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 Scott Walker stated on January 26, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The U.S. Senate cannot convict a former President.” Jim Steineke stated on January 26, 2021 in a tweet: Assembly Republicans “have come to the table” and were part of “give and take” compromise on a coronavirus bill. Tony Evers stated on January 12, 2021 in Speech: "We put $330 million in general school aids — the largest in more than a decade." Glenn Grothman stated on January 4, 2021 in News release: A majority of Americans have voted for a party that … wants a world in which you cannot call your parents mom and dad." Rebecca Kleefisch stated on January 14, 2021 in a tweet: “Wisconsin is second to last in the Midwest in our vaccination rate and the governor says he’s ‘satisfied.’” Devin LeMahieu stated on January 10, 2021 in a TV interview: "It takes quite a while on Election Day to load those ballots, which is why we have the 1 a.m. or 3 a.m. ballot dumping in Milwaukee." Sarah Godlewski stated on January 9, 2021 in Twitter: “It wasn’t all women that lost jobs (in the December jobs report), it was mostly Black and Latina women. In fact, white women gained employment.” Jonathan Wichmann stated on January 8, 2021 in a YouTube post: “The DC looting was staged” by antifa Jonathan Brostoff stated on January 7, 2021 in a tweet: The woman killed during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol assault was shot by a Secret Service agent, not Capitol Police. Facebook posts stated on December 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Judge Rules Over 200,000 Biden Votes Are Illegitimate In Wisconsin.” Ron Johnson stated on January 4, 2021 in media interviews: On whether he’ll object to the Electoral College results Facebook posts stated on January 4, 2021 in a Facebook post: Wisconsin Legislature “Will Likely Decertify State and Award to President Trump.” Mike Gallagher stated on January 3, 2021 in a statement: “Congress has one job here: to count electoral votes that have in fact been cast by any state.” Chris Larson stated on November 9, 2020 in Twitter: “Jurisdictions representing about 80% of WI residents have passed referendums or resolutions in favor of fair maps.” Mike Gallagher stated on December 7, 2020 in a tweet: "New data shows in-person learning isn't driving spikes in cases." Tim Carpenter stated on December 11, 2020 in a news release: “Wisconsin is one of the few states that doesn’t allow absentee ballots to be processed before Election Day.” Donald Trump stated on December 2, 2020 in a speech: “In Wisconsin, there are approximately 70,000 absentee ballots that do not have matching ballot applications as required by law.” Facebook posts stated on December 8, 2020 in a Facebook post: The probability of Biden winning in Wisconsin, Georgia, Michigan and Pennsylvania “given President Trump’s early lead ... is less than one in a quadrillion” in each state. Donald Trump stated on December 5, 2020 in Rally: “Actually, I won Wisconsin.” Duey Stroebel stated on December 3, 2020 in Twitter: “CDC admits old ‘science’ was wrong” on COVID-19 quarantine guidance. Facebook posts stated on December 2, 2020 in Facebook posts: The USPS backdated 100K ballots so they could be counted illegally. Donald Trump stated on December 2, 2020 in a speech: Residents the Wisconsin Election Commission suspected of moving are “illegal voters.” Chris Larson stated on October 26, 2020 in Twitter: "In 2019, Republicans stripped $40 million from the budget for lead pipe replacement - because they thought it helped MKE too much." Rand Paul stated on November 29, 2020 in a tweet: “Trump margin of ‘defeat’ in 4 states occurred in 4 data dumps between 1:34-6:31 AM. Statistical anomaly? Fraud?” Tammy Baldwin stated on November 19, 2020 in Twitter: “Americans are paying the highest price in the world for Remdesivir because the Trump administration is allowing Gilead Sciences to jack up the prices on this #COVID19 treatment.” Facebook posts stated on November 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: "THOUSANDS of fake votes found at Wisconsin Recount in Dane County." Instagram posts stated on November 20, 2020 in an Instagram post: "Kyle Rittenhouse used his COVID-19 stimulus check to purchase the AR-15 he used in the fatal Kenosha shooting." Robin Vos stated on November 22, 2020 in Interview: “We passed one of the first (COVID-19) bills in the entire country, empowering Gov. Evers to act.” Donald Trump stated on November 22, 2020 in a tweet: “In certain swing states, there were more votes than people who voted, and in big numbers.” Joe Sanfelippo stated on November 9, 2020 in a news release: “Clerks in Milwaukee and Dane Counties colluded to (add) nearly 250,000 individuals to the ‘Indefinitely Confined’ voter list.”
