3 People 2798 Fact-checks 1182 Articles People (3) National Association of Manufacturers Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers Fact-checks (2798) Facebook posts stated on May 14, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says NASA spent more than $165 million over 10 years to develop a pen that "writes in zero gravity, upside down" and in extreme temperatures while the "Russians used a pencil instead." By Samantha Putterman• May 21, 2019 Donald Trump stated on February 23, 2016 in a campaign speech: The U.S. "doesn’t make television sets anymore." By Warren Fiske, Linda Qiu• March 14, 2016 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." By Tom Kertscher• June 11, 2015 National Rifle Association stated on October 05, 2017 in a press release: "The Obama administration approved the sale of bump fire stocks on at least two occasions." By Manuela Tobias• October 6, 2017 Elizabeth Warren stated on January 26, 2020 in comments made while campaigning in Davenport, Iowa.: "The president of the United States already has the legal authority to reduce the price of many commonly used prescription drugs." By Victoria Knight, Shefali Luthra• January 29, 2020 Scott Walker stated on October 16, 2011 in an interview: "The largest category of people coming into the technical schools in Wisconsin are people with four-year degrees." By Tom Kertscher• October 26, 2011 Gun Owners of America stated on June 08, 2022 in a tweet: “U.S. House of Reps. votes 226-194 to criminalize disassembling, cleaning, and re-assembling your gun without a firearm manufacturer’s license, including 8 Republicans!” By Gabrielle Settles• June 17, 2022 Elizabeth Warren stated on August 28, 2022 in an interview on CNN: "40% of the folks who have student loans do not have a college diploma, four-year diploma. These are people who are truck drivers and who are nail technicians and nurses’ aides.” By Jon Greenberg• September 13, 2022 Lamar McKay stated on May 02, 2010 in an interview on ABC News' 'This Week': A letter from BP to the Minerals Management Service "actually recommends improvements and specific recommendations around safety regulations should they choose to change them." By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 2, 2010 Facebook posts stated on June 04, 2020 in a Facebook post: "China has been stealing our manufacturing, costing Wisconsin almost 90,000 jobs." By Lawrence Andrea• July 2, 2020 Donald Trump stated on October 22, 2016 in a rally outside Cleveland: Says Ohio’s I-X Center "used to be a great plant," but "thousands of people of worked here, and they left" when their jobs were moved overseas. By Nadia Pflaum• October 31, 2016 Nathan Deal stated on January 10, 2012 in his State of the State address: Siemens has been unable to fill approximately 200 skilled trade positions in metro Atlanta. By Willoughby Mariano• January 30, 2012 Ivanka Trump stated on June 12, 2017 in an interview on "Fox & Friends": "There are currently 6 million jobs available in this country that are due in part to the skills gap." By Louis Jacobson• June 16, 2017 Dave Joyce stated on February 13, 2013 in a radio interview: "There are 3 million jobs that go vacant each month in this country." By Sabrina Eaton• February 19, 2013 Terry Gou stated on May 01, 2019 in a press conference: "We suspended the (Foxconn) work around October, November last year because the weather there was snowy and icy cold." By Eric Litke• May 2, 2019 Job Itzkowitz stated on May 11, 2016 in In the Philadelphia Business Journal: Old City in Philadelphia "used to have more than a dozen clubs and that's what we were known for and now we’re down to two." By Mark Dent• May 25, 2016 Facebook posts stated on September 25, 2023 in a Facebook post: The life span of a wind tower generator lasts just three to four years. By Loreben Tuquero• October 30, 2023 Nikki Fried stated on October 12, 2019 in a speech to the Florida Democratic Party: "Hemp has 25,000-35,000 known usages. That means it is going to be something that will replace plastics, and styrofoam and concrete." By Amy Sherman• October 22, 2019 Michele Bachmann stated on November 22, 2011 in a Republican debate