0 People 130 Fact-checks 36 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (130) Viral image stated on February 19, 2022 in a Facebook post: Video shows that Sûreté du Québec officers “removed their identifying names and badge numbers from their uniforms in Ottawa.” By Ciara O'Rourke• February 21, 2022 Jeff Brandes stated on October 12, 2010 in a campaign video: Bill Heller "raises taxes. Property taxes. Small business taxes. He even wants to tax the Internet. Mr. Heller said no to balancing the federal budget, that puts more debt on our kids." By David DeCamp• October 28, 2010 JoAnne Kloppenburg stated on April 20, 2011 in remarks at a news conference: "There are legitimate and widespread anomalies, and widespread questions about the conduct of (the Wisconsin Supreme Court) election, most visibly in Waukesha County, but also in counties around the state." By Dave Umhoefer• April 29, 2011 Bob Buckhorn stated on January 15, 2015 in a campaign ad: Tampa Bay is "leading the state in jobs creation." By Richard Danielson• January 15, 2015 Eric Toney stated on August 22, 2021 in TV interview: "I'm the only front-line prosecutor in this race that's actually used the resources of the Wisconsin Crime Lab in the prosecution of cases." By Alan Hovorka• September 13, 2021 Facebook posts stated on August 04, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The Beirut bombing today was directly next to the Lebanon Central Bank, which is also owned by the most evil deep state family, the Rothschilds. There are no coincidences.” By Bill McCarthy• August 6, 2020 Bloggers stated on October 22, 2018 in a Facebook post: "President Donald Trump signed DEPLOYMENT ORDERS for the 82nd Airborne Division of the United States Army, instructing them to deploy from Ft. Bragg, NC, to the U.S. southern border at Mexico." By Ciara O'Rourke• October 26, 2018 Rob Turner stated on August 13, 2012 in a campaign mailer: Says Ronda Storms voted to fund the 'Taj Mahal' courthouse. By Katie Sanders• August 13, 2012 Bloggers stated on April 04, 2016 in a informal news website: "Evidence shows Zika virus turns fetus brains to liquid." By Jon Greenberg• April 4, 2016 Kendrick Meek stated on March 20, 2010 in campaign website: "Marco Rubio thinks that government shouldn't be in the health care business at all." By Amy Sherman• March 26, 2010 Hillary Clinton stated on August 03, 2015 in a video: Says Scott Walker's defunding of Planned Parenthood "left women across the state stranded with nowhere else to turn" for cancer screenings, breast exams and birth control. By Tom Kertscher• August 7, 2015 Facebook posts stated on April 06, 2021 in a Facebook post: Colorado “requires photo ID to vote in person, requires signature verification for mail-in ballots, which Georgia got rid of, and prevents campaign workers from giving food, water to voters within 100 feet if they’re wearing campaign apparel.” By Tom Kertscher• April 7, 2021 Facebook posts stated on August 03, 2022 in an image on Facebook: The CDC has classified monkeypox as an airborne form of herpes that can lead to paralysis. By Madison Czopek• August 5, 2022 Jessica King stated on July 12, 2011 in a TV ad: Says state Sen. Randy Hopper, R-Fond du Lac, unlike typical taxpayers, "didn’t pay taxes" By Tom Kertscher• July 26, 2011 Viral image stated on March 25, 2021 in a Facebook post: Bull sharks were released in an Arkansas river. By Ciara O'Rourke• March 25, 2021 Facebook posts stated on March 09, 2021 in a video on Facebook: There are nanoparticles in the COVID-19 vaccine that will help people “locate you” via 5G networks. By Madison Czopek• March 12, 2021 Viral image stated on July 17, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Antarctica is not a continent.” By Ciara O'Rourke• July 19, 2022 Rick Scott stated on January 18, 2013 in a TV interview: Says his elections proposal would allow "a potential of 168 hours (of early voting), which I think is the most we’ve ever had." By Katie Sanders• January 22, 2013 Charlie Crist stated on November 04, 2012 in a TV interview: Says Jeb Bush "extended early voting" after seeing "long lines." By Katie Sanders• November 8, 2012 Facebook posts stated on March 10, 2022 in a Facebook post: A photo shows "NATO