Latest Mostly True Fact-checks in States 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 Americans for Prosperity stated on July 28, 2025 in X: “The (Evers) Era locked Wisconsin families into a 400‑year property tax increase.” Gavin Newsom stated on July 14, 2025 in a podcast interview: “California provides $83.1 billion more than we receive from the federal government. Texas? Receives $71.1 billion more than they provide to the federal government. 71% of the U.S. GDP comes from blue counties.” Gavin Newsom stated on June 10, 2025 in posts on X: California has lower homicide rates than Alabama, Arkansas and Oklahoma. Tony Evers stated on December 28, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter: “After 30 years of Wisconsin’s checking account running a deficit, we've ended every fiscal year I've been governor with a positive balance. Today, we have a $4.5 billion positive balance, and a record-high balance in our state savings account." Van Wanggaard stated on April 15, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter: Says Gov. Tony Evers is asking the GOP to release money for PFAS, but "vetoed (a bill outlining) how to spend the money." Cavalier Johnson stated on February 25, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter: In Milwaukee, we “never defunded the police.” Cindi Duchow stated on November 9, 2023 in Wisconsin Assembly: "Unfortunately during COVID, the clerks in Madison and Milwaukee told their constituents that they were actually indefinitely confined and did not have to come and vote, which was incorrect." Robin Vos stated on September 15, 2023 in News release: Gov. Tony Evers and Democrats "rejected our (Iowa model redistricting) proposal to enact the very plan they originally endorsed." Katrina Shankland stated on November 15, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter: “I have been a state legislator for 11 years, passing over 170 bills into law and delivering for Wisconsin families.” Jodi Emerson stated on November 7, 2023 in Wisconsin Assembly: "On most campuses, you cannot destroy a chalked message unless you were the one that wrote it. You can't dump water on it, you can't even walk over it." Ron Johnson stated on November 10, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter: "In order to be a poll worker on the conservative side, you have to register through the Republican Party of Wisconsin." Joe Manchin stated on September 2, 2023 in a post on X: “Just in the last four years, $80 billion in federal funding has come to West Virginia — $22 billion more than we've ever received.” LaKeshia Myers stated on June 6, 2023 in News release: During the spring 2020 election in Milwaukee, a reduction to only five polling locations “came days before the election and was done without proper notice to voters.” Nick LaLota stated on March 29, 2023 in a press release: “For every dollar in federal taxes my constituents pay, we get a mere 93 cents back.” Scott Walker stated on January 1, 2023 in Twitter: “Every pro-life Governor up for election in November won – by a large margin.” Wisconsin Senate Republicans stated on February 2, 2022 in Twitter: Gov. Tony Evers has “only gotten one-third of the money meant for COVID relief out the door. He is sitting on $930 million in ARPA funds left unspent. In fact, he still has CARES Act money from two years ago.” Alberta Darling stated on August 25, 2021 in Twitter: “Wisconsin Governor (Tony) Evers wanted to raise your taxes by $1 billion in a pandemic. Republicans stopped him and delivered the largest tax CUT in state history.” Eric Toney stated on August 22, 2021 in TV interview: "I'm the only front-line prosecutor in this race that's actually used the resources of the Wisconsin Crime Lab in the prosecution of cases." Julian Bradley stated on March 15, 2021 in news article: The latest stimulus package "sends stimulus checks to imprisoned murderers, rapists, and child molesters.” Tom Nelson stated on March 7, 2021 in TV interview: “Right now, two-thirds of the U.S. Senate is composed of millionaires.” Gwen Moore stated on October 20, 2020 in a virtual rally: You can vote in Wisconsin with a photo ID "even if that ID is expired or you've moved." Wisconsin state Senate Democrats stated on July 24, 2020 in a news release: Say Wisconsin Republican lawmakers have done nothing "while neighboring states like Minnesota, Illinois and