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 Gwen Moore stated on September 29, 2013 in an interview: Domestic violence "is seen as a pre-existing" health condition and "women had to pay 50 percent more for health care because of gender ratings," but under Obamacare, "all of that is over." Tom Barrett stated on September 24, 2013 in an interview: Among the nation’s 51 largest metropolitan areas, Milwaukee is the "only one" where the poverty rate is more than "four times greater in the city than it is in the suburbs." John Scocos stated on September 20, 2013 in a statement: "There are still tens of thousands of missing service members from previous and current conflicts that our nation is working to find and repatriate." Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on September 18, 2013 in a column on the party's website: The 2013-’15 state budget backed by Gov. Scott Walker and Republican lawmakers "left our technical colleges funded at 1989 levels." Dale Kooyenga stated on September 18, 2013 in a legislative hearing: "We’ve used (generally accepted accounting principles) here in this building the last two years." Chris Larson stated on September 5, 2013 in an interview: The Capitol Police force is "going so far as to use paramilitary equipment" in dealing with singing protesters in Madison Scott Walker stated on August 30, 2013 in an interview: Says potential Democratic opponent Mary Burke "implemented the policies of Jim Doyle. Those are the policies that, in his last term, saw the state lose more than 133,000 jobs." Joe Atkins stated on August 29, 2013 in an interview: "Minnesota is kicking butt relative to Wisconsin on everything from employment and job creation to school test scores, educated work force and a host of other factors and rankings" Chris Kapenga stated on August 23, 2013 in a newsletter: "The amount of interest" paid on the federal debt exceeds "total tax revenue." Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin stated on September 10, 2013 in a web posting: "The Kenosha casino would be one of the state’s largest employers and pay more to the state than any other company or Tribe – essentially, it would be Wisconsin’s biggest taxpayer." Chris Larson stated on August 27, 2013 in an interview: Says Gov. Scott Walker "hasn't done a public event this entire year." Kathleen Vinehout stated on August 24, 2013 in a column: Because of Gov. Scott Walker’s budgeting, a greater percentage of general fund tax dollars is "going to pay off debt than ever before in our history." Robin Vos stated on August 22, 2013 in an interview: "Minnesota, Michigan, Iowa already have 70 mph" speed limits on rural interstates, and "we see that they’ve been able to do it safely." League of Conservation Voters stated on August 14, 2013 in a TV ad: Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson voted to let oil and gas companies emit "unlimited carbon pollution into our air" Mark Harris stated on July 20, 2013 in an interview: "I’ve got the spending down, I’ve got the debt down a little bit, I’ve got the reserves up." Alberta Darling stated on August 15, 2013 in legislative testimony: Wisconsin’s criminal threshold for drunken-driving is "way out of line" with "states surrounding us," which "have the second offense as a felony." Peter Barca stated on August 7, 2013 in an interview: Under a new law regulating abortions, "Even if you're raped, if you don't report it in the first 30 days, the Republicans will force you to have an ultrasound." Scott Walker stated on July 29, 2013 in a campaign press statement: Says that in his first two years, "Wisconsin has seen its best two-year job growth in a decade." Ron Kind stated on August 2, 2013 in a speech: "Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act, U.S. health care spending grew at 3.9 percent for the last three years, the lowest growth rate in over 50 years." Scott Walker stated on July 29, 2013 in a speech: Says President Franklin Delano Roosevelt "felt there wasn’t a need in the public sector to have collective bargaining because the government is the people." Ron Johnson stated on July 17, 2013 in an interview: On average, college students "are taking six years to get a four-year degree." Federation for American Immigration Reform stated on August 5, 2013 in a news release: "Unemployment has been on the rise throughout Wisconsin" as Paul Ryan stepped up his advocacy of "immigration increases." Gwen Moore stated on July 24, 2013 in a news release: A Republican housing finance reform bill "would eliminate a person’s ability to obtain 15- and 30-year mortgages." Sean Duffy stated on July 17, 2013 in an interview: The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is "collecting financial information, monitoring financial information of millions of Americans" without their knowledge and "storing it for up to 10 years." Dave Hansen stated on July 19, 2013 in a news release: The Republican-authored state budget includes a provision "forcing people earning as little as $12,000 to buy private health insurance that could cost them as much as $4,000 per year." Scott Walker stated on July 10, 2013 in an interview: "We’re importing about 10 percent of our milk supply. We’re America’s Dairyland, but yet we don’t have enough milk in this state to meet the demand for our cheesemakers." Chris Abele stated on July 19, 2013 in a letter: On residency requirements for public workers Rachel Campos-Duffy stated on June 12, 2013 in an interview: "Upwards of 90 percent" of women seeking an abortion decide not to have an abortion after seeing an ultrasound. Jim Sensenbrenner stated on July 1, 2013 in an op-ed article: "Currently, it takes up to 25 years to obtain U.S. citizenship legally" but the Senate bill "would allow immigrants who came to the United States illegally to obtain citizenship in just 13 years." David A. Clarke Jr. stated on June 22, 2013 in a speech: "When I was growing up as a kid in the city of Milwaukee, if we averaged 4 homicides a year in the entire city that was a record number."
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Gwen Moore stated on September 29, 2013 in an interview: Domestic violence "is seen as a pre-existing" health condition and "women had to pay 50 percent more for health care because of gender ratings," but under Obamacare, "all of that is over." Tom Barrett stated on September 24, 2013 in an interview: Among the nation’s 51 largest metropolitan areas, Milwaukee is the "only one" where the poverty rate is more than "four times greater in the city than it is in the suburbs." John Scocos stated on September 20, 2013 in a statement: "There are still tens of thousands of missing service members from previous and current conflicts that our nation is working to find and repatriate." Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on September 18, 2013 in a column on the party's website: The 2013-’15 state budget backed by Gov. Scott Walker and Republican lawmakers "left our technical colleges funded at 1989 levels." Dale Kooyenga stated on September 18, 2013 in a legislative hearing: "We’ve used (generally accepted accounting principles) here in this building the last two years." Chris Larson stated on September 5, 2013 in an interview: The Capitol Police force is "going so far as to use paramilitary equipment" in dealing with singing protesters in Madison Scott Walker stated on August 30, 2013 in an interview: Says potential Democratic opponent Mary Burke "implemented the policies of Jim Doyle. Those are the policies that, in his last term, saw the state lose more than 133,000 jobs." Joe Atkins stated on August 29, 2013 in an interview: "Minnesota is kicking butt relative to Wisconsin on everything from employment and job creation to school test scores, educated work force and a host of other factors and rankings" Chris Kapenga stated on August 23, 2013 in a newsletter: "The amount of interest" paid on the federal debt exceeds "total tax revenue." Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin stated on September 10, 2013 in a web posting: "The Kenosha casino would be one of the state’s largest employers and pay more to the state than any other company or Tribe – essentially, it would be Wisconsin’s biggest taxpayer." Chris Larson stated on August 27, 2013 in an interview: Says Gov. Scott Walker "hasn't done a public event this entire year." Kathleen Vinehout stated on August 24, 2013 in a column: Because of Gov. Scott Walker’s budgeting, a greater percentage of general fund tax dollars is "going to pay off debt than ever before in our history." Robin Vos stated on August 22, 2013 in an interview: "Minnesota, Michigan, Iowa already have 70 mph" speed limits on rural interstates, and "we see that they’ve been able to do it safely." League of Conservation Voters stated on August 14, 2013 in a TV ad: Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson voted to let oil and gas companies emit "unlimited carbon pollution into our air" Mark Harris stated on July 20, 2013 in an interview: "I’ve got the spending down, I’ve