Latest 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 Facebook posts stated on October 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Wisconsin Republicans have not passed a single bill in 6 months.” Donald Trump stated on September 29, 2020 in Debate: “I brought back Big Ten football.” Joe Biden stated on September 21, 2020 in a speech: Says President Donald Trump started a trade war that “led to a surge in farm bankruptcies.” Joe Biden stated on September 21, 2020 in a speech: “If you just count all the deaths in the red states, we are number two in the world in deaths, just behind Brazil.” Facebook posts stated on September 28, 2020 in Facebook post: “A federal judge just ordered Wisconsin must have all ballots counted by 8 p.m. on the day of the election.” MacIver Institute stated on September 23, 2020 in an online article: “Bad math (is) driving Wisconsin’s exploding positive test rate.” Donald Trump stated on September 17, 2020 in Speech: Says under U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal proposal, “Cows are out.” Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on September 17, 2020 in Campaign mailer: "At the Democratic convention, the Pledge of Allegiance was read with the words 'under God' removed." Chris Larson stated on September 23, 2020 in a tweet: “(Republicans) have the power to overturn the (state of emergency) order by joint resolution and they refuse to do it.” Tammy Baldwin stated on September 19, 2020 in a statement: On whether to nominate and confirm a Supreme Court justice in a presidential election year Ron Johnson stated on September 19, 2020 in interviews: On whether to nominate and confirm a Supreme Court justice in a presidential election year Facebook posts stated on September 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: “So far, out of 175 arrested in Kenosha, 102 were not from Kenosha. Rioting has become its own industry.” Tony Evers stated on September 15, 2020 in a media briefing: “Wisconsin is one of the nine states with the highest rate of infection per capita.” Facebook posts stated on September 11, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Kenosha car dealer kills himself after insurance won’t cover … damages caused by the riots.” Ron Johnson stated on August 13, 2020 in radio interview: For younger people, seasonal flu is “in many cases” a deadlier virus than COVID-19 Joe Biden stated on September 3, 2020 in a community meeting: “A Black man invented the light bulb, not a white guy named Edison.” Donald Trump stated on September 1, 2020 in News release: “Biden failed to condemn far-left violent groups like Antifa, instead faulting only the brave men and women of law enforcement.” Ron Johnson stated on August 31, 2020 in a statement: Says Tony Evers and Mandela Barnes “have participated in rallies that have done more to incite than calm the situation” in Kenosha Donald Trump stated on August 31, 2020 in Media briefing: Says video shows Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old charged with killing two protesters in Kenosha, "was trying to get away from them" ... "fell, and then they violently attacked him." Gwen Moore stated on August 26, 2020 in Twitter: In contrast to how a Black man who was shot by police was treated, Kenosha police officers "let an armed white supremacist walk right past them after shooting people." Donald Trump stated on August 31, 2020 in a tweet: “If I didn’t INSIST on having the National Guard activate and go into Kenosha, Wisconsin, there would be no Kenosha right now.” Facebook posts stated on August 28, 2020 in Facebook post: Says a photo shows accused shooter Kyle Rittenhouse’s mother, armed with a long gun, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on the night two protesters were killed and one injured. Facebook posts stated on August 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Video showed police thank (Kyle Rittenhouse) & give him water prior to the killings” Facebook posts stated on August 27, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “At 17 years old Kyle (Rittenhouse) was perfectly legal to be able to possess that rifle without parental supervision.” Howard Marklein stated on August 25, 2020 in News release: Says Gov. Tony Evers and Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, after police shooting of Jacob Blake, "did not call for peace. They did not encourage calm. Viral image stated on August 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: Suggests the alleged Kenosha shooter’s father is a deputy in the Kenosha sheriff’s department. Facebook posts stated on August 24, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Jacob Blake, shot by police in Kenosha, had a warrant for sexual assault and prior convictions for gun use Facebook posts stated on August 24, 2020 in Facebook post: “Police training in Wisconsin is 21 weeks. A cosmetology license takes 40 weeks.” Facebook posts stated on August 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Jacob Blake “declared he had a gun in the car and was going to go get it” and was “brandishing” a knife Chris Larson stated on August 24, 2020 in Facebook post: Police are "20.8 times more likely to kill than be killed by a criminal."
