Latest Fact-checks by Laura Schulte 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 Mike Gallagher stated on April 12, 2022 in News release: “Inflation has gone up every month of the Biden presidency and just hit another 40-year high.” Rebecca Kleefisch stated on March 28, 2022 in TV ad: “As your Lieutenant Governor…I cut your taxes.” Ron Johnson stated on March 18, 2022 in Twitter: Gas prices are high “due to the Democrats’ war on fossil fuels.” Ron Johnson stated on February 4, 2022 in News release: Federal border officials are allowing undocumented immigrants who are “known criminals who possess an arrest warrant to fly on U.S. aircraft (which) threatens our homeland security.” Tammy Baldwin stated on January 19, 2022 in Senate: On eliminating the filibuster. Ron Johnson stated on January 26, 2022 in Radio interview: “All these athletes are dropping dead on the field” after receiving the COVID-19 vaccination. Glenn Grothman stated on November 30, 2021 in Twitter: Says Joe Biden “shut down travel from 8 countries in response to the Omicron variant, but he refuses to require a #COVID19 test for illegal immigrants crossing our Southern border.” Tammy Baldwin stated on November 6, 2021 in Panel discussion: “Within two years, there were two 500-year (storm) events” in Wisconsin. Jerrold Nadler stated on November 19, 2021 in Twitter: Kyle Rittenhouse was an “armed person” crossing state lines when he came to Kenosha protests in 2020. Bryan Steil stated on October 28, 2021 in Twitter: Says President Joe Biden “is in talks to pay illegal immigrants $450,000.” Wisconsin Senate Republicans stated on October 26, 2021 in Twitter: “States run elections, not the federal government.” Mark Pocan stated on October 3, 2021 in Twitter: “The annual Pentagon budget hovers over $750 billion annually, twice that of the much debated Build Back Better Act that costs about $350 billion annually as currently proposed.” Glenn Grothman stated on September 22, 2021 in Twitter: Says the U.S. National Archives put a ‘harmful content’ warning on our nation’s Founding documents. Gwen Moore stated on September 3, 2021 in Twitter: “President Biden has created more jobs in his first 7 months than any POTUS in history.” Rachel Campos-Duffy stated on August 7, 2021 in Twitter: Says of UW-Madison, "It cost the university $50k (your tax dollars) to remove" a rock considered by some a symbol of racism. Tom Tiffany stated on July 20, 2021 in Twitter: Says spending by Democrats is driving major jumps in car rentals, gas prices and hotel prices this summer Jill Karofsky stated on July 8, 2021 in Legal opinion: “A farm with 2,500 dairy cattle is similar in waste load to a city of 411,000 people.” Donald Trump stated on June 25, 2021 in Statement: Says Republican leaders “are working hard to cover up election corruption in Wisconsin.” Glenn Grothman stated on June 8, 2021 in Twitter: “We have a record 9.3 million job openings in the U.S.” Mark Pocan stated on May 20, 2021 in Twitter: During the pandemic, “I’ve been in D.C. voting regularly.” Mark Pocan stated on May 21, 2021 in Twitter: Says withdrawing troops from Afghanistan could save the U.S. $50 billion. Kamala Harris stated on May 5, 2021 in Statement: The Biden administration’s American Jobs Plan will be “the biggest non-defense investment in research and development in the history of our country.” 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.” 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 Nelson stated on March 7, 2021 in TV interview: “Right now, two-thirds of the U.S. Senate is composed of millionaires.” Amy Pechacek stated on December 20, 2020 in News release: “We have reached our goal to clear the backlog of (unemployment) claims.” Scott Manley stated on January 31, 2021 in TV interview: “Nobody’s health is at risk right now” from PFAS contamination, as long as they are receiving bottled drinking water Tony Evers stated on January 12, 2021 in Speech: "The Legislature spent the last decade passing laws deliberately making it even harder for people to access these critical supports when they need it most, exacerbating the problems with our already-outdated system.” Chris Larson stated on November 9, 2020 in Twitter: “Jurisdictions representing about 80% of WI residents have passed referendums or resolutions in favor of fair maps.” Tammy Baldwin stated on November 19, 2020 in Twitter: “Americans are paying the highest price in the world for Remdesivir because the Trump administration is allowing Gilead Sciences to jack up the prices on this #COVID19 treatment.”
