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stated on January 16, 2020 in a tweet

“There’s an Amazon distribution center that was advertising, last time I was there, up to $12.75 an hour. Your parents made that three decades ago.”

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stated on January 16, 2020 in a tweet

"In #WI, over 44,000 jobs depend on trade with Mexico and Canada."

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stated on February 13, 2020 in the GOP weekly radio address

“Violent crime rates increased in all but two Wisconsin cities between 2008 and 2017.”

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stated on November 20, 2019 in a public forum

Says since he took office, the City of Milwaukee has seen the creation of 7,000 new affordable housing units.

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stated on January 22, 2020 in a news release

Says Gov. Tony Evers "proposed raising taxes on the agriculture industry to pay for expanded welfare programs."

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stated on January 22, 2020 in the State of the State

“I delivered on my campaign promise for a 10% tax cut for Wisconsin families.”

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stated on January 14, 2020 in a public forum

“Very close to 160 million people are now working in the United States. Nobody's ever even come close to that number.”

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stated on December 10, 2019 in a tweet

“Over the past two years, climate and weather disaster damage has cost the U.S. over $400 billion.”

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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.

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stated on November 19, 2019 in a public forum

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

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stated on January 19, 2020 in a TV appearance

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

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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."

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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.

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stated on November 20, 2019 in news release

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

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stated on October 22, 2019 in a tweet

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

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stated on November 13, 2019 in a public forum

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

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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."

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Jim Sensenbrenner

stated on December 11, 2019 in a tweet

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

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stated on December 13, 2019 in an email

Says minimum markup law goes beyond gas, tobacco and alcohol to make "many doorbuster deals and holiday shopping specials technically against the law."

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stated on December 17, 2019 in a tweet

Says voter roll purge would mean "more than 200,000 registered Wisconsin voters will be prohibited from voting."

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Gov. Tony Evers moving forward on some promises

Gov. Tony Evers moving forward on some promises

By Eric Litke • January 28, 2020

President Trump's memorable lines at Milwaukee rally fact-checked

President Trump's memorable lines at Milwaukee rally fact-checked

By Mica Soellner • January 15, 2020

Donald Trump's promises Kept, Broken, Stalled as he visits Wisconsin

Donald Trump's promises Kept, Broken, Stalled as he visits Wisconsin

By Mica Soellner • January 13, 2020

PolitiFact Wisconsin's 'High Five' for December 2019

PolitiFact Wisconsin's 'High Five' for December 2019

By D.L. Davis • January 6, 2020

PolitiFact Wisconsin's 'High Five' for 2019

PolitiFact Wisconsin's 'High Five' for 2019

By D.L. Davis • December 26, 2019

Impeachment process a hot topic nationally as well as for readers of PolitiFact Wisconsin

Impeachment process a hot topic nationally as well as for readers of PolitiFact Wisconsin

By D.L. Davis • December 2, 2019

More Evers promises limited by Republican opposition

More Evers promises limited by Republican opposition

By Eric Litke • November 19, 2019

Dissecting the spin on manufacturing numbers

Dissecting the spin on manufacturing numbers

By Eric Litke • November 13, 2019

Fact-checking guns ahead of Wisconsin's special session

Fact-checking guns ahead of Wisconsin's special session

By Eric Litke • November 6, 2019

PolitiFact Wisconsin's 'High Five' for October 2019

PolitiFact Wisconsin's 'High Five' for October 2019

By D.L. Davis • November 1, 2019

Evers stalls out on several promises

Evers stalls out on several promises

By Eric Litke • October 15, 2019

Is Ron Johnson right to call Donald Trump the nation’s “chief law enforcement officer”?

Is Ron Johnson right to call Donald Trump the nation’s “chief law enforcement officer”?

By Eric Litke • October 10, 2019

PolitiFact Wisconsin's 'High Five' for September 2019

PolitiFact Wisconsin's 'High Five' for September 2019

By D.L. Davis • October 2, 2019

Is Milwaukee's 53206 ZIP code really tops in incarceration rates?

Is Milwaukee's 53206 ZIP code really tops in incarceration rates?

By D.L. Davis • September 10, 2019

Looking back on our U.S. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner fact-checks

Looking back on our U.S. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner fact-checks

By Mica Soellner • September 4, 2019

Rounding up our Lena Taylor fact checks

Rounding up our Lena Taylor fact checks

By Eric Litke • September 3, 2019

PolitiFact Wisconsin's most clicked items for August 2019

PolitiFact Wisconsin's most clicked items for August 2019

By D.L. Davis • September 3, 2019

Looking back on our Sean Duffy fact checks

Looking back on our Sean Duffy fact checks

By Eric Litke • August 26, 2019

Promises kept, broken, stalled in latest Evers-O-Meter updates

Promises kept, broken, stalled in latest Evers-O-Meter updates

By Eric Litke • August 7, 2019

PolitiFact Wisconsin's 'High Five' for July 2019

PolitiFact Wisconsin's 'High Five' for July 2019

By D.L. Davis • August 2, 2019