Latest Fact-checks by D.L. Davis 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 Tony Evers stated on January 23, 2019: On directing the attorney general to withdraw Wisconsin from pre-existing conditions lawsuit. Matthew Rothschild stated on January 3, 2019 in a radio interview: The NRA is "one of the biggest lobbyists here in the capital. They spend a ton of money during elections. … they spent more than a million dollars here in Wisconsin on the 2018 elections. Most of that was for Walker, or more specifically against Evers." Tammy Baldwin stated on January 2, 2019 in a tweet: "Wisconsin lost over 600 farms last year & our farmers can't afford the #TrumpShutdown." Robin Vos stated on January 10, 2013 in a public forum: On limiting late night legislative debates. Wisconsin Republican Legislative leaders stated on December 3, 2018 in a public forum: On how much power the Wisconsin governor should have. Dale Kooyenga stated on November 7, 2018 in a radio interview: Wisconsin has "the number one health care system in the country. Everyone in poverty now has health care" Gordon Hintz stated on November 18, 2018 in a TV interview: "One year ago, (Republicans) would not fill seats vacated for people who went to the administration because of the cost of those elections. Now, they’re talking about changing the rules to add additional elections that will cost millions of dollars of taxpayer expense." Ron Johnson stated on November 1, 2018 in a radio interview: "Every couple days we have a caravan size group of people apprehended trying to come into the country illegally, or coming to the ports of entry without documentation." Tammy Baldwin stated on September 26, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says that after the overdose death of a Tomah VA veteran, she "brought both parties together to help pass a law" to "make the VA accountable and also to stop the overprescribing of" opioids. Tony Evers stated on September 25, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says he "raised graduation rates to nearly 90 percent." Tony Evers stated on September 26, 2018 in a campaign ad: "Under Scott Walker, the Department of Corrections has only 18 people tracking 25,000 sex offenders" and "there are nearly 3,000 sex offenders that are unaccounted for." Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on September 10, 2018 in a mailer : "Leah Vukmir OPPOSES Buy American legislation." Tony Evers stated on August 16, 2018 in a public forum: "Special education categorical aid" from the state "hasn’t been raised in over a decade." 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." Tammy Baldwin stated on June 26, 2018 in a public forum: "President Trump continues to disrespect patriotic transgender Americans who want to serve their country." Tammy Baldwin stated on June 26, 2018 in a public forum: Says the Trump administration "has banned the CDC even using the word ‘transgender.’ " Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on August 1, 2018 in a news release: Says Mahlon Mitchell "received a massive raise on the backs of hard-working firefighters and turned the union into his own personal political slush fund." Matt Flynn stated on December 23, 2017 in interviews, news releases: On whether he would seek to undo the Foxconn deal. Matt Flynn stated on June 13, 2018 in news release: "Foxconn will not face oversight from any federal, state, or local agency to guarantee it complies with our wetlands protection laws." Scott Walker stated on May 13, 2018 in a TV interview: "By law, Democrats gave the superintendent of public instruction, back in 2009, the ability to take over failing schools … The current superintendent has failed to do that." 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." Tammy Baldwin stated on April 16, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says that "when federal bureaucrats wanted to prohibit the use of wooden cheese boards, which help make tens of millions of pounds of cheese a year" she "stepped in, helped eliminate the regulations." Mike Pence stated on April 25, 2018 in a speech: "Illegal crossings at our southern border have been cut by over 40 percent." Kevin Nicholson stated on April 19, 2018 in news release: Says conservative mega-donor Richard Uihlein is a Wisconsin resident. Ron Johnson stated on April 3, 2018 in a radio interview: "We have laws on the books where people can walk right up to our ports of entry, say ‘I have a credible fear of persecution,’ and we bring them in. We don’t send them back." Ronna McDaniel stated on March 28, 2018 in a radio interview: The census "for years and years and years, decades, has asked, ‘Are you a citizen of the United States of America?’" Rebecca Dallet stated on February 2, 2018 in a TV interview: Says Supreme Court rival Michael Screnock "is running with the Koch brothers support." Leah Vukmir stated on January 25, 2018 in an article : Says Sen. Tammy Baldwin "claims to support a 'Buy America' philosophy, but her actions speak louder than her empty words." Glenn Grothman stated on January 15, 2018 in a public forum: "The past president (Barack Obama) brought Al Sharpton into the White House something like 80 times." Scott Walker stated on December 18, 2017 in a tweet: "Road projects across the state are staying on track or getting done sooner thanks to the good work of the team at the Wisconsin Department of Transportation."