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Mike Gallagher stated on April 12, 2022 in News release: “Inflation has gone up every month of the Biden presidency and just hit another 40-year high.” Rebecca Kleefisch stated on March 28, 2022 in TV ad: “As your Lieutenant Governor…I cut your taxes.” Ron Johnson stated on March 18, 2022 in Twitter: Gas prices are high “due to the Democrats’ war on fossil fuels.” Ron Johnson stated on February 4, 2022 in News release: Federal border officials are allowing undocumented immigrants who are “known criminals who possess an arrest warrant to fly on U.S. aircraft (which) threatens our homeland security.” Tammy Baldwin stated on January 19, 2022 in Senate: On eliminating the filibuster. Ron Johnson stated on January 26, 2022 in Radio interview: “All these athletes are dropping dead on the field” after receiving the COVID-19 vaccination. Glenn Grothman stated on November 30, 2021 in Twitter: Says Joe Biden “shut down travel from 8 countries in response to the Omicron variant, but he refuses to require a #COVID19 test for illegal immigrants crossing our Southern border.” Tammy Baldwin stated on November 6, 2021 in Panel discussion: “Within two years, there were two 500-year (storm) events” in Wisconsin. Jerrold Nadler stated on November 19, 2021 in Twitter: Kyle Rittenhouse was an “armed person” crossing state lines when he came to Kenosha protests in 2020. Bryan Steil stated on October 28, 2021 in Twitter: Says President Joe Biden “is in talks to pay illegal immigrants $450,000.” Wisconsin Senate Republicans stated on October 26, 2021 in Twitter: “States run elections, not the federal government.” Mark Pocan stated on October 3, 2021 in Twitter: “The annual Pentagon budget hovers over $750 billion annually, twice that of the much debated Build Back Better Act that costs about $350 billion annually as currently proposed.” Glenn Grothman stated on September 22, 2021 in Twitter: Says the U.S. National Archives put a ‘harmful content’ warning on our nation’s Founding documents. Gwen Moore stated on September 3, 2021 in Twitter: “President Biden has created more jobs in his first 7 months than any POTUS in history.” Rachel Campos-Duffy stated on August 7, 2021 in Twitter: Says of UW-Madison, "It cost the university $50k (your tax dollars) to remove" a rock considered by some a symbol of racism. Tom Tiffany stated on July 20, 2021 in Twitter: Says spending by Democrats is driving major jumps in car rentals, gas prices and hotel prices this summer Jill Karofsky stated on July 8, 2021 in Legal opinion: “A farm with 2,500 dairy cattle is similar in waste load to a city of 411,000 people.” Donald Trump stated on June 25, 2021 in Statement: Says Republican leaders “are working hard to cover up election corruption in Wisconsin.” Glenn Grothman stated on June 8, 2021 in Twitter: “We have a record 9.3 million job openings in the U.S.” Mark Pocan stated on May 20, 2021 in Twitter: During the pandemic, “I’ve been in D.C. voting regularly.” Mark Pocan stated on May 21, 2021 in Twitter: Says withdrawing troops from Afghanistan could save the U.S. $50 billion. Kamala Harris stated on May 5, 2021 in Statement: The Biden administration’s American Jobs Plan will be “the biggest non-defense investment in research and development in the history of our country.” 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.” 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 Nelson stated on March 7, 2021 in TV interview: “Right now, two-thirds of the U.S. Senate is composed of millionaires.” Amy Pechacek stated on December 20, 2020 in News release: “We have reached our goal to clear the backlog of (unemployment) claims.” Scott Manley stated on January 31, 2021 in TV interview: “Nobody’s health is at risk right now” from PFAS contamination, as long as they are receiving bottled drinking water Tony Evers stated on January 12, 2021 in Speech: "The Legislature spent the last decade passing laws deliberately making it even harder for people to access these critical supports when they need it most, exacerbating the problems with our already-outdated system.” Chris Larson stated on November 9, 2020 in Twitter: “Jurisdictions representing about 80% of WI residents have passed referendums or resolutions in favor of fair maps.” Tammy Baldwin stated on November 19, 2020 in Twitter: “Americans are paying the highest price in the world for Remdesivir because the Trump administration is allowing Gilead Sciences to jack up the prices on this #COVID19 treatment.”
