Latest Mostly False 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 Tom Tiffany stated on May 26, 2020 in a tweet: Says the state “health secretary says don't go to hospitals or clinics, now the tourism secretary says don't recreate.” Joe Biden stated on May 20, 2020 in a virtual town hall: “40% of the initial small business funds didn’t go to small businesses at all.” Janel Brandtjen stated on April 28, 2020 in Facebook post: “Children don’t seem to be getting this virus” Facebook posts stated on May 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Ron Johnson and 36 other senators “voted for federal agencies to have access to your internet history without obtaining a warrant.” Wisconsin state Senate Democrats stated on May 8, 2020 in news release: Says GOP state Sen. Patrick Testin is responsible for lost $25M in federal funding, because he refused “to do his job.” Scott Fitzgerald stated on April 26, 2020 in a TV interview: Wisconsin has “no tracing program going on that we can speak of." Facebook posts stated on April 23, 2020 in Facebook post: Says Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers “wants to force residents to fund Planned Parenthood abortion business.” Wisconsin Republican Legislative leaders stated on April 21, 2020 in a joint statement: Wisconsin is “clearly seeing a decline in COVID infections” Facebook posts stated on April 7, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Robin Vos wore protective gear that “election workers he forced to work … do not have.” Donald Trump stated on April 7, 2020 in a news conference: Wisconsin is “run by Democrats right now,” so they should address election social distancing concerns. Daniel Kelly stated on March 3, 2020 in campaign email: Says rival Jill Karofsky wants "to disarm law abiding citizens." Daniel Kelly stated on March 8, 2020 in a TV interview: Says a Marquette professor called him a "maverick" and found no correlation between his opinions and conservative background. David Crowley stated on March 11, 2020 in a debate: “I’ve passed more bills than Sen. Larson has, because ... he hasn’t passed any.” Robin Vos stated on March 7, 2020 in a tweet: Video shows Joe Biden saying “we can only re-elect Donald Trump.” Facebook posts stated on February 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says of the Milwaukee mass shooter: "Supposedly he is black. A noose was hung on his locker and he addressed the issue and he was fired! So he returned the next work day and killed who he all thought were involved." Amy Klobuchar stated on February 25, 2020 in a debate: “While we are all sitting here debating, Wisconsin has kicked hundreds of thousands of people off of their voting rolls.” John Nygren stated on January 22, 2020 in a news release: Says Gov. Tony Evers "proposed raising taxes on the agriculture industry to pay for expanded welfare programs." Tony Evers stated on January 22, 2020 in the State of the State: “I delivered on my campaign promise for a 10% tax cut for Wisconsin families.” Robert Spindell stated on January 19, 2020 in a TV interview: Says some of the names that may be purged from voter roll are people who have died. Jill Karofsky stated on November 19, 2019 in a public forum: "The Department of Corrections budget in Wisconsin is more than the Department of Education budget." Jim Sensenbrenner stated on December 11, 2019 in a tweet: "104 House Democrats voted for impeachment before the Ukraine call took place." Mark Pocan stated on December 2, 2019 in a tweet: Says President Donald Trump is "waging a trade war against WI farmers -- forcing > 1600 dairy farms to close." Robin Vos stated on November 10, 2019 in a TV interview: On red-flag laws says, "What (Democrats) wanted to do was say, ‘I think you might do something, so I’m going to take away your gun and make you prove you wouldn’t do it." Bryan Steil stated on October 31, 2019 in a tweet: The House impeachment rules resolution "does not provide the president with due process protections that were afforded to both President Clinton and President Nixon." Robin Vos stated on October 22, 2019 in an interview: Says "red flag laws" allow gun seizure without a judge’s involvement: "They take it away first. Then you have to get permission from a judge to do it." Democratic National Committee stated on September 20, 2019 in a press release: Says Donald Trump is breaking a campaign pledge to bring manufacturing jobs back to Wisconsin and Pennsylvania since the two states "have lost the most manufacturing jobs in the past year." Ron Johnson stated on July 15, 2019 in a tweet: "Republican policies have led to business investment growth that’s 10 times faster than what we saw under President Obama." Scott Fitzgerald stated on September 22, 2019 in a TV interview: Universal background checks involve asking people "to submit the serial numbers to their guns to a state or federal official," and that violates the Second Amendment. Priorities USA Action stated on July 23, 2019 in a digital ad: "Trump wants to cut (Medicare) just to pay for tax breaks to billionaires." Ron Johnson stated on July 21, 2019 in CNN State of the Union interview: "There's a survey done in Guatemala. A third of Guatemalans intend to migrate to the United States. That's about 5.8 million people."
