Latest Fact-checks in States 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 Robin Vos stated on June 9, 2020 in Facebook post: Wisconsin was the last state to start paying COVID-related federal unemployment benefits. Facebook posts stated on June 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Gov. Tony Evers “removed the American flag from the Capitol building” Facebook posts stated on June 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Maine Gov. Janet Mills is “using taxpayer money to buy cars for those on welfare, without a public hearing on the rules. If someone on welfare sells the car for cash without the state’s approval, the rules don’t allow the state to prosecute them for car theft.” Romaine Quinn stated on June 18, 2020 in a radio interview: Says Gov. Evers “has refused to identify or discipline the staff member who secretly taped” a conversation with GOP leaders. Tom Tiffany stated on May 26, 2020 in a tweet: Says the state “health secretary says don't go to hospitals or clinics, now the tourism secretary says don't recreate.” Donald Trump stated on May 20, 2020 in a tweet: “Rogue” Michigan official sent absentee ballots to 7.7 million people “illegally and without authorization” ahead of the primaries and general election. Wisconsin state Senate Democrats stated on May 8, 2020 in news release: Says GOP state Sen. Patrick Testin is responsible for lost $25M in federal funding, because he refused “to do his job.” Don Pridemore stated on April 24, 2020 in an interview: Says Gov. Tony Evers “has never had a real job.” Chris Kapenga stated on April 6, 2020 in an email: Says it’s illegal to hold an absentee-only election or mail ballots to every registered voter Scott Fitzgerald stated on April 26, 2020 in a TV interview: Wisconsin has “no tracing program going on that we can speak of." Andrew Cuomo stated on April 11, 2020 in a briefing: Says that under the law, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio “can’t open” the city’s schools. Andrew Cuomo stated on April 12, 2020 in a tweet: “Some states, like Montana and Nebraska, are getting more than $300,000 in federal stimulus money per reported COVID-19 case. New York is the hardest-hit state and yet we are getting only about $12,000 per case.” Robin Vos stated on March 4, 2020 in an interview: Says as Assembly Speaker he is a "constitutional officer" of Wisconsin. Wisconsin Republican Legislative leaders stated on April 20, 2020 in news release: “We are currently using only around 20% of our testing capacity.” Tom Tiffany stated on April 20, 2020 in a public forum: Says Department of Health Services Secretary Andrea Palm is a “career bureaucrat with no past ties to Wisconsin.” Jay Inslee stated on April 19, 2020 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": Stay-at-home orders “actually are the law of these states.” Gretchen Whitmer stated on April 15, 2020 in an April 15, 2020 press conference: “During the flu pandemic of 1918, some cities lifted social distancing measures too fast, too soon, and created a second wave of pandemic.” X posts stated on April 10, 2020 in a Twitter post: “Per order from @GovWhitmer, people in Michigan are now banned from purchasing a new baby car seat in stores.” Donald Trump stated on April 13, 2020 in in a White House briefing: Says as president he has “total” authority to re-open states amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Donald Trump stated on April 13, 2020 in a tweet: "It is the decision of the President," not governors, to "open up the states." Donald Trump stated on April 7, 2020 in a news conference: Wisconsin is “run by Democrats right now,” so they should address election social distancing concerns. Chris Kapenga stated on February 19, 2020 in news release: “Car thefts (are) increasing in 8 of the 10 most populous (Wisconsin) counties.” Robin Vos stated on February 13, 2020 in a newsletter: Says Gov. Tony Evers “wants to release half of the prison population.” Amy Klobuchar stated on February 25, 2020 in a debate: “While we are all sitting here debating, Wisconsin has kicked hundreds of thousands of people off of their voting rolls.” Tony Evers stated on November 13, 2019 in a public forum: On whether he can release one day’s worth of emails. 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." Donald Trump Jr. stated on November 1, 2019 in a Tweet: "Tens of thousands" of people leave New York every week. Glenn Grothman stated on October 2, 2019 in a newspaper: Millionaires are eligible for food stamps, but "Donald Trump came along and decided to put a stop to it." Scott Fitzgerald stated on September 22, 2019 in a TV interview: Universal background checks involve asking people "to submit the serial numbers to their guns to a state or federal official," and that violates the Second Amendment. Xavier Becerra stated on August 26, 2019 in a news conference: "Every time we go to court," against the Trump administration, "for the most part, we win."
