Latest Pants on Fire! Fact-checks in Wisconsin Nancy Pelosi stated on December 17, 2019 in a tweet: Says voter roll purge would mean "more than 200,000 registered Wisconsin voters will be prohibited from voting." Hillary Clinton stated on September 17, 2019 in a speech at George Washington University: Between 27,000 and 200,000 Wisconsinites were "turned away" from the polls in 2016 due to lack of proper identification. Ron Tusler stated on August 4, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Less mass shootings under Trump!" Hillary Clinton stated on March 3, 2019 in a speech: In Wisconsin, because a key provision of the Voting Rights Act was not in effect, "somewhere between 40,000 and 80,000 people were turned away from the polls (in 2016) because of the color of their skin" and other factors. Tony Evers stated on February 18, 2019 in a news release: "Drug-related offenses make up as much as 75-85 percent of inmate populations" in Wisconsin Wisconsin Republican Legislative leaders stated on January 30, 2019 in a joint statement: Potential Foxconn changes are due to "the wave of economic uncertainty" from Evers administration Roger Roth stated on December 16, 2018 in an appearance on "UpFront with Mike Gousha" on WISN-TV: In the lame-duck session, "no power was taken away from the governor. Power was not taken away from the attorney general." Leah Vukmir stated on July 26, 2018 in a public forum: Says "I have been through the gauntlet, when we had riots in that Capitol." Leah Vukmir stated on July 5, 2018 in a news release: Says Mark Pocan’s proposal to eliminate the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) would "eliminate border enforcement." Donald Trump stated on June 28, 2018 in a public forum: Says Wisconsin "hadn’t been won by a Republican since Dwight D. Eisenhower, in 1952. And I won Wisconsin. … Ronald Reagan, remember, Wisconsin was the state that Ronald Reagan did not win." Leah Vukmir stated on May 14, 2018 in an interview: Says Tammy Baldwin is "more worried about the mastermind of 9/11" than supporting CIA director nominee Gina Haspel. Tom Palzewicz stated on May 14, 2018 in a tweet: Says Jim Sensenbrenner "has been in office for 40 years" and "he's led on exactly one bill," the Patriot Act. David A. Clarke Jr. stated on December 30, 2017 in a tweet: Says Hillary Clinton once said "the average Democrat voter is just plain stupid, they’re easy to manipulate." Kelda Helen Roys stated on December 1, 2017 in a tweet: "Under Trump’s new tax plan … 99.8% of Americans" get "not one nickel" in tax cuts. Brad Schimel stated on April 9, 2017 in a TV interview: There is no ‘backlog’ of untested rape kits in Wisconsin. Paul Ryan stated on May 2, 2017 in a news conference: "We got to a point that our Air Force pilots were going to museums to find spare parts over the last eight years" under Barack Obama. Bloggers stated on March 14, 2017 in an article: "President Trump just told Paul Ryan, ‘You’re fired.’" Resistance Report stated on March 2, 2017 in a website posting: Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson "threatens citizens with arrest if they continue asking for a town hall." Sean Duffy stated on January 24, 2017 in a news release: "Abortion providers like Planned Parenthood do little other than provide abortions." Paul Ryan stated on November 10, 2016 in an interview: "Because of Obamacare, Medicare is going broke." Sean Duffy stated on December 1, 2016 in an interview: Wisconsin has only one county, Dane, "that's hand counting the votes" in the 2016 presidential recount. Jill Stein stated on November 26, 2016 in a video: "Wisconsin uses voting machines that are outlawed, they are illegal." Donald Trump stated on October 11, 2016 in a tweet: Says he won the second debate with Hillary Clinton "in a landslide" in "every poll." Wisconsin Jobs Now stated on April 28, 2016 in a Facebook posting.: Says Demond Means, "turnaround district" superintendent for Milwaukee Public Schools, said the district "needs to be gutted." Scott Walker stated on May 10, 2016 in a news release: The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has "2.8 students per faculty" member, "tied for second-lowest in its history since 1994." Chris Abele stated on March 15, 2016 in a television ad: An image in a Chris Abele TV ad depicts "wealthy citizens" who would benefit from a "lake" created by the controversial Estabrook Dam. Bob Donovan stated on January 29, 2016 in a Facebook post: "This is the true picture of ‘Milwaukee's Renaissance’ after 12 years of Mayor Tom Barrett's leadership." Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on January 14, 2016 in a news release: Wisconsin dropped "from second in the country to 41st" among states where more than half the students took the ACT exam. Facebook posts stated on September 5, 2015 in a Facebook post: Says Scott Walker said "Labor unions don’t deserve to have a national holiday" due to their damage to the economy. And the holiday "should be replaced by Patriots Day, celebrated every year on 9/11." Restoration PAC stated on July 22, 2015 in a TV ad: President Barack Obama met with Iranian president Hassan Rouhani.
