Latest Mostly False 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 Mark Pocan stated on May 21, 2021 in Twitter: Says withdrawing troops from Afghanistan could save the U.S. $50 billion. Ron Johnson stated on April 8, 2021 in Twitter: With federal stimulus money for schools, “no distinctions are being made between Wisconsin schools that remain closed to in-person learning, and those that have been re-opened for months.” Janet Bewley stated on March 28, 2021 in TV interview: Says Republican lawmakers delayed COVID-19 testing Glenn Grothman stated on March 24, 2021 in Twitter: “We have encountered the largest surge of migrants (at the southern border) in the last 20 years.” Tom Tiffany stated on March 29, 2021 in Speech: Says it doesn't make sense for young adults to get the vaccine since they "really are not under that much of a threat as a result of this virus." Ron Johnson stated on March 20, 2021 in a speech: “There was no violence on the Senate side, in terms of the chamber.” Duey Stroebel stated on March 7, 2021 in a TV interview: "We’ve had more voter turnout since voter ID was passed than ever before." Scott Fitzgerald stated on February 27, 2021 in a press release: “More than 91% of the spending in this $1.9 trillion package is not used for pandemic relief.” Ron Johnson stated on February 12, 2021 in Twitter: “Biden’s plan will immediately let in 25,000 asylum-seekers who’d been waiting in Mexico as their cases were judged.” Joe Biden stated on February 16, 2021 in a CNN town hall in Milwaukee.: “There is a consensus among economists left, right, and center… that we can’t spend too much” on COVID-19 relief. Joe Biden stated on February 16, 2021 in a CNN town hall: “For the first time in American history, if you're seeking asylum ... you can't do it from the United States. … You’ve got to seek asylum from abroad.” Jim Steineke stated on January 17, 2021 in a TV interview: Gov. Tony Evers “has the authority and revenue necessary” to upgrade the Wisconsin unemployment system without the Legislature. Scott Walker stated on January 26, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The U.S. Senate cannot convict a former President.” Ben Wikler stated on November 8, 2020 in TV interview: "Across the state the rejection rate for ballots went way down” in the Nov. 3 election. Ron Johnson stated on October 21, 2020 in a presentation: "Generally the deaths are still pretty flat because we've flattened the curve.” Van Wanggaard stated on October 7, 2020 in Video interview: No one under 20 has died of COVID-19, and "it has not actually been determined yet" that anyone under 20 can spread it to an older person Donald Trump stated on September 29, 2020 in Debate: “I brought back Big Ten football.” 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." 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.” Joe Biden stated on September 3, 2020 in a community meeting: “A Black man invented the light bulb, not a white guy named Edison.” 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. Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on August 20, 2020 in News release: Kanye West’s access to Wisconsin’s ballot was “denied by liberals.” Mandela Barnes stated on August 10, 2020 in a public forum: GOP-backed "racist disenfrachisement" led to only five polling places being open in Milwaukee for April 7 election. Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on July 10, 2020 in an email: Says Wisconsin Republicans “pushed for long lines and polls open for one day only.” Donald Trump Jr. stated on July 8, 2020 in a tweet: "Marquette University threatened to rescind student’s admission over pro-Trump TikTok video." Gwen Moore stated on June 12, 2020 in a TV interview: Says police unions have it “written into a contract that (officers) are not going to be accountable” for misconduct. Facebook posts stated on June 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: "China has been stealing our manufacturing, costing Wisconsin almost 90,000 jobs." Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on June 18, 2020 in a news release: Says Donald Trump used farmers’ struggles “to push through a multi-billion dollar bailout program that was nothing more than a handout for large agricultural companies." Glenn Grothman stated on June 16, 2020 in a tweet: Says as a state lawmaker a bill he sponsored would have made “it easier to get rid of bad cops” Facebook posts stated on June 16, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says America’s most violent cities are that way because of their Democratic politics
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Mark Pocan stated on May 21, 2021 in Twitter: Says withdrawing troops from Afghanistan could save the U.S. $50 billion. Ron Johnson stated on April 8, 2021 in Twitter: With federal stimulus money for schools, “no distinctions are being made between Wisconsin schools that remain closed to in-person learning, and those that have been re-opened for months.” Janet Bewley stated on March 28, 2021 in TV interview: Says Republican lawmakers delayed COVID-19 testing Glenn Grothman stated on March 24, 2021 in Twitter: “We have encountered the largest surge of migrants (at the southern border) in the last 20 years.” Tom Tiffany stated on March 29, 2021 in Speech: Says it doesn't make sense for young adults to get the vaccine since they "really are not under that much of a threat as a result of this virus." Ron Johnson stated on March 20, 2021 in a speech: “There was no violence on the Senate side, in terms of the chamber.” Duey Stroebel stated on March 7, 2021 in a TV interview: "We’ve had more voter turnout since voter ID was passed than ever before." Scott Fitzgerald stated on February 27, 2021 in a press release: “More than 91% of the spending in this $1.9 trillion package is not used for pandemic relief.” Ron Johnson stated on February 12, 2021 in Twitter: “Biden’s plan will immediately let in 25,000 asylum-seekers who’d been waiting in Mexico as their cases were judged.” Joe Biden stated on February 16, 2021 in a CNN town hall in Milwaukee.: “There is a consensus among economists left, right, and center… that we can’t spend too much” on COVID-19 relief. Joe Biden stated on February 16, 2021 in a CNN town hall: “For the first time in American history, if you're seeking asylum ... you can't do it from the United States. … You’ve got to seek asylum from abroad.” Jim Steineke stated on January 17, 2021 in a TV interview: Gov. Tony Evers “has the authority and revenue necessary” to upgrade the Wisconsin unemployment system without the Legislature. Scott Walker stated on January 26, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The U.S. Senate cannot convict a former President.” Ben Wikler stated on November 8, 2020 in TV interview: "Across the state the rejection rate for ballots went way down” in the Nov. 3 election. Ron Johnson stated on October 21, 2020 in a presentation: "Generally the deaths are still pretty flat because we've flattened the curve.” Van Wanggaard stated on October 7, 2020 in Video interview: No one under 20 has died of COVID-19, and "it has not actually been determined yet" that anyone under 20 can spread it to an older person Donald Trump stated on September 29, 2020 in Debate: “I brought back Big Ten football.” 