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 Paul Ryan stated on April 22, 2016 in a news release: The decision for the United States to buy heavy water from Iran "will directly subsidize Iran’s nuclear program." Hillary Clinton stated on March 21, 2016 in a campaign speech: Says Donald Trump "wants us to pull out of NATO." Wisconsin Alliance for Reform stated on March 8, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Judge JoAnne Kloppenburg agreed to use a technicality to give a convicted sex offender a new hearing because "he didn’t understand the charge." 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." 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." 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." 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." 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." 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." Edward Flynn stated on August 27, 2015 in a forum: In Milwaukee County, juveniles arrested for car theft "get sent immediately home, because under the point system in juvenile court" on holding suspects, "a stolen car gets zero points." Erick Erickson stated on October 9, 2015 in a blog post: "Paul Ryan is one of less than a dozen Republican congressmen to have voted for every bailout to come before Congress." Jon Erpenbach stated on September 25, 2015 in an interview: Says Scott Walker "said he wouldn't touch" the state civil service system but now supports overhauling it. Scott Walker stated on September 14, 2015 in a campaign proposal: Says he will pursue change in federal law to protect employees from "extortion from a union" because "the Supreme Court has ruled that federal prohibitions outlawing extortion usually do not apply to unions." Gwen Moore stated on August 26, 2015 in comments to reporters: Says Scott Walker "brags a lot about having an independent agency investigate police shootings. Of course, he didn’t fund it." National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on August 7, 2015 in a news release: Says Russ Feingold cast the "deciding vote" for the "largest tax increase" in history Donald Trump stated on July 25, 2015 in a speech: Under Gov. Scott Walker, Wisconsin "projected a $1 billion (budget) surplus and it turns out to be a deficit of $2.2 billion." Scott Walker stated on July 21, 2015 in a tweet: Says under his leadership "Wisconsin median household income" is up 2.7%, while it is down 1.3% nationally under President Obama. Scott Walker stated on July 15, 2015 in an interview: If women seeking an abortion see their ultrasound, "the odds are pretty high they're going to keep the baby." MoveOn.org stated on June 11, 2015 in a Facebook post: Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson "voted to cut $700m from Medicare." Scott Walker stated on June 20, 2015 in a speech: Says Barack Obama told the U.S. Coast Guard Academy "that the number one threat to the military and the world today is global warming." NARAL Pro-Choice America stated on June 18, 2015 in a TV ad: Says Scott Walker "said that forcing women facing abortion to get invasive ultrasounds was 'just a cool thing.'" Scott Walker stated on June 2, 2015 in a speech: Thanks to the Act 10 collective bargaining law that took effect four years ago, ACT scores in Wisconsin "are now second-best in the country for states where more than half the kids take the exam." Ron Johnson stated on May 19, 2015 in an interview: Says Democratic challenger Russ Feingold "was the deciding vote on Obamacare." Katrina Shankland stated on May 6, 2015 in a news release: "Republicans have already cut our neighborhood public schools three budgets in a row." Scott Walker stated on April 27, 2015 in an interview: Says the recall elections that aimed to remove him and other Republican officials from office "cost tens of millions of dollars to run." David A. Clarke Jr. stated on April 26, 2015 in an interview: The man who killed a motorist who fatally struck a 2-year-old was "back on the street" because he had received a 13-year sentence for bank robbery but only "served two years." Scott Walker stated on March 23, 2015 in a tweet: Under Barack Obama, "the average cost of family health care premiums has increased by $4,154." Greater Wisconsin Committee stated on March 30, 2015 in a radio ad: An April 7, 2015 referendum would take "the choice of chief justice" of the Wisconsin Supreme Court "away from the people." Kurt Bauer stated on February 10, 2015 in a panel discussion: Ninety-five percent of the money used for union-operated worker training centers comes from employers. Rush Limbaugh stated on February 2, 2015 in his radio commentary: "A married couple that" use the same last name "is rarer and rarer in our country."
