Latest Half-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 AFSCME stated on September 4, 2012 in a TV ad: Says Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson "supports massive tax cuts for corporations that outsource Wisconsin jobs." Jennifer Granholm stated on September 6, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: "With the auto rescue," President Barack Obama "saved more than 1 million middle-class jobs all across America," including more than 28,000 in Wisconsin. Joe Biden stated on September 2, 2012 in a speech: Says Republicans Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan support "massive cuts in Social Security for future generations." Paul Ryan stated on August 29, 2012 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa: In Massachusetts under Mitt Romney, "unemployment went down, household incomes went up," and the state "saw its credit rating upgraded." Tammy Baldwin stated on August 17, 2012 in a television ad: Says U.S. Senate rival Tommy Thompson "wants to give a new $265,000 tax cut to millionaires like himself while raising taxes on the middle class." Barack Obama stated on August 17, 2012 in a tweet: Says "Paul Ryan supports banning all abortions, even in cases of rape or incest." Eva Longoria Baston stated on August 11, 2012 in a tweet: Says Paul Ryan "wants to cut Pell Grant scholarships for nearly 10 million students." Eric Hovde stated on August 12, 2012 in a radio appearance: Says U.S. Senate rival Tommy Thompson is "a big corporate lobbyist" and has been "lobbying during the middle of the campaign." Eric Hovde stated on July 29, 2012 in a television interview: President Obama and Nancy Pelosi said "Obamacare" would save money because "they factored in 10 years worth of tax revenue and only six and half years worth of expenses." Eric Hovde stated on July 13, 2012 in a television ad: As a congressman, Mark Neumann "voted four times to increase our debt." Mark Neumann stated on July 17, 2012 in a TV ad: Says U.S. Senate opponent Eric Hovde "supported billions in stimulus for high-speed rail" and "billions more to bail out banks." Kelda Helen Roys stated on July 9, 2012 in news conference remarks: Says she "stood up to" Gov. Scott Walker on tax cuts "for wealthy corporations" while her congressional opponent voted with Walker. Tommy Thompson stated on June 4, 2012 in a speech: By eliminating the public intervenor’s office, "I was the first one to fire Kathleen Falk." Tammy Baldwin stated on June 7, 2012 in a speech: Says U.S. Senate rival Tommy Thompson said he wants to "do away with Medicare." Mitt Romney stated on June 18, 2012 in a speech: "The median income in America has dropped by 10 percent in the last four years." Peter Barca stated on June 8, 2012 in a speech: "70 percent of the people who voted" on June 5, 2012, "just didn’t feel comfortable with the recall of the governor," weakening any idea that Wisconsin is "fully behind this Walker agenda." Jeff Fitzgerald stated on March 21, 2012 in an interview: "Minnesota has passed and Indiana has passed" right to work laws making union membership and dues optional Scott Walker stated on May 31, 2012 in a debate: The federal government "reviewed and verified" his administration’s numbers showing Wisconsin added 23,608 jobs in 2011. Tom Barrett stated on May 31, 2012 in a debate: Figures cited by Gov. Scott Walker "are not commonly used" to measure job creation. Scott Walker stated on May 31, 2012 in a debate: Says Tom Barrett plans "to spend $100 million on a trolley that goes barely two miles on the east side of Milwaukee." Scott Walker stated on May 11, 2012 in a blog post on campaign website: Thanks to our policies, "for the first time in state history, we have put millions of dollars into our rainy day fund in consecutive years." Chris Abele stated on April 12, 2012 in a statement to the Journal Sentinel: "While Act 10 allowed (Milwaukee County) to save some money, it was millions short of what we needed to fill the hole left by the $28 million cut in state aid." Rebecca Kleefisch stated on May 13, 2012 in an interview: Says Democratic recall opponent Mahlon Mitchell sent a letter "encouraging folks to boycott more than 100 companies." Tom Barrett stated on April 26, 2012 in a tweet: Says Gov. Scott Walker "has caused Wisconsin to lose more jobs than any other state in the country." Scott Walker stated on March 31, 2012 in a speech: Says his sons were "targeted" on Facebook "by out-of-state protesters." Kathleen Falk stated on April 9, 2012 in a television ad: "Together we added more jobs than any other area" while I was Dane County executive. Republican Governors Association stated on March 29, 2012 in a television ad: Says "unemployment tripled" in Dane County due to Kathleen Falk’s tax policies Republican Governors Association stated on April 29, 2012 in a television ad: Mayor Tom Barrett’s policies drove unemployment up 27 percent in Milwaukee, pushing it to "one of America’s 10 worst cities for unemployment." David A. Clarke Jr. stated on February 19, 2012 in a television interview: Says Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele "eliminated" sheriff’s office funding for providing security for presidential and presidential campaign visits. Edward Flynn stated on February 9, 2012 in an interview: Says 85 percent of Milwaukee shootings involve "people with extensive criminal records shooting other people with extensive criminal records."
