0 People 25 Fact-checks 28 Articles People (0) Fact-checks (25) Michael Medved stated on August 19, 2014 in a Web post from the "Michael Medved Show": "More whites than blacks are victims of deadly police shootings." By Jon Greenberg• August 21, 2014 Paul Ryan stated on August 27, 2012 in a speech: "Household income in America has gone down for families an average of $4,000 in the last four years" while it " went up $5,000" under Mitt Romney when he was governor of Massachusetts By Dave Umhoefer• August 28, 2012 Mike Gallagher stated on September 12, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Tom Nelson "backed higher taxes on Social Security, costing Wisconsin seniors $95 million." By Tom Kertscher• September 30, 2016 Arne Burkhardt stated on January 20, 2024 in A Facebook post: In vaccinated males, the COVID-19 vaccine’s spike protein “has entirely replaced their sperm.” By Katelyn Ferral• January 26, 2024 Instagram posts stated on November 28, 2023 in an Instagram post: “In Germany, you must be fully vaxxed before your death by assisted suicide.” By Loreben Tuquero• December 1, 2023 Viral image stated on January 05, 2022 in a tweet: Video shows Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer laughing at Novak Djokovic after he was stuck in an Australian airport. By Ciara O'Rourke• January 13, 2022 Paul Ryan stated on August 29, 2012 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa: In Massachusetts under Mitt Romney, "unemployment went down, household incomes went up," and the state "saw its credit rating upgraded." By Dave Umhoefer• August 30, 2012 Bloggers stated on July 08, 2017 in a blog post: "Obama goes to G20 summit ... Everywhere President Donald Trump goes, Obama shows up, too." By Miriam Valverde• July 11, 2017 Rudy Giuliani stated on September 04, 2016 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": "Food stamps have gone up two-and-a-half times under Barack Obama." By Louis Jacobson• September 7, 2016 Bill Clinton stated on July 26, 2016 in a video at the DNC: "We moved 100 times as many people out of poverty as moved out when President (Ronald) Reagan was in office, with 40 percent more jobs." By Miriam Valverde• July 28, 2016 House Republican Conference stated on September 22, 2009 in an article on its Web site: Medicare officials have treated Humana and AARP inconsistently on how they can communicate with seniors. By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 30, 2009 Facebook posts stated on March 30, 2021 in a Facebook post: U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz was the lone vote in the House against an anti-human trafficking bill. By Amy Sherman• March 31, 2021 Gwen Moore stated on November 08, 2018 in a TV interview: "We have lost over $1 billion in not taking the Medicaid expansion money, only to insure fewer people." By Eric Litke• November 20, 2018 Facebook posts stated on February 06, 2023 in a Facebook post: “The moon is a habitable place.” By Madison Czopek• March 6, 2023 Scott Fitzgerald stated on December 21, 2021 in Twitter: "Mask mandates on children lead to learning loss that harms early childhood development." By D.L. Davis• January 19, 2022 Elissa Slotkin stated on September 30, 2024 in a Meta ad: U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers “believes he should make that decision” about whether to end pregnancies. By Caleb McCullough• September 30, 2024 Tammy Baldwin stated on March 07, 2024 in Public appearance: “We’re facing situations these days where you have to have two officers in the evidence room in case there’s an accidental (fentanyl) exposure.” By Laura Schulte• March 29, 2024 John Boehner stated on October 26, 2009 in a statement on his Web site: "Forcing Americans off of their current health coverage and onto a government-run plan isn't the answer, but that's exactly what the Democrats' plan would do." By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 28, 2009 Glenn Grothman stated on April 04, 2014 in a radio interview: When Republicans last controlled the presidency and Congress, "the number of people on food stamps (and) the number of people in low-income housing went through the roof." By Tom Kertscher• April 10, 2014 Donald Trump stated on