54 People 2642 Fact-checks 1066 Articles People (54) A Stronger Wisconsin Opportunity Wisconsin Empower Wisconsin Advancing Wisconsin Wisconsin Initiative We Are Wisconsin A Better Wisconsin Together Citizen Action of Wisconsin Democratic Party of Wisconsin Health First Wisconsin Republican Party of Wisconsin University of Wisconsin-Madison Wisconsin Family Action Wisconsin Firearms Coalition Wisconsin Jobs Now Wisconsin Medical Society Wisconsin Senate Republicans Wisconsin Alliance for Reform Wisconsin Department of Transportation Citizens for a Progressive Wisconsin Fact-checks (2642) Donald Trump stated on April 01, 2024 in Radio interview: In 2020, Trump “did much better” in the Wisconsin election than 2016, and “after the wrongdoing was found, people said, ‘Well, he actually did win.’” By Hope Karnopp• April 1, 2024 Tony Evers stated on December 28, 2022 in Twitter: “Wisconsin is the nation’s top cranberry producer — in fact, our farmers harvest around 60 percent of the country’s crop.” By Laura Schulte• February 2, 2023 Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on August 01, 2011 in a news release: Under Gov. Scott Walker, "unemployment is increasing in Wisconsin at twice the rate it is nationally." By Tom Kertscher• August 18, 2011 Scott Walker stated on May 30, 2023 in Interview: “Wisconsin has historically … and I think largely continues to be, a blue state.” By Laura Schulte• October 31, 2023 Donald Trump stated on July 09, 2022 in Social media: The Wisconsin Supreme Court decision declaring ballot drop boxes illegal "includes the 2020 Presidential Election." By D.L. Davis• July 14, 2022 Tony Evers stated on September 15, 2020 in a media briefing: “Wisconsin is one of the nine states with the highest rate of infection per capita.” By Eric Litke• September 16, 2020 Donald Trump stated on June 28, 2018 in a public forum: Says Wisconsin "hadn’t been won by a Republican since Dwight D. Eisenhower, in 1952. And I won Wisconsin. … Ronald Reagan, remember, Wisconsin was the state that Ronald Reagan did not win." By D.L. Davis• June 29, 2018 Tyler August stated on May 03, 2024 in Newsletter: “Nearly 90% of all UW graduates stay in Wisconsin 5 years after they graduate.” By Sophia Voight• May 15, 2024 Scott Walker stated on August 15, 2011 in a news release: A new college tuition reciprocity agreement with Minnesota "makes college education more affordable for Wisconsin residents." By Tom Kertscher• September 4, 2011 Chris Taylor stated on October 24, 2014 in an interview: Attorney general candidate Brad Schimel "is in cahoots with Wisconsin Right to Life to make abortion a crime in Wisconsin." By Tom Kertscher• October 31, 2014 Mark Perry stated on June 28, 2019 in a radio interview: "Wisconsin is currently seeing an influx of new residents, Illinois is seeing an outflux." By Mica Soellner• September 19, 2019 Kathleen Vinehout stated on February 15, 2012 in remarks: Says 21,000 Wisconsin residents got jobs in 2011, but "18,000 of them" were in other states. By Tom Kertscher• February 26, 2012 Wisconsin Republican Legislative leaders stated on January 30, 2019 in a joint statement: Foxconn has already "made a positive impact across Wisconsin with more than 1,000 new jobs." By Eric Litke• February 12, 2019 Rebecca Kleefisch stated on November 01, 2012 in a radio address: "Wisconsin still ranks first among the 50 states in manufacturing jobs per capita." By Dave Umhoefer• November 11, 2012 Common Cause stated on January 08, 2025 in News release: Wisconsin makes it more difficult for its citizens to vote than almost any state in the nation. By Madeline Heim• January 28, 2025 X posts stated on July 08, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter: “Deadlines have passed in … Wisconsin” to replace President Joe Biden on the ballot. By Hope Karnopp• July 11, 2024 Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce stated on October 29, 2010 in a campaign TV ad: Says four Democratic state senators voted to "raise taxes on Wisconsin workers by another $510 a month so freeloaders can get free state-run health care." By Tom Kertscher• October 30, 2010 Dave Hansen stated on March 05, 2017 in an interview: Wisconsin is "the most -- if not Number 1, number 2 -- gerrymandered