Latest True Fact-checks Mark Pocan stated on March 27, 2024 in Public appearance: “We passed 27 bills last year, which is the fewest since the Depression.” Lisa Subeck stated on February 16, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter: “The United States is an outlier, one of only about half a dozen countries, without any guarantee of paid leave for new parents and/or other health care needs.” Brian Schimming stated on March 6, 2024 in Media call: “We’ve had 12 elections in 24 years in Wisconsin that have been decided by less than 30,000 votes.” Tammy Baldwin stated on March 7, 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.” Sarah Godlewski stated on March 3, 2024 in Public appearance: “When it comes to how many votes (President) Joe Biden won, it was literally less than a few votes per ward.” António Guterres stated on March 18, 2024 in in a speech in New York: Gaza has “the highest number of people facing catastrophic hunger ever recorded by the Integrated Food Security Classification system — anywhere, anytime.” Patrick Burke stated on March 2, 2024 in a press release: The Great Lakes account for “over 20% of the world’s freshwater and over 80% of North America’s freshwater.” Tony Evers stated on February 11, 2024 in TV interview: “We're having the largest classes of correctional officers we've ever had before.” Elise Stefanik stated on January 28, 2024 in a television interview: “We’ve seen an 800% increase in the Swanton sector, which is the part of the northern border that I represent, in illegal crossings.” Kirsten Gillibrand stated on February 3, 2024 in a newsletter for constituents: “Marijuana is currently classified in the same category of drugs as heroin and a more dangerous category than fentanyl or cocaine.” Chris Larson stated on November 9, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter: Says expanding Medicaid in Wisconsin would save the state $530 million, which could pay for 3,287 K-12 teachers, or 7.8 educators per district. Joe Biden stated on February 13, 2024 in a campaign ad: Under Joe Biden, there are “record numbers of new Black entrepreneurs.” Kelda Helen Roys stated on February 1, 2024 in Public appearance: Minnesota incarcerates “about a third of what Wisconsin does.” Kamala Harris stated on January 29, 2024 in an interview with Univision Noticias: Postpartum Medicaid coverage expanded from three states to 43 states because of the Biden administration. Tammy Baldwin stated on January 21, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter: “Wisconsin had over 1,400 opioid overdose deaths in 2022.” Scott Walker stated on January 21, 2024 in TV interview: "(The) top issue for college students is the economy." Tony Evers stated on January 23, 2024 in Speech: “In April last year, our state unemployment rate hit a record low of 2.4%. Last year, Wisconsin had an all-time lowest number of unemployed workers ever in modern history.” Kamala Harris stated on January 22, 2024 in a speech: “Today in America, 1 in 3 women of reproductive age live in a state with an abortion ban.” Ron DeSantis stated on January 2, 2024 in a town hall: Donald Trump “deported less, believe it or not, than Barack Obama even did." Nikki Haley stated on December 14, 2023 in a town hall in Atkinson, New Hampshire: “We’ve had more Americans die of fentanyl than the Iraq, Afghanistan, and Vietnam wars, combined.” Jill Billings stated on November 14, 2023 in Assembly floor speech: “With school-based professional social workers, the recommendation is 400-to-1, and in Wisconsin, we’re almost triple that.” Marianne Williamson stated on November 7, 2023 in an event in Manchester, N.H.: “We sell arms to 60% of the world's autocrats. We are the world's largest arms exporters." Ted Cruz stated on November 6, 2023 in An interview on CNBC: “We produce a lot more wind energy in Texas than California does.” Melissa Agard stated on July 27, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter: Potato chips, KitKat bars and Viagra are not taxed in Wisconsin because they are considered "essential." Melissa Agard stated on October 17, 2023 in Public appearance: “Since 1981, the state Senate has only rejected five executive appointments. The GOP today is more than doubling that number.” Instagram posts stated on October 8, 2023 in an Instagram post: “Lego donates model MRI kits to hospitals to help children understand the procedure and reduce their anxiety.” Brian Krassenstein stated on October 12, 2023 in a post on X: It has been U.S. policy “for at least 79 years" to require Americans who intend to be evacuated from overseas to sign a promissory note. Mike Oliverio stated on August 29, 2023 in a Facebook post: “A few years back,” Mitchell Stadium in Bluefield, W.Va., “was voted the best high school football field in America.” Instagram posts stated on August 7, 2023 in an Instagram post: "Beyonce paid $100K for Maryland Metro to run later following weather delays for her concert.” Donald Trump stated on July 15, 2023 in a speech: Florida has “the highest” homeowners insurance in the nation.