Michigan have already implemented safety precautions like requiring individuals to wear masks." Robin Vos stated on June 9, 2020 in Facebook post: Wisconsin was the last state to start paying COVID-related federal unemployment benefits. Andrew Cuomo stated on April 12, 2020 in a tweet: “Some states, like Montana and Nebraska, are getting more than $300,000 in federal stimulus money per reported COVID-19 case. New York is the hardest-hit state and yet we are getting only about $12,000 per case.” Tom Tiffany stated on April 20, 2020 in a public forum: Says Department of Health Services Secretary Andrea Palm is a “career bureaucrat with no past ties to Wisconsin.” Jay Inslee stated on April 19, 2020 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": Stay-at-home orders “actually are the law of these states.” Gretchen Whitmer stated on April 15, 2020 in an April 15, 2020 press conference: “During the flu pandemic of 1918, some cities lifted social distancing measures too fast, too soon, and created a second wave of pandemic.” Chris Kapenga stated on February 19, 2020 in news release: “Car thefts (are) increasing in 8 of the 10 most populous (Wisconsin) counties.” Xavier Becerra stated on August 26, 2019 in a news conference: "Every time we go to court," against the Trump administration, "for the most part, we win." Mark Perry stated on June 28, 2019 in a radio interview: "Wisconsin is currently seeing an influx of new residents, Illinois is seeing an outflux."
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Americans for Prosperity stated on July 28, 2025 in X: “The (Evers) Era locked Wisconsin families into a 400‑year property tax increase.” Gavin Newsom stated on July 14, 2025 in a podcast interview: “California provides $83.1 billion more than we receive from the federal government. Texas? Receives $71.1 billion more than they provide to the federal government. 71% of the U.S. GDP comes from blue counties.” Gavin Newsom stated on June 10, 2025 in posts on X: California has lower homicide rates than Alabama, Arkansas and Oklahoma. Tony Evers stated on December 28, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter: “After 30 years of Wisconsin’s checking account running a deficit, we've ended every fiscal year I've been governor with a positive balance. Today, we have a $4.5 billion positive balance, and a record-high balance in our state savings account." Van Wanggaard stated on April 15, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter: Says Gov. Tony Evers is asking the GOP to release money for PFAS, but "vetoed (a bill outlining) how to spend the money." Cavalier Johnson stated on February 25, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter: In Milwaukee, we “never defunded the police.” Cindi Duchow stated on November 9, 2023 in Wisconsin Assembly: "Unfortunately during COVID, the clerks in Madison and Milwaukee told their constituents that they were actually indefinitely confined and did not have to come and vote, which was incorrect." Robin Vos stated on September 15, 2023 in News release: Gov. Tony Evers and Democrats "rejected our (Iowa model redistricting) proposal to enact the very plan they originally endorsed." Katrina Shankland stated on November 15, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter: “I have been a state legislator for 11 years, passing over 170 bills into law and delivering for Wisconsin families.” Jodi Emerson stated on November 7, 2023 in Wisconsin Assembly: "On most campuses, you cannot destroy a chalked message unless you were the one that wrote it. You can't dump water on it, you can't even walk over it." Ron Johnson stated on November 10, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter: "In order to be a poll worker on the conservative side, you have to register through the Republican Party of Wisconsin." Joe Manchin stated on September 2, 2023 in a post on X: “Just in the last four years, $80 billion in federal funding has come to West Virginia — $22 billion more than we've ever received.” LaKeshia Myers stated on June 6, 2023 in News release: During the spring 2020 election in Milwaukee, a reduction to only five polling locations “came days before the election and was done without proper notice to voters.” Nick LaLota stated on March 29, 2023 in a press release: “For every dollar in federal taxes my constituents pay, we get a mere 93 cents back.” Scott