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Tony Evers stated on January 23, 2019: On directing the attorney general to withdraw Wisconsin from pre-existing conditions lawsuit. Matthew Rothschild stated on January 3, 2019 in a radio interview: The NRA is "one of the biggest lobbyists here in the capital. They spend a ton of money during elections. … they spent more than a million dollars here in Wisconsin on the 2018 elections. Most of that was for Walker, or more specifically against Evers." Tammy Baldwin stated on January 2, 2019 in a tweet: "Wisconsin lost over 600 farms last year & our farmers can't afford the #TrumpShutdown." Robin Vos stated on January 10, 2013 in a public forum: On limiting late night legislative debates. Wisconsin Republican Legislative leaders stated on December 3, 2018 in a public forum: On how much power the Wisconsin governor should have. Dale Kooyenga stated on November 7, 2018 in a radio interview: Wisconsin has "the number one health care system in the country. Everyone in poverty now has health care" Gordon Hintz stated on November 18, 2018 in a TV interview: "One year ago, (Republicans) would not fill seats vacated for people who went to the administration because of the cost of those elections. Now, they’re talking about changing the rules to add additional elections that will cost millions of dollars of taxpayer expense." Ron Johnson stated on November 1, 2018 in a radio interview: "Every couple days we have a caravan size group of people apprehended trying to come into the country illegally, or coming to the ports of entry without documentation." Tammy Baldwin stated on September 26, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says that after the overdose death of a Tomah VA veteran, she "brought both parties together to help pass a law" to "make the VA accountable and also to stop the overprescribing of" opioids. Tony Evers stated on September 25, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says he "raised graduation rates to nearly 90 percent." Tony Evers stated on September 26, 2018 in a campaign ad: "Under Scott Walker, the Department of Corrections has only 18 people tracking 25,000 sex offenders" and "there are nearly 3,000 sex offenders that are unaccounted for." Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on September 10, 2018 in a mailer : "Leah Vukmir OPPOSES Buy American legislation." Tony Evers stated on August 16, 2018 in a public forum: "Special education categorical aid" from the state "hasn’t been raised in over a decade." 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." Tammy Baldwin stated on June 26, 2018 in a public forum: "President Trump continues to disrespect patriotic transgender Americans who want to serve their country." Tammy Baldwin stated on June 26, 2018 in a public forum: Says the Trump administration "has banned the CDC even using the word ‘transgender.’ " Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on August 1, 2018 in a news release: Says Mahlon Mitchell "received a massive raise on the backs of hard-working firefighters and turned the union into his own personal political slush fund." Matt Flynn stated on December 23, 2017 in interviews, news releases: On whether he would seek to undo the Foxconn deal. Matt Flynn stated on June 13, 2018 in news release: "Foxconn will not face oversight from any federal, state, or local agency to guarantee it complies with our wetlands protection laws." Scott Walker stated on May 13, 2018 in a TV interview: "By law, Democrats gave the superintendent of public instruction, back in 2009, the ability to take over failing schools … The current superintendent has failed to do that." 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." Tammy Baldwin stated on April 16, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says that "when federal bureaucrats wanted to prohibit the use of wooden cheese boards, which help make tens of millions of pounds of cheese a year" she "stepped in, helped eliminate the regulations." Mike Pence stated on April 25, 2018 in a speech: "Illegal crossings at our southern border have been cut by over 40 percent." Kevin Nicholson stated on April 19, 2018 in news release: Says conservative mega-donor Richard Uihlein is a Wisconsin resident. Ron Johnson stated on April 3, 2018 in a radio interview: "We have laws on the books where people can walk right up to our ports of entry, say ‘I have a credible fear of persecution,’ and we bring them in. We don’t send them back." Ronna McDaniel stated on March 28, 2018 in a radio interview: The census "for years and years and years, decades, has asked, ‘Are you a citizen of the United States of America?’" Rebecca Dallet stated on February 2, 2018 in a TV interview: Says Supreme Court rival Michael Screnock "is running with the Koch brothers support." Leah Vukmir stated on January 25, 2018 in an article : Says Sen. Tammy Baldwin "claims to support a 'Buy America' philosophy, but her actions speak louder than her empty words." Glenn Grothman stated on January 15, 2018 in a public forum: "The past president (Barack Obama) brought Al Sharpton into the White House something like 80 times." Scott Walker stated on December 18, 2017 in a tweet: "Road projects across the state are staying on track or getting done sooner thanks to the good work of the team at the Wisconsin Department of Transportation."
