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stated on April 2, 2025 in a Facebook post:

“White hats to investigate Wisconsin Supreme Court election.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • April 4, 2025
Brad Schimel
stated on February 6, 2025 in X, formerly Twitter:

“Eliminate school choice” is on Susan Crawford’s agenda.

By Madeline Heim • March 13, 2025
Facebook posts
stated on January 21, 2025 in a Facebook post:

Photos show Jeffrey Thomas, a “serial killer on the loose.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • January 24, 2025
Ron Johnson
stated on November 17, 2024 in TV interview:

“There's never been a placebo-controlled study on childhood vaccines.”

By Madeline Heim • January 2, 2025
Facebook posts
stated on December 15, 2024 in Facebook posts:

Residents in states across the U.S. are eligible for a $2,200 holiday stimulus payment.

By Sofia Ahmed • December 20, 2024
Social Media
stated on December 16, 2024 in a post:

“The school shooter in Madison Wisconsin Christian School shooting has been identified as a female identifying as a male.”

By Sara Swann • December 17, 2024
Instagram posts
stated on December 16, 2024 in an Instagram post:

Photo of a young man in a tie shows Wisconsin school shooter Natalie Rupnow.

By Sofia Ahmed • December 17, 2024
Donald Trump
stated on October 6, 2024 in Rally:

“With your Democrat governor, you have some of the highest electricity prices and highest energy costs. It’s just about at the top in Wisconsin.”

By Madeline Heim • November 26, 2024
Eric Hovde
stated on November 12, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter:

Says the election results are suspicious because opponent U.S. Sen. Baldwin won “nearly 90%” of absentee ballots in Milwaukee.

By Ricardo Torres • November 15, 2024
Robin Vos
stated on November 6, 2024 in News conference:

“Every single county in America, every single county, Kamala Harris did worse than Joe Biden did.”

By Madeline Heim • November 14, 2024
Climate Power
stated on October 18, 2024 in Organization email:

Says Eric Hovde “claims anyone who believes in transitioning to a clean energy economy is ‘smoking crack cocaine.’”

By Madeline Heim • October 30, 2024
Eric Hovde
stated on October 18, 2024 in TV debate:

Ballot drop boxes 'were only used for a pandemic.'

By D.L. Davis • October 25, 2024
Eric Hovde
stated on September 5, 2024 in Campaign ad:

Says Democratic opponent Tammy Baldwin "gave stimulus checks to illegals."

By D.L. Davis • October 11, 2024
Eric Hovde
stated on October 3, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter:

"FEMA is out of money and doesn't have money to transfer to those people affected by the hurricane ... they used the money to assist illegal immigrants."

By Hope Karnopp • October 8, 2024
Eric Hovde
stated on September 16, 2024 in Radio interview:

Says opponent Sen. Tammy Baldwin “gave our taxpayer money to a transgender-affirming clinic … that does it without even telling parents."

By Madeline Heim • October 3, 2024
Wisco Project
stated on September 16, 2024 in Social media ads:

“If you make less than $100,000, Trump is about to raise your taxes. Currently, you’re taxed at 10% and then 12%. He would raise that to a flat rate of 15%.”

By Madeline Heim • September 20, 2024
Tim Walz
stated on September 14, 2024 in a speech:

“In Project 2025, you’re going to have to register with a new federal agency when you get pregnant.”

By Samantha Putterman • September 17, 2024
Eric Hovde
stated on August 13, 2024 in Public appearance:

Says U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin “has done absolutely nothing” about the fentanyl crisis.

By Laura Schulte • August 22, 2024
Jon Stewart
stated on July 16, 2024 in TV appearance:

Milwaukee's Marcus Performing Arts Center – where 'The Daily Show' had been scheduled – “was originally located in the ‘soft perimeter,’ they called it, security-wise” but “was shifted, understandably so, to the ‘hard perimeter.’”

By Madeline Heim • July 17, 2024
X posts
stated on July 8, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter:

“Deadlines have passed in … Wisconsin” to replace President Joe Biden on the ballot.

By Hope Karnopp • July 11, 2024
Instagram posts
stated on June 18, 2024 in an Instagram post:

The Gates Foundation “awarded $9.5 million to UW-Madison to make H5N1 bird flu transmissible to humans.”

By Madison Czopek • June 28, 2024
X posts
stated on May 6, 2024 in an X post:

Fired Milwaukee election leader “printed 64,000 ballots in a back room at City Hall in Milwaukee and had random employees fill them out,” giving Joe Biden the lead.

By Jeff Cercone • May 21, 2024
Ron Johnson
stated on April 15, 2024 in Podcast:

"Every Senate Democrat has voted to support unlimited abortions up to the moment of birth.”

By D.L. Davis • May 17, 2024
American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers
stated on April 2, 2024 in TV ad:

"EPA regulators just banned most new gas-powered cars."

By Sophia Voight • May 1, 2024
National Center for Public Policy Research
stated on April 5, 2024 in Proxy statement:

"Kohl’s has contributed $1,000,000 to the (Black Lives Matter) movement and related causes since 2020."

By Ricardo Torres • April 19, 2024
Derrick Van Orden
stated on March 30, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter:

Says President Joe Biden purposely chose Easter Sunday to mark Transgender Day of Visibility.

By Sophia Voight • April 4, 2024
Derrick Van Orden
stated on April 1, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter:

You can vote in-person absentee at your clerk’s office on Monday before Election Day.

By Hope Karnopp • April 1, 2024
Amanda Nedweski
stated on January 22, 2024 in Wisconsin Assembly:

"We have technology and medical advancements today that can tell you if you are pregnant the day after conception."

By Madeline Heim • March 8, 2024
Joe Biden
stated on January 25, 2024 in Public appearance:

"There are a thousand billionaires now and you know what their average tax rate is? 8%."

By Sophia Voight • January 26, 2024
Kamala Harris
stated on January 22, 2024 in Speech:

"After Roe was dismantled, extremists evoked a law from 1849 to stop abortion” in Wisconsin.

By Hope Karnopp • January 23, 2024

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