Latest Mostly True 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 Barack Obama stated on July 2, 2015 in a speech: "We've cut the deficit by two-thirds." Scott Walker stated on June 4, 2015 in a statement: Says "Hillary Clinton's rejection of efforts to make it easier to vote and harder to cheat not only defies logic, but the will of the majority of Americans." Russ Feingold stated on June 5, 2015 in a speech: Says U.S. Senate opponent Ron Johnson "is opposed to all government-assisted student loans." Hillary Clinton stated on June 4, 2015 in a speech: Says Scott Walker "cut back early voting and signed legislation that would make it harder for college students to vote." Chris Taylor stated on April 15, 2015 in a press release: Says Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed state budget contained 110 pages of errors -- an unusually high number -- "and millions of dollars’ worth of mistakes" that were corrected with a follow-up document. Scott Walker stated on May 9, 2015 in a speech: "For our next two years in my state, we will end with a structural surplus of $499 million." Tammy Baldwin stated on May 5, 2015 in a tweet: "There are more members of the U.S. Senate than the number of WI families who would benefit from GOP estate tax break." Van Wanggaard stated on April 21, 2015 in a legislative floor debate: "There's no statistical evidence that" a waiting period for handgun purchases "reduces violence whatsoever." Mark Pocan stated on April 9, 2015 in a news conference: "When the Constitution was written, (only) 20 to 25 percent of the people in the country could vote." Edward Flynn stated on April 14, 2015 in a news conference: In Wisconsin, a "second arrest for carrying pot is a felony," but a second or subsequent arrest "for carrying a gun illegally is a misdemeanor." Robin Vos stated on March 12, 2015 in an interview: Says Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed reduction in university spending is "about the size of the one" under Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle, but Democrats didn’t treat Doyle’s cut as so dire. Peter Barca stated on March 12, 2015 in a televised interview: "The average faculty member at UW-Madison brings in close to a quarter million dollars a year" in grant money. Mark Pocan stated on March 10, 2015 in an interview: Wisconsin is "dead last in the Midwest for job creation." Scott Walker stated on February 26, 2015 in an interview: More than any Republican governor in the 2014 elections, "I took a higher percentage of the Republican vote"and "yet I also carried independents by 12 points." Jon Erpenbach stated on February 23, 2015 in a Facebook post: "In general, it appears" Wisconsin’s right to work bill would "likely apply to" the Green Bay Packers players and their union. Scott Walker stated on February 3, 2015 in his budget speech: Borrowing in my 2015-’17 state budget is less than half that in my predecessor’s last budget and "the lowest it has been in a decade." Gwen Moore stated on January 7, 2015 in a tweet: Says Mitch McConnell credits Republicans "for recent economic improvements" even though they took control of the Senate only "days ago." Ron Johnson stated on December 11, 2014 in an interview: Two-thirds of the federal budget is "permanent law ... it's permanently appropriated." Mario Loyola stated on November 5, 2014 in an opinion piece: "Wisconsin’s state budget is almost twice as large per person as the state budget of Texas, and even after billions in tax cuts, Wisconsin’s working families and businesses remain subject to a heavy tax burden." Robin Vos stated on November 5, 2014 in an interview: In Wisconsin, unions can essentially give "unlimited" contributions to political parties, but business can't give any. Peter Barca stated on November 7, 2014 in an interview: Republicans approved 12 times larger tax breaks for "people making over 350 grand" than for "the average middle-class person." Scott Walker stated on October 14, 2014 in an interview: The gender gap in his support is "not unique to me" and "there’s not a huge gap from where Republicans have been in presidential, gubernatorial and US Senate elections" in recent years. Barack Obama stated on October 28, 2014 in a speech: Wisconsin Republicans "repealed a statewide fair pay law" that made "sure women are treated fairly on the job." Scott Walker stated on October 22, 2014 in a campaign TV ad: Says his promise of 250,000 new private sector jobs was a "big goal." Scott Walker stated on October 17, 2014 in a speech: Figures for September 2014’s job growth in Wisconsin mark the "largest private-sector job creation we've had in the month of September in more than a decade" Scott Walker stated on September 20, 2014 in remarks during a campaign stop: "More than 70,000" job openings are listed on a state jobs website. Mary Burke stated on September 22, 2014 in an interview: "We have 41,000 people right now on the waitlist for financial-based assistance for our tech colleges and universities," most of them for tech schools. Mary Burke stated on September 22, 2014 in an interview: Under Scott Walker, "right now, we’re 46th in the country in terms of new businesses started." Scott Walker stated on September 18, 2014 in a campaign TV ad: "Thanks to our reforms, the average family will have an extra $322 to spend." Mark Harris stated on September 2, 2014 in an interview: Says Glenn Grothman pushed through state tax credits that when phased in, "someone that owns a factory that produces millions in income" will pay "less tax than their nephew would if he worked full time at Taco Bell for minimum wage."
