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The Dispatch→ Rivals Ding DeSantis on Disney Dispute
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gives a speech during the Jerusalem Post conference April 27, 2023. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)Plus: Who will Wisconsin Republicans get to challenge Sen. Tammy Baldwin?Continue reading Rivals Ding DeSantis on Disney Disp
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff From the Week Trump Got Arraigned
Former U.S. President Donald Trump sits with his defense team in a Manhattan court during his arraignment on April 4, 2023. (Photo by Seth Wenig-Pool/Getty Images)Plus: the Wisconsin Supreme Court race and Republican shenanigans in Tennessee.Continue r
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
Snopes→ Wisconsin Court: Sex Trafficking Can Be Defense for Homicide
A woman accused of killing a man can argue at trial that she was justified because he was sexually trafficking her, Wisconsin’s Supreme Court ruled.
Truth or Fiction?→ Wisconsin ‘Child Labor Laws’ Meme
On May 8 2022, the Twitter account @YourAnonNews (and an Imgur account) shared a meme about Wisconsin child labor law changes to combat a “labor shortage”: pic.twitter.com/YSRz865fm3 — Anonymous (@YourAnonNews) May 8, 2022 On M
Snopes→ Trump Backer, 4 Others Charged with Voter Fraud in Wisconsin
One of the people charged indicated she had voted for Trump and told investigators to look into cheating because “they took it away from Trump,” according to the complaint.
Truth or Fiction?→ Kenosha Homicide Trial Riddled With Disinformation, Weaponized Narratives
The trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, the teenager who killed two people and wounded a third during a shooting spree in Kenosha, Wisconsin during protests against police brutality in August 2020, has made daily headlines nationally and internationally —
Truth or Fiction?→ Why a Wisconsin Pharmacist Allegedly Destroyed COVID-19 Vaccines
Wisconsin pharmacist Steven Brandenburg was arrested on December 31 2020 after he reportedly destroyed 57 vials (or more than 500 doses) of coronavirus vaccine, possibly intentionally. On January 4 2020, Ozaukee County District Attorney Adam Gerol add
Truth or Fiction?→ Suspects in Whitmer Kidnapping Plot Used Facebook as a Recruitment Tool
Social media accounts of several people arrested and charged with conspiring to kidnap Michigan’s Democratic Party governor Gretchen Whitmer were devoted to supporting or promoting right-wing disinformation, according to investigators and conten
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Kyle Rittenhouse’s Lawyer Tweet That His Client Started a ‘Second American Revolution’?
On September 2 2020, Twitter user @JoshuaPotash shared the following screenshot, which was purportedly a tweet in which a lawyer for Kyle Rittenhouse — a teenager charged with killing two people — said that his client had fired the first s
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘I Plan to Lead Another Non-Violent March Tomorrow’
A political cartoon depicting the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. recirculated online in August 2020, as users pointed out the parallels between how his efforts for Black liberation were viewed during his life and skepticism around the Black Lives Mat
Truth or Fiction?→ Did an Autopsy Reveal That Joseph Rosenbaum Was Shot in the Back Multiple Times?
On August 28 2020, a Facebook user shared the following post about 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse, charged with shooting and killing two protesters in Kenosha, Wisconsin: It read: BREAKING: Autopsy reveals that Kyle Rittenhouse’s first victim was s
Truth or Fiction?→ Was ‘a Mob’ Trying to Break into the Mayor of Kenosha’s Home?
The mayor of Kenosha, Wisconsin rebuffed a lie from United States President Donald Trump on September 1 2020 — after Trump called him “foolish” prior to visiting the city against the wishes of both local and state leadership. The pre
Truth or Fiction?→ Facebook Blames Lack of Training For Spread of Kenosha ‘Militia’ Gang Content
As content praising the suspect in a double homicide committed during a protest against police brutality in Kenosha, Wisconsin continued to proliferate on Facebook, the social media platform’s executive officer, Mark Zuckerberg, blamed a lack of
Truth or Fiction?→ Two Killed in Kenosha During Racial Violence Inflamed in Facebook Groups
As racial violence escalated and echoed throughout the United States during the summer of 2020 and “civil defense” groups formed on Facebook and appeared at demonstrations throughout the country, a gunman shot and killed two people during
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Someone Organize an Online Fundraiser for the Kenosha Murder Suspect?
Not long after his identity was revealed, the seventeen-year-old Illinois teen accused of committing a double murder in Kenosha, Wisconsin was the intended beneficiary of an online fundraiser in his name. The fundraiser raised $705 on GoFundMe before
Snopes→ Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Denies Paralyzed Lawmaker Request
The Republican speaker of the Wisconsin Assembly told a paralyzed Democratic state representative in a letter that he will not grant his request to call in to committee meetings by phone but will pursue other accommodations to appease the lawmaker.
Snopes→ Wisconsin School Ends Cheerleading Awards for Body Parts
A human resources official met with the cheerleading coach and directed her to resign. However, she has continued coaching the cheerleading squad, the ACLU said.
Truth or Fiction?→ Are People of All Ages Allowed to Drink in Wisconsin?
On February 12 2019, the Facebook page “Did You Know” shared the following meme, claiming that people of all ages in the state of Wisconsin — including children — can legally consume alcohol: Against a black background, its text stat
Snopes→ Wisconsin Senate Passes Bill Limiting Governor’s Powers
The Wisconsin Senate voted early Wednesday to pass a sweeping measure designed to empower the Republican-controlled Legislature and weaken the Democrat replacing Republican Gov. Scott Walker.
Snopes→ Man Has Arms, Legs Amputated After Dog Lick Leads to Severe Infection
The infection caused Greg Manteufel's blood pressure to drop and circulation in his limbs to decrease rapidly.
Snopes→ Bicyclist Versus Lift Bridge. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Police say a bicyclist who weaved past the gates blocking access to a bridge over a river escaped serious injury after falling into the gap.
Snopes→ Did the NRA Ask Judicial Candidates for ‘Position Letters’ on Guns?
The National Rifle Association's letters to Wisconsin judicial candidates came under scrutiny in the wake of a mass school shooting in February 2018.
Snopes→ Is a Wisconsin Company Offering to Microchip its Employees?
River Falls-based Three Square Market is giving its workers the option of voluntarily having a microchip implanted in their hands.
Snopes→ Third Worker Found Dead After Blast at Wisconsin Corn Mill
Crews on 2 June 2017 recovered the body of a third worker from the ruins of a corn mill in southern Wisconsin, two days after an explosion at the facility.