Latest 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 Francesca Hong stated on June 12, 2025 in X, formerly Twitter: “Nearly 25 cents of every $1 spent via SNAP goes to farmers and ranchers.” Cavalier Johnson stated on January 19, 2025 in TV interview: “After the referendum, Milwaukee Public Schools has a larger tax levy than the City of Milwaukee.” Joel Kitchens stated on February 19, 2025 in News conference: “90% of the (school) districts in Wisconsin already have a policy” banning cellphones during class time. Susan Crawford stated on February 9, 2025 in TV interview: Wisconsin does not “require judges to automatically recuse just because they have done some kind of legal work in the past as a lawyer.” Common Cause stated on January 8, 2025 in News release: Wisconsin makes it more difficult for its citizens to vote than almost any state in the nation. Robin Vos stated on January 8, 2025 in News conference: Voter ID "is supported, if you look at any poll, by 70 to 80% of the public." Jay Rothman stated on December 1, 2024 in TV interview: “The Universities of Wisconsin are 43rd out of 50 states in the nation, in terms of public support for our universities. The $855 million (budget request) gets us up to average.” Robert Cowles stated on July 12, 2024 in Radio address: “The most recent State Budget increased funding for the Department of Tourism by 98 percent.” Tammy Baldwin stated on July 23, 2024 in Public appearance: Eric Hovde “wants to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and kick millions off their health insurance.” David Crowley stated on May 16, 2024 in Public appearance: “Under (the Biden) administration we have witnessed the fastest growth of Black-owned small businesses in more than 30 years.” Tony Evers stated on June 11, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter: Wisconsin had a “record-breaking year” for tourism in 2023. Tyler August stated on May 3, 2024 in Newsletter: “Nearly 90% of all UW graduates stay in Wisconsin 5 years after they graduate.” Mark Pocan stated on March 27, 2024 in Public appearance: “We passed 27 bills last year, which is the fewest since the Depression.” Lisa Subeck stated on February 16, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter: “The United States is an outlier, one of only about half a dozen countries, without any guarantee of paid leave for new parents and/or other health care needs.” Brian Schimming stated on March 6, 2024 in Media call: “We’ve had 12 elections in 24 years in Wisconsin that have been decided by less than 30,000 votes.” Tammy Baldwin stated on March 7, 2024 in Public appearance: “We’re facing situations these days where you have to have two officers in the evidence room in case there’s an accidental (fentanyl) exposure.” Sarah Godlewski stated on March 3, 2024 in Public appearance: “When it comes to how many votes (President) Joe Biden won, it was literally less than a few votes per ward.” Tony Evers stated on February 11, 2024 in TV interview: “We're having the largest classes of correctional officers we've ever had before.” Chris Larson stated on November 9, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter: Says expanding Medicaid in Wisconsin would save the state $530 million, which could pay for 3,287 K-12 teachers, or 7.8 educators per district. Kelda Helen Roys stated on February 1, 2024 in Public appearance: Minnesota incarcerates “about a third of what Wisconsin does.” Tammy Baldwin stated on January 21, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter: “Wisconsin had over 1,400 opioid overdose deaths in 2022.” Scott Walker stated on January 21, 2024 in TV interview: "(The) top issue for college students is the economy." Tony Evers stated on January 23, 2024 in Speech: “In April last year, our state unemployment rate hit a record low of 2.4%. Last year, Wisconsin had an all-time lowest number of unemployed workers ever in modern history.” Jill Billings stated on November 14, 2023 in Assembly floor speech: “With school-based professional social workers, the recommendation is 400-to-1, and in Wisconsin, we’re almost triple that.” Melissa Agard stated on July 27, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter: Potato chips, KitKat bars and Viagra are not taxed in Wisconsin because they are considered "essential." Melissa Agard stated on October 17, 2023 in Public appearance: “Since 1981, the state Senate has only rejected five executive appointments. The GOP today is more than doubling that number.” Kelda Helen Roys stated on April 26, 2023 in Twitter: Infertility is treated differently than other issues and "often excluded from insurance coverage" Robin Vos stated on March 9, 2023 in Podcast: “When a basketball player or football or baseball player from another team plays in Wisconsin, that one game's salary, they pay Wisconsin income tax on it. ... So, if for some reason we do not have the Brewers in Wisconsin all of those player salaries that generate dollars for the State of Wisconsin go away." Paul Ryan stated on February 23, 2023 in TV interview: "WOW county swing suburban voters (in Wisconsin) don't vote for Donald Trump.” Tony Evers stated on December 28, 2022 in Twitter: “Wisconsin is the nation’s top cranberry producer — in fact, our farmers harvest around 60 percent of the country’s crop.”