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Robin Vos stated on June 9, 2020 in Facebook post: Wisconsin was the last state to start paying COVID-related federal unemployment benefits. Facebook posts stated on June 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Gov. Tony Evers “removed the American flag from the Capitol building” Facebook posts stated on June 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Maine Gov. Janet Mills is “using taxpayer money to buy cars for those on welfare, without a public hearing on the rules. If someone on welfare sells the car for cash without the state’s approval, the rules don’t allow the state to prosecute them for car theft.” Romaine Quinn stated on June 18, 2020 in a radio interview: Says Gov. Evers “has refused to identify or discipline the staff member who secretly taped” a conversation with GOP leaders. Tom Tiffany stated on May 26, 2020 in a tweet: Says the state “health secretary says don't go to hospitals or clinics, now the tourism secretary says don't recreate.” Donald Trump stated on May 20, 2020 in a tweet: “Rogue” Michigan official sent absentee ballots to 7.7 million people “illegally and without authorization” ahead of the primaries and general election. Wisconsin state Senate Democrats stated on May 8, 2020 in news release: Says GOP state Sen. Patrick Testin is responsible for lost $25M in federal funding, because he refused “to do his job.” Don Pridemore stated on April 24, 2020 in an interview: Says Gov. Tony Evers “has never had a real job.” Chris Kapenga stated on April 6, 2020 in an email: Says it’s illegal to hold an absentee-only election or mail ballots to every registered voter Scott Fitzgerald stated on April 26, 2020 in a TV interview: Wisconsin has “no tracing program going on that we can speak of." Andrew Cuomo stated on April 11, 2020 in a briefing: Says that under the law, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio “can’t open” the city’s schools. Andrew Cuomo stated on April 12, 2020 in a tweet: “Some states, like Montana and Nebraska, are getting more than $300,000 in federal stimulus money per reported COVID-19 case. New York is the hardest-hit state and yet we are getting only about $12,000 per case.” Robin Vos stated on March 4, 2020 in an interview: Says as Assembly Speaker he is a "constitutional officer" of Wisconsin. Wisconsin Republican Legislative leaders stated on April 20, 2020 in news release: “We are currently using only around 20% of our testing capacity.” Tom Tiffany stated on April 20, 2020 in a public forum: Says Department of Health Services Secretary Andrea Palm is a “career bureaucrat with no past ties to Wisconsin.” Jay Inslee stated on April 19, 2020 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": Stay-at-home orders “actually are the law of these states.” Gretchen Whitmer stated on April 15, 2020 in an April 15, 2020 press conference: “During the flu pandemic of 1918, some cities lifted social distancing measures too fast, too soon, and created a second wave of pandemic.” X posts stated on April 10, 2020 in a Twitter post: “Per order from @GovWhitmer, people in Michigan are now banned from purchasing a new baby car seat in stores.” Donald Trump stated on April 13, 2020 in in a White House briefing: Says as president he has “total” authority to re-open states amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Donald Trump stated on April 13, 2020 in a tweet: "It is the decision of the President," not governors, to "open up the states." Donald Trump stated on April 7, 2020 in a news conference: Wisconsin is “run by Democrats right now,” so they should address election social distancing concerns. Chris Kapenga stated on February 19, 2020 in news release: “Car thefts (are) increasing in 8 of the 10 most populous (Wisconsin) counties.” Robin Vos stated on February 13, 2020 in a newsletter: Says Gov. Tony Evers “wants to release half of the prison population.” Amy Klobuchar stated on February 25, 2020 in a debate: “While we are all sitting here debating, Wisconsin has kicked hundreds of thousands of people off of their voting rolls.” Tony Evers stated on November 13, 2019 in a public forum: On whether he can release one day’s worth of emails. 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." Donald Trump Jr. stated on November 1, 2019 in a Tweet: "Tens of thousands" of people leave New York every week. Glenn Grothman stated on October 2, 2019 in a newspaper: Millionaires are eligible for food stamps, but "Donald Trump came along and decided to put a stop to it." Scott Fitzgerald stated on September 22, 2019 in a TV interview: Universal background checks involve asking people "to submit the serial numbers to their guns to a state or federal official," and that violates the Second Amendment. Xavier Becerra stated on August 26, 2019 in a news conference: "Every time we go to court," against the Trump administration, "for the most part, we win."