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." 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.” Joe Biden stated on September 3, 2020 in a community meeting: “A Black man invented the light bulb, not a white guy named Edison.” 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. Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on August 20, 2020 in News release: Kanye West’s access to Wisconsin’s ballot was “denied by liberals.” Mandela Barnes stated on August 10, 2020 in a public forum: GOP-backed "racist disenfrachisement" led to only five polling places being open in Milwaukee for April 7 election. Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on July 10, 2020 in an email: Says Wisconsin Republicans “pushed for long lines and polls open for one day only.” Donald Trump Jr. stated on July 8, 2020 in a tweet: "Marquette University threatened to rescind student’s admission over pro-Trump TikTok video." Gwen Moore stated on June 12, 2020 in a TV interview: Says police unions have it “written into a contract that (officers) are not going to be accountable” for misconduct. Facebook posts stated on June 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: "China has been stealing our manufacturing, costing Wisconsin almost 90,000 jobs." Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on June 18, 2020 in a news release: Says Donald Trump used farmers’ struggles “to push through a multi-billion dollar bailout program that was nothing more than a handout for large agricultural companies." Glenn Grothman stated on June 16, 2020 in a tweet: Says as a state lawmaker a bill he sponsored would have made “it easier to get rid of bad cops” Facebook posts stated on June 16, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says America’s most violent cities are that way because of their Democratic politics
Mark Pocan stated on May 21, 2021 in Twitter: Says withdrawing troops from Afghanistan could save the U.S. $50 billion.
Ron Johnson stated on April 8, 2021 in Twitter: With federal stimulus money for schools, “no distinctions are being made between Wisconsin schools that remain closed to in-person learning, and those that have been re-opened for months.”
Janet Bewley stated on March 28, 2021 in TV interview: Says Republican lawmakers delayed COVID-19 testing
Glenn Grothman stated on March 24, 2021 in Twitter: “We have encountered the largest surge of migrants (at the southern border) in the last 20 years.”
Tom Tiffany stated on March 29, 2021 in Speech: Says it doesn't make sense for young adults to get the vaccine since they "really are not under that much of a threat as a result of this virus."
Ron Johnson stated on March 20, 2021 in a speech: “There was no violence on the Senate side, in terms of the chamber.”
Duey Stroebel stated on March 7, 2021 in a TV interview: "We’ve had more voter turnout since voter ID was passed than ever before."
Scott Fitzgerald stated on February 27, 2021 in a press release: “More than 91% of the spending in this $1.9 trillion package is not used for pandemic relief.”
Ron Johnson stated on February 12, 2021 in Twitter: “Biden’s plan will immediately let in 25,000 asylum-seekers who’d been waiting in Mexico as their cases were judged.”
Joe Biden stated on February 16, 2021 in a CNN town hall in Milwaukee.: “There is a consensus among economists left, right, and center… that we can’t spend too much” on COVID-19 relief.
Joe Biden stated on February 16, 2021 in a CNN town hall: “For the first time in American history, if you're seeking asylum ... you can't do it from the United States. … You’ve got to seek asylum from abroad.”
Jim Steineke stated on January 17, 2021 in a TV interview: Gov. Tony Evers “has the authority and revenue necessary” to upgrade the Wisconsin unemployment system without the Legislature.
Scott Walker stated on January 26, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The U.S. Senate cannot convict a former President.”
Ben Wikler stated on November 8, 2020 in TV interview: "Across the state the rejection rate for ballots went way down” in the Nov. 3 election.
Ron Johnson stated on October 21, 2020 in a presentation: "Generally the deaths are still pretty flat because we've flattened the curve.”
Van Wanggaard stated on October 7, 2020 in Video interview: No one under 20 has died of COVID-19, and "it has not actually been determined yet" that anyone under 20 can spread it to an older person
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."
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.”
Joe Biden stated on September 3, 2020 in a community meeting: “A Black man invented the light bulb, not a white guy named Edison.”
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.
Republican Party of Wisconsin stated on August 20, 2020 in News release: Kanye West’s access to Wisconsin’s ballot was “denied by liberals.”
Mandela Barnes stated on August 10, 2020 in a public forum: GOP-backed "racist disenfrachisement" led to only five polling places being open in Milwaukee for April 7 election.
Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on July 10, 2020 in an email: Says Wisconsin Republicans “pushed for long lines and polls open for one day only.”
Donald Trump Jr. stated on July 8, 2020 in a tweet: "Marquette University threatened to rescind student’s admission over pro-Trump TikTok video."
Gwen Moore stated on June 12, 2020 in a TV interview: Says police unions have it “written into a contract that (officers) are not going to be accountable” for misconduct.
Facebook posts stated on June 4, 2020 in a Facebook post: "China has been stealing our manufacturing, costing Wisconsin almost 90,000 jobs."
Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on June 18, 2020 in a news release: Says Donald Trump used farmers’ struggles “to push through a multi-billion dollar bailout program that was nothing more than a handout for large agricultural companies."
Glenn Grothman stated on June 16, 2020 in a tweet: Says as a state lawmaker a bill he sponsored would have made “it easier to get rid of bad cops”
Facebook posts stated on June 16, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says America’s most violent cities are that way because of their Democratic politics