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AFSCME stated on September 4, 2012 in a TV ad: Says Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson "supports massive tax cuts for corporations that outsource Wisconsin jobs." Jennifer Granholm stated on September 6, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: "With the auto rescue," President Barack Obama "saved more than 1 million middle-class jobs all across America," including more than 28,000 in Wisconsin. Joe Biden stated on September 2, 2012 in a speech: Says Republicans Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan support "massive cuts in Social Security for future generations." Paul Ryan stated on August 29, 2012 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa: In Massachusetts under Mitt Romney, "unemployment went down, household incomes went up," and the state "saw its credit rating upgraded." Tammy Baldwin stated on August 17, 2012 in a television ad: Says U.S. Senate rival Tommy Thompson "wants to give a new $265,000 tax cut to millionaires like himself while raising taxes on the middle class." Barack Obama stated on August 17, 2012 in a tweet: Says "Paul Ryan supports banning all abortions, even in cases of rape or incest." Eva Longoria Baston stated on August 11, 2012 in a tweet: Says Paul Ryan "wants to cut Pell Grant scholarships for nearly 10 million students." Eric Hovde stated on August 12, 2012 in a radio appearance: Says U.S. Senate rival Tommy Thompson is "a big corporate lobbyist" and has been "lobbying during the middle of the campaign." Eric Hovde stated on July 29, 2012 in a television interview: President Obama and Nancy Pelosi said "Obamacare" would save money because "they factored in 10 years worth of tax revenue and only six and half years worth of expenses." Eric Hovde stated on July 13, 2012 in a television ad: As a congressman, Mark Neumann "voted four times to increase our debt." Mark Neumann stated on July 17, 2012 in a TV ad: Says U.S. Senate opponent Eric Hovde "supported billions in stimulus for high-speed rail" and "billions more to bail out banks." Kelda Helen Roys stated on July 9, 2012 in news conference remarks: Says she "stood up to" Gov. Scott Walker on tax cuts "for wealthy corporations" while her congressional opponent voted with Walker. Tommy Thompson stated on June 4, 2012 in a speech: By eliminating the public intervenor’s office, "I was the first one to fire Kathleen Falk." Tammy Baldwin stated on June 7, 2012 in a speech: Says U.S. Senate rival Tommy Thompson said he wants to "do away with Medicare." Mitt Romney stated on June 18, 2012 in a speech: "The median income in America has dropped by 10 percent in the last four years." Peter Barca stated on June 8, 2012 in a speech: "70 percent of the people who voted" on June 5, 2012, "just didn’t feel comfortable with the recall of the governor," weakening any idea that Wisconsin is "fully behind this Walker agenda." Jeff Fitzgerald stated on March 21, 2012 in an interview: "Minnesota has passed and Indiana has passed" right to work laws making union membership and dues optional Scott Walker stated on May 31, 2012 in a debate: The federal government "reviewed and verified" his administration’s numbers showing Wisconsin added 23,608 jobs in 2011. Tom Barrett stated on May 31, 2012 in a debate: Figures cited by Gov. Scott Walker "are not commonly used" to measure job creation. Scott Walker stated on May 31, 2012 in a debate: Says Tom Barrett plans "to spend $100 million on a trolley that goes barely two miles on the east side of Milwaukee." Scott Walker stated on May 11, 2012 in a blog post on campaign website: Thanks to our policies, "for the first time in state history, we have put millions of dollars into our rainy day fund in consecutive years." Chris Abele stated on April 12, 2012 in a statement to the Journal Sentinel: "While Act 10 allowed (Milwaukee County) to save some money, it was millions short of what we needed to fill the hole left by the $28 million cut in state aid." Rebecca Kleefisch stated on May 13, 2012 in an interview: Says Democratic recall opponent Mahlon Mitchell sent a letter "encouraging folks to boycott more than 100 companies." Tom Barrett stated on April 26, 2012 in a tweet: Says Gov. Scott Walker "has caused Wisconsin to lose more jobs than any other state in the country." Scott Walker stated on March 31, 2012 in a speech: Says his sons were "targeted" on Facebook "by out-of-state protesters." Kathleen Falk stated on April 9, 2012 in a television ad: "Together we added more jobs than any other area" while I was Dane County executive. Republican Governors Association stated on March 29, 2012 in a television ad: Says "unemployment tripled" in Dane County due to Kathleen Falk’s tax policies Republican Governors Association stated on April 29, 2012 in a television ad: Mayor Tom Barrett’s policies drove unemployment up 27 percent in Milwaukee, pushing it to "one of America’s 10 worst cities for unemployment." David A. Clarke Jr. stated on February 19, 2012 in a television interview: Says Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele "eliminated" sheriff’s office funding for providing security for presidential and presidential campaign visits. Edward Flynn stated on February 9, 2012 in an interview: Says 85 percent of Milwaukee shootings involve "people with extensive criminal records shooting other people with extensive criminal records."