Nancy Pelosi stated on December 17, 2019 in a tweet: Says voter roll purge would mean "more than 200,000 registered Wisconsin voters will be prohibited from voting." Hillary Clinton stated on September 17, 2019 in a speech at George Washington University: Between 27,000 and 200,000 Wisconsinites were "turned away" from the polls in 2016 due to lack of proper identification. Ron Tusler stated on August 4, 2019 in a Facebook post: "Less mass shootings under Trump!" Hillary Clinton stated on March 3, 2019 in a speech: In Wisconsin, because a key provision of the Voting Rights Act was not in effect, "somewhere between 40,000 and 80,000 people were turned away from the polls (in 2016) because of the color of their skin" and other factors. Tony Evers stated on February 18, 2019 in a news release: "Drug-related offenses make up as much as 75-85 percent of inmate populations" in Wisconsin Wisconsin Republican Legislative leaders stated on January 30, 2019 in a joint statement: Potential Foxconn changes are due to "the wave of economic uncertainty" from Evers administration Roger Roth stated on December 16, 2018 in an appearance on "UpFront with Mike Gousha" on WISN-TV: In the lame-duck session, "no power was taken away from the governor. Power was not taken away from the attorney general." Leah Vukmir stated on July 26, 2018 in a public forum: Says "I have been through the gauntlet, when we had riots in that Capitol." Leah Vukmir stated on July 5, 2018 in a news release: Says Mark Pocan’s proposal to eliminate the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) would "eliminate border enforcement." Donald Trump stated on June 28, 2018 in a public forum: Says Wisconsin "hadn’t been won by a Republican since Dwight D. Eisenhower, in 1952. And I won Wisconsin. … Ronald Reagan, remember, Wisconsin was the state that Ronald Reagan did not win." Leah Vukmir stated on May 14, 2018 in an interview: Says Tammy Baldwin is "more worried about the mastermind of 9/11" than supporting CIA director nominee Gina Haspel. Tom Palzewicz stated on May 14, 2018 in a tweet: Says Jim Sensenbrenner "has been in office for 40 years" and "he's led on exactly one bill," the Patriot Act. David A. Clarke Jr. stated on December 30, 2017 in a tweet: Says Hillary Clinton once said "the average Democrat voter is just plain stupid, they’re easy to manipulate." Kelda Helen Roys stated on December 1, 2017 in a tweet: "Under Trump’s new tax plan … 99.8% of Americans" get "not one nickel" in tax cuts. Brad Schimel stated on April 9, 2017 in a TV interview: There is no ‘backlog’ of untested rape kits in Wisconsin. Paul Ryan stated on May 2, 2017 in a news conference: "We got to a point that our Air Force pilots were going to museums to find spare parts over the last eight years" under Barack Obama. Bloggers stated on March 14, 2017 in an article: "President Trump just told Paul Ryan, ‘You’re fired.’" Resistance Report stated on March 2, 2017 in a website posting: Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson "threatens citizens with arrest if they continue asking for a town hall." Sean Duffy stated on January 24, 2017 in a news release: "Abortion providers like Planned Parenthood do little other than provide abortions." Paul Ryan stated on November 10, 2016 in an interview: "Because of Obamacare, Medicare is going broke." Sean Duffy stated on December 1, 2016 in an interview: Wisconsin has only one county, Dane, "that's hand counting the votes" in the 2016 presidential recount. Jill Stein stated on November 26, 2016 in a video: "Wisconsin uses voting machines that are outlawed, they are illegal." Donald Trump stated on October 11, 2016 in a tweet: Says he won the second debate with Hillary Clinton "in a landslide" in "every poll." Wisconsin Jobs Now stated on April 28, 2016 in a Facebook posting.: Says Demond Means, "turnaround district" superintendent for Milwaukee Public Schools, said the district "needs to be gutted." Scott Walker stated on May 10, 2016 in a news release: The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has "2.8 students per faculty" member, "tied for second-lowest in its history since 1994." Chris Abele stated on March 15, 2016 in a television ad: An image in a Chris Abele TV ad depicts "wealthy citizens" who would benefit from a "lake" created by the controversial Estabrook Dam. Bob Donovan stated on January 29, 2016 in a Facebook post: "This is the true picture of ‘Milwaukee's Renaissance’ after 12 years of Mayor Tom Barrett's leadership." Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on January 14, 2016 in a news release: Wisconsin dropped "from second in the country to 41st" among states where more than half the students took the ACT exam. Facebook posts stated on September 5, 2015 in a Facebook post: Says Scott Walker said "Labor unions don’t deserve to have a national holiday" due to their damage to the economy. And the holiday "should be replaced by Patriots Day, celebrated every year on 9/11." Restoration PAC stated on July 22, 2015 in a TV ad: President Barack Obama met with Iranian president Hassan Rouhani.