got the debt down a little bit, I’ve got the reserves up." Alberta Darling stated on August 15, 2013 in legislative testimony: Wisconsin’s criminal threshold for drunken-driving is "way out of line" with "states surrounding us," which "have the second offense as a felony." Peter Barca stated on August 7, 2013 in an interview: Under a new law regulating abortions, "Even if you're raped, if you don't report it in the first 30 days, the Republicans will force you to have an ultrasound." Scott Walker stated on July 29, 2013 in a campaign press statement: Says that in his first two years, "Wisconsin has seen its best two-year job growth in a decade." Ron Kind stated on August 2, 2013 in a speech: "Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act, U.S. health care spending grew at 3.9 percent for the last three years, the lowest growth rate in over 50 years." Scott Walker stated on July 29, 2013 in a speech: Says President Franklin Delano Roosevelt "felt there wasn’t a need in the public sector to have collective bargaining because the government is the people." Ron Johnson stated on July 17, 2013 in an interview: On average, college students "are taking six years to get a four-year degree." Federation for American Immigration Reform stated on August 5, 2013 in a news release: "Unemployment has been on the rise throughout Wisconsin" as Paul Ryan stepped up his advocacy of "immigration increases." Gwen Moore stated on July 24, 2013 in a news release: A Republican housing finance reform bill "would eliminate a person’s ability to obtain 15- and 30-year mortgages." Sean Duffy stated on July 17, 2013 in an interview: The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is "collecting financial information, monitoring financial information of millions of Americans" without their knowledge and "storing it for up to 10 years." Dave Hansen stated on July 19, 2013 in a news release: The Republican-authored state budget includes a provision "forcing people earning as little as $12,000 to buy private health insurance that could cost them as much as $4,000 per year." Scott Walker stated on July 10, 2013 in an interview: "We’re importing about 10 percent of our milk supply. We’re America’s Dairyland, but yet we don’t have enough milk in this state to meet the demand for our cheesemakers." Chris Abele stated on July 19, 2013 in a letter: On residency requirements for public workers Rachel Campos-Duffy stated on June 12, 2013 in an interview: "Upwards of 90 percent" of women seeking an abortion decide not to have an abortion after seeing an ultrasound. Jim Sensenbrenner stated on July 1, 2013 in an op-ed article: "Currently, it takes up to 25 years to obtain U.S. citizenship legally" but the Senate bill "would allow immigrants who came to the United States illegally to obtain citizenship in just 13 years." David A. Clarke Jr. stated on June 22, 2013 in a speech: "When I was growing up as a kid in the city of Milwaukee, if we averaged 4 homicides a year in the entire city that was a record number."
Gwen Moore stated on September 29, 2013 in an interview: Domestic violence "is seen as a pre-existing" health condition and "women had to pay 50 percent more for health care because of gender ratings," but under Obamacare, "all of that is over."
Tom Barrett stated on September 24, 2013 in an interview: Among the nation’s 51 largest metropolitan areas, Milwaukee is the "only one" where the poverty rate is more than "four times greater in the city than it is in the suburbs."
John Scocos stated on September 20, 2013 in a statement: "There are still tens of thousands of missing service members from previous and current conflicts that our nation is working to find and repatriate."
Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on September 18, 2013 in a column on the party's website: The 2013-’15 state budget backed by Gov. Scott Walker and Republican lawmakers "left our technical colleges funded at 1989 levels."
Dale Kooyenga stated on September 18, 2013 in a legislative hearing: "We’ve used (generally accepted accounting principles) here in this building the last two years."
Chris Larson stated on September 5, 2013 in an interview: The Capitol Police force is "going so far as to use paramilitary equipment" in dealing with singing protesters in Madison
Scott Walker stated on August 30, 2013 in an interview: Says potential Democratic opponent Mary Burke "implemented the policies of Jim Doyle. Those are the policies that, in his last term, saw the state lose more than 133,000 jobs."
