PolitiFact Wisconsin

Sen. Baldwin says opponent Hovde “opposes efforts to negotiate with the big pharmaceutical companies to lower the price of prescription drugs.”

Fact check: Baldwin falls short with claim on Hovde’s stance on prescription drug prices

Hovde, who will face U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin Nov. 5, was commenting on the pace of the U.S. transition to clean energy. The Climate Power claim brushes over that part.

Fact check: No, Hovde didn't say anyone who believes in the clean energy transition is smoking crack co***ne

“I hate to say it but Milwaukee is one of the s*x trafficking capitals in our country.”

Is Milwaukee really a s*x trafficking capital?

Fact Check: Hovde called Milwaukee a ‘s*x trafficking capital.’ Is he right? “I hate to say it but Milwaukee is one of the s*x trafficking capitals in our country.” Is Milwaukee really a s*x trafficking capital?

GOP US Senate candidate Eric Hovde says ballot drop boxes "were only used for a pandemic."

Fact check: Hovde off base with claim that drop boxes were used only for pandemic

Eric Hovde does support a tax plan that would benefit the wealthy more than the low and middle classes

Fact check: Baldwin says Hovde supports a $4 trillion tax plan that benefits the wealthy

Hovde has said he'd like to pull government spending back to 2019 levels, but he's also stated multiple times that he does not want to cut Social Security benefits.

Fact check: Baldwin misleads with ad saying Hovde proposed cuts to Social Security benefits

In an ad, GOP challenger Eric Hovde says Democratic opponent US Sen. Tammy Baldwin 'gave stimulus checks to illegals.'

Fact check: Eric Hovde says opponent Tammy Baldwin 'gave stimulus checks to illegals.'

In campaigning, labeling an opponent as part of “the 1%” is akin to a political slur, casting them as out of touch with the rest of the 99%.

Fact check: Did Eric Hovde brag about “being in the 1%”? His campaign doesn’t deny it

The head of FEMA has called false claims spread by former President Donald Trump and others "ridiculous and just plain false.”

Senate candidate Eric Hovde circulates false Hurricane Helene claims debunked by FEMA

The Madison-area organization does offer an LGBTQ support group for youth, but that's not its main mission — and the funds Baldwin secured aren't for that program.

Fact check: No, Tammy Baldwin didn't give funding to a 'transgender-affirming clinic' for youth

Despite claims from some Republicans, the suspect was never arrested and released in Madison, Wisconsin, though he faced warrants there.

Was a Venezuelan gang member arrested in Prairie du Chien? Here's what's accurate and not.

“Four-hundred thousand workers are now in a union that were not in a union when (Biden) became president.”

Fact check: Union membership has increased under Biden, but still not at pre-2020 level

Hovde says his one debate with Baldwin takes place after early voting starts in Wisconsin. The bigger picture is more complicated.

Eric Hovde says early voting starts before his one debate with Tammy Baldwin. Is he right?

Is Wisconsin doubling down on efforts to attract visitors? One Wisconsin lawmaker says funding for the state’s tourism department is up 98 percent.

Has Wisconsin nearly doubled its budget to attract tourists? State Sen. Rob Cowles says so

Yes, a legislative committee can release funding. But stymied on PFAS, things are a bit complicated.

Joint Finance Committee can release PFAS funding, but doing so may open them up to legal action

U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, says U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, a Democrat, believes taxpayers should pay for abortions.

Fact check: Steil’s spin on Baldwin and abortion is off

A coup, short for the French phrase "coup d'etat," is trademarked by threats of violence or force to remove someone from power. It's also typically done in secret.

Ron Johnson said Biden exiting the presidential race was a 'coup.' Experts say it doesn't fit the definition.

U.S. Senate hopeful Eric Hovde wrong in claim that Tammy Baldwin "has done absolutely nothing" about the fentanyl crisis

Hovde misses the mark on claim that Baldwin “has done absolutely nothing” on fentanyl