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Liberal Groups
stated on September 6, 2022 in TV ad:
Says Tim Michels’ family foundation “funded an organization that tracks women when they get near abortion clinics … he wants to treat women like they’re the criminals.”
Mostly False
By Madeline Heim • September 20, 2022
Mandela Barnes
stated on August 17, 2022 in Twitter:
“Ron Johnson just came out in favor of a federal abortion ban.”
Mostly False
By Laura Schulte • September 13, 2022
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on August 8, 2022 in News release:
Says “Tim Michels doesn’t think gay people should be out in public.”
Mostly False
By Madeline Heim • September 2, 2022
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on August 10, 2022 in News release:
Says Democratic Senate candidate Mandela Barnes “supports abolishing ICE.”
Mostly False
By Vanessa Swales • August 29, 2022
Republican Governors Association
stated on July 29, 2022 in Email:
“Governor Tony Evers gave counties the green light to defund Wisconsin’s police departments.”
Mostly False
By Alan Hovorka • August 12, 2022
Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on July 24, 2022 in Twitter:
“There is absolutely no reason why Wisconsin should be facing a worker shortage to the level we are when there are 123,000 more able-bodied childless adults on BadgerCare since the pandemic.”
Mostly False
By D.L. Davis • August 2, 2022
Robin Vos
stated on July 8, 2022 in Twitter:
“The legislature has long maintained that the law never allowed these illegal drop boxes.”
Mostly False
By Madeline Heim • July 29, 2022
Glenn Youngkin
stated on July 10, 2022 in a TV interview.:
“In Virginia, we actually do protect same-sex marriage.”
Mostly False
By Warren Fiske • July 15, 2022
Instagram posts
stated on June 21, 2022 in an Instagram post:
“The Supreme Court ruled that border agents can enter anyone’s home within a 100-mile radius of the border without a warrant for any reason and federal courts cannot do anything about it.”
Mostly False
By Grace Abels • June 30, 2022
Aaron Lieberman
stated on April 28, 2022 in an ad:
“Kari Lake has been appearing at rallies with neo-Nazis,” while “two federal juries have found” Katie Hobbs “guilty of racial discrimination.”
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • May 12, 2022
VoteVets
stated on March 2, 2022 in an ad:
“Donald Trump’s appeasement of Putin wasn’t just a personal act of treason, it’s the Republican Party’s official position.”
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • March 10, 2022
Kevin Nicholson
stated on January 28, 2022 in Twitter:
“The use of ballot drop boxes and ballot harvesting is illegal.”
Mostly False
By D.L. Davis • February 11, 2022
Viral image
stated on November 15, 2021 in a Facebook post:
The Build Back Better bill provides “’parole’ amnesty for millions of criminal illegal aliens.”
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • November 23, 2021
Nancy Pelosi
stated on August 1, 2021 in a tweet:
“The CDC has the power to extend the eviction moratorium.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • August 3, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on February 11, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Says in February Facebook post that “Britney won.”
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • July 14, 2021
Derrick Van Orden
stated on June 12, 2021 in Twitter:
Says Joe Biden “will force Americans to pay for abortion — on demand — up to birth.”
Mostly False
By Madeline Heim • June 30, 2021
Facebook posts
stated on April 20, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Maxine Waters could be “sentenced” for “jury tampering.”
Mostly False
By Sasha Hupka • April 23, 2021
National Association for Gun Rights
stated on March 1, 2021 in a Facebook post:
“Marco Rubio’s ‘red flag’ gun confiscation bill” calls for guns to be confiscated “without due process, based on unsubstantiated accusations.”
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • March 4, 2021
Josh Hawley
stated on January 6, 2021 in a U.S. Senate speech:
“Last year, Pennsylvania elected officials passed a whole new law that allows universal mail-in balloting, and did it irregardless of what the Pennsylvania Constitution said.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • January 8, 2021
Donald Trump
stated on September 29, 2020 in the first 2020 presidential debate:
President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden “left me 128 judges to fill. You just don’t do that.”
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • October 2, 2020
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