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Author Archives: Jacob Alabab-Moser / Wisconsin WatchFact Checker

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Jacob Alabab-Moser joined as Wisconsin Watch’s fact checker in September 2022, as part of the effort by The Gigafact Project in partnership with different state-level news outlets to combat misinformation in the 2022 midterm elections. Jacob has several years of experience as a fact checker and research assistant at a variety of organizations, including at The Gigafact Project. He holds a BA from Brown University and is pursuing a MSc from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

jacobalababmoser@gmail.com

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Posted inFact briefs

Has Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos opposed the expansion of public medical benefits?

Avatar photo by Jacob Alabab-Moser / Wisconsin Watch September 13th, 2023September 13th, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Yes. Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, has actively opposed the expansion of public medical benefits within the state in recent years.

Posted inFact briefs

Did the construction of the Foxconn factory displace dozens of families?

Avatar photo by Jacob Alabab-Moser / Wisconsin Watch September 13th, 2023September 13th, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Yes. About 100 homeowners — including many families — sold their homes near the Foxconn flat-screen manufacturing plant in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin.

Posted inFact briefs

Has climate change contributed to flooding in Wisconsin?

Avatar photo by Jacob Alabab-Moser / Wisconsin Watch August 28th, 2023August 31st, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Yes. Wisconsin’s increased flooding in recent years has been caused by a combination of climate change and other factors, including natural variation.

Posted inFact briefs

Are federal student loan balances eventually forgiven under income-dependent repayment plans?

Avatar photo by Jacob Alabab-Moser / Wisconsin Watch August 28th, 2023August 31st, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Yes. Some, but not all, federal student loans are paid off under income-dependent repayment plans, whereby an individual’s income determines the amount of their monthly payments.

Posted inFact briefs

Is the average salary for teachers in the Milwaukee School District $69,000?

Avatar photo by Jacob Alabab-Moser / Wisconsin Watch August 22nd, 2023August 23rd, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Yes. The average salary for classroom teachers in the Milwaukee School District in the 2022-23 fiscal year is $69,180, according to Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction data.

Posted inFact briefs

Did the government ‘help destroy’ the Bronzeville neighborhood of Milwaukee?

Avatar photo by Jacob Alabab-Moser / Wisconsin Watch July 17th, 2023July 17th, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Yes. State-planned attempts at urban renewal contributed to the destruction of Bronzeville, a historically African-American community in Milwaukee.

Posted inFact briefs

Did US Rep. Derrick Van Orden confront the staff of a Wisconsin library over a display of LGBTQ+ books?

Avatar photo by Jacob Alabab-Moser / Wisconsin Watch July 7th, 2023July 7th, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Yes. Before he was elected to Congress in 2022, Rep. Derrick Van Orden confronted employees at Prairie du Chien Memorial Library over an LGBTQ+ Pride Month display in the children’s section.

Posted inFact briefs

Did more than 92,000 income tax filers leave Wisconsin for other states in 2021?

Avatar photo by Jacob Alabab-Moser / Wisconsin Watch July 3rd, 2023July 3rd, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Yes. An estimated 92,146 income tax-filing individuals left Wisconsin in 2021 for other states.

Posted inFact briefs

Were downtown Madison Starbucks employees required to take down Pride month decor?

Avatar photo by Jacob Alabab-Moser / Wisconsin Watch June 16th, 2023June 16th, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Yes. Starbucks district and regional managers asked employees at two branches in downtown Madison to remove decorations celebrating LGTBQ+ pride, according to an employee union and workers.

Posted inFact briefs

Did Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers veto legislation to increase literacy tests?

Avatar photo by Jacob Alabab-Moser / Wisconsin Watch June 7th, 2023June 8th, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Yes. In November 2021, Gov. Tony Evers of Wisconsin vetoed a state Senate bill that would have tripled the number of literacy tests administered to students in kindergarten through second grade.

Posted inFact briefs

Was Wisconsin’s public school spending the third-slowest growing in the nation between 2002 and 2020?

Avatar photo by Jacob Alabab-Moser / Wisconsin Watch June 2nd, 2023June 2nd, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Yes. Wisconsin had the third-slowest increase in PreK-12 education spending per student in the nation between 2002 and 2020, according to a Wisconsin Policy Forum analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data.

Posted inFact briefs

Was Wisconsin’s public school spending the third-slowest growing in the nation between 2002 and 2020?

Avatar photo by Jacob Alabab-Moser / Wisconsin Watch May 30th, 2023June 1st, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Yes. Wisconsin had the third-slowest increase in PreK-12 education spending per student in the nation between 2002 and 2020, according to a Wisconsin Policy Forum analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data. 

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