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Francesca Hong stated on June 12, 2025 in X, formerly Twitter: “Nearly 25 cents of every $1 spent via SNAP goes to farmers and ranchers.” Cavalier Johnson stated on January 19, 2025 in TV interview: “After the referendum, Milwaukee Public Schools has a larger tax levy than the City of Milwaukee.” Joel Kitchens stated on February 19, 2025 in News conference: “90% of the (school) districts in Wisconsin already have a policy” banning cellphones during class time. Susan Crawford stated on February 9, 2025 in TV interview: Wisconsin does not “require judges to automatically recuse just because they have done some kind of legal work in the past as a lawyer.” Common Cause stated on January 8, 2025 in News release: Wisconsin makes it more difficult for its citizens to vote than almost any state in the nation. Robin Vos stated on January 8, 2025 in News conference: Voter ID "is supported, if you look at any poll, by 70 to 80% of the public." Jay Rothman stated on December 1, 2024 in TV interview: “The Universities of Wisconsin are 43rd out of 50 states in the nation, in terms of public support for our universities. The $855 million (budget request) gets us up to average.” Robert Cowles stated on July 12, 2024 in Radio address: “The most recent State Budget increased funding for the Department of Tourism by 98 percent.” Tammy Baldwin stated on July 23, 2024 in Public appearance: Eric Hovde “wants to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and kick millions off their health insurance.” David Crowley stated on May 16, 2024 in Public appearance: “Under (the Biden) administration we have witnessed the fastest growth of Black-owned small businesses in more than 30 years.” Tony Evers stated on June 11, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter: Wisconsin had a “record-breaking year” for tourism in 2023. Tyler August stated on May 3, 2024 in Newsletter: “Nearly 90% of all UW graduates stay in Wisconsin 5 years after they graduate.” Mark Pocan stated on March 27, 2024 in Public appearance: “We passed 27 bills last year, which is the fewest since the Depression.” Lisa Subeck stated on February 16, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter: “The United States is an outlier, one of only about half a dozen countries, without any guarantee of paid leave for new parents and/or other health care needs.” Brian Schimming stated on March 6, 2024 in Media call: “We’ve had 12 elections in 24 years in Wisconsin that have been decided by less than 30,000 votes.” Tammy Baldwin stated on March 7, 2024 in Public appearance: “We’re facing situations these days where you have to have two officers in the evidence room in case there’s an accidental (fentanyl) exposure.” Sarah Godlewski stated on March 3, 2024 in Public appearance: “When it comes to how many votes (President) Joe Biden won, it was literally less than a few votes per ward.” Tony Evers stated on February 11, 2024 in TV interview: “We're having the largest classes of correctional officers we've ever had before.” Chris Larson stated on November 9, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter: Says expanding Medicaid in Wisconsin would save the state $530 million, which could pay for 3,287 K-12 teachers, or 7.8 educators per district. Kelda Helen Roys stated on February 1, 2024 in Public appearance: Minnesota incarcerates “about a third of what Wisconsin does.” Tammy Baldwin stated on January 21, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter: “Wisconsin had over 1,400 opioid overdose deaths in 2022.” Scott Walker stated on January 21, 2024 in TV interview: "(The) top issue for college students is the economy." Tony Evers stated on January 23, 2024 in Speech: “In April last year, our state unemployment rate hit a record low of 2.4%. Last year, Wisconsin had an all-time lowest number of unemployed workers ever in modern history.” Jill Billings stated on November 14, 2023 in Assembly floor speech: “With school-based professional social workers, the recommendation is 400-to-1, and in Wisconsin, we’re almost triple that.” Melissa Agard stated on July 27, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter: Potato chips, KitKat bars and Viagra are not taxed in Wisconsin because they are considered "essential." Melissa Agard stated on October 17, 2023 in Public appearance: “Since 1981, the state Senate has only rejected five executive appointments. The GOP today is more than doubling that number.” Kelda Helen Roys stated on April 26, 2023 in Twitter: Infertility is treated differently than other issues and "often excluded from insurance coverage" Robin Vos stated on March 9, 2023 in Podcast: “When a basketball player or football or baseball player from another team plays in Wisconsin, that one game's salary, they pay Wisconsin income tax on it. ... So, if for some reason we do not have the Brewers in Wisconsin all of those player salaries that generate dollars for the State of Wisconsin go away." Paul Ryan stated on February 23, 2023 in TV interview: "WOW county swing suburban voters (in Wisconsin) don't vote for Donald Trump.” Tony Evers stated on December 28, 2022 in Twitter: “Wisconsin is the nation’s top cranberry producer — in fact, our farmers harvest around 60 percent of the country’s crop.”
