“Washington, D.C., allows noncitizens to vote in (municipal elections)" so a Russian citizen, after living in Washington for 30 days can "vote for mayor in Washington, D.C. And they don’t even need to show their ID to do it.”
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Taylor Swift Is NOT Modeling Hat Made Of Human Faces Inspired By Crimes Of Wisconsin Serial Killer Ed Gein
Was Taylor Swift photographed wearing a hat made of pieced-together preserved faces skinned from real human beings? No, that's not true on two points: The model in the photo is not pop star Swift but the special effects artist who partner
PolitiFact→ Francesca Hong – Wisconsin lawmaker falsely claims US House Speaker ‘opposes Social Security’
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson "opposes Social Security benefits."
PolitiFact→ Wisconsin Election Committee, Inc . – Claim that Wis. elections official Meagan Wolfe refused to ‘clean up’ voter rolls is Pants on Fire
Wisconsin elections administrator Meagan Wolfe “refuses to clean up our voter rolls”
PolitiFact→ Wisconsin Election Committee, Inc . – Claim that Wisconsin official Meagan Wolfe allowed absentee drop boxes, ballot harvesting is false
Wisconsin elections administrator Meagan Wolfe “allowed for the use of illegal drop boxes and ballot harvesting.”
PolitiFact→ Wisconsin Election Committee, Inc . – Claim that Wis. elections official Meagan Wolfe permitted ‘Zuckerbucks’ in 2020 is Pants on Fire
Wisconsin elections administrator Meagan Wolfe “permitted the ‘Zuckerbucks’ influence money.”
PolitiFact→ Rachael Cabral-Guevara, – Cabral-Guevara says some Wisconsin child care providers’ rates are as low as $2.25 an hour
Some individuals or businesses in Wisconsin are charging $2 or $2.25 an hour for child care.
PolitiFact→ Melissa Agard – It's true: You don’t have to pay taxes on KitKat bars and Viagra in Wisconsin
Potato chips, KitKat bars and Viagra are not taxed in Wisconsin because they are considered "essential."
PolitiFact→ Scott Walker – While Wisconsin did vote for Biden in the last election, it’s far from a blue state
“Wisconsin has historically…and I think largely continues to be, a blue state.”
PolitiFact→ Opportunity Wisconsin – Wisconsin’s abortion restrictions may have role in decline in applications to OB-GYN programs
"The repeal of Roe v. Wade has exacerbated the state’s OB-GYN shortage as residency programs report a decline in enrollment due to the inability of residents to receive training in-state."
AllSides→ Impeachment articles against Wisconsin elections official riddled with false and misleading claims
https://www.politifact.com/article/2023/oct/05/impeachment-articles-against-wisconsin-elections-c/ Impe
PolitiFact→ Impeachment articles against Wisconsin elections official riddled with false and misleading claims
Impeachment articles drafted by five Republican lawmakers seeking to remove Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe from her job contain more than a dozen misleading and false statements that misrepresent Wolfe’s role and regurgitat
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Were NOT 7 Million Registered Voters In Wisconsin 2020 Election With Only 4.5 Million Eligible
Were 7 million people registered to vote in the 2020 general election in Wisconsin when only 4.5 million were eligible voters? No, that's not true: There were more than 3.9 million registered voters and an estimated 4.5 million eligible v
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Wisconsin’s turnout of registered voters in the 2020 election was not suspicious or abnormal
CLAIM: The turnout of registered voters in Wisconsin in the 2020 election was 94%, which suggests something suspicious about the results.
FactCheck.org→ Online Post Misrepresents 2020 Wisconsin Voter Data, Turnout
Quick Take Nearly 3.3 million votes were cast in the 2020 presidential election in Wisconsin, which the state calculated as a record turnout of 73%. A social media post tries to cast doubt on the results by citing incomplete data and claiming it sh
PolitiFact→ Robin Vos – Yes, Wisconsin's tax coffers would take a hit if Brewers leave
“When a basketball player or football or baseball player from another team plays in Wisconsin, that one game's salary, they pay Wisconsin income tax on it. ... So, if for some reason we do not have the Brewers in Wisconsin all of those player salarie
PolitiFact→ Paul Ryan – Yes, it’s true, support for Trump in Wisconsin’s WOW counties has declined
"WOW county swing suburban voters (in Wisconsin) don't vote for Donald Trump.”
The Dispatch→ What the Wisconsin Supreme Court Race Tells Us About 2024
Wisconsin voters cast their ballots on November 8, 2022, in Madison. (Photo by Jim Vondruska/Getty Images)Plus: A progressive wins in Chicago. Continue reading What the Wisconsin Supreme Court Race Tells Us About 2024 »
The Dispatch→ Wisconsin: Tomorrow’s Takes Today
Judge Janet Protasiewicz. (Photo by Jeff Schear/Getty Images for WisDems)Pre-spinning the biggest election of the year.Continue reading Wisconsin: Tomorrow’s Takes Today »
PolitiFact→ Joan Ballweg – Has Wisconsin really seen $63 billion in COVID relief funding?