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Paul Ryan stated on April 22, 2016 in a news release: The decision for the United States to buy heavy water from Iran "will directly subsidize Iran’s nuclear program." Hillary Clinton stated on March 21, 2016 in a campaign speech: Says Donald Trump "wants us to pull out of NATO." Wisconsin Alliance for Reform stated on March 8, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Judge JoAnne Kloppenburg agreed to use a technicality to give a convicted sex offender a new hearing because "he didn’t understand the charge." 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." 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." 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." 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." 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." 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." Edward Flynn stated on August 27, 2015 in a forum: In Milwaukee County, juveniles arrested for car theft "get sent immediately home, because under the point system in juvenile court" on holding suspects, "a stolen car gets zero points." Erick Erickson stated on October 9, 2015 in a blog post: "Paul Ryan is one of less than a dozen Republican congressmen to have voted for every bailout to come before Congress." Jon Erpenbach stated on September 25, 2015 in an interview: Says Scott Walker "said he wouldn't touch" the state civil service system but now supports overhauling it. Scott Walker stated on September 14, 2015 in a campaign proposal: Says he will pursue change in federal law to protect employees from "extortion from a union" because "the Supreme Court has ruled that federal prohibitions outlawing extortion usually do not apply to unions." Gwen Moore stated on August 26, 2015 in comments to reporters: Says Scott Walker "brags a lot about having an independent agency investigate police shootings. Of course, he didn’t fund it." National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on August 7, 2015 in a news release: Says Russ Feingold cast the "deciding vote" for the "largest tax increase" in history Donald Trump stated on July 25, 2015 in a speech: Under Gov. Scott Walker, Wisconsin "projected a $1 billion (budget) surplus and it turns out to be a deficit of $2.2 billion." Scott Walker stated on July 21, 2015 in a tweet: Says under his leadership "Wisconsin median household income" is up 2.7%, while it is down 1.3% nationally under President Obama. Scott Walker stated on July 15, 2015 in an interview: If women seeking an abortion see their ultrasound, "the odds are pretty high they're going to keep the baby." MoveOn.org stated on June 11, 2015 in a Facebook post: Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson "voted to cut $700m from Medicare." Scott Walker stated on June 20, 2015 in a speech: Says Barack Obama told the U.S. Coast Guard Academy "that the number one threat to the military and the world today is global warming." NARAL Pro-Choice America stated on June 18, 2015 in a TV ad: Says Scott Walker "said that forcing women facing abortion to get invasive ultrasounds was 'just a cool thing.'" Scott Walker stated on June 2, 2015 in a speech: Thanks to the Act 10 collective bargaining law that took effect four years ago, ACT scores in Wisconsin "are now second-best in the country for states where more than half the kids take the exam." Ron Johnson stated on May 19, 2015 in an interview: Says Democratic challenger Russ Feingold "was the deciding vote on Obamacare." Katrina Shankland stated on May 6, 2015 in a news release: "Republicans have already cut our neighborhood public schools three budgets in a row." Scott Walker stated on April 27, 2015 in an interview: Says the recall elections that aimed to remove him and other Republican officials from office "cost tens of millions of dollars to run." David A. Clarke Jr. stated on April 26, 2015 in an interview: The man who killed a motorist who fatally struck a 2-year-old was "back on the street" because he had received a 13-year sentence for bank robbery but only "served two years." Scott Walker stated on March 23, 2015 in a tweet: Under Barack Obama, "the average cost of family health care premiums has increased by $4,154." Greater Wisconsin Committee stated on March 30, 2015 in a radio ad: An April 7, 2015 referendum would take "the choice of chief justice" of the Wisconsin Supreme Court "away from the people." Kurt Bauer stated on February 10, 2015 in a panel discussion: Ninety-five percent of the money used for union-operated worker training centers comes from employers. Rush Limbaugh stated on February 2, 2015 in his radio commentary: "A married couple that" use the same last name "is rarer and rarer in our country."
