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 Ted Kanavas stated on June 12, 2015 in a political talk show: "Less than 1 percent of all the education dollars that we spend are spent on private (school) voucher programs." MoveOn.org stated on June 11, 2015 in a Facebook post: Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson "voted to cut $700m from Medicare." Scott Walker stated on June 4, 2015 in a statement: Says "Hillary Clinton's rejection of efforts to make it easier to vote and harder to cheat not only defies logic, but the will of the majority of Americans." Jim Steineke stated on June 18, 2015 in a tweet: Wisconsin "was literally broke" when Republicans took office in January 2011. Scott Walker stated on June 20, 2015 in a speech: Says Barack Obama told the U.S. Coast Guard Academy "that the number one threat to the military and the world today is global warming." NARAL Pro-Choice America stated on June 18, 2015 in a TV ad: Says Scott Walker "said that forcing women facing abortion to get invasive ultrasounds was 'just a cool thing.'" Scott Walker stated on May 30, 2015 in a speech in New Hampshire: "Nationally, the unemployment rate for veterans is far greater than the national unemployment rate," and Wisconsin is "one of those rare examples where unemployment is actually lower for veterans than it is for the population as a whole and certainly lower than it is nationally." Scott Walker stated on June 2, 2015 in a speech: My support from young voters -- those 18 to 24 -- in November 2014 was "largely unheard of for a Republican." Scott Walker stated on June 18, 2015 in remarks to reporters: On timing of announcement for president. Russ Feingold stated on June 5, 2015 in a speech: Says U.S. Senate opponent Ron Johnson "is opposed to all government-assisted student loans." Russ Feingold stated on June 5, 2015 in a speech at the state Democratic Party convention: "The United States still ranks 20th in the world in access to broadband -- over 50 percent below the best nations." Forecast the Facts stated on June 2, 2015 in a statement on a web page.: Says Scott Walker runs a state government that bans "employees from talking about climate change." Mark Pocan stated on May 20, 2015 in a radio interview: "Twenty-five percent of people in the country have said they changed their email and phone habits because of" the collection of data allowed by the Patriot Act. Scott Walker stated on June 2, 2015 in a speech: Thanks to the Act 10 collective bargaining law that took effect four years ago, ACT scores in Wisconsin "are now second-best in the country for states where more than half the kids take the exam." Mike Tate stated on May 28, 2015 in a speech: A Republican budget proposal "would have Wisconsin have the weakest standards for who can be a teacher in the classroom in the country." Dale Kooyenga stated on May 22, 2015: Since Republicans took over after the 2010 election, "the graduation rate in Wisconsin has gone from 86 percent to 88 percent. The black graduation rate has gone from 60 percent to 65 percent. The Latino graduation rate has gone from 65 percent to 71 percent." Hillary Clinton stated on June 4, 2015 in a speech: Says Scott Walker "cut back early voting and signed legislation that would make it harder for college students to vote." Protect American Jobs stated on May 5, 2015 in a television ad: A measure to repeal the state’s prevailing wage law would "make it easier for state contractors to hire illegal workers for Wisconsin construction jobs" through an "illegal worker loophole in the state budget." David Bowen stated on May 11, 2015 in a news release: "Two of the top three (rated) public high schools in Wisconsin — Ronald Reagan College Prep and Rufus King International — are MPS schools." Andy Craig stated on May 11, 2015 in a news release: "Thanks to restrictive and anticompetitive ballot laws," candidates in November 2014 ran unopposed in nearly half of Wisconsin’s state representative races but in Michigan and Minnesota nearly all races had challengers. Robert Puente stated on May 12, 2015 in remarks to the Milwaukee Common Council: If Milwaukee approves reducing its maximum forfeiture for marijuana possession to $50, the city would have "23 different bicycle violations that have a higher forfeiture." Chris Taylor stated on April 15, 2015 in a press release: Says Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed state budget contained 110 pages of