May 04, 2016 in an interview with NBC News: Germany "is crime-riddled right now" because of migration to Europe. By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• May 11, 2016 Articles (28) Fact-checking claims about race after Ferguson shooting By Jon Greenberg, Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders, Derek Tsang• August 27, 2014 Checking Obama's claim about stimulus projects By Bill Adair• November 10, 2010 Have U.S. troops ever been under foreign control? By Louis Jacobson• March 29, 2011 Fox News, Barack Obama and their ‘lazy’ back-and-forth By Jon Greenberg• May 14, 2015 It's not all about jobs; education's an issue, too By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• September 12, 2011 Fact-checking Ed Gillespie By Nancy Madsen• June 9, 2014 Hillary Clinton's claim in her new book about voter suppression in Wisconsin By Tom Kertscher• September 12, 2017 'Pretending to be gay' By Tom Kertscher• July 3, 2018 Debate preview: Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and Wisconsin By Tom Kertscher• September 26, 2016 Top 10 facts to know about health care reform By Angie Drobnic Holan• March 18, 2010 Mailbag: Post-election edition By Louis Jacobson• November 23, 2012 Dispelling a common myth about fentanyl as election workers get letters with traces of the substance By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• November 10, 2023 Fact-checking a Hillary Clinton speech in Milwaukee By Tom Kertscher• March 30, 2016 Jon Stewart's PolitiFact segment: The annotated edition By Louis Jacobson• June 22, 2011 Most viewed 2018 fact checks by PolitiFact Wisconsin By Tom Kertscher• December 20, 2018 Updated: Fact tracking the 2018 candidates for Wisconsin governor By Tom Kertscher• July 11, 2018 Fact-checking the Michigan Senate debate between Mike Rogers and Elissa Slotkin By Caleb McCullough• October 9, 2024 PolitiFact Sheet: Defense spending under Obama and Congress By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• December 14, 2015 Fact-checking claims about Selma and Voting Rights Act By Amy Sherman• March 6, 2015 Fact-checks about Selma and the Voting Rights Act By Amy Sherman• March 6, 2015
Michael Medved stated on August 19, 2014 in a Web post from the "Michael Medved Show": "More whites than blacks are victims of deadly police shootings." By Jon Greenberg• August 21, 2014 Paul Ryan stated on August 27, 2012 in a speech: "Household income in America has gone down for families an average of $4,000 in the last four years" while it " went up $5,000" under Mitt Romney when he was governor of Massachusetts By Dave Umhoefer• August 28, 2012 Mike Gallagher stated on September 12, 2016 in a TV ad: Says Tom Nelson "backed higher taxes on Social Security, costing Wisconsin seniors $95 million." By Tom Kertscher• September 30, 2016 Arne Burkhardt stated on January 20, 2024 in A Facebook post: In vaccinated males, the COVID-19 vaccine’s spike protein “has entirely replaced their sperm.” By Katelyn Ferral• January 26, 2024 Instagram posts stated on November 28, 2023 in an Instagram post: “In Germany, you must be fully vaxxed before your death by assisted suicide.” By Loreben Tuquero• December 1, 2023 Viral image stated on January 05, 2022 in a tweet: Video shows Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer laughing at Novak Djokovic after he was stuck in an Australian airport. By Ciara O'Rourke• January 13, 2022 Paul Ryan stated on August 29, 2012 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa: In Massachusetts under Mitt Romney, "unemployment went down, household incomes went up," and the state "saw its credit rating upgraded." By Dave Umhoefer• August 30, 2012 Bloggers stated on July 08, 2017 in a blog post: "Obama goes to G20 summit ... Everywhere President Donald Trump goes, Obama shows up, too." By Miriam Valverde• July 11, 2017 Rudy Giuliani stated on September 04, 2016 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": "Food stamps have gone up two-and-a-half times under Barack Obama." By Louis Jacobson• September 7, 2016 Bill Clinton stated on July 26, 2016 in a video at the DNC: "We moved 100 times as many people out of poverty as moved out when President (Ronald) Reagan was in office, with 