Latest Fact-Checks By Eric Litke

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Foxconn construction feb20

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

March 11, 2020

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

Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos speaks to reporters in the Assembly chamber ahead of their final day in session Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020. (AP/Scott Bauer)

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

March 9, 2020

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

Walker pic - Sanders and communism

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

March 4, 2020

"Bernie (Sanders) is a communist."

Courthouse shooting

Sanfelippo flops with claim on violent crime

February 20, 2020

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

Nygren on ag cuts

Nygren overreaches on claim Tony Evers tried to raise agriculture taxes

February 14, 2020

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

Evers on 10perc tax cut

Evers exaggerates progress on tax cut pledge

February 12, 2020

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

voting booth

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

January 30, 2020

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

baldwin on impeachment witnesses

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

January 21, 2020

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

Evers at desk

Evers flips on whether he can release emails

December 27, 2019

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

Doorbuster sale, Kohl's in Menomonee Falls, Wis., 11-25-2016

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

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."

Voters in line

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

December 18, 2019

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

Pocan on Trump dairy photo

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

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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