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Tom Tiffany stated on May 26, 2020 in a tweet: Says the state “health secretary says don't go to hospitals or clinics, now the tourism secretary says don't recreate.” Joe Biden stated on May 20, 2020 in a virtual town hall: “40% of the initial small business funds didn’t go to small businesses at all.” Janel Brandtjen stated on April 28, 2020 in Facebook post: “Children don’t seem to be getting this virus” Facebook posts stated on May 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Ron Johnson and 36 other senators “voted for federal agencies to have access to your internet history without obtaining a warrant.” Wisconsin state Senate Democrats stated on May 8, 2020 in news release: Says GOP state Sen. Patrick Testin is responsible for lost $25M in federal funding, because he refused “to do his job.” Scott Fitzgerald stated on April 26, 2020 in a TV interview: Wisconsin has “no tracing program going on that we can speak of." Facebook posts stated on April 23, 2020 in Facebook post: Says Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers “wants to force residents to fund Planned Parenthood abortion business.” Wisconsin Republican Legislative leaders stated on April 21, 2020 in a joint statement: Wisconsin is “clearly seeing a decline in COVID infections” Facebook posts stated on April 7, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Robin Vos wore protective gear that “election workers he forced to work … do not have.” Donald Trump stated on April 7, 2020 in a news conference: Wisconsin is “run by Democrats right now,” so they should address election social distancing concerns. Daniel Kelly stated on March 3, 2020 in campaign email: Says rival Jill Karofsky wants "to disarm law abiding citizens." Daniel Kelly stated on March 8, 2020 in a TV interview: Says a Marquette professor called him a "maverick" and found no correlation between his opinions and conservative background. David Crowley stated on March 11, 2020 in a debate: “I’ve passed more bills than Sen. Larson has, because ... he hasn’t passed any.” Robin Vos stated on March 7, 2020 in a tweet: Video shows Joe Biden saying “we can only re-elect Donald Trump.” Facebook posts stated on February 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says of the Milwaukee mass shooter: "Supposedly he is black. A noose was hung on his locker and he addressed the issue and he was fired! So he returned the next work day and killed who he all thought were involved." Amy Klobuchar stated on February 25, 2020 in a debate: “While we are all sitting here debating, Wisconsin has kicked hundreds of thousands of people off of their voting rolls.” John Nygren stated on January 22, 2020 in a news release: Says Gov. Tony Evers "proposed raising taxes on the agriculture industry to pay for expanded welfare programs." Tony Evers stated on January 22, 2020 in the State of the State: “I delivered on my campaign promise for a 10% tax cut for Wisconsin families.” Robert Spindell stated on January 19, 2020 in a TV interview: Says some of the names that may be purged from voter roll are people who have died. Jill Karofsky stated on November 19, 2019 in a public forum: "The Department of Corrections budget in Wisconsin is more than the Department of Education budget." Jim Sensenbrenner stated on December 11, 2019 in a tweet: "104 House Democrats voted for impeachment before the Ukraine call took place." Mark Pocan stated on December 2, 2019 in a tweet: Says President Donald Trump is "waging a trade war against WI farmers -- forcing > 1600 dairy farms to close." Robin Vos stated on November 10, 2019 in a TV interview: On red-flag laws says, "What (Democrats) wanted to do was say, ‘I think you might do something, so I’m going to take away your gun and make you prove you wouldn’t do it." Bryan Steil stated on October 31, 2019 in a tweet: The House impeachment rules resolution "does not provide the president with due process protections that were afforded to both President Clinton and President Nixon." Robin Vos stated on October 22, 2019 in an interview: Says "red flag laws" allow gun seizure without a judge’s involvement: "They take it away first. Then you have to get permission from a judge to do it." Democratic National Committee stated on September 20, 2019 in a press release: Says Donald Trump is breaking a campaign pledge to bring manufacturing jobs back to Wisconsin and Pennsylvania since the two states "have lost the most manufacturing jobs in the past year." Ron Johnson stated on July 15, 2019 in a tweet: "Republican policies have led to business investment growth that’s 10 times faster than what we saw under President Obama." Scott Fitzgerald stated on September 22, 2019 in a TV interview: Universal background checks involve asking people "to submit the serial numbers to their guns to a state or federal official," and that violates the Second Amendment. Priorities USA Action stated on July 23, 2019 in a digital ad: "Trump wants to cut (Medicare) just to pay for tax breaks to billionaires." Ron Johnson stated on July 21, 2019 in CNN State of the Union interview: "There's a survey done in Guatemala. A third of Guatemalans intend to migrate to the United States. That's about 5.8 million people."