Nancy Pelosi stated on December 17, 2019 in a tweet: Says voter roll purge would mean "more than 200,000 registered Wisconsin voters will be prohibited from voting."
Hillary Clinton stated on September 17, 2019 in a speech at George Washington University: Between 27,000 and 200,000 Wisconsinites were "turned away" from the polls in 2016 due to lack of proper identification.
Hillary Clinton stated on March 3, 2019 in a speech: In Wisconsin, because a key provision of the Voting Rights Act was not in effect, "somewhere between 40,000 and 80,000 people were turned away from the polls (in 2016) because of the color of their skin" and other factors.
Tony Evers stated on February 18, 2019 in a news release: "Drug-related offenses make up as much as 75-85 percent of inmate populations" in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Republican Legislative leaders stated on January 30, 2019 in a joint statement: Potential Foxconn changes are due to "the wave of economic uncertainty" from Evers administration
Roger Roth stated on December 16, 2018 in an appearance on "UpFront with Mike Gousha" on WISN-TV: In the lame-duck session, "no power was taken away from the governor. Power was not taken away from the attorney general."
Leah Vukmir stated on July 26, 2018 in a public forum: Says "I have been through the gauntlet, when we had riots in that Capitol."
Leah Vukmir stated on July 5, 2018 in a news release: Says Mark Pocan’s proposal to eliminate the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) would "eliminate border enforcement."
Donald Trump stated on June 28, 2018 in a public forum: Says Wisconsin "hadn’t been won by a Republican since Dwight D. Eisenhower, in 1952. And I won Wisconsin. … Ronald Reagan, remember, Wisconsin was the state that Ronald Reagan did not win."
Leah Vukmir stated on May 14, 2018 in an interview: Says Tammy Baldwin is "more worried about the mastermind of 9/11" than supporting CIA director nominee Gina Haspel.
Tom Palzewicz stated on May 14, 2018 in a tweet: Says Jim Sensenbrenner "has been in office for 40 years" and "he's led on exactly one bill," the Patriot Act.
David A. Clarke Jr. stated on December 30, 2017 in a tweet: Says Hillary Clinton once said "the average Democrat voter is just plain stupid, they’re easy to manipulate."
Kelda Helen Roys stated on December 1, 2017 in a tweet: "Under Trump’s new tax plan … 99.8% of Americans" get "not one nickel" in tax cuts.
Brad Schimel stated on April 9, 2017 in a TV interview: There is no ‘backlog’ of untested rape kits in Wisconsin.
Paul Ryan stated on May 2, 2017 in a news conference: "We got to a point that our Air Force pilots were going to museums to find spare parts over the last eight years" under Barack Obama.
Bloggers stated on March 14, 2017 in an article: "President Trump just told Paul Ryan, ‘You’re fired.’"
Resistance Report stated on March 2, 2017 in a website posting: Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson "threatens citizens with arrest if they continue asking for a town hall."
Sean Duffy stated on January 24, 2017 in a news release: "Abortion providers like Planned Parenthood do little other than provide abortions."
Paul Ryan stated on November 10, 2016 in an interview: "Because of Obamacare, Medicare is going broke."
Sean Duffy stated on December 1, 2016 in an interview: Wisconsin has only one county, Dane, "that's hand counting the votes" in the 2016 presidential recount.
Jill Stein stated on November 26, 2016 in a video: "Wisconsin uses voting machines that are outlawed, they are illegal."
Donald Trump stated on October 11, 2016 in a tweet: Says he won the second debate with Hillary Clinton "in a landslide" in "every poll."
Wisconsin Jobs Now stated on April 28, 2016 in a Facebook posting.: Says Demond Means, "turnaround district" superintendent for Milwaukee Public Schools, said the district "needs to be gutted."
Scott Walker stated on May 10, 2016 in a news release: The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has "2.8 students per faculty" member, "tied for second-lowest in its history since 1994."
Chris Abele stated on March 15, 2016 in a television ad: An image in a Chris Abele TV ad depicts "wealthy citizens" who would benefit from a "lake" created by the controversial Estabrook Dam.
Bob Donovan stated on January 29, 2016 in a Facebook post: "This is the true picture of ‘Milwaukee's Renaissance’ after 12 years of Mayor Tom Barrett's leadership."
Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on January 14, 2016 in a news release: Wisconsin dropped "from second in the country to 41st" among states where more than half the students took the ACT exam.
Facebook posts stated on September 5, 2015 in a Facebook post: Says Scott Walker said "Labor unions don’t deserve to have a national holiday" due to their damage to the economy. And the holiday "should be replaced by Patriots Day, celebrated every year on 9/11."
Restoration PAC stated on July 22, 2015 in a TV ad: President Barack Obama met with Iranian president Hassan Rouhani.