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 Dale Kooyenga stated on April 1, 2016 in a constituent newsletter: "Today, it is more difficult to enlist in the U.S. military than it is to enroll in college." Center for Individual Freedom stated on April 13, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Paul Ryan backs a proposal that would be a "bailout" of Puerto Rico. Ron Johnson stated on April 29, 2016: Says he "started" the Pacur plastics manufacturing company he owns. Great America PAC stated on March 31, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Ted Cruz "wanted to let in more Syrian refugees and give amnesty to illegal immigrants." Hillary Clinton stated on March 29, 2016 in a forum: About "1 percent of all the gun sellers are responsible for more than half of the guns that are used in crimes." Bill McCoshen stated on March 11, 2016 in a talk show: Says when Bernie Sanders was in college, Sanders said "something very similar" to what conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley had written as a college student in the 1990s -- that "women have a legitimate role in date rape." Ron Johnson stated on February 5, 2016 in a public forum: Says Barack Obama "has the legal authority to let in really however many refugees he wants, from whatever country." Tom Barrett stated on March 7, 2016 in a radio ad: "Republican Bob Donovan" has "run as a Republican time and again." Hillary Clinton stated on February 21, 2016 in a TV ad: "When the auto industry was going under, car parts companies like" Johnson Controls "begged taxpayers for a bailout, and they got one." 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." 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. Chris Abele stated on November 2, 2015 in a TV ad: Says he balanced the Milwaukee County budget "without raising taxes five years in a row." Scott Walker stated on November 6, 2015 in a series of tweets: Wisconsin’s Government Accountability Board "ignored their duties and did not regularly audit" voters to remove felons "for a span of 16 elections. Scott Walker stated on August 15, 2015 in a radio interview: Israel has seen a "90 percent reduction in terrorist attacks" that it attributes to building a 500-mile fence. Elizabeth Warren stated on September 26, 2015 in a speech: Student loans from the federal government issued between 2007 and 2012 are on target "to produce $66 billion in profits for the United States government." Tammy Baldwin stated on September 23, 2015 in an interview: "The pope and Donald Trump and Tammy Baldwin all agree" on eliminating the "carried-interest" tax break. Scott Walker stated on September 16, 2015 in a debate: The Obama administration’s "own Environmental Protection Agency" has said its Clean Power Plan "will have a marginal impact on climate change." Reid Ribble stated on September 8, 2015 in an interview: Says Donald Trump "wants to replace" Obamacare "with a single-payer system." Bobby Jindal stated on August 18, 2015 in a statement: Says Scott Walker's plan to replace Obamacare "is a new entitlement" program for "every single American human being from the time they are born right up until they grow old and become eligible for Medicare." Hillary Clinton stated on August 3, 2015 in a video: Says Scott Walker's defunding of Planned Parenthood "left women across the state stranded with nowhere else to turn" for cancer screenings, breast exams and birth control. Scott Walker stated on July 26, 2015 in a statement on Twitter: "Since I took office, Wisconsin now has the 2nd highest health care quality ranking in the country." Ted Kanavas stated on June 12, 2015 in a political talk show: "Less than 1 percent of all the education dollars that we spend are spent on private (school) voucher programs." Scott Walker stated on May 30, 2015 in a speech in New Hampshire: "Nationally, the unemployment rate for veterans is far greater than the national unemployment rate," and Wisconsin is "one of those rare examples where unemployment is actually lower for veterans than it is for the population as a whole and certainly lower than it is nationally." Scott Walker stated on June 2, 2015 in a speech: My support from young voters -- those 18 to 24 -- in November 2014 was "largely unheard of for a Republican." Russ Feingold stated on June 5, 2015 in a speech at the state Democratic Party convention: "The United States still ranks 20th in the world in access to broadband -- over 50 percent below the best nations." Mark Pocan stated on May 20, 2015 in a radio interview: "Twenty-five percent of people in the country have said they changed their email and phone habits because of" the collection of data allowed by the Patriot Act. Mike Tate stated on May 28, 2015 in a speech: A Republican budget proposal "would have Wisconsin have the weakest standards for who can be a teacher in the classroom in the country." Dale Kooyenga stated on May 22, 2015: Since Republicans took over after the 2010 election, "the graduation rate in Wisconsin has gone from 86 percent to 88 percent. The black graduation rate has gone from 60 percent to 65 percent. The Latino graduation rate has gone from 65 percent to 71 percent."
