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PolitiFact Wisconsin editor

Greg Borowski is deputy managing editor for projects, investigations and digital innovation at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and editor of the newspaper's PolitiFact Wisconsin site. Before becoming an editor, Borowski spent more than 15 years covering government and politics in Michigan and Wisconsin. He joined the Journal Sentinel staff in 1998. Borowski is a Milwaukee native and a graduate of Marquette University.

Featured Statements

Robert Spindell
stated on January 19, 2020 in a TV interview:

Says some of the names that may be purged from voter roll are people who have died.

By Eric Litke • January 30, 2020
Jill Karofsky
stated on November 19, 2019 in a public forum:

"The Department of Corrections budget in Wisconsin is more than the Department of Education budget."

By Haley BeMiller • January 24, 2020
Tammy Baldwin
stated on January 19, 2020 in a TV appearance:

Witnesses have been part of "every other impeachment trial the Senate has ever had."

By Eric Litke • January 21, 2020
Mike Gallagher
stated on December 20, 2019 in a radio interview:

Says the House impeachment vote was the third by Democrats — "They tried to impeach Trump for criticizing the NFL and for some other things."

By Madeline Heim • January 21, 2020
Tom Tiffany
stated on December 12, 2019 in a debate:

Says federal regulation of the wolf population has led to attacks on livestock, driving down production, leading to dairy farms going out of business.

By Laura Schulte • January 15, 2020
Lena Taylor
stated on November 20, 2019 in news release:

Lead levels in Milwaukee's water "are higher than Flint, MI."

By D.L. Davis • January 10, 2020
David Crowley
stated on October 22, 2019 in a tweet:

"Child care costs account for 24% of a WI family’s budget."

By D.L. Davis • January 3, 2020
Tony Evers
stated on November 13, 2019 in a public forum:

On whether he can release one day’s worth of emails.

By Eric Litke • December 27, 2019
Ron Johnson
stated on November 13, 2019 in a tweet:

The United States is the only nation "that grants legal permanent residency to more than a million people per year."

By Mica Soellner • December 26, 2019
Jim Sensenbrenner
stated on December 11, 2019 in a tweet:

"104 House Democrats voted for impeachment before the Ukraine call took place."

By Madeline Heim • December 20, 2019