state in the country" for state legislative boundaries. By Tom Kertscher• March 17, 2017 Mark Pocan stated on March 10, 2015 in an interview: Wisconsin is "dead last in the Midwest for job creation." By Tom Kertscher• March 16, 2015 Kathleen Falk stated on April 17, 2012 in a newspaper interview: Wisconsin women "are paid 81 cents to the dollar of a man doing the same job." By Tom Kertscher• May 2, 2012 Articles (1066) Check out our pre-election roundup of rulings By Tom Kertscher, Dave Umhoefer• April 2, 2011 Fact-checking the Wisconsin budget battle By Dave Umhoefer• March 3, 2011 A firestorm in Wisconsin By Greg Borowski• February 18, 2011 False claims dominated most-clicked items about Scott Walker By Dave Umhoefer• January 2, 2015 Fact-checking the pundits on Wisconsin's budget By Robert Farley, Angie Drobnic Holan, Dave Umhoefer• February 22, 2011 Fact-checking claims in the Wisconsin recall election By Dave Umhoefer• April 23, 2012 5 fact checks on Foxconn and Wisconsin's $3 billion deal By Tom Kertscher• August 17, 2017 Updated: Fact tracking the 2018 candidates for U.S. senator By Tom Kertscher• June 25, 2018 Our November High Five: Opposites attract (clicks) By Dave Umhoefer• December 1, 2014 Claims that we've heard again...and again By James B. Nelson• November 13, 2015 Fact checking Foxconn By D.L. Davis• January 30, 2019 Our roundup of recent Wisconsin recall ratings By Dave Umhoefer• May 29, 2012 Claims in the Mary Burke-Scott Walker race about business growth By Dave Umhoefer• October 31, 2014 Updated: Fact checking Tammy Baldwin and Leah Vukmir, the U.S. Senate candidates By D.L. Davis, Tom Kertscher• August 22, 2018 Hillary Clinton's claim in her new book about voter suppression in Wisconsin By Tom Kertscher• September 12, 2017 Promises, promises: Gov. Scott Walker, the Walk-O-Meter and 2014 By Dave Umhoefer• November 11, 2013 Roundup: Our Republican U.S. Senate primary primer By Tom Kertscher• August 13, 2012 Our High Five for December By Dave Umhoefer• December 29, 2014 Fact-checking the Wisconsin state budget By James B. Nelson• June 18, 2015 Preview: Scott Walker's 'State of the State' By Tom Kertscher• January 24, 2018
A Stronger Wisconsin Opportunity Wisconsin Empower Wisconsin Advancing Wisconsin Wisconsin Initiative We Are Wisconsin A Better Wisconsin Together Citizen Action of Wisconsin Democratic Party of Wisconsin Health First Wisconsin Republican Party of Wisconsin University of Wisconsin-Madison Wisconsin Family Action Wisconsin Firearms Coalition Wisconsin Jobs Now Wisconsin Medical Society Wisconsin Senate Republicans Wisconsin Alliance for Reform Wisconsin Department of Transportation Citizens for a Progressive Wisconsin
Donald Trump stated on April 01, 2024 in Radio interview: In 2020, Trump “did much better” in the Wisconsin election than 2016, and “after the wrongdoing was found, people said, ‘Well, he actually did win.’” By Hope Karnopp• April 1, 2024 Tony Evers stated on December 28, 2022 in Twitter: “Wisconsin is the nation’s top cranberry producer — in fact, our farmers harvest around 60 percent of the country’s crop.” By Laura Schulte• February 2, 2023 Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on August 01, 2011 in a news release: Under Gov. Scott Walker, "unemployment is increasing in Wisconsin at twice the rate it is nationally." By Tom Kertscher• August 18, 2011 Scott Walker stated on May 30, 2023 in Interview: “Wisconsin has historically … and I think largely continues to be, a blue state.” By Laura Schulte• October 31, 2023 Donald Trump stated on July 09, 2022 in Social media: The Wisconsin Supreme Court decision declaring ballot drop boxes illegal "includes the 2020 Presidential Election." By D.L. Davis• July 14, 2022 Tony Evers stated on September 15, 2020 in a media briefing: “Wisconsin is one of the nine states with the highest rate of infection per capita.” By Eric Litke• September 16, 2020 Donald Trump stated on June 28, 2018 in a public forum: Says Wisconsin "hadn’t been won by a Republican since Dwight D. Eisenhower, in 1952. And I won Wisconsin. … Ronald Reagan, remember, Wisconsin was the state that Ronald Reagan did not win." By D.L. Davis• June 29, 2018 Tyler August stated on May 03, 2024 in Newsletter: “Nearly 90% of all