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 Hillary Clinton stated on February 11, 2016 in a debate: Says Dontre Hamilton, who was killed during a confrontation with a Milwaukee police officer, was "unarmed." JoAnne Kloppenburg stated on February 8, 2016 in a TV ad: Says state Supreme Court candidate Joe Donald twice "supported" incumbent Justice Rebecca Bradley. Hillary Clinton stated on February 4, 2016 in a debate: "We bailed out" Johnson Controls when "we saved the auto industry" and "now they want to avoid paying taxes." A.J. Jacobs stated on February 6, 2016 in an interview: Says President John F. Kennedy released a star Green Bay Packer from military reserve duty so that he could play in the 1961 NFL Championship Game. Chris Larson stated on January 7, 2016 in a Facebook post: Says Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele "once proposed a plan to end county funding to homeless shelters." Katrina Shankland stated on January 29, 2016 in a news release: "Faced with $1 million in campaign debt," Scott Walker "is unloading his campaign security costs onto the backs of Wisconsin taxpayers." Ron Johnson stated on December 17, 2015 in a television interview: "I’ll be running against a career politician." Bob Donovan stated on January 29, 2016 in a Facebook post: "This is the true picture of ‘Milwaukee's Renaissance’ after 12 years of Mayor Tom Barrett's leadership." Russ Feingold stated on January 26, 2016 in an interview: Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson wants to put 100,000 troops, including 25,000 Americans, "into the area where ISIS is." Ron Johnson stated on January 22, 2016 in a campaign email: Says Barack Obama's administration has admitted that money from its Iran nuclear deal "would go directly to terrorism." Dale Kooyenga stated on January 20, 2016 in a radio interview: "A lot of student loans are already refinanced by the federal government." Scott Walker stated on January 19, 2016 in a speech: "According to the most recent report, Wisconsin’s high school graduation rates are also up again -- to third best in the country." Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on January 14, 2016 in a news release: Wisconsin dropped "from second in the country to 41st" among states where more than half the students took the ACT exam. Scot Ross stated on December 13, 2015 in a television interview: Under Scott Walker, Wisconsin "moved from 16th to third in percentage of people with student loan debt." Scott Walker stated on December 3, 2015 in an interview: "Here in Wisconsin, we've put in previous budgets more money into mental health services than any governor has in the last 25 years." Katrina Shankland stated on November 16, 2015 in a news conference: Wisconsin "is on pace to double the number of layoffs" this year. Sean Duffy stated on December 9, 2015 in an interview: Says President Barack Obama’s homeland security budget had "$16 million to fight climate change" but "didn't have a line item to fight violent extremism." Chris Larson stated on November 22, 2015 in a TV interview: The Milwaukee County bus system has "among the highest fares in the nation." American Action Network stated on December 8, 2015 in a newspaper ad: "Under conservative leadership, Congress has reduced the federal deficit by 60 percent – nearly $800 billion." Paul Ryan stated on November 4, 2015 in a TV interview: The U.S. "tax rate on successful small businesses is 44.6 percent," while the business tax rate in Canada is 15 percent. Joe Donald stated on December 2, 2015 in an interview: "We lock up close to 2.4 million people in this country. We're locking up more people than China and Russia." Scott Walker stated on December 3, 2015 in a tweet: "From 2010-2014, median household income" in Wisconsin "has actually gone up 7.4 percent." George Will stated on November 30, 2015 in a TV talk show: Despite attention on global warming, "fewer Americans carpool today to work than carpooled in 1980" and "SUVs have never been a larger proportion of the vehicles being sold in this country." Chris Larson stated on November 22, 2015 in an interview: The Milwaukee County executive can sell the public "museum, the airport and the zoo" -- all on his own, without County Board approval Ron Johnson stated on November 5, 2015 in a radio interview: "Probably less than 4 percent" of Wisconsin residents "are enjoying the subsidies" from Obamacare. National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on November 10, 2015 in a TV ad: Says Russ Feingold "wanted to get money out of politics. Now he's profiting from that same dark money." Russ Feingold stated on November 12, 2015 in an interview: "Ron Johnson said specifically that he hopes the first steps occur to privatize the" Veterans Administration. Martha McSally stated on November 17, 2015 in a news conference: The United States has "10,000 IRS agents making sure that you don't take an improper charity deduction," but to fight terrorism, it has "less than two dozen people focusing on countering violent extremism at home." Chris Abele stated on October 29, 2015 in a TV interview: Since he took office as Milwaukee County executive, "we have never raised" bus fares and "this year there’ll be a million route-miles more than there were five years ago." Glenn Grothman stated on October 30, 2015 in an interview: Wisconsin’s 6th congressional "district has more manufacturing jobs than almost any other" in the nation.