Francesca Hong stated on June 12, 2025 in X, formerly Twitter: “Nearly 25 cents of every $1 spent via SNAP goes to farmers and ranchers.”
Cavalier Johnson stated on January 19, 2025 in TV interview: “After the referendum, Milwaukee Public Schools has a larger tax levy than the City of Milwaukee.”
Joel Kitchens stated on February 19, 2025 in News conference: “90% of the (school) districts in Wisconsin already have a policy” banning cellphones during class time.
Susan Crawford stated on February 9, 2025 in TV interview: Wisconsin does not “require judges to automatically recuse just because they have done some kind of legal work in the past as a lawyer.”
Common Cause stated on January 8, 2025 in News release: Wisconsin makes it more difficult for its citizens to vote than almost any state in the nation.
Robin Vos stated on January 8, 2025 in News conference: Voter ID "is supported, if you look at any poll, by 70 to 80% of the public."
Jay Rothman stated on December 1, 2024 in TV interview: “The Universities of Wisconsin are 43rd out of 50 states in the nation, in terms of public support for our universities. The $855 million (budget request) gets us up to average.”
Robert Cowles stated on July 12, 2024 in Radio address: “The most recent State Budget increased funding for the Department of Tourism by 98 percent.”
Tammy Baldwin stated on July 23, 2024 in Public appearance: Eric Hovde “wants to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and kick millions off their health insurance.”
David Crowley stated on May 16, 2024 in Public appearance: “Under (the Biden) administration we have witnessed the fastest growth of Black-owned small businesses in more than 30 years.”
Tony Evers stated on June 11, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter: Wisconsin had a “record-breaking year” for tourism in 2023.
Tyler August stated on May 3, 2024 in Newsletter: “Nearly 90% of all UW graduates stay in Wisconsin 5 years after they graduate.”
Mark Pocan stated on March 27, 2024 in Public appearance: “We passed 27 bills last year, which is the fewest since the Depression.”
Lisa Subeck stated on February 16, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter: “The United States is an outlier, one of only about half a dozen countries, without any guarantee of paid leave for new parents and/or other health care needs.”
Brian Schimming stated on March 6, 2024 in Media call: “We’ve had 12 elections in 24 years in Wisconsin that have been decided by less than 30,000 votes.”
Tammy Baldwin stated on March 7, 2024 in Public appearance: “We’re facing situations these days where you have to have two officers in the evidence room in case there’s an accidental (fentanyl) exposure.”
Sarah Godlewski stated on March 3, 2024 in Public appearance: “When it comes to how many votes (President) Joe Biden won, it was literally less than a few votes per ward.”
Tony Evers stated on February 11, 2024 in TV interview: “We're having the largest classes of correctional officers we've ever had before.”
Chris Larson stated on November 9, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter: Says expanding Medicaid in Wisconsin would save the state $530 million, which could pay for 3,287 K-12 teachers, or 7.8 educators per district.
Kelda Helen Roys stated on February 1, 2024 in Public appearance: Minnesota incarcerates “about a third of what Wisconsin does.”
Tammy Baldwin stated on January 21, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter: “Wisconsin had over 1,400 opioid overdose deaths in 2022.”
Scott Walker stated on January 21, 2024 in TV interview: "(The) top issue for college students is the economy."
Tony Evers stated on January 23, 2024 in Speech: “In April last year, our state unemployment rate hit a record low of 2.4%. Last year, Wisconsin had an all-time lowest number of unemployed workers ever in modern history.”
Jill Billings stated on November 14, 2023 in Assembly floor speech: “With school-based professional social workers, the recommendation is 400-to-1, and in Wisconsin, we’re almost triple that.”
Melissa Agard stated on July 27, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter: Potato chips, KitKat bars and Viagra are not taxed in Wisconsin because they are considered "essential."
Melissa Agard stated on October 17, 2023 in Public appearance: “Since 1981, the state Senate has only rejected five executive appointments. The GOP today is more than doubling that number.”
Kelda Helen Roys stated on April 26, 2023 in Twitter: Infertility is treated differently than other issues and "often excluded from insurance coverage"
Robin Vos stated on March 9, 2023 in Podcast: “When a basketball player or football or baseball player from another team plays in Wisconsin, that one game's salary, they pay Wisconsin income tax on it. ... So, if for some reason we do not have the Brewers in Wisconsin all of those player salaries that generate dollars for the State of Wisconsin go away."
Paul Ryan stated on February 23, 2023 in TV interview: "WOW county swing suburban voters (in Wisconsin) don't vote for Donald Trump.”
Tony Evers stated on December 28, 2022 in Twitter: “Wisconsin is the nation’s top cranberry producer — in fact, our farmers harvest around 60 percent of the country’s crop.”