errors -- an unusually high number -- "and millions of dollars’ worth of mistakes" that were corrected with a follow-up document. Timothy Sheehy stated on April 10, 2015 in an interview: A 50-50 public-private split for paying for a new Milwaukee Bucks arena would "be much better -- in terms of the portion of the public financing -- than most of the other arena projects done around the country." Ron Johnson stated on May 19, 2015 in an interview: Says Democratic challenger Russ Feingold "was the deciding vote on Obamacare." Scott Walker stated on May 9, 2015 in a speech: "For our next two years in my state, we will end with a structural surplus of $499 million." Wisconsin Transportation Builders Association stated on May 13, 2015 in a radio ad: "Accidents are down 50 percent and injury accidents are down 60 percent" in the rebuilt Marquette Interchange in Milwaukee. National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on May 14, 2015 in a tweet: Democrat "Russ Feingold announced his Wisconsin Senate run today from…California." Tammy Baldwin stated on May 5, 2015 in a tweet: "There are more members of the U.S. Senate than the number of WI families who would benefit from GOP estate tax break." Scott Walker stated on May 14, 2015 in a tweet: Says Thomas Jefferson said "that government is best which governs least." Scott Walker stated on April 25, 2015 in an interview: Says that as president, Barack Obama has not gone to the Texas-Mexico border
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Ted Kanavas stated on June 12, 2015 in a political talk show: "Less than 1 percent of all the education dollars that we spend are spent on private (school) voucher programs." MoveOn.org stated on June 11, 2015 in a Facebook post: Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson "voted to cut $700m from Medicare." Scott Walker stated on June 4, 2015 in a statement: Says "Hillary Clinton's rejection of efforts to make it easier to vote and harder to cheat not only defies logic, but the will of the majority of Americans." Jim Steineke stated on June 18, 2015 in a tweet: Wisconsin "was literally broke" when Republicans took office in January 2011. Scott Walker stated on June 20, 2015 in a speech: Says Barack Obama told the U.S. Coast Guard Academy "that the number one threat to the military and the world today is global warming." NARAL Pro-Choice America stated on June 18, 2015 in a TV ad: Says Scott Walker "said that forcing women facing abortion to get invasive ultrasounds was 'just a cool thing.'" Scott Walker stated on May 30, 2015 in a speech in New Hampshire: "Nationally, the unemployment rate for veterans is far greater than the national unemployment rate," and Wisconsin is "one of those rare examples where unemployment is actually lower for veterans than it is for the population as a whole and certainly lower than it is nationally." Scott Walker stated on June 2, 2015 in a speech: My support from young voters -- those 18 to 24 -- in November 2014 was "largely unheard of for a Republican." Scott Walker stated on June 18, 2015 in remarks to reporters: On timing of announcement for president. Russ Feingold stated on June 5, 2015 in a speech: Says U.S. Senate opponent Ron Johnson "is opposed to all government-assisted student loans." Russ Feingold stated on June 5, 2015 in a speech at the state Democratic Party convention: "The United States still ranks 20th in the world in access to broadband -- over 50 percent below the best nations." Forecast the Facts stated on June 2, 2015 in a statement on a web page.: Says Scott Walker runs a state government that bans "employees from talking about climate change." Mark Pocan stated on May 20, 2015 in a radio interview: "Twenty-five percent of people in the country have said they changed their email and phone habits because of" the collection of data allowed by the Patriot Act. Scott Walker stated on June 2, 2015 in a speech: Thanks to the Act 10 collective bargaining law that took effect four years ago, ACT scores in Wisconsin "are now second-best in the country for states where more than half the kids take the exam." Mike Tate stated on May 28, 2015 in a speech: A Republican budget proposal "would have Wisconsin have the weakest standards for who can be a teacher in the classroom in the country." Dale Kooyenga stated on May 22, 2015: Since Republicans took over after the 2010 election, "the graduation rate in Wisconsin has gone from 86 percent