"Wisconsin has seen over 63 billion dollars of federal pandemic-related funding funnel into our state over (Gov. Tony Evers') tenure."
The Dispatch→ Wisconsin’s Supreme Court Slugfest
Wisconsin Supreme Court justice candidates Janet Protasiewicz and Dan Kelly. (Photos courtesy PBS Wisconsin)A state supreme court race will determine the ideological balance of the court, with ramifications for the next decade.The post Wisconsin’s Su
PolitiFact→ Devin LeMahieu – Wisconsin Republicans take credit for reining in deficit, despite federal and grant relief
"In 2010, (Wisconsin Republicans) inherited a multi-Billion dollar deficit … Today we are looking at a projected surplus approaching 7 Billion."
PolitiFact→ Tony Evers – Can Wisconsin claim country's top cranberry crop crown?
“Wisconsin is the nation’s top cranberry producer – in fact, our farmers harvest around 60 percent of the country’s crop.”
PolitiFact→ Melissa Agard – How small is the turnout for Wisconsin spring elections?
"Historically, our spring elections (including for state Supreme Court) have a smaller turnout associated with them."
PolitiFact→ PolitiFact Wisconsin’s recent ‘High Five’ fact checks
PolitiFact Wisconsin’s recent ‘High Five’ fact checks
PolitiFact→ Jill Underly – Wisconsin schools chief touts silver lining, but scores did not buck national trend
“Wisconsin elementary school students buck national trends in ‘National Report Card’ release.”
PolitiFact→ Tony Evers – Evers right that majorities of Wisconsin voters support restoring Roe v. Wade, legalizing marijuana
“An overwhelming majority of Wisconsinites support restoring #Roe and legalizing marijuana.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Of Fraud As Wisconsin’s Active Military Votes Tumble From 2020 To 2022
Does a large drop in Wisconsin's active military votes between 2020 and 2022 suggest fraud? No, that's not true: There's no evidence of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election. Turnout can vary greatly from election to el
PolitiFact→ Robin Vos – Vos mostly wrong on claim that pandemic unemployment payments are keeping Wisconsinites from working
“A lot of the programs (that were) started during the pandemic are still going, even though the pandemic is long over.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Wisconsin Poll Worker Was NOT Caught ‘Rigging Ballots On Live TV’
Did a poll worker in Dane County, Wisconsin get caught rigging ballots on live television? No, that's not true: The Dane County Clerk, whose office records election information, explained that this poll worker was doing routine work, prep
PolitiFact→ Politifact Wisconsin’s top campaign season claims on abortion, other hot-button issues
Politifact Wisconsin’s top campaign season claims on abortion, other hot-button issues
PolitiFact→ Tim Michels – No, Tony Evers doesn’t want to let out 9,000 to 10,000 Wisconsin prisoners
Tony Evers “wants to let out between 9,000 and 10,000 more” Wisconsin prisoners
PolitiFact→ 5 key fact checks on Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers and GOP challenger Tim Michels
5 key fact checks on Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers and GOP challenger Tim Michels
PolitiFact→ A Better Wisconsin Together – Better Wisconsin Together on target with ad on Michels and gun law loophole
Says Tim Michels "opposes closing the loophole that allows domestic abusers to buy guns."
FactCheck.org→ Unraveling Wisconsin GOP Candidate’s Abortion Position
Wisconsin Republican gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels — who opposes abortion rights —made headlines when he said in a radio interview last month that as governor, he would sign an abortion ban that included exceptions for rape and incest. A Face
Poynter→ Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson is wrong to claim Jan. 6 was not an armed insurrection
The U.S. House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, has scheduled what could be its final public hearing for Oct. 13. It will be the committee’s first […] The post Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson is w
PolitiFact→ Ron Johnson – Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson wrong to claim Jan. 6 was not an armed insurrection
"To call what happened on January 6 an armed insurrection, I just think is not accurate."
PolitiFact→ Tim Michels – Wisconsin Gov. Evers is not a career politician
Says Tony Evers is “a career politician.”
PolitiFact→ PolitiFact Wisconsin 'High Five' for September 2022
The claims we looked at in September 2022, as the November election drew closer, became more pointed – and often m
PolitiFact→ Republican Governors Association – No, Biden didn’t say nearly half of Wisconsin voters are threats to democracy
Says President Joe Biden “recently said that 48.8% of Wisconsin voters are threats to democracy.”