Yes. By at least one measure Milwaukee’s violent crime rate exceeds the national average, but the comparison is misleading, criminologists told Wisconsin Watch.
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Has the FDA approved kratom, which is being debated for legalization in Wisconsin?
No. The federal Food and Drug Administration has not approved the herbal substance kratom for any medical or dietary use.
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Is Elon Musk the founder of Tesla?
No. Tesla Inc. was founded in 2003 by entrepreneurs Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning, according to several sources.
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Does the Defense Department facilitate abortions for members of the military?
Yes. The Defense Department has policies to help service members obtain reproductive health care, including abortion.
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Did Joe Biden join 20 phone calls with Hunter Biden’s business partners to ‘close these deals and enrich his family’?
No. Information cited to Wisconsin Watch by U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany does not show President Joe Biden closed business deals for his son Hunter Biden.
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Has it been proven that Joe Biden received $5 million from the Ukrainian energy company Burisma?
No. Information cited by U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany contained only unverified intelligence that the Ukrainian energy company Burisma paid President Joe Biden $5 million.
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Has Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos opposed the expansion of public medical benefits?
Yes. Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, has actively opposed the expansion of public medical benefits within the state in recent years.
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Did the construction of the Foxconn factory displace dozens of families?
Yes. About 100 homeowners — including many families — sold their homes near the Foxconn flat-screen manufacturing plant in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin.
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Did a spokesperson for Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers who lives with Evers’ chief of staff get a raise and promotion to a position that reports to the chief of staff?
Yes. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that Maggie Gau, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers’ chief of staff, has lived for at least a couple of years with a staff member who directly reports to her.
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Are a majority of people in Wisconsin confident about the accuracy of Wisconsin elections?
Yes. The Marquette Law School Poll has asked Wisconsin residents nine times since August 2021 about the 2020 election in Wisconsin: “How confident are you that, here in Wisconsin, the votes for president were accurately cast and counted?” Each time, between 63% and 67% said “very confident or somewhat confident.”
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Did a Wisconsin company implant microchips in its employees?
Yes. News organizations reported in July 2017 that Three Square Market, a retail technology company in River Falls, Wis., microchipped its employees.
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Is a Wisconsin lawmaker continuing to sue a nonprofit newspaper after a judge dismissed his defamation lawsuit?
Yes. Wisconsin state Sen. Cory Tomczyk appealed in June 2023 the dismissal of his defamation lawsuit against the Wausau Pilot & Review, a nonprofit newsroom. The appeal was pending as of Sept. 5.