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 Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on May 2, 2022 in Newsletter: On Gov. Tony “Evers’ watch…the efficiency of the state crime lab has plummeted.” Cavalier Johnson stated on April 9, 2022 in TV interview: In a recent year, the Milwaukee Police Department "collected more guns per capita off the streets than in New York.” Rebecca Kleefisch stated on April 30, 2022 in Public statement: Says Gov. Tony Evers is “a big proponent of this defund the police movement.” Tom Nelson stated on April 26, 2022 in Twitter: “Title 42 has fueled the border crisis. In 2019, 7 percent of illegal border crossings were repeated crossings. Today the rate is 27 percent.” Tom Tiffany stated on February 18, 2022 in Twitter: The Biden administration has been "recklessly releasing potentially dangerous Afghans into our communities." Kelda Helen Roys stated on May 8, 2022 in TV interview: Because of U.S. Senate rules, Democrats need "more than a majority ... to codify Roe vs. Wade." Eric Toney stated on April 14, 2022 in News release: The state crime lab under Attorney General Josh Kaul "is testing significantly less items than former AG Brad Schimel and is still taking longer to test many categories of key items in comparison to Schimel, including DNA." John Macco stated on April 18, 2022 in Twitter: Says Gov. Tony Evers "wanted to increase your taxes by $1 billion just for heating your homes. Instead, Republicans cut your taxes by more than $2 billion." The Gateway Pundit stated on April 24, 2022 in a blog post: “A STOLEN ELECTION: State totals minus illegal ballot trafficking numbers give President Trump decisive victories in AZ, GA, MI, PA, and WI.” Melissa Agard stated on April 11, 2022 in Twitter: Cannabis reform "is supported by the majority of the residents of our state, including a majority of Republicans." Opportunity Wisconsin stated on February 21, 2022 in YouTube ad: "Ron Johnson pushed through a special tax loophole that benefited his own family's business … Then he cashed out of the company for $5 million … (he has) doubled his wealth since taking office." Mike Gallagher stated on April 12, 2022 in News release: “Inflation has gone up every month of the Biden presidency and just hit another 40-year high.” Tony Kurtz stated on April 7, 2022 in Twitter: If Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers "had passed his (gas) tax increases ... fuel prices would be at least a dime higher. Sarah Godlewski stated on April 1, 2022 in Twitter: "Ron Johnson is trying to let insurance companies deny coverage to people with pre-existing conditions like cancer, depression, pregnancy, diabetes—or even COVID.” Rebecca Kleefisch stated on March 28, 2022 in TV ad: “As your Lieutenant Governor…I cut your taxes.” Tammy Baldwin stated on March 16, 2022 in Twitter: "The price of insulin has been jacked up by Big Drug Corporations.” Kevin Nicholson stated on March 28, 2022 in Fundraising email: “Over the course of two months, Tony Evers refused to remove (Curtis Schmitt Jr.) from the (state’s veterans) Board despite having the authority to do (so).” Facebook posts stated on April 4, 2022 in a post: Schools are putting litter boxes in bathrooms to accommodate kids who identify as furries. Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce stated on March 7, 2022 in TV ad: Says Gov. Tony Evers "tried to make us pay even more at the pump by hiking the gas tax." Ron Johnson stated on March 18, 2022 in Twitter: Gas prices are high “due to the Democrats’ war on fossil fuels.” Rebecca Kleefisch stated on March 9, 2022 in Campaign email: Says Gov. Tony Evers gave $2.4 million in COVID relief money to Planned Parenthood affiliates throughout Wisconsin “to bail them out and fund abortions." Wisconsin Initiative stated on February 23, 2022 in TV ad: “Gov. Tony Evers brought Republicans and Democrats together to cut income taxes for the middle class.” Alex Lasry stated on March 16, 2022 in Campaign ad: Says Ron Johnson "is supporting the Republican plan that phases out Social Security and Medicare." Michael Gableman stated on March 7, 2022 in TV interview: Five Wisconsin cities received money for the 2020 election from Mark Zuckerberg, which amounted to "a wave of massive election bribery." Glenn Grothman stated on February 3, 2022 in Twitter: Says President Joe Biden "is trying to send taxpayer dollars to manufacturers overseas that do not abide by the same (carbon emission) standards we do at home." Glenn Grothman stated on February 3, 2022 in Twitter: "The US has made strides in reducing carbon emissions that other parts of the world have not." Sarah Godlewski stated on February 18, 2022 in Campaign statement: "Here in Wisconsin, prescription drug costs grew at a pace of nearly twice as much as the average Wisconsinite's income from 2015-2019." Mary Felzkowski stated on February 15, 2022 in Public statement: “Over-vaccination causes faster mutation of the (COVID-19) virus, which causes a super virus we may not have the ability to fight off.” Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee stated on January 7, 2022 in an ad: Sen. Ron Johnson has been “rewarding companies that outsource to China.” Greta Neubauer stated on February 21, 2022 in Twitter: “Republican leadership has not been clear about whether they support Rep. Ramthun’s illegal and undemocratic resolution” on the 2020 election.