Walker stated on January 1, 2023 in Twitter: “Every pro-life Governor up for election in November won – by a large margin.” Wisconsin Senate Republicans stated on February 2, 2022 in Twitter: Gov. Tony Evers has “only gotten one-third of the money meant for COVID relief out the door. He is sitting on $930 million in ARPA funds left unspent. In fact, he still has CARES Act money from two years ago.” Alberta Darling stated on August 25, 2021 in Twitter: “Wisconsin Governor (Tony) Evers wanted to raise your taxes by $1 billion in a pandemic. Republicans stopped him and delivered the largest tax CUT in state history.” Eric Toney stated on August 22, 2021 in TV interview: "I'm the only front-line prosecutor in this race that's actually used the resources of the Wisconsin Crime Lab in the prosecution of cases." Julian Bradley stated on March 15, 2021 in news article: The latest stimulus package "sends stimulus checks to imprisoned murderers, rapists, and child molesters.” Tom Nelson stated on March 7, 2021 in TV interview: “Right now, two-thirds of the U.S. Senate is composed of millionaires.” Gwen Moore stated on October 20, 2020 in a virtual rally: You can vote in Wisconsin with a photo ID "even if that ID is expired or you've moved." Wisconsin state Senate Democrats stated on July 24, 2020 in a news release: Say Wisconsin Republican lawmakers have done nothing "while neighboring states like Minnesota, Illinois and Michigan have already implemented safety precautions like requiring individuals to wear masks." Robin Vos stated on June 9, 2020 in Facebook post: Wisconsin was the last state to start paying COVID-related federal unemployment benefits. Andrew Cuomo stated on April 12, 2020 in a tweet: “Some states, like Montana and Nebraska, are getting more than $300,000 in federal stimulus money per reported COVID-19 case. New York is the hardest-hit state and yet we are getting only about $12,000 per case.” Tom Tiffany stated on April 20, 2020 in a public forum: Says Department of Health Services Secretary Andrea Palm is a “career bureaucrat with no past ties to Wisconsin.” Jay Inslee stated on April 19, 2020 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": Stay-at-home orders “actually are the law of these states.” Gretchen Whitmer stated on April 15, 2020 in an April 15, 2020 press conference: “During the flu pandemic of 1918, some cities lifted social distancing measures too fast, too soon, and created a second wave of pandemic.” Chris Kapenga stated on February 19, 2020 in news release: “Car thefts (are) increasing in 8 of the 10 most populous (Wisconsin) counties.” Xavier Becerra stated on August 26, 2019 in a news conference: "Every time we go to court," against the Trump administration, "for the most part, we win." Mark Perry stated on June 28, 2019 in a radio interview: "Wisconsin is currently seeing an influx of new residents, Illinois is seeing an outflux."
Americans for Prosperity stated on July 28, 2025 in X: “The (Evers) Era locked Wisconsin families into a 400‑year property tax increase.”
Gavin Newsom stated on July 14, 2025 in a podcast interview: “California provides $83.1 billion more than we receive from the federal government. Texas? Receives $71.1 billion more than they provide to the federal government. 71% of the U.S. GDP comes from blue counties.”
Gavin Newsom stated on June 10, 2025 in posts on X: California has lower homicide rates than Alabama, Arkansas and Oklahoma.
Tony Evers stated on December 28, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter: “After 30 years of Wisconsin’s checking account running a deficit, we've ended every fiscal year I've been governor with a positive balance. Today, we have a $4.5 billion positive balance, and a record-high balance in our state savings account."
Van Wanggaard stated on April 15, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter: Says Gov. Tony Evers is asking the GOP to release money for PFAS, but "vetoed (a bill outlining) how to spend the money."
Cavalier Johnson stated on February 25, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter: In Milwaukee, we “never defunded the police.”
Cindi Duchow stated on November 9, 2023 in Wisconsin Assembly: "Unfortunately during COVID, the clerks in Madison and Milwaukee told their constituents that they were actually indefinitely confined and did not have to come and vote, which was incorrect."