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Facebook posts stated on October 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Wisconsin Republicans have not passed a single bill in 6 months.” Donald Trump stated on September 29, 2020 in Debate: “I brought back Big Ten football.” Joe Biden stated on September 21, 2020 in a speech: Says President Donald Trump started a trade war that “led to a surge in farm bankruptcies.” Joe Biden stated on September 21, 2020 in a speech: “If you just count all the deaths in the red states, we are number two in the world in deaths, just behind Brazil.” Facebook posts stated on September 28, 2020 in Facebook post: “A federal judge just ordered Wisconsin must have all ballots counted by 8 p.m. on the day of the election.” MacIver Institute stated on September 23, 2020 in an online article: “Bad math (is) driving Wisconsin’s exploding positive test rate.” Donald Trump stated on September 17, 2020 in Speech: Says under U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal proposal, “Cows are out.” Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on September 17, 2020 in Campaign mailer: "At the Democratic convention, the Pledge of Allegiance was read with the words 'under God' removed." Chris Larson stated on September 23, 2020 in a tweet: “(Republicans) have the power to overturn the (state of emergency) order by joint resolution and they refuse to do it.” Tammy Baldwin stated on September 19, 2020 in a statement: On whether to nominate and confirm a Supreme Court justice in a presidential election year Ron Johnson stated on September 19, 2020 in interviews: On whether to nominate and confirm a Supreme Court justice in a presidential election year Facebook posts stated on September 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: “So far, out of 175 arrested in Kenosha, 102 were not from Kenosha. Rioting has become its own industry.” Tony Evers stated on September 15, 2020 in a media briefing: “Wisconsin is one of the nine states with the highest rate of infection per capita.” Facebook posts stated on September 11, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Kenosha car dealer kills himself after insurance won’t cover … damages caused by the riots.” Ron Johnson stated on August 13, 2020 in radio interview: For younger people, seasonal flu is “in many cases” a deadlier virus than COVID-19 Joe Biden stated on September 3, 2020 in a community meeting: “A Black man invented the light bulb, not a white guy named Edison.” Donald Trump stated on September 1, 2020 in News release: “Biden failed to condemn far-left violent groups like Antifa, instead faulting only the brave men and women of law enforcement.” Ron Johnson stated on August 31, 2020 in a statement: Says Tony Evers and Mandela Barnes “have participated in rallies that have done more to incite than calm the situation” in Kenosha Donald Trump stated on August 31, 2020 in Media briefing: Says video shows Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old charged with killing two protesters in Kenosha, "was trying to get away from them" ... "fell, and then they violently attacked him." Gwen Moore stated on August 26, 2020 in Twitter: In contrast to how a Black man who was shot by police was treated, Kenosha police officers "let an armed white supremacist walk right past them after shooting people." Donald Trump stated on August 31, 2020 in a tweet: “If I didn’t INSIST on having the National Guard activate and go into Kenosha, Wisconsin, there would be no Kenosha right now.” Facebook posts stated on August 28, 2020 in Facebook post: Says a photo shows accused shooter Kyle Rittenhouse’s mother, armed with a long gun, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on the night two protesters were killed and one injured. Facebook posts stated on August 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Video showed police thank (Kyle Rittenhouse) & give him water prior to the killings” Facebook posts stated on August 27, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “At 17 years old Kyle (Rittenhouse) was perfectly legal to be able to possess that rifle without parental supervision.” Howard Marklein stated on August 25, 2020 in News release: Says Gov. Tony Evers and Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, after police shooting of Jacob Blake, "did not call for peace. They did not encourage calm. Viral image stated on August 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: Suggests the alleged Kenosha shooter’s father is a deputy in the Kenosha sheriff’s department. Facebook posts stated on August 24, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Jacob Blake, shot by police in Kenosha, had a warrant for sexual assault and prior convictions for gun use Facebook posts stated on August 24, 2020 in Facebook post: “Police training in Wisconsin is 21 weeks. A cosmetology license takes 40 weeks.” Facebook posts stated on August 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Jacob Blake “declared he had a gun in the car and was going to go get it” and was “brandishing” a knife Chris Larson stated on August 24, 2020 in Facebook post: Police are "20.8 times more likely to kill than be killed by a criminal."
