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All Fact-checks for Wisconsin

stated on September 23, 2021 in Twitter

Says Rebecca Kleefisch played a key role in the Foxconn deal, “the largest attempted government handout to a foreign company in American history."

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Democratic Party of Wisconsin

stated on September 13, 2021 in Instagram

“The Walker-Kleefisch administration slashed $800 million from public schools."

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stated on September 24, 2021 in Twitter

Says Joe Biden's IRS reform proposals "would require banks and credit unions to hand over private information about routine transactions to the IRS."

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stated on October 3, 2021 in Twitter

“The annual Pentagon budget hovers over $750 billion annually, twice that of the much debated Build Back Better Act that costs about $350 billion annually as currently proposed.”

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stated on August 29, 2021 in TV interview

"The vast majority of the (refugees) coming into Fort McCoy are not the SIVs" and some have "no documentation at all."

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stated on October 4, 2021 in TV interview

“We do not have an approved (COVID) vaccine in America … the Pfizer vaccine available in the U.S. is not FDA approved.”

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stated on September 22, 2021 in Public statement

On tax cuts and repealing Wisconsin’s personal property tax on businesses.

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stated on September 22, 2021 in Twitter

Says the U.S. National Archives put a ‘harmful content’ warning on our nation’s Founding documents.

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stated on September 10, 2021 in Twitter

The GOP-controlled Legislature has "refused to act on at least 150" appointees of Gov. Tony Evers.

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Alberta Darling

stated on August 25, 2021 in Twitter

“Wisconsin Governor (Tony) Evers wanted to raise your taxes by $1 billion in a pandemic. Republicans stopped him and delivered the largest tax CUT in state history.”

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stated on September 3, 2021 in Twitter

“President Biden has created more jobs in his first 7 months than any POTUS in history.”

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stated on September 2, 2021 in News release

"No other country on the planet witnesses the number of gun deaths that we do here in the United States, and it’s not even close."

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stated on September 9, 2021 in News release

Says he “is the only candidate in the Wisconsin Attorney General race with experience as a prosecutor.”

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Empower Wisconsin

stated on August 17, 2021 in TV ad

Says of Gov. Tony Evers and 2020 violence in Kenosha after the police shooting of Jacob Blake: “It took the loss of lives before help finally came.”

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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."

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stated on August 27, 2021 in Twitter

End of eviction moratorium means “millions of Americans” could lose their housing in the middle of a pandemic.

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stated on August 16, 2021 in Twitter

In Afghanistan, “over 100 billion dollars spent on military contracts.”

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stated on August 12, 2021 in Email statement

“A Milwaukee election employee even acknowledged dropping off just the margin of ballots needed for a Biden win at 3 a.m.”

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stated on July 5, 2021 in TV interview

"We’ve got 115,000 miles of roads in this state and 90% is owned by the locals.”

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Rachel Campos-Duffy

stated on August 7, 2021 in Twitter

Says of UW-Madison, "It cost the university $50k (your tax dollars) to remove" a rock considered by some a symbol of racism.

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Fact checking Kenosha shootings, violent protests one year later

Fact checking Kenosha shootings, violent protests one year later

By Vanessa Swales • August 24, 2021

Updating Evers' promises on tax cuts, education spending, expanding broadband and more

Updating Evers' promises on tax cuts, education spending, expanding broadband and more

By Madeline Heim • July 27, 2021

Are state legislators really seeking power to overrule the voters?

Are state legislators really seeking power to overrule the voters?

By Louis Jacobson • July 14, 2021

What Ron Johnson gets wrong about the COVID-19 vaccines

What Ron Johnson gets wrong about the COVID-19 vaccines

By Madeline Heim • April 23, 2021

Was ‘Democracy in the Park’ illegal?

Was ‘Democracy in the Park’ illegal?

By Eric Litke • March 10, 2021

Fact-checking Biden's Milwaukee visit

Fact-checking Biden's Milwaukee visit

By Eric Litke • February 17, 2021

A look back at our Act 10 fact checks

A look back at our Act 10 fact checks

By Eric Litke • February 9, 2021

Checking Evers' promises on Act 10, prisons, commissions

Checking Evers' promises on Act 10, prisons, commissions

By Eric Litke • January 22, 2021

9 key fact-checks about the 2020 presidential election in Wisconsin

9 key fact-checks about the 2020 presidential election in Wisconsin

By D.L. Davis • January 4, 2021

Pants on Fire in Review 2020 -- Wisconsin

Pants on Fire in Review 2020 -- Wisconsin

By Haley BeMiller • December 28, 2020

COVID-19 fact checks in review -- Wisconsin

COVID-19 fact checks in review -- Wisconsin

By Madeline Heim • December 28, 2020

Top Flip-O-Meter fact checks 2020 -- Wisconsin

Top Flip-O-Meter fact checks 2020 -- Wisconsin

By Haley BeMiller • December 28, 2020

Top 10 Kenosha-related fact checks of 2020

Top 10 Kenosha-related fact checks of 2020

By Eric Litke • December 28, 2020

Top election fact checks -- Wisconsin

Top election fact checks -- Wisconsin

By Haley BeMiller • December 24, 2020

Top 10 fact checks of 2020 -- Wisconsin

Top 10 fact checks of 2020 -- Wisconsin

By Eric Litke • December 24, 2020

Rudy Giuliani, Trump legal team push conspiracy theories, baseless claims about 2020 election

Rudy Giuliani, Trump legal team push conspiracy theories, baseless claims about 2020 election

By Samantha Putterman • November 20, 2020

Fact-checking Trump’s election fraud falsehoods in White House remarks

Fact-checking Trump’s election fraud falsehoods in White House remarks

By Daniel Funke • November 5, 2020

Fact-checking the avalanche of Wisconsin election misinformation

Fact-checking the avalanche of Wisconsin election misinformation

By Madeline Heim • November 4, 2020

Split in voting methods puts COVID, mail center stage in Wisconsin

Split in voting methods puts COVID, mail center stage in Wisconsin

By Eric Litke • October 10, 2020

Here’s what Tucker Carlson got wrong about the Kenosha shootings

Here’s what Tucker Carlson got wrong about the Kenosha shootings

By Eric Litke • September 23, 2020