Tom Tiffany stated on May 26, 2020 in a tweet: Says the state “health secretary says don't go to hospitals or clinics, now the tourism secretary says don't recreate.”
Joe Biden stated on May 20, 2020 in a virtual town hall: “40% of the initial small business funds didn’t go to small businesses at all.”
Janel Brandtjen stated on April 28, 2020 in Facebook post: “Children don’t seem to be getting this virus”
Facebook posts stated on May 14, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Ron Johnson and 36 other senators “voted for federal agencies to have access to your internet history without obtaining a warrant.”
Wisconsin state Senate Democrats stated on May 8, 2020 in news release: Says GOP state Sen. Patrick Testin is responsible for lost $25M in federal funding, because he refused “to do his job.”
Scott Fitzgerald stated on April 26, 2020 in a TV interview: Wisconsin has “no tracing program going on that we can speak of."
Facebook posts stated on April 23, 2020 in Facebook post: Says Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers “wants to force residents to fund Planned Parenthood abortion business.”
Wisconsin Republican Legislative leaders stated on April 21, 2020 in a joint statement: Wisconsin is “clearly seeing a decline in COVID infections”
Facebook posts stated on April 7, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Robin Vos wore protective gear that “election workers he forced to work … do not have.”
Donald Trump stated on April 7, 2020 in a news conference: Wisconsin is “run by Democrats right now,” so they should address election social distancing concerns.
Daniel Kelly stated on March 3, 2020 in campaign email: Says rival Jill Karofsky wants "to disarm law abiding citizens."
Daniel Kelly stated on March 8, 2020 in a TV interview: Says a Marquette professor called him a "maverick" and found no correlation between his opinions and conservative background.
David Crowley stated on March 11, 2020 in a debate: “I’ve passed more bills than Sen. Larson has, because ... he hasn’t passed any.”
Robin Vos stated on March 7, 2020 in a tweet: Video shows Joe Biden saying “we can only re-elect Donald Trump.”
Facebook posts stated on February 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says of the Milwaukee mass shooter: "Supposedly he is black. A noose was hung on his locker and he addressed the issue and he was fired! So he returned the next work day and killed who he all thought were involved."
Amy Klobuchar stated on February 25, 2020 in a debate: “While we are all sitting here debating, Wisconsin has kicked hundreds of thousands of people off of their voting rolls.”
John Nygren stated on January 22, 2020 in a news release: Says Gov. Tony Evers "proposed raising taxes on the agriculture industry to pay for expanded welfare programs."
Tony Evers stated on January 22, 2020 in the State of the State: “I delivered on my campaign promise for a 10% tax cut for Wisconsin families.”
Robert Spindell stated on January 19, 2020 in a TV interview: Says some of the names that may be purged from voter roll are people who have died.
Jill Karofsky stated on November 19, 2019 in a public forum: "The Department of Corrections budget in Wisconsin is more than the Department of Education budget."
Jim Sensenbrenner stated on December 11, 2019 in a tweet: "104 House Democrats voted for impeachment before the Ukraine call took place."
Mark Pocan stated on December 2, 2019 in a tweet: Says President Donald Trump is "waging a trade war against WI farmers -- forcing > 1600 dairy farms to close."
Robin Vos stated on November 10, 2019 in a TV interview: On red-flag laws says, "What (Democrats) wanted to do was say, ‘I think you might do something, so I’m going to take away your gun and make you prove you wouldn’t do it."
Bryan Steil stated on October 31, 2019 in a tweet: The House impeachment rules resolution "does not provide the president with due process protections that were afforded to both President Clinton and President Nixon."
Robin Vos stated on October 22, 2019 in an interview: Says "red flag laws" allow gun seizure without a judge’s involvement: "They take it away first. Then you have to get permission from a judge to do it."
Democratic National Committee stated on September 20, 2019 in a press release: Says Donald Trump is breaking a campaign pledge to bring manufacturing jobs back to Wisconsin and Pennsylvania since the two states "have lost the most manufacturing jobs in the past year."
Ron Johnson stated on July 15, 2019 in a tweet: "Republican policies have led to business investment growth that’s 10 times faster than what we saw under President Obama."
Scott Fitzgerald stated on September 22, 2019 in a TV interview: Universal background checks involve asking people "to submit the serial numbers to their guns to a state or federal official," and that violates the Second Amendment.
Priorities USA Action stated on July 23, 2019 in a digital ad: "Trump wants to cut (Medicare) just to pay for tax breaks to billionaires."
Ron Johnson stated on July 21, 2019 in CNN State of the Union interview: "There's a survey done in Guatemala. A third of Guatemalans intend to migrate to the United States. That's about 5.8 million people."