Robin Vos stated on September 15, 2023 in News release: Gov. Tony Evers and Democrats "rejected our (Iowa model redistricting) proposal to enact the very plan they originally endorsed."
Katrina Shankland stated on November 15, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter: “I have been a state legislator for 11 years, passing over 170 bills into law and delivering for Wisconsin families.”
Jodi Emerson stated on November 7, 2023 in Wisconsin Assembly: "On most campuses, you cannot destroy a chalked message unless you were the one that wrote it. You can't dump water on it, you can't even walk over it."
Ron Johnson stated on November 10, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter: "In order to be a poll worker on the conservative side, you have to register through the Republican Party of Wisconsin."
Joe Manchin stated on September 2, 2023 in a post on X: “Just in the last four years, $80 billion in federal funding has come to West Virginia — $22 billion more than we've ever received.”
LaKeshia Myers stated on June 6, 2023 in News release: During the spring 2020 election in Milwaukee, a reduction to only five polling locations “came days before the election and was done without proper notice to voters.”
Nick LaLota stated on March 29, 2023 in a press release: “For every dollar in federal taxes my constituents pay, we get a mere 93 cents back.”
Scott Walker stated on January 1, 2023 in Twitter: “Every pro-life Governor up for election in November won – by a large margin.”
Wisconsin Senate Republicans stated on February 2, 2022 in Twitter: Gov. Tony Evers has “only gotten one-third of the money meant for COVID relief out the door. He is sitting on $930 million in ARPA funds left unspent. In fact, he still has CARES Act money from two years ago.”
Alberta Darling stated on August 25, 2021 in Twitter: “Wisconsin Governor (Tony) Evers wanted to raise your taxes by $1 billion in a pandemic. Republicans stopped him and delivered the largest tax CUT in state history.”
Eric Toney stated on August 22, 2021 in TV interview: "I'm the only front-line prosecutor in this race that's actually used the resources of the Wisconsin Crime Lab in the prosecution of cases."
Julian Bradley stated on March 15, 2021 in news article: The latest stimulus package "sends stimulus checks to imprisoned murderers, rapists, and child molesters.”
Tom Nelson stated on March 7, 2021 in TV interview: “Right now, two-thirds of the U.S. Senate is composed of millionaires.”
Gwen Moore stated on October 20, 2020 in a virtual rally: You can vote in Wisconsin with a photo ID "even if that ID is expired or you've moved."
Wisconsin state Senate Democrats stated on July 24, 2020 in a news release: Say Wisconsin Republican lawmakers have done nothing "while neighboring states like Minnesota, Illinois and Michigan have already implemented safety precautions like requiring individuals to wear masks."
Robin Vos stated on June 9, 2020 in Facebook post: Wisconsin was the last state to start paying COVID-related federal unemployment benefits.
Andrew Cuomo stated on April 12, 2020 in a tweet: “Some states, like Montana and Nebraska, are getting more than $300,000 in federal stimulus money per reported COVID-19 case. New York is the hardest-hit state and yet we are getting only about $12,000 per case.”
Tom Tiffany stated on April 20, 2020 in a public forum: Says Department of Health Services Secretary Andrea Palm is a “career bureaucrat with no past ties to Wisconsin.”
Jay Inslee stated on April 19, 2020 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": Stay-at-home orders “actually are the law of these states.”
Gretchen Whitmer stated on April 15, 2020 in an April 15, 2020 press conference: “During the flu pandemic of 1918, some cities lifted social distancing measures too fast, too soon, and created a second wave of pandemic.”
Chris Kapenga stated on February 19, 2020 in news release: “Car thefts (are) increasing in 8 of the 10 most populous (Wisconsin) counties.”
Xavier Becerra stated on August 26, 2019 in a news conference: "Every time we go to court," against the Trump administration, "for the most part, we win."
Mark Perry stated on June 28, 2019 in a radio interview: "Wisconsin is currently seeing an influx of new residents, Illinois is seeing an outflux."