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Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on May 2, 2022 in Newsletter: On Gov. Tony “Evers’ watch…the efficiency of the state crime lab has plummeted.” Cavalier Johnson stated on April 9, 2022 in TV interview: In a recent year, the Milwaukee Police Department "collected more guns per capita off the streets than in New York.” Rebecca Kleefisch stated on April 30, 2022 in Public statement: Says Gov. Tony Evers is “a big proponent of this defund the police movement.” Tom Nelson stated on April 26, 2022 in Twitter: “Title 42 has fueled the border crisis. In 2019, 7 percent of illegal border crossings were repeated crossings. Today the rate is 27 percent.” Tom Tiffany stated on February 18, 2022 in Twitter: The Biden administration has been "recklessly releasing potentially dangerous Afghans into our communities." Kelda Helen Roys stated on May 8, 2022 in TV interview: Because of U.S. Senate rules, Democrats need "more than a majority ... to codify Roe vs. Wade." Eric Toney stated on April 14, 2022 in News release: The state crime lab under Attorney General Josh Kaul "is testing significantly less items than former AG Brad Schimel and is still taking longer to test many categories of key items in comparison to Schimel, including DNA." John Macco stated on April 18, 2022 in Twitter: Says Gov. Tony Evers "wanted to increase your taxes by $1 billion just for heating your homes. Instead, Republicans cut your taxes by more than $2 billion." The Gateway Pundit stated on April 24, 2022 in a blog post: “A STOLEN ELECTION: State totals minus illegal ballot trafficking numbers give President Trump decisive victories in AZ, GA, MI, PA, and WI.” Melissa Agard stated on April 11, 2022 in Twitter: Cannabis reform "is supported by the majority of the residents of our state, including a majority of Republicans." Opportunity Wisconsin stated on February 21, 2022 in YouTube ad: "Ron Johnson pushed through a special tax loophole that benefited his own family's business … Then he cashed out of the company for $5 million … (he has) doubled his wealth since taking office." Mike Gallagher stated on April 12, 2022 in News release: “Inflation has gone up every month of the Biden presidency and just hit another 40-year high.” Tony Kurtz stated on April 7, 2022 in Twitter: If Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers "had passed his (gas) tax increases ... fuel prices would be at least a dime higher. Sarah Godlewski stated on April 1, 2022 in Twitter: "Ron Johnson is trying to let insurance companies deny coverage to people with pre-existing conditions like cancer, depression, pregnancy, diabetes—or even COVID.” Rebecca Kleefisch stated on March 28, 2022 in TV ad: “As your Lieutenant Governor…I cut your taxes.” Tammy Baldwin stated on March 16, 2022 in Twitter: "The price of insulin has been jacked up by Big Drug Corporations.” Kevin Nicholson stated on March 28, 2022 in Fundraising email: “Over the course of two months, Tony Evers refused to remove (Curtis Schmitt Jr.) from the (state’s veterans) Board despite having the authority to do (so).” Facebook posts stated on April 4, 2022 in a post: Schools are putting litter boxes in bathrooms to accommodate kids who identify as furries. Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce stated on March 7, 2022 in TV ad: Says Gov. Tony Evers "tried to make us pay even more at the pump by hiking the gas tax." Ron Johnson stated on March 18, 2022 in Twitter: Gas prices are high “due to the Democrats’ war on fossil fuels.” Rebecca Kleefisch stated on March 9, 2022 in Campaign email: Says Gov. Tony Evers gave $2.4 million in COVID relief money to Planned Parenthood affiliates throughout Wisconsin “to bail them out and fund abortions." Wisconsin Initiative stated on February 23, 2022 in TV ad: “Gov. Tony Evers brought Republicans and Democrats together to cut income taxes for the middle class.” Alex Lasry stated on March 16, 2022 in Campaign ad: Says Ron Johnson "is supporting the Republican plan that phases out Social Security and Medicare." Michael Gableman stated on March 7, 2022 in TV interview: Five Wisconsin cities received money for the 2020 election from Mark Zuckerberg, which amounted to "a wave of massive election bribery." Glenn Grothman stated on February 3, 2022 in Twitter: Says President Joe Biden "is trying to send taxpayer dollars to manufacturers overseas that do not abide by the same (carbon emission) standards we do at home." Glenn Grothman stated on February 3, 2022 in Twitter: "The US has made strides in reducing carbon emissions that other parts of the world have not." Sarah Godlewski stated on February 18, 2022 in Campaign statement: "Here in Wisconsin, prescription drug costs grew at a pace of nearly twice as much as the average Wisconsinite's income from 2015-2019." Mary Felzkowski stated on February 15, 2022 in Public statement: “Over-vaccination causes faster mutation of the (COVID-19) virus, which causes a super virus we may not have the ability to fight off.” Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee stated on January 7, 2022 in an ad: Sen. Ron Johnson has been “rewarding companies that outsource to China.” Greta Neubauer stated on February 21, 2022 in Twitter: “Republican leadership has not been clear about whether they support Rep. Ramthun’s illegal and undemocratic resolution” on the 2020 election.
Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on May 2, 2022 in Newsletter: On Gov. Tony “Evers’ watch…the efficiency of the state crime lab has plummeted.”
Cavalier Johnson stated on April 9, 2022 in TV interview: In a recent year, the Milwaukee Police Department "collected more guns per capita off the streets than in New York.”
Rebecca Kleefisch stated on April 30, 2022 in Public statement: Says Gov. Tony Evers is “a big proponent of this defund the police movement.”
Tom Nelson stated on April 26, 2022 in Twitter: “Title 42 has fueled the border crisis. In 2019, 7 percent of illegal border crossings were repeated crossings. Today the rate is 27 percent.”
Tom Tiffany stated on February 18, 2022 in Twitter: The Biden administration has been "recklessly releasing potentially dangerous Afghans into our communities."
Kelda Helen Roys stated on May 8, 2022 in TV interview: Because of U.S. Senate rules, Democrats need "more than a majority ... to codify Roe vs. Wade."
Eric Toney stated on April 14, 2022 in News release: The state crime lab under Attorney General Josh Kaul "is testing significantly less items than former AG Brad Schimel and is still taking longer to test many categories of key items in comparison to Schimel, including DNA."
John Macco stated on April 18, 2022 in Twitter: Says Gov. Tony Evers "wanted to increase your taxes by $1 billion just for heating your homes. Instead, Republicans cut your taxes by more than $2 billion."
The Gateway Pundit stated on April 24, 2022 in a blog post: “A STOLEN ELECTION: State totals minus illegal ballot trafficking numbers give President Trump decisive victories in AZ, GA, MI, PA, and WI.”
Melissa Agard stated on April 11, 2022 in Twitter: Cannabis reform "is supported by the majority of the residents of our state, including a majority of Republicans."
Opportunity Wisconsin stated on February 21, 2022 in YouTube ad: "Ron Johnson pushed through a special tax loophole that benefited his own family's business … Then he cashed out of the company for $5 million … (he has) doubled his wealth since taking office."
Mike Gallagher stated on April 12, 2022 in News release: “Inflation has gone up every month of the Biden presidency and just hit another 40-year high.”
Tony Kurtz stated on April 7, 2022 in Twitter: If Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers "had passed his (gas) tax increases ... fuel prices would be at least a dime higher.
Sarah Godlewski stated on April 1, 2022 in Twitter: "Ron Johnson is trying to let insurance companies deny coverage to people with pre-existing conditions like cancer, depression, pregnancy, diabetes—or even COVID.”
Tammy Baldwin stated on March 16, 2022 in Twitter: "The price of insulin has been jacked up by Big Drug Corporations.”
Kevin Nicholson stated on March 28, 2022 in Fundraising email: “Over the course of two months, Tony Evers refused to remove (Curtis Schmitt Jr.) from the (state’s veterans) Board despite having the authority to do (so).”
Facebook posts stated on April 4, 2022 in a post: Schools are putting litter boxes in bathrooms to accommodate kids who identify as furries.
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce stated on March 7, 2022 in TV ad: Says Gov. Tony Evers "tried to make us pay even more at the pump by hiking the gas tax."
Ron Johnson stated on March 18, 2022 in Twitter: Gas prices are high “due to the Democrats’ war on fossil fuels.”
Rebecca Kleefisch stated on March 9, 2022 in Campaign email: Says Gov. Tony Evers gave $2.4 million in COVID relief money to Planned Parenthood affiliates throughout Wisconsin “to bail them out and fund abortions."
Wisconsin Initiative stated on February 23, 2022 in TV ad: “Gov. Tony Evers brought Republicans and Democrats together to cut income taxes for the middle class.”
Alex Lasry stated on March 16, 2022 in Campaign ad: Says Ron Johnson "is supporting the Republican plan that phases out Social Security and Medicare."
Michael Gableman stated on March 7, 2022 in TV interview: Five Wisconsin cities received money for the 2020 election from Mark Zuckerberg, which amounted to "a wave of massive election bribery."
Glenn Grothman stated on February 3, 2022 in Twitter: Says President Joe Biden "is trying to send taxpayer dollars to manufacturers overseas that do not abide by the same (carbon emission) standards we do at home."
Glenn Grothman stated on February 3, 2022 in Twitter: "The US has made strides in reducing carbon emissions that other parts of the world have not."
Sarah Godlewski stated on February 18, 2022 in Campaign statement: "Here in Wisconsin, prescription drug costs grew at a pace of nearly twice as much as the average Wisconsinite's income from 2015-2019."
Mary Felzkowski stated on February 15, 2022 in Public statement: “Over-vaccination causes faster mutation of the (COVID-19) virus, which causes a super virus we may not have the ability to fight off.”
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee stated on January 7, 2022 in an ad: Sen. Ron Johnson has been “rewarding companies that outsource to China.”
Greta Neubauer stated on February 21, 2022 in Twitter: “Republican leadership has not been clear about whether they support Rep. Ramthun’s illegal and undemocratic resolution” on the 2020 election.