40 percent more jobs." By Miriam Valverde• July 28, 2016 House Republican Conference stated on September 22, 2009 in an article on its Web site: Medicare officials have treated Humana and AARP inconsistently on how they can communicate with seniors. By Angie Drobnic Holan• September 30, 2009 Facebook posts stated on March 30, 2021 in a Facebook post: U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz was the lone vote in the House against an anti-human trafficking bill. By Amy Sherman• March 31, 2021 Gwen Moore stated on November 08, 2018 in a TV interview: "We have lost over $1 billion in not taking the Medicaid expansion money, only to insure fewer people." By Eric Litke• November 20, 2018 Facebook posts stated on February 06, 2023 in a Facebook post: “The moon is a habitable place.” By Madison Czopek• March 6, 2023 Scott Fitzgerald stated on December 21, 2021 in Twitter: "Mask mandates on children lead to learning loss that harms early childhood development." By D.L. Davis• January 19, 2022 Elissa Slotkin stated on September 30, 2024 in a Meta ad: U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers “believes he should make that decision” about whether to end pregnancies. By Caleb McCullough• September 30, 2024 Tammy Baldwin stated on March 07, 2024 in Public appearance: “We’re facing situations these days where you have to have two officers in the evidence room in case there’s an accidental (fentanyl) exposure.” By Laura Schulte• March 29, 2024 John Boehner stated on October 26, 2009 in a statement on his Web site: "Forcing Americans off of their current health coverage and onto a government-run plan isn't the answer, but that's exactly what the Democrats' plan would do." By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 28, 2009 Glenn Grothman stated on April 04, 2014 in a radio interview: When Republicans last controlled the presidency and Congress, "the number of people on food stamps (and) the number of people in low-income housing went through the roof." By Tom Kertscher• April 10, 2014 Donald Trump stated on May 04, 2016 in an interview with NBC News: Germany "is crime-riddled right now" because of migration to Europe. By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• May 11, 2016
Fact-checking claims about race after Ferguson shooting By Jon Greenberg, Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders, Derek Tsang• August 27, 2014 Checking Obama's claim about stimulus projects By Bill Adair• November 10, 2010 Have U.S. troops ever been under foreign control? By Louis Jacobson• March 29, 2011 Fox News, Barack Obama and their ‘lazy’ back-and-forth By Jon Greenberg• May 14, 2015 It's not all about jobs; education's an issue, too By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• September 12, 2011 Fact-checking Ed Gillespie By Nancy Madsen• June 9, 2014 Hillary Clinton's claim in her new book about voter suppression in Wisconsin By Tom Kertscher• September 12, 2017 'Pretending to be gay' By Tom Kertscher• July 3, 2018 Debate preview: Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and Wisconsin By Tom Kertscher• September 26, 2016 Top 10 facts to know about health care reform By Angie Drobnic Holan• March 18, 2010 Mailbag: Post-election edition By Louis Jacobson• November 23, 2012 Dispelling a common myth about fentanyl as election workers get letters with traces of the substance By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• November 10, 2023 Fact-checking a Hillary Clinton speech in Milwaukee By Tom Kertscher• March 30, 2016 Jon Stewart's PolitiFact segment: The annotated edition By Louis Jacobson• June 22, 2011 Most viewed 2018 fact checks by PolitiFact Wisconsin By Tom Kertscher• December 20, 2018 Updated: Fact tracking the 2018 candidates for Wisconsin governor By Tom Kertscher• July 11, 2018 Fact-checking the Michigan Senate debate between Mike Rogers and Elissa Slotkin By Caleb McCullough• October 9, 2024 PolitiFact Sheet: Defense spending under Obama and Congress By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• December 14, 2015 Fact-checking claims about Selma and Voting Rights Act By Amy Sherman• March 6, 2015 Fact-checks about Selma and the Voting Rights Act By Amy Sherman• March 6, 2015