in Washington: Says Apple CEO Steve Jobs told President Obama that the company moved factories to China because it needed 30,000 engineers. By Bill Adair• November 23, 2011 Tucker Carlson stated on June 28, 2021 in a show: “In Texas, the power companies have automatically raised the temperature of people's thermostats in the middle of a heatwave without their permission." By Brandon Mulder• July 9, 2021 Articles (1182) The leading 2020 Democrats’ climate change plans, explained By Sophie Austin• January 14, 2020 Rick Scott challenges Legislature to help him keep his promises By Joshua Gillin, Amy Sherman• February 27, 2015 The difference between automatic and semi-automatic weapons By Joshua Gillin• October 2, 2017 Congress may ban the bump stock, but what is it? By Joshua Gillin• October 6, 2017 Primary preview: Checking Santorum's college claim By Robert Higgs, Louis Jacobson• February 29, 2012 6 questions answered about ‘the nuclear option,’ the filibuster, and Supreme Court nominations By Louis Jacobson• February 3, 2017 Donald Trump's new NAFTA: A fact-checker's guide to the trade deal By John Kruzel, Manuela Tobias• October 1, 2018 GOP health care reform: A simple explanation, updated By Louis Jacobson• February 26, 2010 What are H-1B visas and how does the Trump administration propose changing them? By Amy Sherman• August 13, 2025 Checking Obama's promises on flexible-fuel cars By Louis Jacobson• February 8, 2012 Is the U.S. economy working for everyone? What the data shows By Louis Jacobson• July 2, 2019 Did Sheriff David Clarke commit plagiarism? By Tom Kertscher• May 30, 2017 Should I get a COVID-19 vaccination? Answering questions for vaccine skeptics By Noah Y. Kim, Samantha Putterman• May 27, 2021 Who is Amy Klobuchar? 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Facebook posts stated on May 14, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says NASA spent more than $165 million over 10 years to develop a pen that "writes in zero gravity, upside down" and in extreme temperatures while the "Russians used a pencil instead." By Samantha Putterman• May 21, 2019 Donald Trump stated on February 23, 2016 in a campaign speech: The U.S. "doesn’t make television sets anymore." By Warren Fiske, Linda Qiu• March 14, 2016 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." By Tom Kertscher• June 11, 2015 National Rifle Association stated on October 05, 2017 in a press release: "The Obama administration approved the sale of bump fire stocks on at least two occasions." By Manuela Tobias• October 6, 2017 Elizabeth Warren stated on January 26, 2020 in comments made while campaigning in Davenport, Iowa.: "The president of the United States already has the legal authority to reduce the price of many commonly used prescription drugs." By Victoria Knight, Shefali Luthra• January 29, 2020 Scott Walker stated on October 16, 2011 in an interview: "The largest category of people coming into the technical schools in Wisconsin are people with four-year degrees." By Tom Kertscher• October 26, 2011 Gun Owners of America stated on June 08, 2022 in a tweet: “U.S. House of Reps. votes 226-194 to criminalize disassembling, cleaning, and re-assembling your gun without a firearm manufacturer’s license, including 8 Republicans!” By Gabrielle Settles• June 17, 2022 Elizabeth Warren stated on August 28, 2022 in an interview on CNN: "40% of the folks who have student loans do not have a college diploma, four-year diploma. These are people who are truck drivers and who are nail technicians and nurses’ aides.” By Jon Greenberg• September 13, 2022 Lamar McKay stated on May 02, 2010 in an interview on ABC News' 'This Week': A letter from BP to the Minerals Management Service "actually recommends improvements and specific recommendations around safety regulations should they choose to change them." By Angie Drobnic Holan• May 2, 2010 Facebook posts stated on June 04, 2020 in a Facebook post: "China has been stealing our manufacturing, costing Wisconsin almost 90,000 jobs." By Lawrence Andrea• July 2, 2020 Donald Trump stated on October 22, 2016 in a rally outside Cleveland: Says Ohio’s I-X Center "used to be a great plant," but "thousands