AFSCME stated on September 4, 2012 in a TV ad: Says Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson "supports massive tax cuts for corporations that outsource Wisconsin jobs."
Jennifer Granholm stated on September 6, 2012 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention: "With the auto rescue," President Barack Obama "saved more than 1 million middle-class jobs all across America," including more than 28,000 in Wisconsin.
Joe Biden stated on September 2, 2012 in a speech: Says Republicans Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan support "massive cuts in Social Security for future generations."
Paul Ryan stated on August 29, 2012 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa: In Massachusetts under Mitt Romney, "unemployment went down, household incomes went up," and the state "saw its credit rating upgraded."
Tammy Baldwin stated on August 17, 2012 in a television ad: Says U.S. Senate rival Tommy Thompson "wants to give a new $265,000 tax cut to millionaires like himself while raising taxes on the middle class."
Barack Obama stated on August 17, 2012 in a tweet: Says "Paul Ryan supports banning all abortions, even in cases of rape or incest."
Eva Longoria Baston stated on August 11, 2012 in a tweet: Says Paul Ryan "wants to cut Pell Grant scholarships for nearly 10 million students."
Eric Hovde stated on August 12, 2012 in a radio appearance: Says U.S. Senate rival Tommy Thompson is "a big corporate lobbyist" and has been "lobbying during the middle of the campaign."
Eric Hovde stated on July 29, 2012 in a television interview: President Obama and Nancy Pelosi said "Obamacare" would save money because "they factored in 10 years worth of tax revenue and only six and half years worth of expenses."
Eric Hovde stated on July 13, 2012 in a television ad: As a congressman, Mark Neumann "voted four times to increase our debt."
Mark Neumann stated on July 17, 2012 in a TV ad: Says U.S. Senate opponent Eric Hovde "supported billions in stimulus for high-speed rail" and "billions more to bail out banks."
Kelda Helen Roys stated on July 9, 2012 in news conference remarks: Says she "stood up to" Gov. Scott Walker on tax cuts "for wealthy corporations" while her congressional opponent voted with Walker.
Tommy Thompson stated on June 4, 2012 in a speech: By eliminating the public intervenor’s office, "I was the first one to fire Kathleen Falk."
Tammy Baldwin stated on June 7, 2012 in a speech: Says U.S. Senate rival Tommy Thompson said he wants to "do away with Medicare."
Mitt Romney stated on June 18, 2012 in a speech: "The median income in America has dropped by 10 percent in the last four years."
Peter Barca stated on June 8, 2012 in a speech: "70 percent of the people who voted" on June 5, 2012, "just didn’t feel comfortable with the recall of the governor," weakening any idea that Wisconsin is "fully behind this Walker agenda."
Jeff Fitzgerald stated on March 21, 2012 in an interview: "Minnesota has passed and Indiana has passed" right to work laws making union membership and dues optional
Scott Walker stated on May 31, 2012 in a debate: The federal government "reviewed and verified" his administration’s numbers showing Wisconsin added 23,608 jobs in 2011.
Tom Barrett stated on May 31, 2012 in a debate: Figures cited by Gov. Scott Walker "are not commonly used" to measure job creation.
Scott Walker stated on May 31, 2012 in a debate: Says Tom Barrett plans "to spend $100 million on a trolley that goes barely two miles on the east side of Milwaukee."
Scott Walker stated on May 11, 2012 in a blog post on campaign website: Thanks to our policies, "for the first time in state history, we have put millions of dollars into our rainy day fund in consecutive years."
Chris Abele stated on April 12, 2012 in a statement to the Journal Sentinel: "While Act 10 allowed (Milwaukee County) to save some money, it was millions short of what we needed to fill the hole left by the $28 million cut in state aid."
Rebecca Kleefisch stated on May 13, 2012 in an interview: Says Democratic recall opponent Mahlon Mitchell sent a letter "encouraging folks to boycott more than 100 companies."
Tom Barrett stated on April 26, 2012 in a tweet: Says Gov. Scott Walker "has caused Wisconsin to lose more jobs than any other state in the country."
Scott Walker stated on March 31, 2012 in a speech: Says his sons were "targeted" on Facebook "by out-of-state protesters."
Kathleen Falk stated on April 9, 2012 in a television ad: "Together we added more jobs than any other area" while I was Dane County executive.
Republican Governors Association stated on March 29, 2012 in a television ad: Says "unemployment tripled" in Dane County due to Kathleen Falk’s tax policies
Republican Governors Association stated on April 29, 2012 in a television ad: Mayor Tom Barrett’s policies drove unemployment up 27 percent in Milwaukee, pushing it to "one of America’s 10 worst cities for unemployment."
David A. Clarke Jr. stated on February 19, 2012 in a television interview: Says Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele "eliminated" sheriff’s office funding for providing security for presidential and presidential campaign visits.
Edward Flynn stated on February 9, 2012 in an interview: Says 85 percent of Milwaukee shootings involve "people with extensive criminal records shooting other people with extensive criminal records."