Facebook posts stated on October 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Wisconsin Republicans have not passed a single bill in 6 months.”
Joe Biden stated on September 21, 2020 in a speech: Says President Donald Trump started a trade war that “led to a surge in farm bankruptcies.”
Joe Biden stated on September 21, 2020 in a speech: “If you just count all the deaths in the red states, we are number two in the world in deaths, just behind Brazil.”
Facebook posts stated on September 28, 2020 in Facebook post: “A federal judge just ordered Wisconsin must have all ballots counted by 8 p.m. on the day of the election.”
MacIver Institute stated on September 23, 2020 in an online article: “Bad math (is) driving Wisconsin’s exploding positive test rate.”
Donald Trump stated on September 17, 2020 in Speech: Says under U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal proposal, “Cows are out.”
Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on September 17, 2020 in Campaign mailer: "At the Democratic convention, the Pledge of Allegiance was read with the words 'under God' removed."
Chris Larson stated on September 23, 2020 in a tweet: “(Republicans) have the power to overturn the (state of emergency) order by joint resolution and they refuse to do it.”
Tammy Baldwin stated on September 19, 2020 in a statement: On whether to nominate and confirm a Supreme Court justice in a presidential election year
Ron Johnson stated on September 19, 2020 in interviews: On whether to nominate and confirm a Supreme Court justice in a presidential election year
Facebook posts stated on September 1, 2020 in a Facebook post: “So far, out of 175 arrested in Kenosha, 102 were not from Kenosha. Rioting has become its own industry.”
Tony Evers stated on September 15, 2020 in a media briefing: “Wisconsin is one of the nine states with the highest rate of infection per capita.”
Facebook posts stated on September 11, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Kenosha car dealer kills himself after insurance won’t cover … damages caused by the riots.”
Ron Johnson stated on August 13, 2020 in radio interview: For younger people, seasonal flu is “in many cases” a deadlier virus than COVID-19
Joe Biden stated on September 3, 2020 in a community meeting: “A Black man invented the light bulb, not a white guy named Edison.”
Donald Trump stated on September 1, 2020 in News release: “Biden failed to condemn far-left violent groups like Antifa, instead faulting only the brave men and women of law enforcement.”
Ron Johnson stated on August 31, 2020 in a statement: Says Tony Evers and Mandela Barnes “have participated in rallies that have done more to incite than calm the situation” in Kenosha
Donald Trump stated on August 31, 2020 in Media briefing: Says video shows Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old charged with killing two protesters in Kenosha, "was trying to get away from them" ... "fell, and then they violently attacked him."
Gwen Moore stated on August 26, 2020 in Twitter: In contrast to how a Black man who was shot by police was treated, Kenosha police officers "let an armed white supremacist walk right past them after shooting people."
Donald Trump stated on August 31, 2020 in a tweet: “If I didn’t INSIST on having the National Guard activate and go into Kenosha, Wisconsin, there would be no Kenosha right now.”
Facebook posts stated on August 28, 2020 in Facebook post: Says a photo shows accused shooter Kyle Rittenhouse’s mother, armed with a long gun, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on the night two protesters were killed and one injured.
Facebook posts stated on August 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Video showed police thank (Kyle Rittenhouse) & give him water prior to the killings”
Facebook posts stated on August 27, 2020 in a post on Facebook: “At 17 years old Kyle (Rittenhouse) was perfectly legal to be able to possess that rifle without parental supervision.”
Howard Marklein stated on August 25, 2020 in News release: Says Gov. Tony Evers and Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, after police shooting of Jacob Blake, "did not call for peace. They did not encourage calm.
Viral image stated on August 27, 2020 in a Facebook post: Suggests the alleged Kenosha shooter’s father is a deputy in the Kenosha sheriff’s department.
Facebook posts stated on August 24, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Jacob Blake, shot by police in Kenosha, had a warrant for sexual assault and prior convictions for gun use
Facebook posts stated on August 24, 2020 in Facebook post: “Police training in Wisconsin is 21 weeks. A cosmetology license takes 40 weeks.”
Facebook posts stated on August 26, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Jacob Blake “declared he had a gun in the car and was going to go get it” and was “brandishing” a knife
Chris Larson stated on August 24, 2020 in Facebook post: Police are "20.8 times more likely to kill than be killed by a criminal."