to 88 percent. The black graduation rate has gone from 60 percent to 65 percent. The Latino graduation rate has gone from 65 percent to 71 percent." Hillary Clinton stated on June 4, 2015 in a speech: Says Scott Walker "cut back early voting and signed legislation that would make it harder for college students to vote." Protect American Jobs stated on May 5, 2015 in a television ad: A measure to repeal the state’s prevailing wage law would "make it easier for state contractors to hire illegal workers for Wisconsin construction jobs" through an "illegal worker loophole in the state budget." David Bowen stated on May 11, 2015 in a news release: "Two of the top three (rated) public high schools in Wisconsin — Ronald Reagan College Prep and Rufus King International — are MPS schools." Andy Craig stated on May 11, 2015 in a news release: "Thanks to restrictive and anticompetitive ballot laws," candidates in November 2014 ran unopposed in nearly half of Wisconsin’s state representative races but in Michigan and Minnesota nearly all races had challengers. Robert Puente stated on May 12, 2015 in remarks to the Milwaukee Common Council: If Milwaukee approves reducing its maximum forfeiture for marijuana possession to $50, the city would have "23 different bicycle violations that have a higher forfeiture." Chris Taylor stated on April 15, 2015 in a press release: Says Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed state budget contained 110 pages of errors -- an unusually high number -- "and millions of dollars’ worth of mistakes" that were corrected with a follow-up document. Timothy Sheehy stated on April 10, 2015 in an interview: A 50-50 public-private split for paying for a new Milwaukee Bucks arena would "be much better -- in terms of the portion of the public financing -- than most of the other arena projects done around the country." Ron Johnson stated on May 19, 2015 in an interview: Says Democratic challenger Russ Feingold "was the deciding vote on Obamacare." Scott Walker stated on May 9, 2015 in a speech: "For our next two years in my state, we will end with a structural surplus of $499 million." Wisconsin Transportation Builders Association stated on May 13, 2015 in a radio ad: "Accidents are down 50 percent and injury accidents are down 60 percent" in the rebuilt Marquette Interchange in Milwaukee. National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on May 14, 2015 in a tweet: Democrat "Russ Feingold announced his Wisconsin Senate run today from…California." Tammy Baldwin stated on May 5, 2015 in a tweet: "There are more members of the U.S. Senate than the number of WI families who would benefit from GOP estate tax break." Scott Walker stated on May 14, 2015 in a tweet: Says Thomas Jefferson said "that government is best which governs least." Scott Walker stated on April 25, 2015 in an interview: Says that as president, Barack Obama has not gone to the Texas-Mexico border
Ted Kanavas stated on June 12, 2015 in a political talk show: "Less than 1 percent of all the education dollars that we spend are spent on private (school) voucher programs."
MoveOn.org stated on June 11, 2015 in a Facebook post: Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson "voted to cut $700m from Medicare."
Scott Walker stated on June 4, 2015 in a statement: Says "Hillary Clinton's rejection of efforts to make it easier to vote and harder to cheat not only defies logic, but the will of the majority of Americans."
Jim Steineke stated on June 18, 2015 in a tweet: Wisconsin "was literally broke" when Republicans took office in January 2011.
Scott Walker stated on June 20, 2015 in a speech: Says Barack Obama told the U.S. Coast Guard Academy "that the number one threat to the military and the world today is global warming."
NARAL Pro-Choice America stated on June 18, 2015 in a TV ad: Says Scott Walker "said that forcing women facing abortion to get invasive ultrasounds was 'just a cool thing.'"
Scott Walker stated on May 30, 2015 in a speech in New Hampshire: "Nationally, the unemployment rate for veterans is far greater than the national unemployment rate," and Wisconsin is "one of those rare examples where unemployment is actually lower for veterans than it is for the population as a whole and certainly lower than it is nationally."
Scott Walker stated on June 2, 2015 in a speech: My support from young voters -- those 18 to 24 -- in November 2014 was "largely unheard of for a Republican."