Mark Pocan stated on March 27, 2024 in Public appearance: “We passed 27 bills last year, which is the fewest since the Depression.” Lisa Subeck stated on February 16, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter: “The United States is an outlier, one of only about half a dozen countries, without any guarantee of paid leave for new parents and/or other health care needs.” Brian Schimming stated on March 6, 2024 in Media call: “We’ve had 12 elections in 24 years in Wisconsin that have been decided by less than 30,000 votes.” Tammy Baldwin stated on March 7, 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.” Sarah Godlewski stated on March 3, 2024 in Public appearance: “When it comes to how many votes (President) Joe Biden won, it was literally less than a few votes per ward.” António Guterres stated on March 18, 2024 in in a speech in New York: Gaza has “the highest number of people facing catastrophic hunger ever recorded by the Integrated Food Security Classification system — anywhere, anytime.” Patrick Burke stated on March 2, 2024 in a press release: The Great Lakes account for “over 20% of the world’s freshwater and over 80% of North America’s freshwater.” Tony Evers stated on February 11, 2024 in TV interview: “We're having the largest classes of correctional officers we've ever had before.” Elise Stefanik stated on January 28, 2024 in a television interview: “We’ve seen an 800% increase in the Swanton sector, which is the part of the northern border that I represent, in illegal crossings.” Kirsten Gillibrand stated on February 3, 2024 in a newsletter for constituents: “Marijuana is currently classified in the same category of drugs as heroin and a more dangerous category than fentanyl or cocaine.” Chris Larson stated on November 9, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter: Says expanding Medicaid in Wisconsin would save the state $530 million, which could pay for 3,287 K-12 teachers, or 7.8 educators per district. Joe Biden stated on February 13, 2024 in a campaign ad: Under Joe Biden, there are “record numbers of new Black entrepreneurs.” Kelda Helen Roys stated on February 1, 2024 in Public appearance: Minnesota incarcerates “about a third of what Wisconsin does.” Kamala Harris stated on January 29, 2024 in an interview with Univision Noticias: Postpartum Medicaid coverage expanded from three states to 43 states because of the Biden administration. Tammy Baldwin stated on January 21, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter: “Wisconsin had over 1,400 opioid overdose deaths in 2022.” Scott Walker stated on January 21, 2024 in TV interview: "(The) top issue for college students is the economy." Tony Evers stated on January 23, 2024 in Speech: “In April last year, our state unemployment rate hit a record low of 2.4%. Last year, Wisconsin had an all-time lowest number of unemployed workers ever in modern history.” Kamala Harris stated on January 22, 2024 in a speech: “Today in America, 1 in 3 women of reproductive age live in a state with an abortion ban.” Ron DeSantis stated on January 2, 2024 in a town hall: Donald Trump “deported less, believe it or not, than Barack Obama even did." Nikki Haley stated on December 14, 2023 in a town hall in Atkinson, New Hampshire: “We’ve had more Americans die of fentanyl than the Iraq, Afghanistan, and Vietnam wars, combined.” Jill Billings stated on November 14, 2023 in Assembly floor speech: “With school-based professional social workers, the recommendation is 400-to-1, and in Wisconsin, we’re almost triple that.” Marianne Williamson stated on November 7, 2023 in an event in Manchester, N.H.: “We sell arms to 60% of the world's autocrats. We are the world's largest arms exporters." Ted Cruz stated on November 6, 2023 in An interview on CNBC: “We produce a lot more wind energy in Texas than California does.” Melissa Agard stated on July 27, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter: Potato chips, KitKat bars and Viagra are not taxed in Wisconsin because they are considered "essential." Melissa Agard stated on October 17, 2023 in Public appearance: “Since 1981, the state Senate has only rejected five executive appointments. The GOP today is more than doubling that number.” Instagram posts stated on October 8, 2023 in an Instagram post: “Lego donates model MRI kits to hospitals to help children understand the procedure and reduce their anxiety.” Brian Krassenstein stated on October 12, 2023 in a post on X: It has been U.S. policy “for at least 79 years" to require Americans who intend to be evacuated from overseas to sign a promissory note. Mike Oliverio stated on August 29, 2023 in a Facebook post: “A few years back,” Mitchell Stadium in Bluefield, W.Va., “was voted the best high school football field in America.” Instagram posts stated on August 7, 2023 in an Instagram post: "Beyonce paid $100K for Maryland Metro to run later following weather delays for her concert.” Donald Trump stated on July 15, 2023 in a speech: Florida has “the highest” homeowners insurance in the nation.
