
Wisconsin Watch, the news arm of the nonpartisan, nonprofit Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism, increases the quality and quantity of investigative reporting in Wisconsin, while training current and future investigative journalists. Its work fosters an informed citizenry and strengthens democracy.
Recent Fact Briefs from Wisconsin Watch
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Does the typical public housing tenant in the US stay in public housing 12 years?
Tom Kertscher / Wisconsin Watch
no
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Is Donald Trump’s megabill projected to add more than $2 trillion to the national debt?
Tom Kertscher / Wisconsin Watch
yes
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Does Mississippi rank higher than Wisconsin in fourth grade reading scores?
Tom Kertscher / Wisconsin Watch
yes
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Would ‘the vast majority’ of Americans get a 65% tax increase if GOP megabill doesn’t become law?
Tom Kertscher / Wisconsin Watch
no
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In May 2025, were all Milwaukee County teens under county authority in youth prisons Black or Hispanic?
Tom Kertscher / Wisconsin Watch
yes
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Is the US one of only two nations that allow direct advertising of prescription drugs?
Margaret Shreiner / Wisconsin Watch
yes