Latest Fact Checks By D.L. Davis

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Milwaukee hand recount 11-20-20

Wisconsin clerks’ guidance to voters on absentee voting was wrong, but claim has caveat

January 26, 2024
"Unfortunately during COVID, the clerks in Madison and Milwaukee told their constituents that they were actually indefinitely confined and did not have to come and…
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Wisconsin Capitol

‘Iowa model’ redistricting was not top priority for Wisconsin GOP until 2023

December 8, 2023
Wisconsin Republicans are backing “a nonpartisan redistricting plan based off the Iowa Model. ... Republicans, Democrats, and the Governor pushed this plan last time redistricting…
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Capitol rioters on January 6, 2021. (Mihoko Owada/STAR MAX/IPx 2021 2/4/21 via AP)

Wisconsin representative seen at Jan. 6 rally, but there’s scant evidence he joined the insurrection

October 11, 2023
"Derrick Van Orden is one of the only members of Congress who participated in the deadly January 6th insurrection. He now serves in the building…
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Wisconsin voting April 7, 2020

It’s true, Wis. voters did not have standard notice of polling places in spring 2020 election

September 8, 2023
During the spring 2020 election in Milwaukee, a reduction to only five polling locations “came days before the election and was done without proper notice…
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Embryologist examines embryo in New York, 10-3-2013

It’s true: Infertility treatment is often excluded from insurance coverage

May 26, 2023
Infertility is treated differently than other issues and "often excluded from insurance coverage"
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Brewers logo

Yes, Wisconsin’s tax coffers would take a hit if Brewers leave

May 12, 2023
“When a basketball player or football or baseball player from another team plays in Wisconsin, that one game's salary, they pay Wisconsin income tax on…
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Trump at CPAC 2023 for Wisconsin WOW counties check

Yes, it’s true. Support for Trump in Wisconsin’s WOW counties has declined.

April 18, 2023
"WOW county swing suburban voters (in Wisconsin) don't vote for Donald Trump.”
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Brewers stadium

Evers’ Brewers stadium funding proposal is not exactly a bipartisan plan

March 28, 2023
The money for upgrades to the Milwaukee Brewers stadium in Evers’ budget is "a bipartisan plan."
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Biden signing American Rescue Plan

Has Wisconsin really seen $63 billion in COVID relief funding?

March 14, 2023
"Wisconsin has seen over 63 billion dollars of federal pandemic-related funding funnel into our state over (Gov. Tony Evers') tenure."
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pHOTO kids school

Evers links more per pupil aid with state’s improved ranking in national report

February 7, 2023
"During my time in office, we've increased per pupil aid by more than $300 per student. Now, our schools have returned to the top 10…
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Voting in Wisconsin

How small is the turnout for Wisconsin spring elections?

January 10, 2023
"Historically, our spring elections (including for state Supreme Court) have a smaller turnout associated with them."
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Equal pay pic

Yes, wage gap does have big impact on Latina workers

December 16, 2022
"Latina workers make 54 cents for every dollar earned by white, non-Hispanic men."
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