Joe Atkins stated on August 29, 2013 in an interview: "Minnesota is kicking butt relative to Wisconsin on everything from employment and job creation to school test scores, educated work force and a host of other factors and rankings"
Chris Kapenga stated on August 23, 2013 in a newsletter: "The amount of interest" paid on the federal debt exceeds "total tax revenue."
Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin stated on September 10, 2013 in a web posting: "The Kenosha casino would be one of the state’s largest employers and pay more to the state than any other company or Tribe – essentially, it would be Wisconsin’s biggest taxpayer."
Chris Larson stated on August 27, 2013 in an interview: Says Gov. Scott Walker "hasn't done a public event this entire year."
Kathleen Vinehout stated on August 24, 2013 in a column: Because of Gov. Scott Walker’s budgeting, a greater percentage of general fund tax dollars is "going to pay off debt than ever before in our history."
Robin Vos stated on August 22, 2013 in an interview: "Minnesota, Michigan, Iowa already have 70 mph" speed limits on rural interstates, and "we see that they’ve been able to do it safely."
League of Conservation Voters stated on August 14, 2013 in a TV ad: Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson voted to let oil and gas companies emit "unlimited carbon pollution into our air"
Mark Harris stated on July 20, 2013 in an interview: "I’ve got the spending down, I’ve got the debt down a little bit, I’ve got the reserves up."
Alberta Darling stated on August 15, 2013 in legislative testimony: Wisconsin’s criminal threshold for drunken-driving is "way out of line" with "states surrounding us," which "have the second offense as a felony."
Peter Barca stated on August 7, 2013 in an interview: Under a new law regulating abortions, "Even if you're raped, if you don't report it in the first 30 days, the Republicans will force you to have an ultrasound."
Scott Walker stated on July 29, 2013 in a campaign press statement: Says that in his first two years, "Wisconsin has seen its best two-year job growth in a decade."
Ron Kind stated on August 2, 2013 in a speech: "Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act, U.S. health care spending grew at 3.9 percent for the last three years, the lowest growth rate in over 50 years."
Scott Walker stated on July 29, 2013 in a speech: Says President Franklin Delano Roosevelt "felt there wasn’t a need in the public sector to have collective bargaining because the government is the people."
Ron Johnson stated on July 17, 2013 in an interview: On average, college students "are taking six years to get a four-year degree."
Federation for American Immigration Reform stated on August 5, 2013 in a news release: "Unemployment has been on the rise throughout Wisconsin" as Paul Ryan stepped up his advocacy of "immigration increases."
Gwen Moore stated on July 24, 2013 in a news release: A Republican housing finance reform bill "would eliminate a person’s ability to obtain 15- and 30-year mortgages."
Sean Duffy stated on July 17, 2013 in an interview: The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is "collecting financial information, monitoring financial information of millions of Americans" without their knowledge and "storing it for up to 10 years."
Dave Hansen stated on July 19, 2013 in a news release: The Republican-authored state budget includes a provision "forcing people earning as little as $12,000 to buy private health insurance that could cost them as much as $4,000 per year."
Scott Walker stated on July 10, 2013 in an interview: "We’re importing about 10 percent of our milk supply. We’re America’s Dairyland, but yet we don’t have enough milk in this state to meet the demand for our cheesemakers."
Rachel Campos-Duffy stated on June 12, 2013 in an interview: "Upwards of 90 percent" of women seeking an abortion decide not to have an abortion after seeing an ultrasound.
Jim Sensenbrenner stated on July 1, 2013 in an op-ed article: "Currently, it takes up to 25 years to obtain U.S. citizenship legally" but the Senate bill "would allow immigrants who came to the United States illegally to obtain citizenship in just 13 years."
David A. Clarke Jr. stated on June 22, 2013 in a speech: "When I was growing up as a kid in the city of Milwaukee, if we averaged 4 homicides a year in the entire city that was a record number."