Mark Pocan stated on March 27, 2024 in Public appearance: “We passed 27 bills last year, which is the fewest since the Depression.”
Lisa Subeck stated on February 16, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter: “The United States is an outlier, one of only about half a dozen countries, without any guarantee of paid leave for new parents and/or other health care needs.”
Brian Schimming stated on March 6, 2024 in Media call: “We’ve had 12 elections in 24 years in Wisconsin that have been decided by less than 30,000 votes.”
Tammy Baldwin stated on March 7, 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.”
Sarah Godlewski stated on March 3, 2024 in Public appearance: “When it comes to how many votes (President) Joe Biden won, it was literally less than a few votes per ward.”
António Guterres stated on March 18, 2024 in in a speech in New York: Gaza has “the highest number of people facing catastrophic hunger ever recorded by the Integrated Food Security Classification system — anywhere, anytime.”
Patrick Burke stated on March 2, 2024 in a press release: The Great Lakes account for “over 20% of the world’s freshwater and over 80% of North America’s freshwater.”
Tony Evers stated on February 11, 2024 in TV interview: “We're having the largest classes of correctional officers we've ever had before.”
Elise Stefanik stated on January 28, 2024 in a television interview: “We’ve seen an 800% increase in the Swanton sector, which is the part of the northern border that I represent, in illegal crossings.”
Kirsten Gillibrand stated on February 3, 2024 in a newsletter for constituents: “Marijuana is currently classified in the same category of drugs as heroin and a more dangerous category than fentanyl or cocaine.”
Chris Larson stated on November 9, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter: Says expanding Medicaid in Wisconsin would save the state $530 million, which could pay for 3,287 K-12 teachers, or 7.8 educators per district.
Joe Biden stated on February 13, 2024 in a campaign ad: Under Joe Biden, there are “record numbers of new Black entrepreneurs.”
Kelda Helen Roys stated on February 1, 2024 in Public appearance: Minnesota incarcerates “about a third of what Wisconsin does.”
Kamala Harris stated on January 29, 2024 in an interview with Univision Noticias: Postpartum Medicaid coverage expanded from three states to 43 states because of the Biden administration.
Tammy Baldwin stated on January 21, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter: “Wisconsin had over 1,400 opioid overdose deaths in 2022.”
Scott Walker stated on January 21, 2024 in TV interview: "(The) top issue for college students is the economy."
Tony Evers stated on January 23, 2024 in Speech: “In April last year, our state unemployment rate hit a record low of 2.4%. Last year, Wisconsin had an all-time lowest number of unemployed workers ever in modern history.”
Kamala Harris stated on January 22, 2024 in a speech: “Today in America, 1 in 3 women of reproductive age live in a state with an abortion ban.”
Ron DeSantis stated on January 2, 2024 in a town hall: Donald Trump “deported less, believe it or not, than Barack Obama even did."
Nikki Haley stated on December 14, 2023 in a town hall in Atkinson, New Hampshire: “We’ve had more Americans die of fentanyl than the Iraq, Afghanistan, and Vietnam wars, combined.”
Jill Billings stated on November 14, 2023 in Assembly floor speech: “With school-based professional social workers, the recommendation is 400-to-1, and in Wisconsin, we’re almost triple that.”
Marianne Williamson stated on November 7, 2023 in an event in Manchester, N.H.: “We sell arms to 60% of the world's autocrats. We are the world's largest arms exporters."
Ted Cruz stated on November 6, 2023 in An interview on CNBC: “We produce a lot more wind energy in Texas than California does.”
Melissa Agard stated on July 27, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter: Potato chips, KitKat bars and Viagra are not taxed in Wisconsin because they are considered "essential."
Melissa Agard stated on October 17, 2023 in Public appearance: “Since 1981, the state Senate has only rejected five executive appointments. The GOP today is more than doubling that number.”
Instagram posts stated on October 8, 2023 in an Instagram post: “Lego donates model MRI kits to hospitals to help children understand the procedure and reduce their anxiety.”
Brian Krassenstein stated on October 12, 2023 in a post on X: It has been U.S. policy “for at least 79 years" to require Americans who intend to be evacuated from overseas to sign a promissory note.
Mike Oliverio stated on August 29, 2023 in a Facebook post: “A few years back,” Mitchell Stadium in Bluefield, W.Va., “was voted the best high school football field in America.”
Instagram posts stated on August 7, 2023 in an Instagram post: "Beyonce paid $100K for Maryland Metro to run later following weather delays for her concert.”
Donald Trump stated on July 15, 2023 in a speech: Florida has “the highest” homeowners insurance in the nation.