UW graduates stay in Wisconsin 5 years after they graduate.” By Sophia Voight• May 15, 2024 Scott Walker stated on August 15, 2011 in a news release: A new college tuition reciprocity agreement with Minnesota "makes college education more affordable for Wisconsin residents." By Tom Kertscher• September 4, 2011 Chris Taylor stated on October 24, 2014 in an interview: Attorney general candidate Brad Schimel "is in cahoots with Wisconsin Right to Life to make abortion a crime in Wisconsin." By Tom Kertscher• October 31, 2014 Mark Perry stated on June 28, 2019 in a radio interview: "Wisconsin is currently seeing an influx of new residents, Illinois is seeing an outflux." By Mica Soellner• September 19, 2019 Kathleen Vinehout stated on February 15, 2012 in remarks: Says 21,000 Wisconsin residents got jobs in 2011, but "18,000 of them" were in other states. By Tom Kertscher• February 26, 2012 Wisconsin Republican Legislative leaders stated on January 30, 2019 in a joint statement: Foxconn has already "made a positive impact across Wisconsin with more than 1,000 new jobs." By Eric Litke• February 12, 2019 Rebecca Kleefisch stated on November 01, 2012 in a radio address: "Wisconsin still ranks first among the 50 states in manufacturing jobs per capita." By Dave Umhoefer• November 11, 2012 Common Cause stated on January 08, 2025 in News release: Wisconsin makes it more difficult for its citizens to vote than almost any state in the nation. By Madeline Heim• January 28, 2025 X posts stated on July 08, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter: “Deadlines have passed in … Wisconsin” to replace President Joe Biden on the ballot. By Hope Karnopp• July 11, 2024 Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce stated on October 29, 2010 in a campaign TV ad: Says four Democratic state senators voted to "raise taxes on Wisconsin workers by another $510 a month so freeloaders can get free state-run health care." By Tom Kertscher• October 30, 2010 Dave Hansen stated on March 05, 2017 in an interview: Wisconsin is "the most -- if not Number 1, number 2 -- gerrymandered state in the country" for state legislative boundaries. By Tom Kertscher• March 17, 2017 Mark Pocan stated on March 10, 2015 in an interview: Wisconsin is "dead last in the Midwest for job creation." By Tom Kertscher• March 16, 2015 Kathleen Falk stated on April 17, 2012 in a newspaper interview: Wisconsin women "are paid 81 cents to the dollar of a man doing the same job." By Tom Kertscher• May 2, 2012
Check out our pre-election roundup of rulings By Tom Kertscher, Dave Umhoefer• April 2, 2011 Fact-checking the Wisconsin budget battle By Dave Umhoefer• March 3, 2011 A firestorm in Wisconsin By Greg Borowski• February 18, 2011 False claims dominated most-clicked items about Scott Walker By Dave Umhoefer• January 2, 2015 Fact-checking the pundits on Wisconsin's budget By Robert Farley, Angie Drobnic Holan, Dave Umhoefer• February 22, 2011 Fact-checking claims in the Wisconsin recall election By Dave Umhoefer• April 23, 2012 5 fact checks on Foxconn and Wisconsin's $3 billion deal By Tom Kertscher• August 17, 2017 Updated: Fact tracking the 2018 candidates for U.S. senator By Tom Kertscher• June 25, 2018 Our November High Five: Opposites attract (clicks) By Dave Umhoefer• December 1, 2014 Claims that we've heard again...and again By James B. Nelson• November 13, 2015 Fact checking Foxconn By D.L. Davis• January 30, 2019 Our roundup of recent Wisconsin recall ratings By Dave Umhoefer• May 29, 2012 Claims in the Mary Burke-Scott Walker race about business growth By Dave Umhoefer• October 31, 2014 Updated: Fact checking Tammy Baldwin and Leah Vukmir, the U.S. Senate candidates By D.L. Davis, Tom Kertscher• August 22, 2018 Hillary Clinton's claim in her new book about voter suppression in Wisconsin By Tom Kertscher• September 12, 2017 Promises, promises: Gov. Scott Walker, the Walk-O-Meter and 2014 By Dave Umhoefer• November 11, 2013 Roundup: Our Republican U.S. Senate primary primer By Tom Kertscher• August 13, 2012 Our High Five for December By Dave Umhoefer• December 29, 2014 Fact-checking the Wisconsin state budget By James B. Nelson• June 18, 2015 Preview: Scott Walker's 'State of the State' By Tom Kertscher• January 24, 2018