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Scott Walker stated on January 26, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The U.S. Senate cannot convict a former President.” Jim Steineke stated on January 26, 2021 in a tweet: Assembly Republicans “have come to the table” and were part of “give and take” compromise on a coronavirus bill. Tony Evers stated on January 12, 2021 in Speech: "We put $330 million in general school aids — the largest in more than a decade." Glenn Grothman stated on January 4, 2021 in News release: A majority of Americans have voted for a party that … wants a world in which you cannot call your parents mom and dad." Rebecca Kleefisch stated on January 14, 2021 in a tweet: “Wisconsin is second to last in the Midwest in our vaccination rate and the governor says he’s ‘satisfied.’” Devin LeMahieu stated on January 10, 2021 in a TV interview: "It takes quite a while on Election Day to load those ballots, which is why we have the 1 a.m. or 3 a.m. ballot dumping in Milwaukee." Sarah Godlewski stated on January 9, 2021 in Twitter: “It wasn’t all women that lost jobs (in the December jobs report), it was mostly Black and Latina women. In fact, white women gained employment.” Jonathan Wichmann stated on January 8, 2021 in a YouTube post: “The DC looting was staged” by antifa Jonathan Brostoff stated on January 7, 2021 in a tweet: The woman killed during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol assault was shot by a Secret Service agent, not Capitol Police. Facebook posts stated on December 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Judge Rules Over 200,000 Biden Votes Are Illegitimate In Wisconsin.” Ron Johnson stated on January 4, 2021 in media interviews: On whether he’ll object to the Electoral College results Facebook posts stated on January 4, 2021 in a Facebook post: Wisconsin Legislature “Will Likely Decertify State and Award to President Trump.” Mike Gallagher stated on January 3, 2021 in a statement: “Congress has one job here: to count electoral votes that have in fact been cast by any state.” Chris Larson stated on November 9, 2020 in Twitter: “Jurisdictions representing about 80% of WI residents have passed referendums or resolutions in favor of fair maps.” Mike Gallagher stated on December 7, 2020 in a tweet: "New data shows in-person learning isn't driving spikes in cases." Tim Carpenter stated on December 11, 2020 in a news release: “Wisconsin is one of the few states that doesn’t allow absentee ballots to be processed before Election Day.” Donald Trump stated on December 2, 2020 in a speech: “In Wisconsin, there are approximately 70,000 absentee ballots that do not have matching ballot applications as required by law.” Facebook posts stated on December 8, 2020 in a Facebook post: The probability of Biden winning in Wisconsin, Georgia, Michigan and Pennsylvania “given President Trump’s early lead ... is less than one in a quadrillion” in each state. Donald Trump stated on December 5, 2020 in Rally: “Actually, I won Wisconsin.” Duey Stroebel stated on December 3, 2020 in Twitter: “CDC admits old ‘science’ was wrong” on COVID-19 quarantine guidance. Facebook posts stated on December 2, 2020 in Facebook posts: The USPS backdated 100K ballots so they could be counted illegally. Donald Trump stated on December 2, 2020 in a speech: Residents the Wisconsin Election Commission suspected of moving are “illegal voters.” Chris Larson stated on October 26, 2020 in Twitter: "In 2019, Republicans stripped $40 million from the budget for lead pipe replacement - because they thought it helped MKE too much." Rand Paul stated on November 29, 2020 in a tweet: “Trump margin of ‘defeat’ in 4 states occurred in 4 data dumps between 1:34-6:31 AM. Statistical anomaly? Fraud?” Tammy Baldwin stated on November 19, 2020 in Twitter: “Americans are paying the highest price in the world for Remdesivir because the Trump administration is allowing Gilead Sciences to jack up the prices on this #COVID19 treatment.” Facebook posts stated on November 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: "THOUSANDS of fake votes found at Wisconsin Recount in Dane County." Instagram posts stated on November 20, 2020 in an Instagram post: "Kyle Rittenhouse used his COVID-19 stimulus check to purchase the AR-15 he used in the fatal Kenosha shooting." Robin Vos stated on November 22, 2020 in Interview: “We passed one of the first (COVID-19) bills in the entire country, empowering Gov. Evers to act.” Donald Trump stated on November 22, 2020 in a tweet: “In certain swing states, there were more votes than people who voted, and in big numbers.” Joe Sanfelippo stated on November 9, 2020 in a news release: “Clerks in Milwaukee and Dane Counties colluded to (add) nearly 250,000 individuals to the ‘Indefinitely Confined’ voter list.”
