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Election 2022: Separate fact from fiction on campaign claims
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Election 2022: Separate fact from fiction on campaign claims

  • Nov 8, 2022
  • Nov 8, 2022 Updated Sep 20, 2023
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There were a lot of ads and accusations this election season in Wisconsin. We fact-checked the biggest ones.

(11) updates to this series since Updated Sep 20, 2023

Mandela Barnes signaled support for abolishing ICE, cutting police budgets but now favors neither

Mandela Barnes signaled support for abolishing ICE, cutting police budgets but now favors neither

Barnes faces incumbent U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson in the Nov. 8 election.

Ron Johnson supports abortion exceptions, but 2011 bill would have banned all procedures

Ron Johnson supports abortion exceptions, but 2011 bill would have banned all procedures

In 2011, the senator co-sponsored a bill that would have granted fetuses and people equal rights under the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. It had no exceptions.

Was Ron Johnson 'set up' by the FBI?

Was Ron Johnson 'set up' by the FBI?

Sen. Johnson's comments came after Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes said at the debate the FBI warned Johnson "he may be a Russian asset."

Tony Evers seeks to link Tim Michels to alleged 'culture' of sex harassment at his company

Tony Evers seeks to link Tim Michels to alleged 'culture' of sex harassment at his company

Livingston said such cases are "very difficult to prove" because they require that the behavior at issue was "so offensive as to make it impossible to do your job."

Dane County Sheriff warned about sex offender, but no evidence he asked DOC to 'go light' on him

Dane County Sheriff warned about sex offender, but no evidence he asked DOC to 'go light' on him

There is no evidence that Sheriff Kalvin Barrett tried to get favorable treatment for a registered sex offender as his opponent Anthony Hamilton has claimed in advertisements. 

Mandela Barnes and Tony Evers have little control over the few prisoners eligible for parole

Mandela Barnes and Tony Evers have little control over the few prisoners eligible for parole

The vast majority of people in Wisconsin prisons are not eligible for parole, and prison populations nationwide have been on the decline.

AG candidate Eric Toney keeps pressing on DOJ staffing: Here's what the records show.

AG candidate Eric Toney keeps pressing on DOJ staffing: Here's what the records show.

An organizational chart Republican Attorney General candidate Eric Toney has demanded be released isn't in line with a core stat he continues to say on the campaign trail.

Tim Michels: 'Republicans will never lose another election' ... because they'll do such a great job

Tim Michels: 'Republicans will never lose another election' ... because they'll do such a great job

"We are going to make sure that the ... working families in Wisconsin understand that the Republican Party is their best bet for happiness."

Fact check: Did liberal high court candidate Janet Protasiewicz violate the judicial code of conduct?

Fact check: Did liberal high court candidate Janet Protasiewicz violate the judicial code of conduct?

Two law professors said liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Janet Protasiewicz didn't violate the judicial code by commenting on her values.

Dan Kelly campaign ad cherry-picks Janet Protasiewicz's cases, lacks context

Dan Kelly campaign ad cherry-picks Janet Protasiewicz's cases, lacks context

If negative political ads didn't motivate voters, it's unlikely candidates and their allies would be spending millions of dollars clogging up our screens with them.

Janet Protasiewicz attack on opponent Dan Kelly gives short shrift to defense attorneys

Janet Protasiewicz attack on opponent Dan Kelly gives short shrift to defense attorneys

The Constitution guarantees criminal defendants the right to an attorney. Yet Protasiewicz's ad suggests attorneys who fulfill this constitutional role are unfit for the state's highest court.

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