resupplying Ukrainian farmers anti-tank supplies." By Bill McCarthy• March 18, 2022 Articles (36) Has a Venezuelan gang member been arrested in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin? By Hope Karnopp• September 27, 2024 Dewhurst among un-thrilled with PolitiFact, NPR reports By W. Gardner Selby• July 9, 2010 Mike Huckabee's Mostly False claim about Fort Hood shooter's beard By Jon Greenberg• September 21, 2015 Sunday preview: Ft. Hood, CIA interrogation report and campaign money By Jon Greenberg• April 4, 2014 Oops: 'If you like your health insurance, you can keep it' By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 31, 2013 Donald Trump was in New York, not Chicago, on 9/11, contrary to 2004 Time story By Louis Jacobson• February 22, 2016 ‘If you like your health insurance, you can keep it’ By Jon Greenberg, Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• October 30, 2013 PolitiFact Wisconsin's 'High Five' for October 2019 By D.L. Davis• November 1, 2019 The August High Five: Walker, Walker, Walker By Tom Kertscher• September 1, 2013 Does ethanol bring down the price of gasoline? By Louis Jacobson• July 1, 2011 Giuliani left Iraq panel - or it left him By Amy Hollyfield• December 4, 2007 Why France reports election results faster than the US By Amy Sherman• April 13, 2022 ‘If you like your health insurance, you can keep it’ By Steve Contorno, Jon Greenberg, Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• October 30, 2013 Trump recounts Rubio’s record, but the history deserves a review By Joshua Gillin• March 14, 2016 Are 150-year-old Americans receiving Social Security checks, as Elon Musk said? By Louis Jacobson• February 17, 2025 Fact-checking the GOP By Tom Kertscher• May 1, 2014 Studies on circumcision and autism don’t say what RFK Jr. says they do By Grace Abels• October 20, 2025 In Context: What Trump said about a ‘bloodbath’ and Biden’s actions on the car industry By Amy Sherman• March 18, 2024 The week in fact-checking: Renaming military bases, Trump rally By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 20, 2020 What's in Texas Republicans' voting bill and its last-minute additions? By Brandon Mulder• June 2, 2021
Viral image stated on February 19, 2022 in a Facebook post: Video shows that Sûreté du Québec officers “removed their identifying names and badge numbers from their uniforms in Ottawa.” By Ciara O'Rourke• February 21, 2022 Jeff Brandes stated on October 12, 2010 in a campaign video: Bill Heller "raises taxes. Property taxes. Small business taxes. He even wants to tax the Internet. Mr. Heller said no to balancing the federal budget, that puts more debt on our kids." By David DeCamp• October 28, 2010 JoAnne Kloppenburg stated on April 20, 2011 in remarks at a news conference: "There are legitimate and widespread anomalies, and widespread questions about the conduct of (the Wisconsin Supreme Court) election, most visibly in Waukesha County, but also in counties around the state." By Dave Umhoefer• April 29, 2011 Bob Buckhorn stated on January 15, 2015 in a campaign ad: Tampa Bay is "leading the state in jobs creation." By Richard Danielson• January 15, 2015 Eric Toney stated on August 22, 2021 in TV interview: "I'm the only front-line prosecutor in this race that's actually used the resources of the Wisconsin Crime Lab in the prosecution of cases." By Alan Hovorka• September 13, 2021 Facebook posts stated on August 04, 2020 in a Facebook post: “The Beirut bombing today was directly next to the Lebanon Central Bank, which is also owned by the most evil deep state family, the Rothschilds. There are no coincidences.” By Bill McCarthy• August 6, 2020 Bloggers stated on October 22, 2018 in a Facebook post: "President Donald Trump signed DEPLOYMENT ORDERS for the 82nd Airborne Division of the United States Army, instructing them to deploy from Ft. Bragg, NC, to the U.S. southern border at Mexico." By Ciara O'Rourke• October 26, 2018 Rob Turner stated on August 13, 2012 in a campaign mailer: Says Ronda Storms voted to fund the 'Taj Mahal' courthouse. By Katie Sanders• August 13, 2012 Bloggers stated on April 04, 2016 in a informal news website: "Evidence shows Zika virus turns fetus brains to liquid." By Jon Greenberg• April 