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Hillary Clinton stated on February 11, 2016 in a debate: Says Dontre Hamilton, who was killed during a confrontation with a Milwaukee police officer, was "unarmed." JoAnne Kloppenburg stated on February 8, 2016 in a TV ad: Says state Supreme Court candidate Joe Donald twice "supported" incumbent Justice Rebecca Bradley. Hillary Clinton stated on February 4, 2016 in a debate: "We bailed out" Johnson Controls when "we saved the auto industry" and "now they want to avoid paying taxes." A.J. Jacobs stated on February 6, 2016 in an interview: Says President John F. Kennedy released a star Green Bay Packer from military reserve duty so that he could play in the 1961 NFL Championship Game. Chris Larson stated on January 7, 2016 in a Facebook post: Says Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele "once proposed a plan to end county funding to homeless shelters." Katrina Shankland stated on January 29, 2016 in a news release: "Faced with $1 million in campaign debt," Scott Walker "is unloading his campaign security costs onto the backs of Wisconsin taxpayers." Ron Johnson stated on December 17, 2015 in a television interview: "I’ll be running against a career politician." Bob Donovan stated on January 29, 2016 in a Facebook post: "This is the true picture of ‘Milwaukee's Renaissance’ after 12 years of Mayor Tom Barrett's leadership." Russ Feingold stated on January 26, 2016 in an interview: Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson wants to put 100,000 troops, including 25,000 Americans, "into the area where ISIS is." Ron Johnson stated on January 22, 2016 in a campaign email: Says Barack Obama's administration has admitted that money from its Iran nuclear deal "would go directly to terrorism." Dale Kooyenga stated on January 20, 2016 in a radio interview: "A lot of student loans are already refinanced by the federal government." Scott Walker stated on January 19, 2016 in a speech: "According to the most recent report, Wisconsin’s high school graduation rates are also up again -- to third best in the country." Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on January 14, 2016 in a news release: Wisconsin dropped "from second in the country to 41st" among states where more than half the students took the ACT exam. Scot Ross stated on December 13, 2015 in a television interview: Under Scott Walker, Wisconsin "moved from 16th to third in percentage of people with student loan debt." Scott Walker stated on December 3, 2015 in an interview: "Here in Wisconsin, we've put in previous budgets more money into mental health services than any governor has in the last 25 years." Katrina Shankland stated on November 16, 2015 in a news conference: Wisconsin "is on pace to double the number of layoffs" this year. Sean Duffy stated on December 9, 2015 in an interview: Says President Barack Obama’s homeland security budget had "$16 million to fight climate change" but "didn't have a line item to fight violent extremism." Chris Larson stated on November 22, 2015 in a TV interview: The Milwaukee County bus system has "among the highest fares in the nation." American Action Network stated on December 8, 2015 in a newspaper ad: "Under conservative leadership, Congress has reduced the federal deficit by 60 percent – nearly $800 billion." Paul Ryan stated on November 4, 2015 in a TV interview: The U.S. "tax rate on successful small businesses is 44.6 percent," while the business tax rate in Canada is 15 percent. Joe Donald stated on December 2, 2015 in an interview: "We lock up close to 2.4 million people in this country. We're locking up more people than China and Russia." Scott Walker stated on December 3, 2015 in a tweet: "From 2010-2014, median household income" in Wisconsin "has actually gone up 7.4 percent." George Will stated on November 30, 2015 in a TV talk show: Despite attention on global warming, "fewer Americans carpool today to work than carpooled in 1980" and "SUVs have never been a larger proportion of the vehicles being sold in this country." Chris Larson stated on November 22, 2015 in an interview: The Milwaukee County executive can sell the public "museum, the airport and the zoo" -- all on his own, without County Board approval Ron Johnson stated on November 5, 2015 in a radio interview: "Probably less than 4 percent" of Wisconsin residents "are enjoying the subsidies" from Obamacare. National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on November 10, 2015 in a TV ad: Says Russ Feingold "wanted to get money out of politics. Now he's profiting from that same dark money." Russ Feingold stated on November 12, 2015 in an interview: "Ron Johnson said specifically that he hopes the first steps occur to privatize the" Veterans Administration. Martha McSally stated on November 17, 2015 in a news conference: The United States has "10,000 IRS agents making sure that you don't take an improper charity deduction," but to fight terrorism, it has "less than two dozen people focusing on countering violent extremism at home." Chris Abele stated on October 29, 2015 in a TV interview: Since he took office as Milwaukee County executive, "we have never raised" bus fares and "this year there’ll be a million route-miles more than there were five years ago." Glenn Grothman stated on October 30, 2015 in an interview: Wisconsin’s 6th congressional "district has more manufacturing jobs than almost any other" in the nation.