Tony Evers stated on January 23, 2019: On directing the attorney general to withdraw Wisconsin from pre-existing conditions lawsuit.
Matthew Rothschild stated on January 3, 2019 in a radio interview: The NRA is "one of the biggest lobbyists here in the capital. They spend a ton of money during elections. … they spent more than a million dollars here in Wisconsin on the 2018 elections. Most of that was for Walker, or more specifically against Evers."
Tammy Baldwin stated on January 2, 2019 in a tweet: "Wisconsin lost over 600 farms last year & our farmers can't afford the #TrumpShutdown."
Wisconsin Republican Legislative leaders stated on December 3, 2018 in a public forum: On how much power the Wisconsin governor should have.
Dale Kooyenga stated on November 7, 2018 in a radio interview: Wisconsin has "the number one health care system in the country. Everyone in poverty now has health care"
Gordon Hintz stated on November 18, 2018 in a TV interview: "One year ago, (Republicans) would not fill seats vacated for people who went to the administration because of the cost of those elections. Now, they’re talking about changing the rules to add additional elections that will cost millions of dollars of taxpayer expense."
Ron Johnson stated on November 1, 2018 in a radio interview: "Every couple days we have a caravan size group of people apprehended trying to come into the country illegally, or coming to the ports of entry without documentation."
Tammy Baldwin stated on September 26, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says that after the overdose death of a Tomah VA veteran, she "brought both parties together to help pass a law" to "make the VA accountable and also to stop the overprescribing of" opioids.
Tony Evers stated on September 25, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says he "raised graduation rates to nearly 90 percent."
Tony Evers stated on September 26, 2018 in a campaign ad: "Under Scott Walker, the Department of Corrections has only 18 people tracking 25,000 sex offenders" and "there are nearly 3,000 sex offenders that are unaccounted for."
Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on September 10, 2018 in a mailer : "Leah Vukmir OPPOSES Buy American legislation."
Tony Evers stated on August 16, 2018 in a public forum: "Special education categorical aid" from the state "hasn’t been raised in over a decade."
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."
Tammy Baldwin stated on June 26, 2018 in a public forum: "President Trump continues to disrespect patriotic transgender Americans who want to serve their country."
Tammy Baldwin stated on June 26, 2018 in a public forum: Says the Trump administration "has banned the CDC even using the word ‘transgender.’ "
Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on August 1, 2018 in a news release: Says Mahlon Mitchell "received a massive raise on the backs of hard-working firefighters and turned the union into his own personal political slush fund."
Matt Flynn stated on December 23, 2017 in interviews, news releases: On whether he would seek to undo the Foxconn deal.
Matt Flynn stated on June 13, 2018 in news release: "Foxconn will not face oversight from any federal, state, or local agency to guarantee it complies with our wetlands protection laws."
Scott Walker stated on May 13, 2018 in a TV interview: "By law, Democrats gave the superintendent of public instruction, back in 2009, the ability to take over failing schools … The current superintendent has failed to do that."
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."
Tammy Baldwin stated on April 16, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says that "when federal bureaucrats wanted to prohibit the use of wooden cheese boards, which help make tens of millions of pounds of cheese a year" she "stepped in, helped eliminate the regulations."
Mike Pence stated on April 25, 2018 in a speech: "Illegal crossings at our southern border have been cut by over 40 percent."
Kevin Nicholson stated on April 19, 2018 in news release: Says conservative mega-donor Richard Uihlein is a Wisconsin resident.
Ron Johnson stated on April 3, 2018 in a radio interview: "We have laws on the books where people can walk right up to our ports of entry, say ‘I have a credible fear of persecution,’ and we bring them in. We don’t send them back."
Ronna McDaniel stated on March 28, 2018 in a radio interview: The census "for years and years and years, decades, has asked, ‘Are you a citizen of the United States of America?’"
Rebecca Dallet stated on February 2, 2018 in a TV interview: Says Supreme Court rival Michael Screnock "is running with the Koch brothers support."
Leah Vukmir stated on January 25, 2018 in an article : Says Sen. Tammy Baldwin "claims to support a 'Buy America' philosophy, but her actions speak louder than her empty words."
Glenn Grothman stated on January 15, 2018 in a public forum: "The past president (Barack Obama) brought Al Sharpton into the White House something like 80 times."
Scott Walker stated on December 18, 2017 in a tweet: "Road projects across the state are staying on track or getting done sooner thanks to the good work of the team at the Wisconsin Department of Transportation."