Scott Walker stated on January 26, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The U.S. Senate cannot convict a former President.”
Jim Steineke stated on January 26, 2021 in a tweet: Assembly Republicans “have come to the table” and were part of “give and take” compromise on a coronavirus bill.
Tony Evers stated on January 12, 2021 in Speech: "We put $330 million in general school aids — the largest in more than a decade."
Glenn Grothman stated on January 4, 2021 in News release: A majority of Americans have voted for a party that … wants a world in which you cannot call your parents mom and dad."
Rebecca Kleefisch stated on January 14, 2021 in a tweet: “Wisconsin is second to last in the Midwest in our vaccination rate and the governor says he’s ‘satisfied.’”
Devin LeMahieu stated on January 10, 2021 in a TV interview: "It takes quite a while on Election Day to load those ballots, which is why we have the 1 a.m. or 3 a.m. ballot dumping in Milwaukee."
Sarah Godlewski stated on January 9, 2021 in Twitter: “It wasn’t all women that lost jobs (in the December jobs report), it was mostly Black and Latina women. In fact, white women gained employment.”
Jonathan Brostoff stated on January 7, 2021 in a tweet: The woman killed during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol assault was shot by a Secret Service agent, not Capitol Police.
Facebook posts stated on December 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Judge Rules Over 200,000 Biden Votes Are Illegitimate In Wisconsin.”
Ron Johnson stated on January 4, 2021 in media interviews: On whether he’ll object to the Electoral College results
Facebook posts stated on January 4, 2021 in a Facebook post: Wisconsin Legislature “Will Likely Decertify State and Award to President Trump.”
Mike Gallagher stated on January 3, 2021 in a statement: “Congress has one job here: to count electoral votes that have in fact been cast by any state.”
Chris Larson stated on November 9, 2020 in Twitter: “Jurisdictions representing about 80% of WI residents have passed referendums or resolutions in favor of fair maps.”
Mike Gallagher stated on December 7, 2020 in a tweet: "New data shows in-person learning isn't driving spikes in cases."
Tim Carpenter stated on December 11, 2020 in a news release: “Wisconsin is one of the few states that doesn’t allow absentee ballots to be processed before Election Day.”
Donald Trump stated on December 2, 2020 in a speech: “In Wisconsin, there are approximately 70,000 absentee ballots that do not have matching ballot applications as required by law.”
Facebook posts stated on December 8, 2020 in a Facebook post: The probability of Biden winning in Wisconsin, Georgia, Michigan and Pennsylvania “given President Trump’s early lead ... is less than one in a quadrillion” in each state.
Duey Stroebel stated on December 3, 2020 in Twitter: “CDC admits old ‘science’ was wrong” on COVID-19 quarantine guidance.
Facebook posts stated on December 2, 2020 in Facebook posts: The USPS backdated 100K ballots so they could be counted illegally.
Donald Trump stated on December 2, 2020 in a speech: Residents the Wisconsin Election Commission suspected of moving are “illegal voters.”
Chris Larson stated on October 26, 2020 in Twitter: "In 2019, Republicans stripped $40 million from the budget for lead pipe replacement - because they thought it helped MKE too much."
Rand Paul stated on November 29, 2020 in a tweet: “Trump margin of ‘defeat’ in 4 states occurred in 4 data dumps between 1:34-6:31 AM. Statistical anomaly? Fraud?”
Tammy Baldwin stated on November 19, 2020 in Twitter: “Americans are paying the highest price in the world for Remdesivir because the Trump administration is allowing Gilead Sciences to jack up the prices on this #COVID19 treatment.”
Facebook posts stated on November 28, 2020 in a Facebook post: "THOUSANDS of fake votes found at Wisconsin Recount in Dane County."
Instagram posts stated on November 20, 2020 in an Instagram post: "Kyle Rittenhouse used his COVID-19 stimulus check to purchase the AR-15 he used in the fatal Kenosha shooting."
Robin Vos stated on November 22, 2020 in Interview: “We passed one of the first (COVID-19) bills in the entire country, empowering Gov. Evers to act.”
Donald Trump stated on November 22, 2020 in a tweet: “In certain swing states, there were more votes than people who voted, and in big numbers.”
Joe Sanfelippo stated on November 9, 2020 in a news release: “Clerks in Milwaukee and Dane Counties colluded to (add) nearly 250,000 individuals to the ‘Indefinitely Confined’ voter list.”