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Dale Kooyenga stated on April 1, 2016 in a constituent newsletter: "Today, it is more difficult to enlist in the U.S. military than it is to enroll in college." Center for Individual Freedom stated on April 13, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Paul Ryan backs a proposal that would be a "bailout" of Puerto Rico. Ron Johnson stated on April 29, 2016: Says he "started" the Pacur plastics manufacturing company he owns. Great America PAC stated on March 31, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Ted Cruz "wanted to let in more Syrian refugees and give amnesty to illegal immigrants." Hillary Clinton stated on March 29, 2016 in a forum: About "1 percent of all the gun sellers are responsible for more than half of the guns that are used in crimes." Bill McCoshen stated on March 11, 2016 in a talk show: Says when Bernie Sanders was in college, Sanders said "something very similar" to what conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley had written as a college student in the 1990s -- that "women have a legitimate role in date rape." Ron Johnson stated on February 5, 2016 in a public forum: Says Barack Obama "has the legal authority to let in really however many refugees he wants, from whatever country." Tom Barrett stated on March 7, 2016 in a radio ad: "Republican Bob Donovan" has "run as a Republican time and again." Hillary Clinton stated on February 21, 2016 in a TV ad: "When the auto industry was going under, car parts companies like" Johnson Controls "begged taxpayers for a bailout, and they got one." 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." 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. Chris Abele stated on November 2, 2015 in a TV ad: Says he balanced the Milwaukee County budget "without raising taxes five years in a row." Scott Walker stated on November 6, 2015 in a series of tweets: Wisconsin’s Government Accountability Board "ignored their duties and did not regularly audit" voters to remove felons "for a span of 16 elections. Scott Walker stated on August 15, 2015 in a radio interview: Israel has seen a "90 percent reduction in terrorist attacks" that it attributes to building a 500-mile fence. Elizabeth Warren stated on September 26, 2015 in a speech: Student loans from the federal government issued between 2007 and 2012 are on target "to produce $66 billion in profits for the United States government." Tammy Baldwin stated on September 23, 2015 in an interview: "The pope and Donald Trump and Tammy Baldwin all agree" on eliminating the "carried-interest" tax break. Scott Walker stated on September 16, 2015 in a debate: The Obama administration’s "own Environmental Protection Agency" has said its Clean Power Plan "will have a marginal impact on climate change." Reid Ribble stated on September 8, 2015 in an interview: Says Donald Trump "wants to replace" Obamacare "with a single-payer system." Bobby Jindal stated on August 18, 2015 in a statement: Says Scott Walker's plan to replace Obamacare "is a new entitlement" program for "every single American human being from the time they are born right up until they grow old and become eligible for Medicare." Hillary Clinton stated on August 3, 2015 in a video: Says Scott Walker's defunding of Planned Parenthood "left women across the state stranded with nowhere else to turn" for cancer screenings, breast exams and birth control. Scott Walker stated on July 26, 2015 in a statement on Twitter: "Since I took office, Wisconsin now has the 2nd highest health care quality ranking in the country." Ted Kanavas stated on June 12, 2015 in a political talk show: "Less than 1 percent of all the education dollars that we spend are spent on private (school) voucher programs." Scott Walker stated on May 30, 2015 in a speech in New Hampshire: "Nationally, the unemployment rate for veterans is far greater than the national unemployment rate," and Wisconsin is "one of those rare examples where unemployment is actually lower for veterans than it is for the population as a whole and certainly lower than it is nationally." Scott Walker stated on June 2, 2015 in a speech: My support from young voters -- those 18 to 24 -- in November 2014 was "largely unheard of for a Republican." Russ Feingold stated on June 5, 2015 in a speech at the state Democratic Party convention: "The United States still ranks 20th in the world in access to broadband -- over 50 percent below the best nations." Mark Pocan stated on May 20, 2015 in a radio interview: "Twenty-five percent of people in the country have said they changed their email and phone habits because of" the collection of data allowed by the Patriot Act. Mike Tate stated on May 28, 2015 in a speech: A Republican budget proposal "would have Wisconsin have the weakest standards for who can be a teacher in the classroom in the country." Dale Kooyenga stated on May 22, 2015: Since Republicans took over after the 2010 election, "the graduation rate in Wisconsin has gone from 86 percent to 88 percent. The black graduation rate has gone from 60 percent to 65 percent. The Latino graduation rate has gone from 65 percent to 71 percent."