4, 2016 Kendrick Meek stated on March 20, 2010 in campaign website: "Marco Rubio thinks that government shouldn't be in the health care business at all." By Amy Sherman• March 26, 2010 Hillary Clinton stated on August 03, 2015 in a video: Says Scott Walker's defunding of Planned Parenthood "left women across the state stranded with nowhere else to turn" for cancer screenings, breast exams and birth control. By Tom Kertscher• August 7, 2015 Facebook posts stated on April 06, 2021 in a Facebook post: Colorado “requires photo ID to vote in person, requires signature verification for mail-in ballots, which Georgia got rid of, and prevents campaign workers from giving food, water to voters within 100 feet if they’re wearing campaign apparel.” By Tom Kertscher• April 7, 2021 Facebook posts stated on August 03, 2022 in an image on Facebook: The CDC has classified monkeypox as an airborne form of herpes that can lead to paralysis. By Madison Czopek• August 5, 2022 Jessica King stated on July 12, 2011 in a TV ad: Says state Sen. Randy Hopper, R-Fond du Lac, unlike typical taxpayers, "didn’t pay taxes" By Tom Kertscher• July 26, 2011 Viral image stated on March 25, 2021 in a Facebook post: Bull sharks were released in an Arkansas river. By Ciara O'Rourke• March 25, 2021 Facebook posts stated on March 09, 2021 in a video on Facebook: There are nanoparticles in the COVID-19 vaccine that will help people “locate you” via 5G networks. By Madison Czopek• March 12, 2021 Viral image stated on July 17, 2022 in a Facebook post: “Antarctica is not a continent.” By Ciara O'Rourke• July 19, 2022 Rick Scott stated on January 18, 2013 in a TV interview: Says his elections proposal would allow "a potential of 168 hours (of early voting), which I think is the most we’ve ever had." By Katie Sanders• January 22, 2013 Charlie Crist stated on November 04, 2012 in a TV interview: Says Jeb Bush "extended early voting" after seeing "long lines." By Katie Sanders• November 8, 2012 Facebook posts stated on March 10, 2022 in a Facebook post: A photo shows "NATO resupplying Ukrainian farmers anti-tank supplies." By Bill McCarthy• March 18, 2022
Has a Venezuelan gang member been arrested in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin? By Hope Karnopp• September 27, 2024 Dewhurst among un-thrilled with PolitiFact, NPR reports By W. Gardner Selby• July 9, 2010 Mike Huckabee's Mostly False claim about Fort Hood shooter's beard By Jon Greenberg• September 21, 2015 Sunday preview: Ft. Hood, CIA interrogation report and campaign money By Jon Greenberg• April 4, 2014 Oops: 'If you like your health insurance, you can keep it' By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 31, 2013 Donald Trump was in New York, not Chicago, on 9/11, contrary to 2004 Time story By Louis Jacobson• February 22, 2016 ‘If you like your health insurance, you can keep it’ By Jon Greenberg, Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• October 30, 2013 PolitiFact Wisconsin's 'High Five' for October 2019 By D.L. Davis• November 1, 2019 The August High Five: Walker, Walker, Walker By Tom Kertscher• September 1, 2013 Does ethanol bring down the price of gasoline? By Louis Jacobson• July 1, 2011 Giuliani left Iraq panel - or it left him By Amy Hollyfield• December 4, 2007 Why France reports election results faster than the US By Amy Sherman• April 13, 2022 ‘If you like your health insurance, you can keep it’ By Steve Contorno, Jon Greenberg, Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• October 30, 2013 Trump recounts Rubio’s record, but the history deserves a review By Joshua Gillin• March 14, 2016 Are 150-year-old Americans receiving Social Security checks, as Elon Musk said? By Louis Jacobson• February 17, 2025 Fact-checking the GOP By Tom Kertscher• May 1, 2014 Studies on circumcision and autism don’t say what RFK Jr. says they do By Grace Abels• October 20, 2025 In Context: What Trump said about a ‘bloodbath’ and Biden’s actions on the car industry By Amy Sherman• March 18, 2024 The week in fact-checking: Renaming military bases, Trump rally By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 20, 2020 What's in Texas Republicans' voting bill and its last-minute additions? By Brandon Mulder• June 2, 2021
