Latest Fact Checks By Eric Litke

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Evers veto

Evers misstates schools bill as he vetoes it

By Eric Litke
December 3, 2019
Says a Republican bill he vetoed would have implemented a "mandate" to make public the names of all students’ parents or guardians.
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Vos on background checks

In Wisconsin, failed gun background checks rarely lead to charges

By Eric Litke
November 26, 2019
Says 1,000 people failed gun background checks in Wisconsin in 2018, but "almost none of them were prosecuted for trying to do a background check…
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Pence in Marinette - jobs

Mike Pence right about Wisconsin jobs increase

By Eric Litke
November 21, 2019
"Since President (Donald Trump’s) election, 36,000 jobs have been created in WI."
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Steil on impeachment

Steil errs comparing Donald Trump impeachment rights to Clinton, Nixon

By Eric Litke
November 5, 2019
The House impeachment rules resolution "does not provide the president with due process protections that were afforded to both President Clinton and President Nixon."
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Vos on red flags

Do red flag laws allow gun seizure without a judge’s OK?

By Eric Litke
October 28, 2019
Says "red flag laws" allow gun seizure without a judge’s involvement: "They take it away first. Then you have to get permission from a judge…
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Classroom

No, the “vast majority” of Wisconsin students are not below grade level

By Eric Litke
October 23, 2019
"The vast majority of Wisconsin students cannot even read, write, or do math at grade level."
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Guns 2nd Amendment

Sen. Scott Fitzgerald misfires with claim on gun background checks and Second Amendment

By Eric Litke
October 4, 2019
Universal background checks involve asking people "to submit the serial numbers to their guns to a state or federal official," and that violates the Second…
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Swearingen on Evers veto - laptop pic

State rep exaggerates claim on Gov. Tony Evers veto of school technology program

By Eric Litke
September 27, 2019
Says Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a school computer program, "saying it would be better spent in urban districts like Madison and Milwaukee."
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Clinton on WI voting again

Hillary Clinton way off, again, on Wisconsin voter ID

By Eric Litke
September 19, 2019
Between 27,000 and 200,000 Wisconsinites were "turned away" from the polls in 2016 due to lack of proper identification.
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Barrett on taxes

Barrett overshoots on claim about Milwaukee tax rates

By Eric Litke
September 18, 2019
Milwaukee has less taxing power than most similar cities and is the only U.S. city of 400,000 or more "that does not have a sales…
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Guns wrapup

Can you buy a gun in Wisconsin after a felony or restraining order?

By Eric Litke
September 13, 2019
Says people convicted of felonies or under restraining orders "can buy a firearm without going through a background check."
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Darling on Evers and WEDC

Darling whiffs on claim about Evers and state jobs agency

By Eric Litke
September 6, 2019
"Gov. Evers asked the director of WEDC to stay on"
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