Scott Walker stated on June 18, 2015 in remarks to reporters: On timing of announcement for president.
Russ Feingold stated on June 5, 2015 in a speech: Says U.S. Senate opponent Ron Johnson "is opposed to all government-assisted student loans."
Russ Feingold stated on June 5, 2015 in a speech at the state Democratic Party convention: "The United States still ranks 20th in the world in access to broadband -- over 50 percent below the best nations."
Forecast the Facts stated on June 2, 2015 in a statement on a web page.: Says Scott Walker runs a state government that bans "employees from talking about climate change."
Mark Pocan stated on May 20, 2015 in a radio interview: "Twenty-five percent of people in the country have said they changed their email and phone habits because of" the collection of data allowed by the Patriot Act.
Scott Walker stated on June 2, 2015 in a speech: Thanks to the Act 10 collective bargaining law that took effect four years ago, ACT scores in Wisconsin "are now second-best in the country for states where more than half the kids take the exam."
Mike Tate stated on May 28, 2015 in a speech: A Republican budget proposal "would have Wisconsin have the weakest standards for who can be a teacher in the classroom in the country."
Dale Kooyenga stated on May 22, 2015: Since Republicans took over after the 2010 election, "the graduation rate in Wisconsin has gone from 86 percent to 88 percent. The black graduation rate has gone from 60 percent to 65 percent. The Latino graduation rate has gone from 65 percent to 71 percent."
Hillary Clinton stated on June 4, 2015 in a speech: Says Scott Walker "cut back early voting and signed legislation that would make it harder for college students to vote."
Protect American Jobs stated on May 5, 2015 in a television ad: A measure to repeal the state’s prevailing wage law would "make it easier for state contractors to hire illegal workers for Wisconsin construction jobs" through an "illegal worker loophole in the state budget."
David Bowen stated on May 11, 2015 in a news release: "Two of the top three (rated) public high schools in Wisconsin — Ronald Reagan College Prep and Rufus King International — are MPS schools."
Andy Craig stated on May 11, 2015 in a news release: "Thanks to restrictive and anticompetitive ballot laws," candidates in November 2014 ran unopposed in nearly half of Wisconsin’s state representative races but in Michigan and Minnesota nearly all races had challengers.
Robert Puente stated on May 12, 2015 in remarks to the Milwaukee Common Council: If Milwaukee approves reducing its maximum forfeiture for marijuana possession to $50, the city would have "23 different bicycle violations that have a higher forfeiture."
Chris Taylor stated on April 15, 2015 in a press release: Says Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed state budget contained 110 pages of errors -- an unusually high number -- "and millions of dollars’ worth of mistakes" that were corrected with a follow-up document.
Timothy Sheehy stated on April 10, 2015 in an interview: A 50-50 public-private split for paying for a new Milwaukee Bucks arena would "be much better -- in terms of the portion of the public financing -- than most of the other arena projects done around the country."
Ron Johnson stated on May 19, 2015 in an interview: Says Democratic challenger Russ Feingold "was the deciding vote on Obamacare."
Scott Walker stated on May 9, 2015 in a speech: "For our next two years in my state, we will end with a structural surplus of $499 million."
Wisconsin Transportation Builders Association stated on May 13, 2015 in a radio ad: "Accidents are down 50 percent and injury accidents are down 60 percent" in the rebuilt Marquette Interchange in Milwaukee.
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on May 14, 2015 in a tweet: Democrat "Russ Feingold announced his Wisconsin Senate run today from…California."
Tammy Baldwin stated on May 5, 2015 in a tweet: "There are more members of the U.S. Senate than the number of WI families who would benefit from GOP estate tax break."
Scott Walker stated on May 14, 2015 in a tweet: Says Thomas Jefferson said "that government is best which governs least."
Scott Walker stated on April 25, 2015 in an interview: Says that as president, Barack Obama has not gone to the Texas-Mexico border