Hillary Clinton stated on February 11, 2016 in a debate: Says Dontre Hamilton, who was killed during a confrontation with a Milwaukee police officer, was "unarmed."
JoAnne Kloppenburg stated on February 8, 2016 in a TV ad: Says state Supreme Court candidate Joe Donald twice "supported" incumbent Justice Rebecca Bradley.
Hillary Clinton stated on February 4, 2016 in a debate: "We bailed out" Johnson Controls when "we saved the auto industry" and "now they want to avoid paying taxes."
A.J. Jacobs stated on February 6, 2016 in an interview: Says President John F. Kennedy released a star Green Bay Packer from military reserve duty so that he could play in the 1961 NFL Championship Game.
Chris Larson stated on January 7, 2016 in a Facebook post: Says Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele "once proposed a plan to end county funding to homeless shelters."
Katrina Shankland stated on January 29, 2016 in a news release: "Faced with $1 million in campaign debt," Scott Walker "is unloading his campaign security costs onto the backs of Wisconsin taxpayers."
Ron Johnson stated on December 17, 2015 in a television interview: "I’ll be running against a career politician."
Bob Donovan stated on January 29, 2016 in a Facebook post: "This is the true picture of ‘Milwaukee's Renaissance’ after 12 years of Mayor Tom Barrett's leadership."
Russ Feingold stated on January 26, 2016 in an interview: Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson wants to put 100,000 troops, including 25,000 Americans, "into the area where ISIS is."
Ron Johnson stated on January 22, 2016 in a campaign email: Says Barack Obama's administration has admitted that money from its Iran nuclear deal "would go directly to terrorism."
Dale Kooyenga stated on January 20, 2016 in a radio interview: "A lot of student loans are already refinanced by the federal government."
Scott Walker stated on January 19, 2016 in a speech: "According to the most recent report, Wisconsin’s high school graduation rates are also up again -- to third best in the country."
Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on January 14, 2016 in a news release: Wisconsin dropped "from second in the country to 41st" among states where more than half the students took the ACT exam.
Scot Ross stated on December 13, 2015 in a television interview: Under Scott Walker, Wisconsin "moved from 16th to third in percentage of people with student loan debt."
Scott Walker stated on December 3, 2015 in an interview: "Here in Wisconsin, we've put in previous budgets more money into mental health services than any governor has in the last 25 years."
Katrina Shankland stated on November 16, 2015 in a news conference: Wisconsin "is on pace to double the number of layoffs" this year.
Sean Duffy stated on December 9, 2015 in an interview: Says President Barack Obama’s homeland security budget had "$16 million to fight climate change" but "didn't have a line item to fight violent extremism."
Chris Larson stated on November 22, 2015 in a TV interview: The Milwaukee County bus system has "among the highest fares in the nation."
American Action Network stated on December 8, 2015 in a newspaper ad: "Under conservative leadership, Congress has reduced the federal deficit by 60 percent – nearly $800 billion."
Paul Ryan stated on November 4, 2015 in a TV interview: The U.S. "tax rate on successful small businesses is 44.6 percent," while the business tax rate in Canada is 15 percent.
Joe Donald stated on December 2, 2015 in an interview: "We lock up close to 2.4 million people in this country. We're locking up more people than China and Russia."
Scott Walker stated on December 3, 2015 in a tweet: "From 2010-2014, median household income" in Wisconsin "has actually gone up 7.4 percent."
George Will stated on November 30, 2015 in a TV talk show: Despite attention on global warming, "fewer Americans carpool today to work than carpooled in 1980" and "SUVs have never been a larger proportion of the vehicles being sold in this country."
Chris Larson stated on November 22, 2015 in an interview: The Milwaukee County executive can sell the public "museum, the airport and the zoo" -- all on his own, without County Board approval
Ron Johnson stated on November 5, 2015 in a radio interview: "Probably less than 4 percent" of Wisconsin residents "are enjoying the subsidies" from Obamacare.
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on November 10, 2015 in a TV ad: Says Russ Feingold "wanted to get money out of politics. Now he's profiting from that same dark money."
Russ Feingold stated on November 12, 2015 in an interview: "Ron Johnson said specifically that he hopes the first steps occur to privatize the" Veterans Administration.
Martha McSally stated on November 17, 2015 in a news conference: The United States has "10,000 IRS agents making sure that you don't take an improper charity deduction," but to fight terrorism, it has "less than two dozen people focusing on countering violent extremism at home."
Chris Abele stated on October 29, 2015 in a TV interview: Since he took office as Milwaukee County executive, "we have never raised" bus fares and "this year there’ll be a million route-miles more than there were five years ago."
Glenn Grothman stated on October 30, 2015 in an interview: Wisconsin’s 6th congressional "district has more manufacturing jobs than almost any other" in the nation.