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Barack Obama stated on July 2, 2015 in a speech: "We've cut the deficit by two-thirds." Scott Walker stated on June 4, 2015 in a statement: Says "Hillary Clinton's rejection of efforts to make it easier to vote and harder to cheat not only defies logic, but the will of the majority of Americans." Russ Feingold stated on June 5, 2015 in a speech: Says U.S. Senate opponent Ron Johnson "is opposed to all government-assisted student loans." Hillary Clinton stated on June 4, 2015 in a speech: Says Scott Walker "cut back early voting and signed legislation that would make it harder for college students to vote." Chris Taylor stated on April 15, 2015 in a press release: Says Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed state budget contained 110 pages of errors -- an unusually high number -- "and millions of dollars’ worth of mistakes" that were corrected with a follow-up document. Scott Walker stated on May 9, 2015 in a speech: "For our next two years in my state, we will end with a structural surplus of $499 million." Tammy Baldwin stated on May 5, 2015 in a tweet: "There are more members of the U.S. Senate than the number of WI families who would benefit from GOP estate tax break." Van Wanggaard stated on April 21, 2015 in a legislative floor debate: "There's no statistical evidence that" a waiting period for handgun purchases "reduces violence whatsoever." Mark Pocan stated on April 9, 2015 in a news conference: "When the Constitution was written, (only) 20 to 25 percent of the people in the country could vote." Edward Flynn stated on April 14, 2015 in a news conference: In Wisconsin, a "second arrest for carrying pot is a felony," but a second or subsequent arrest "for carrying a gun illegally is a misdemeanor." Robin Vos stated on March 12, 2015 in an interview: Says Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed reduction in university spending is "about the size of the one" under Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle, but Democrats didn’t treat Doyle’s cut as so dire. Peter Barca stated on March 12, 2015 in a televised interview: "The average faculty member at UW-Madison brings in close to a quarter million dollars a year" in grant money. Mark Pocan stated on March 10, 2015 in an interview: Wisconsin is "dead last in the Midwest for job creation." Scott Walker stated on February 26, 2015 in an interview: More than any Republican governor in the 2014 elections, "I took a higher percentage of the Republican vote"and "yet I also carried independents by 12 points." Jon Erpenbach stated on February 23, 2015 in a Facebook post: "In general, it appears" Wisconsin’s right to work bill would "likely apply to" the Green Bay Packers players and their union. Scott Walker stated on February 3, 2015 in his budget speech: Borrowing in my 2015-’17 state budget is less than half that in my predecessor’s last budget and "the lowest it has been in a decade." Gwen Moore stated on January 7, 2015 in a tweet: Says Mitch McConnell credits Republicans "for recent economic improvements" even though they took control of the Senate only "days ago." Ron Johnson stated on December 11, 2014 in an interview: Two-thirds of the federal budget is "permanent law ... it's permanently appropriated." Mario Loyola stated on November 5, 2014 in an opinion piece: "Wisconsin’s state budget is almost twice as large per person as the state budget of Texas, and even after billions in tax cuts, Wisconsin’s working families and businesses remain subject to a heavy tax burden." Robin Vos stated on November 5, 2014 in an interview: In Wisconsin, unions can essentially give "unlimited" contributions to political parties, but business can't give any. Peter Barca stated on November 7, 2014 in an interview: Republicans approved 12 times larger tax breaks for "people making over 350 grand" than for "the average middle-class person." Scott Walker stated on October 14, 2014 in an interview: The gender gap in his support is "not unique to me" and "there’s not a huge gap from where Republicans have been in presidential, gubernatorial and US Senate elections" in recent years. Barack Obama stated on October 28, 2014 in a speech: Wisconsin Republicans "repealed a statewide fair pay law" that made "sure women are treated fairly on the job." Scott Walker stated on October 22, 2014 in a campaign TV ad: Says his promise of 250,000 new private sector jobs was a "big goal." Scott Walker stated on October 17, 2014 in a speech: Figures for September 2014’s job growth in Wisconsin mark the "largest private-sector job creation we've had in the month of September in more than a decade" Scott Walker stated on September 20, 2014 in remarks during a campaign stop: "More than 70,000" job openings are listed on a state jobs website. Mary Burke stated on September 22, 2014 in an interview: "We have 41,000 people right now on the waitlist for financial-based assistance for our tech colleges and universities," most of them for tech schools. Mary Burke stated on September 22, 2014 in an interview: Under Scott Walker, "right now, we’re 46th in the country in terms of new businesses started." Scott Walker stated on September 18, 2014 in a campaign TV ad: "Thanks to our reforms, the average family will have an extra $322 to spend." Mark Harris stated on September 2, 2014 in an interview: Says Glenn Grothman pushed through state tax credits that when phased in, "someone that owns a factory that produces millions in income" will pay "less tax than their nephew would if he worked full time at Taco Bell for minimum wage."