Mike Gallagher stated on April 12, 2022 in News release: “Inflation has gone up every month of the Biden presidency and just hit another 40-year high.”
Ron Johnson stated on March 18, 2022 in Twitter: Gas prices are high “due to the Democrats’ war on fossil fuels.”
Ron Johnson stated on February 4, 2022 in News release: Federal border officials are allowing undocumented immigrants who are “known criminals who possess an arrest warrant to fly on U.S. aircraft (which) threatens our homeland security.”
Ron Johnson stated on January 26, 2022 in Radio interview: “All these athletes are dropping dead on the field” after receiving the COVID-19 vaccination.
Glenn Grothman stated on November 30, 2021 in Twitter: Says Joe Biden “shut down travel from 8 countries in response to the Omicron variant, but he refuses to require a #COVID19 test for illegal immigrants crossing our Southern border.”
Tammy Baldwin stated on November 6, 2021 in Panel discussion: “Within two years, there were two 500-year (storm) events” in Wisconsin.
Jerrold Nadler stated on November 19, 2021 in Twitter: Kyle Rittenhouse was an “armed person” crossing state lines when he came to Kenosha protests in 2020.
Bryan Steil stated on October 28, 2021 in Twitter: Says President Joe Biden “is in talks to pay illegal immigrants $450,000.”
Wisconsin Senate Republicans stated on October 26, 2021 in Twitter: “States run elections, not the federal government.”
Mark Pocan stated on October 3, 2021 in Twitter: “The annual Pentagon budget hovers over $750 billion annually, twice that of the much debated Build Back Better Act that costs about $350 billion annually as currently proposed.”
Glenn Grothman stated on September 22, 2021 in Twitter: Says the U.S. National Archives put a ‘harmful content’ warning on our nation’s Founding documents.
Gwen Moore stated on September 3, 2021 in Twitter: “President Biden has created more jobs in his first 7 months than any POTUS in history.”
Rachel Campos-Duffy stated on August 7, 2021 in Twitter: Says of UW-Madison, "It cost the university $50k (your tax dollars) to remove" a rock considered by some a symbol of racism.
Tom Tiffany stated on July 20, 2021 in Twitter: Says spending by Democrats is driving major jumps in car rentals, gas prices and hotel prices this summer
Jill Karofsky stated on July 8, 2021 in Legal opinion: “A farm with 2,500 dairy cattle is similar in waste load to a city of 411,000 people.”
Donald Trump stated on June 25, 2021 in Statement: Says Republican leaders “are working hard to cover up election corruption in Wisconsin.”
Glenn Grothman stated on June 8, 2021 in Twitter: “We have a record 9.3 million job openings in the U.S.”
Mark Pocan stated on May 20, 2021 in Twitter: During the pandemic, “I’ve been in D.C. voting regularly.”
Mark Pocan stated on May 21, 2021 in Twitter: Says withdrawing troops from Afghanistan could save the U.S. $50 billion.
Kamala Harris stated on May 5, 2021 in Statement: The Biden administration’s American Jobs Plan will be “the biggest non-defense investment in research and development in the history of our country.”
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.”
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 Nelson stated on March 7, 2021 in TV interview: “Right now, two-thirds of the U.S. Senate is composed of millionaires.”
Amy Pechacek stated on December 20, 2020 in News release: “We have reached our goal to clear the backlog of (unemployment) claims.”
Scott Manley stated on January 31, 2021 in TV interview: “Nobody’s health is at risk right now” from PFAS contamination, as long as they are receiving bottled drinking water
Tony Evers stated on January 12, 2021 in Speech: "The Legislature spent the last decade passing laws deliberately making it even harder for people to access these critical supports when they need it most, exacerbating the problems with our already-outdated system.”
Chris Larson stated on November 9, 2020 in Twitter: “Jurisdictions representing about 80% of WI residents have passed referendums or resolutions in favor of fair maps.”
Tammy Baldwin stated on November 19, 2020 in Twitter: “Americans are paying the highest price in the world for Remdesivir because the Trump administration is allowing Gilead Sciences to jack up the prices on this #COVID19 treatment.”
