 in a TV ad: Says U.S. Senate candidate Tammy Baldwin "proposed a $3.9 trillion tax increase -- a tax increase so extreme" that "even Nancy Pelosi voted against it."
Majority PAC stated on October 31, 2012 in a TV ad: "Tommy Thompson made millions from corporations who outsource American jobs and now he's trying to lavish huge tax breaks on them."
Tommy Thompson stated on October 26, 2012 in debate comments: On support for U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan’s Medicare reform plan
Tammy Baldwin stated on October 24, 2012 in an interview: Says she voted against the Medicare Part D prescription drug program "because it was unfunded."
Tommy Thompson stated on October 18, 2012 in a debate: Says Democrats first proposed prohibiting the government from negotiating prices for prescription drugs in Medicare Part D and he "had nothing to do with" that provision in the law.
Tammy Baldwin stated on October 18, 2012 in a debate: Says U.S. Senate rival Tommy Thompson ran Medicare "into the ground" and "nine years closer to bankruptcy."
