“On not seeking a third term.”
PolitiFact rated this: Full Flop
Ron Johnson
U.S. Sen.. 43 claims checked by other fact-checking organisations, from 2019 to 2024. The ratings are theirs, in their own words.
“Por cierto, está demostrado que hacer gárgaras, el enjuague bucal, mata al coronavirus. Si lo coge, usted puede reducir la replicación viral".”
FactCheck.org rated this: requiere más estudios
FactCheck.org says: Si bien en estudios de laboratorio se ha visto que algunos enjuagues bucales bloquean la infectividad o suprimen el SARS-CoV-2, los estudios en personas que usan enjuagues bucales no son concluyentes.
“Around the world, people who exercise their "health autonomy" and don't get vaccinated are being put "basically into internment camps.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“We do not have an approved (COVID) vaccine in America … the Pfizer vaccine available in the U.S. is not FDA approved.”
FactStream rated this: False
“We do not have an approved (COVID) vaccine in America … the Pfizer vaccine available in the U.S. is not FDA approved.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“The fact of the matter is it looks like natural immunity is as strong if not stronger than vaccinated immunity. ... There is a risk to the vaccine. Again, it’s very small, but there are some pretty serious side effects, including death. We are already over 5,200 deaths reported on the VAERS system. That’s a CDC, FDA’s early warning system.”
Washington Post rated this: Four Pinocchios
“According to the VAERS system, we are over 3,000 deaths of, after, within 30 days of taking the [coronavirus] vaccine.”
Washington Post rated this: Three Pinocchios
“With federal stimulus money for schools, “no distinctions are being made between Wisconsin schools that remain closed to in-person learning, and those that have been re-opened for months.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
“Out of 7,750 protests last summer associated with BLM and Antifa, 570 turned into violent riots that killed 25 people and caused $1- $2 billion of property damage.”
Washington Post rated this: Three Pinocchios
Washington Post says: Johnson attributes 570 “riots” and 25 deaths to Black Lives Matter and antifa. But in reality not all of these events were associated with BLM or antifa.
“Cited the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project to "push back" at "leftists" who claim that last year's protests were “mostly peaceful.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Distorts the Facts
FactCheck.org says: The report Johnson cited found that "more than 93% of all demonstrations connected to the movement" were non-violent. “The senator is taking the overall figures out of context and distorting the report’s key conclusion."
“I had covid, so I don’t believe, you know, I think that probably provides me the best immunity possible, actually having had the disease.”
Washington Post rated this: Not based on science
“On passing high-dollar legislation with no time to read it.”
PolitiFact rated this: Full Flop
PolitiFact says: Johnson cited lack of time as a key reason he forced a reading of the COVID relief bill. But he didn't object to last-minute Republican bill in 2017.
“Biden’s plan will immediately let in 25,000 asylum-seekers who’d been waiting in Mexico as their cases were judged.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
“Says Jan. 6 Capitol riot “didn’t seem like an armed insurrection.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: Police stopped only a fraction of the violent protestors Jan. 6, but we still know of guns, knives, explosives and an array of makeshift weapons in and around the Capitol, many used to attack police or force entry.
“Generally the deaths are still pretty flat because we've flattened the curve.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: Deaths in Wisconsin are at an all-time high, even if nationally they have been more stable.
“On whether to nominate and confirm a Supreme Court justice in a presidential election year”
PolitiFact rated this: Full Flop
PolitiFact says: Johnson said in 2016 that an election-year Supreme Court vacancy should be delayed until after the election to “let the American people have a voice." But in 2020 Johnson says the spot should be filled immediately.
“For younger people, seasonal flu is “in many cases” a deadlier virus than COVID-19”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
“Depending on which study you look at, either 68% or 5 out of 6 individuals according to (Congressional Budget Office), are making more on unemployment than they did on the job.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
“PPP on average probably provided a grant of around $11,000 per employee.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
“On keeping inspectors general independent of the president”
PolitiFact rated this: True
PolitiFact says: Sen. Ron Johnson strongly advocated for keeping inspectors general (federal watchdogs) independent of the president under Obama. But under Trump he now says they "work and serve the president."