Dale Kooyenga stated on April 1, 2016 in a constituent newsletter: "Today, it is more difficult to enlist in the U.S. military than it is to enroll in college."
Center for Individual Freedom stated on April 13, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Paul Ryan backs a proposal that would be a "bailout" of Puerto Rico.
Ron Johnson stated on April 29, 2016: Says he "started" the Pacur plastics manufacturing company he owns.
Great America PAC stated on March 31, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Ted Cruz "wanted to let in more Syrian refugees and give amnesty to illegal immigrants."
Hillary Clinton stated on March 29, 2016 in a forum: About "1 percent of all the gun sellers are responsible for more than half of the guns that are used in crimes."
Bill McCoshen stated on March 11, 2016 in a talk show: Says when Bernie Sanders was in college, Sanders said "something very similar" to what conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley had written as a college student in the 1990s -- that "women have a legitimate role in date rape."
Ron Johnson stated on February 5, 2016 in a public forum: Says Barack Obama "has the legal authority to let in really however many refugees he wants, from whatever country."
Tom Barrett stated on March 7, 2016 in a radio ad: "Republican Bob Donovan" has "run as a Republican time and again."
Hillary Clinton stated on February 21, 2016 in a TV ad: "When the auto industry was going under, car parts companies like" Johnson Controls "begged taxpayers for a bailout, and they got one."
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."
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.
Chris Abele stated on November 2, 2015 in a TV ad: Says he balanced the Milwaukee County budget "without raising taxes five years in a row."
Scott Walker stated on November 6, 2015 in a series of tweets: Wisconsin’s Government Accountability Board "ignored their duties and did not regularly audit" voters to remove felons "for a span of 16 elections.
Scott Walker stated on August 15, 2015 in a radio interview: Israel has seen a "90 percent reduction in terrorist attacks" that it attributes to building a 500-mile fence.
Elizabeth Warren stated on September 26, 2015 in a speech: Student loans from the federal government issued between 2007 and 2012 are on target "to produce $66 billion in profits for the United States government."
Tammy Baldwin stated on September 23, 2015 in an interview: "The pope and Donald Trump and Tammy Baldwin all agree" on eliminating the "carried-interest" tax break.
Scott Walker stated on September 16, 2015 in a debate: The Obama administration’s "own Environmental Protection Agency" has said its Clean Power Plan "will have a marginal impact on climate change."
Reid Ribble stated on September 8, 2015 in an interview: Says Donald Trump "wants to replace" Obamacare "with a single-payer system."
Bobby Jindal stated on August 18, 2015 in a statement: Says Scott Walker's plan to replace Obamacare "is a new entitlement" program for "every single American human being from the time they are born right up until they grow old and become eligible for Medicare."
Hillary Clinton stated on August 3, 2015 in a video: Says Scott Walker's defunding of Planned Parenthood "left women across the state stranded with nowhere else to turn" for cancer screenings, breast exams and birth control.
Scott Walker stated on July 26, 2015 in a statement on Twitter: "Since I took office, Wisconsin now has the 2nd highest health care quality ranking in the country."
Ted Kanavas stated on June 12, 2015 in a political talk show: "Less than 1 percent of all the education dollars that we spend are spent on private (school) voucher programs."
Scott Walker stated on May 30, 2015 in a speech in New Hampshire: "Nationally, the unemployment rate for veterans is far greater than the national unemployment rate," and Wisconsin is "one of those rare examples where unemployment is actually lower for veterans than it is for the population as a whole and certainly lower than it is nationally."
Scott Walker stated on June 2, 2015 in a speech: My support from young voters -- those 18 to 24 -- in November 2014 was "largely unheard of for a Republican."
Russ Feingold stated on June 5, 2015 in a speech at the state Democratic Party convention: "The United States still ranks 20th in the world in access to broadband -- over 50 percent below the best nations."
Mark Pocan stated on May 20, 2015 in a radio interview: "Twenty-five percent of people in the country have said they changed their email and phone habits because of" the collection of data allowed by the Patriot Act.
Mike Tate stated on May 28, 2015 in a speech: A Republican budget proposal "would have Wisconsin have the weakest standards for who can be a teacher in the classroom in the country."
Dale Kooyenga stated on May 22, 2015: Since Republicans took over after the 2010 election, "the graduation rate in Wisconsin has gone from 86 percent to 88 percent. The black graduation rate has gone from 60 percent to 65 percent. The Latino graduation rate has gone from 65 percent to 71 percent."