Paul Ryan stated on April 22, 2016 in a news release: The decision for the United States to buy heavy water from Iran "will directly subsidize Iran’s nuclear program."
Hillary Clinton stated on March 21, 2016 in a campaign speech: Says Donald Trump "wants us to pull out of NATO."
Wisconsin Alliance for Reform stated on March 8, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Judge JoAnne Kloppenburg agreed to use a technicality to give a convicted sex offender a new hearing because "he didn’t understand the charge."
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."
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."
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."
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."
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."
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."
Edward Flynn stated on August 27, 2015 in a forum: In Milwaukee County, juveniles arrested for car theft "get sent immediately home, because under the point system in juvenile court" on holding suspects, "a stolen car gets zero points."
Erick Erickson stated on October 9, 2015 in a blog post: "Paul Ryan is one of less than a dozen Republican congressmen to have voted for every bailout to come before Congress."
Jon Erpenbach stated on September 25, 2015 in an interview: Says Scott Walker "said he wouldn't touch" the state civil service system but now supports overhauling it.
Scott Walker stated on September 14, 2015 in a campaign proposal: Says he will pursue change in federal law to protect employees from "extortion from a union" because "the Supreme Court has ruled that federal prohibitions outlawing extortion usually do not apply to unions."
Gwen Moore stated on August 26, 2015 in comments to reporters: Says Scott Walker "brags a lot about having an independent agency investigate police shootings. Of course, he didn’t fund it."
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on August 7, 2015 in a news release: Says Russ Feingold cast the "deciding vote" for the "largest tax increase" in history
Donald Trump stated on July 25, 2015 in a speech: Under Gov. Scott Walker, Wisconsin "projected a $1 billion (budget) surplus and it turns out to be a deficit of $2.2 billion."
Scott Walker stated on July 21, 2015 in a tweet: Says under his leadership "Wisconsin median household income" is up 2.7%, while it is down 1.3% nationally under President Obama.
Scott Walker stated on July 15, 2015 in an interview: If women seeking an abortion see their ultrasound, "the odds are pretty high they're going to keep the baby."
MoveOn.org stated on June 11, 2015 in a Facebook post: Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson "voted to cut $700m from Medicare."
Scott Walker stated on June 20, 2015 in a speech: Says Barack Obama told the U.S. Coast Guard Academy "that the number one threat to the military and the world today is global warming."
NARAL Pro-Choice America stated on June 18, 2015 in a TV ad: Says Scott Walker "said that forcing women facing abortion to get invasive ultrasounds was 'just a cool thing.'"
Scott Walker stated on June 2, 2015 in a speech: Thanks to the Act 10 collective bargaining law that took effect four years ago, ACT scores in Wisconsin "are now second-best in the country for states where more than half the kids take the exam."
Ron Johnson stated on May 19, 2015 in an interview: Says Democratic challenger Russ Feingold "was the deciding vote on Obamacare."
Katrina Shankland stated on May 6, 2015 in a news release: "Republicans have already cut our neighborhood public schools three budgets in a row."
Scott Walker stated on April 27, 2015 in an interview: Says the recall elections that aimed to remove him and other Republican officials from office "cost tens of millions of dollars to run."
David A. Clarke Jr. stated on April 26, 2015 in an interview: The man who killed a motorist who fatally struck a 2-year-old was "back on the street" because he had received a 13-year sentence for bank robbery but only "served two years."
Scott Walker stated on March 23, 2015 in a tweet: Under Barack Obama, "the average cost of family health care premiums has increased by $4,154."
Greater Wisconsin Committee stated on March 30, 2015 in a radio ad: An April 7, 2015 referendum would take "the choice of chief justice" of the Wisconsin Supreme Court "away from the people."
Kurt Bauer stated on February 10, 2015 in a panel discussion: Ninety-five percent of the money used for union-operated worker training centers comes from employers.
Rush Limbaugh stated on February 2, 2015 in his radio commentary: "A married couple that" use the same last name "is rarer and rarer in our country."
