Claim: "Wisconsin is not as obese as the national average is. The national average, 35.7 percent of the population is obese. In Wisconsin, it's closer to 26 percent."
Fact-check: Former governor says Wisconsin not as obese as national average
Verdict: barely-true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Tom Kertscher
Date published: 2013-10-24T00:00:00