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JB Pritzker

JB Pritzker is Illinois' 43rd governor and a former Chicago venture capitalist and entrepreneur.

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Latest Fact-Checks Of JB Pritzker

Pritzker repeats a baseless claim about J.D. Vance and couches. That’s Pants on Fire!
By Loreben Tuquero
July 31, 2024

Sen. JD Vance is “known for his obsession with couches.”

Pritzker’s Mostly Correct About Illinois’ Vaccination Claims
By Analisa Trofimuk
February 11, 2022

“A larger percentage of Illinoisans have been vaccinated than in any other Midwestern state.”

States can use ARPA money to replenish unemployment funds, contrary to Pritzker’s claim
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller
July 30, 2021

“You can't actually use ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) funds” to pay down state unemployment insurance fund deficits.

Did GOP lawmakers push for independent map commission?
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller
June 11, 2021

Illinois Republican lawmakers “have argued that they want an independent [redistricting] commission, but they didn't do anything about it.”

Is Illinois outpacing other large states on vaccinations this month?
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller
February 25, 2021

“For the month of February, Illinois has been the vaccination leader among the 10 most populous states in the country.”

Yes, conservatives did share false post about Pritzker’s daughter
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller
December 6, 2020

“Republican elected officials, a network of propaganda publications in the state and some radio shock jocks” were spreading “a lie” about his daughter breaking COVID-19…

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By Deborah Wilber
November 1, 2020

Says Illinois has made a "nation-leading" investment in funding for Census outreach.

Pritzker’s mostly correct about Illinois’ historic unemployment spike
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller
August 14, 2020

When COVID-19 struck, the Illinois Department of Employment Security “was hit with something no one expected: 10 to 20 times the claims, even during the…

Did Pritzker lack authority to postpone the Illinois primary?
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller
March 24, 2020

Says it was “unquestionably” not within his “legal authority” to postpone Illinois’ primary election by changing the date or shifting to vote-by-mail.

Pritzker says Illinois’ unemployment rate dropped more than other big states
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller
February 2, 2020

“Over the past year, Illinois has reduced its unemployment rate more than all of the top 20 most populated states in the nation — and…

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