of people of worked here, and they left" when their jobs were moved overseas. By Nadia Pflaum• October 31, 2016 Nathan Deal stated on January 10, 2012 in his State of the State address: Siemens has been unable to fill approximately 200 skilled trade positions in metro Atlanta. By Willoughby Mariano• January 30, 2012 Ivanka Trump stated on June 12, 2017 in an interview on "Fox & Friends": "There are currently 6 million jobs available in this country that are due in part to the skills gap." By Louis Jacobson• June 16, 2017 Dave Joyce stated on February 13, 2013 in a radio interview: "There are 3 million jobs that go vacant each month in this country." By Sabrina Eaton• February 19, 2013 Terry Gou stated on May 01, 2019 in a press conference: "We suspended the (Foxconn) work around October, November last year because the weather there was snowy and icy cold." By Eric Litke• May 2, 2019 Job Itzkowitz stated on May 11, 2016 in In the Philadelphia Business Journal: Old City in Philadelphia "used to have more than a dozen clubs and that's what we were known for and now we’re down to two." By Mark Dent• May 25, 2016 Facebook posts stated on September 25, 2023 in a Facebook post: The life span of a wind tower generator lasts just three to four years. By Loreben Tuquero• October 30, 2023 Nikki Fried stated on October 12, 2019 in a speech to the Florida Democratic Party: "Hemp has 25,000-35,000 known usages. That means it is going to be something that will replace plastics, and styrofoam and concrete." By Amy Sherman• October 22, 2019 Michele Bachmann stated on November 22, 2011 in a Republican debate in Washington: Says Apple CEO Steve Jobs told President Obama that the company moved factories to China because it needed 30,000 engineers. By Bill Adair• November 23, 2011 Tucker Carlson stated on June 28, 2021 in a show: “In Texas, the power companies have automatically raised the temperature of people's thermostats in the middle of a heatwave without their permission." By Brandon Mulder• July 9, 2021
The leading 2020 Democrats’ climate change plans, explained By Sophie Austin• January 14, 2020 Rick Scott challenges Legislature to help him keep his promises By Joshua Gillin, Amy Sherman• February 27, 2015 The difference between automatic and semi-automatic weapons By Joshua Gillin• October 2, 2017 Congress may ban the bump stock, but what is it? By Joshua Gillin• October 6, 2017 Primary preview: Checking Santorum's college claim By Robert Higgs, Louis Jacobson• February 29, 2012 6 questions answered about ‘the nuclear option,’ the filibuster, and Supreme Court nominations By Louis Jacobson• February 3, 2017 Donald Trump's new NAFTA: A fact-checker's guide to the trade deal By John Kruzel, Manuela Tobias• October 1, 2018 GOP health care reform: A simple explanation, updated By Louis Jacobson• February 26, 2010 What are H-1B visas and how does the Trump administration propose changing them? By Amy Sherman• August 13, 2025 Checking Obama's promises on flexible-fuel cars By Louis Jacobson• February 8, 2012 Is the U.S. economy working for everyone? What the data shows By Louis Jacobson• July 2, 2019 Did Sheriff David Clarke commit plagiarism? By Tom Kertscher• May 30, 2017 Should I get a COVID-19 vaccination? Answering questions for vaccine skeptics By Noah Y. Kim, Samantha Putterman• May 27, 2021 Who is Amy Klobuchar? A bio of the Democratic presidential candidate By Louis Jacobson• June 17, 2019 Can vaccination and infection rates add up to reach COVID-19 herd immunity? By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez• March 16, 2021 Maryland vs. Texas on CNN's “Crossfire” By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson, W. Gardner Selby• September 23, 2013 The controversial bill on Duke Energy rates, explained: How does it affect customers? By Elizabeth Thompson• August 2, 2019 In Context: What Joe Biden said about the vaccine supply he found when he took office By Jon Greenberg• February 18, 2021 Can car shoppers avoid tariff sticker shock by buying American brands? It’s not that simple By Amy Sherman• April 10, 2025 Donald Trump has floated big tariffs. What could the impact be? By Louis Jacobson• June 21, 2016