Latest Fact Checks By Eric Litke

Foxconn progress is slow, but Gwen Moore is wrong expecting 13,000 jobs already

By Eric Litke

March 11, 2020

Says President Donald “Trump promised 13,000 new jobs to the people of #Wisconsin. 3 years later, we’re still waiting…”

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Someone manipulated video of Joe Biden. Robin Vos shared it, then slammed media coverage

By Eric Litke

March 9, 2020

Video shows Joe Biden saying “we can only re-elect Donald Trump.”

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No, Bernie Sanders is not a communist, contrary to Scott Walker claim

By Eric Litke

March 4, 2020

"Bernie (Sanders) is a communist."

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Sanfelippo flops with claim on violent crime

By Eric Litke

February 20, 2020

“Violent crime rates increased in all but two Wisconsin cities between 2008 and 2017.”

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Nygren overreaches on claim Tony Evers tried to raise agriculture taxes

By Eric Litke

February 14, 2020

Says Gov. Tony Evers "proposed raising taxes on the agriculture industry to pay for expanded welfare programs."

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Evers exaggerates progress on tax cut pledge

By Eric Litke

February 12, 2020

“I delivered on my campaign promise for a 10% tax cut for Wisconsin families.”

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Are dead people among the names in Wisconsin voter roll purge?

By Eric Litke

January 30, 2020

Says some of the names that may be purged from voter roll are people who have died.

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Yes, every past impeachment trial included witnesses. Baldwin hits mark with Trump-related claim

By Eric Litke

January 21, 2020

Witnesses have been part of "every other impeachment trial the Senate has ever had."

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Evers flips on whether he can release emails

By Eric Litke

December 27, 2019

On whether he can release one day’s worth of emails.

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State Sen. Kooyenga says doorbuster deals and holiday shopping specials are against the law

By Eric Litke

December 18, 2019

Says minimum markup law goes beyond gas, tobacco and alcohol to make "many doorbuster deals and holiday shopping specials technically against the law."

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Nancy Pelosi claims 200K “will be prohibited from voting” in Wisconsin. That’s wrong.

By Eric Litke

December 18, 2019

Says voter roll purge would mean "more than 200,000 registered Wisconsin voters will be prohibited from voting."

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Mark Pocan wrong to blame President Trump, trade wars for all dairy woes

By Eric Litke

December 11, 2019

Says President Donald Trump is "waging a trade war against WI farmers -- forcing > 1600 dairy farms to close."

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