Scott Walker stated on June 4, 2015 in a statement: Says "Hillary Clinton's rejection of efforts to make it easier to vote and harder to cheat not only defies logic, but the will of the majority of Americans."
Russ Feingold stated on June 5, 2015 in a speech: Says U.S. Senate opponent Ron Johnson "is opposed to all government-assisted student loans."
Hillary Clinton stated on June 4, 2015 in a speech: Says Scott Walker "cut back early voting and signed legislation that would make it harder for college students to vote."
Chris Taylor stated on April 15, 2015 in a press release: Says Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed state budget contained 110 pages of errors -- an unusually high number -- "and millions of dollars’ worth of mistakes" that were corrected with a follow-up document.
Scott Walker stated on May 9, 2015 in a speech: "For our next two years in my state, we will end with a structural surplus of $499 million."
Tammy Baldwin stated on May 5, 2015 in a tweet: "There are more members of the U.S. Senate than the number of WI families who would benefit from GOP estate tax break."
Van Wanggaard stated on April 21, 2015 in a legislative floor debate: "There's no statistical evidence that" a waiting period for handgun purchases "reduces violence whatsoever."
Mark Pocan stated on April 9, 2015 in a news conference: "When the Constitution was written, (only) 20 to 25 percent of the people in the country could vote."
Edward Flynn stated on April 14, 2015 in a news conference: In Wisconsin, a "second arrest for carrying pot is a felony," but a second or subsequent arrest "for carrying a gun illegally is a misdemeanor."
Robin Vos stated on March 12, 2015 in an interview: Says Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed reduction in university spending is "about the size of the one" under Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle, but Democrats didn’t treat Doyle’s cut as so dire.
Peter Barca stated on March 12, 2015 in a televised interview: "The average faculty member at UW-Madison brings in close to a quarter million dollars a year" in grant money.
Mark Pocan stated on March 10, 2015 in an interview: Wisconsin is "dead last in the Midwest for job creation."
Scott Walker stated on February 26, 2015 in an interview: More than any Republican governor in the 2014 elections, "I took a higher percentage of the Republican vote"and "yet I also carried independents by 12 points."
Jon Erpenbach stated on February 23, 2015 in a Facebook post: "In general, it appears" Wisconsin’s right to work bill would "likely apply to" the Green Bay Packers players and their union.
Scott Walker stated on February 3, 2015 in his budget speech: Borrowing in my 2015-’17 state budget is less than half that in my predecessor’s last budget and "the lowest it has been in a decade."
Gwen Moore stated on January 7, 2015 in a tweet: Says Mitch McConnell credits Republicans "for recent economic improvements" even though they took control of the Senate only "days ago."
Ron Johnson stated on December 11, 2014 in an interview: Two-thirds of the federal budget is "permanent law ... it's permanently appropriated."
Mario Loyola stated on November 5, 2014 in an opinion piece: "Wisconsin’s state budget is almost twice as large per person as the state budget of Texas, and even after billions in tax cuts, Wisconsin’s working families and businesses remain subject to a heavy tax burden."
Robin Vos stated on November 5, 2014 in an interview: In Wisconsin, unions can essentially give "unlimited" contributions to political parties, but business can't give any.
Peter Barca stated on November 7, 2014 in an interview: Republicans approved 12 times larger tax breaks for "people making over 350 grand" than for "the average middle-class person."
Scott Walker stated on October 14, 2014 in an interview: The gender gap in his support is "not unique to me" and "there’s not a huge gap from where Republicans have been in presidential, gubernatorial and US Senate elections" in recent years.
Barack Obama stated on October 28, 2014 in a speech: Wisconsin Republicans "repealed a statewide fair pay law" that made "sure women are treated fairly on the job."
Scott Walker stated on October 22, 2014 in a campaign TV ad: Says his promise of 250,000 new private sector jobs was a "big goal."
Scott Walker stated on October 17, 2014 in a speech: Figures for September 2014’s job growth in Wisconsin mark the "largest private-sector job creation we've had in the month of September in more than a decade"
Scott Walker stated on September 20, 2014 in remarks during a campaign stop: "More than 70,000" job openings are listed on a state jobs website.
Mary Burke stated on September 22, 2014 in an interview: "We have 41,000 people right now on the waitlist for financial-based assistance for our tech colleges and universities," most of them for tech schools.
Mary Burke stated on September 22, 2014 in an interview: Under Scott Walker, "right now, we’re 46th in the country in terms of new businesses started."
Scott Walker stated on September 18, 2014 in a campaign TV ad: "Thanks to our reforms, the average family will have an extra $322 to spend."
Mark Harris stated on September 2, 2014 in an interview: Says Glenn Grothman pushed through state tax credits that when phased in, "someone that owns a factory that produces millions in income" will pay "less tax than their nephew would if he worked full time at Taco Bell for minimum wage."