Robin Vos stated on June 9, 2020 in Facebook post: Wisconsin was the last state to start paying COVID-related federal unemployment benefits.
Facebook posts stated on June 12, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Gov. Tony Evers “removed the American flag from the Capitol building”
Facebook posts stated on June 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Maine Gov. Janet Mills is “using taxpayer money to buy cars for those on welfare, without a public hearing on the rules. If someone on welfare sells the car for cash without the state’s approval, the rules don’t allow the state to prosecute them for car theft.”
Romaine Quinn stated on June 18, 2020 in a radio interview: Says Gov. Evers “has refused to identify or discipline the staff member who secretly taped” a conversation with GOP leaders.
Tom Tiffany stated on May 26, 2020 in a tweet: Says the state “health secretary says don't go to hospitals or clinics, now the tourism secretary says don't recreate.”
Donald Trump stated on May 20, 2020 in a tweet: “Rogue” Michigan official sent absentee ballots to 7.7 million people “illegally and without authorization” ahead of the primaries and general election.
Wisconsin state Senate Democrats stated on May 8, 2020 in news release: Says GOP state Sen. Patrick Testin is responsible for lost $25M in federal funding, because he refused “to do his job.”
Don Pridemore stated on April 24, 2020 in an interview: Says Gov. Tony Evers “has never had a real job.”
Chris Kapenga stated on April 6, 2020 in an email: Says it’s illegal to hold an absentee-only election or mail ballots to every registered voter
Scott Fitzgerald stated on April 26, 2020 in a TV interview: Wisconsin has “no tracing program going on that we can speak of."
Andrew Cuomo stated on April 11, 2020 in a briefing: Says that under the law, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio “can’t open” the city’s schools.
Andrew Cuomo stated on April 12, 2020 in a tweet: “Some states, like Montana and Nebraska, are getting more than $300,000 in federal stimulus money per reported COVID-19 case. New York is the hardest-hit state and yet we are getting only about $12,000 per case.”
Robin Vos stated on March 4, 2020 in an interview: Says as Assembly Speaker he is a "constitutional officer" of Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Republican Legislative leaders stated on April 20, 2020 in news release: “We are currently using only around 20% of our testing capacity.”
Tom Tiffany stated on April 20, 2020 in a public forum: Says Department of Health Services Secretary Andrea Palm is a “career bureaucrat with no past ties to Wisconsin.”
Jay Inslee stated on April 19, 2020 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": Stay-at-home orders “actually are the law of these states.”
Gretchen Whitmer stated on April 15, 2020 in an April 15, 2020 press conference: “During the flu pandemic of 1918, some cities lifted social distancing measures too fast, too soon, and created a second wave of pandemic.”
X posts stated on April 10, 2020 in a Twitter post: “Per order from @GovWhitmer, people in Michigan are now banned from purchasing a new baby car seat in stores.”
Donald Trump stated on April 13, 2020 in in a White House briefing: Says as president he has “total” authority to re-open states amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Donald Trump stated on April 13, 2020 in a tweet: "It is the decision of the President," not governors, to "open up the states."
Donald Trump stated on April 7, 2020 in a news conference: Wisconsin is “run by Democrats right now,” so they should address election social distancing concerns.
Chris Kapenga stated on February 19, 2020 in news release: “Car thefts (are) increasing in 8 of the 10 most populous (Wisconsin) counties.”
Robin Vos stated on February 13, 2020 in a newsletter: Says Gov. Tony Evers “wants to release half of the prison population.”
Amy Klobuchar stated on February 25, 2020 in a debate: “While we are all sitting here debating, Wisconsin has kicked hundreds of thousands of people off of their voting rolls.”
Tony Evers stated on November 13, 2019 in a public forum: On whether he can release one day’s worth of emails.
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."
Donald Trump Jr. stated on November 1, 2019 in a Tweet: "Tens of thousands" of people leave New York every week.
Glenn Grothman stated on October 2, 2019 in a newspaper: Millionaires are eligible for food stamps, but "Donald Trump came along and decided to put a stop to it."
Scott Fitzgerald stated on September 22, 2019 in a TV interview: Universal background checks involve asking people "to submit the serial numbers to their guns to a state or federal official," and that violates the Second Amendment.
Xavier Becerra stated on August 26, 2019 in a news conference: "Every time we go to court," against the Trump administration, "for the most part, we win."
