Latest Fact Checks By Lawrence Andrea

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Johnson misses with claim U.S. gained energy independence under Trump and lost it under Biden

November 1, 2022
“We finally achieved that energy independence… under the Trump administration. President Biden squandered (it) away.”
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Barnes misses with claim linking cut in polling places with ‘racist disenfranchisement’

August 14, 2020
GOP-backed "racist disenfrachisement" led to only five polling places being open in Milwaukee for April 7 election.
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Conspiracy linking Milwaukee police with alleged sex trafficking house conspiracy is unfounded

August 3, 2020
Says Milwaukee police were protecting a sex offender's house and snuck children out of it after a mother tracked her missing daughter to that address.
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Johnson accurate in his estimation of PPP loan per employee

July 24, 2020
“PPP on average probably provided a grant of around $11,000 per employee."
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Wisconsin Dems ignore key details in saying GOP pushed for longer lines and limited voting time

July 17, 2020
Says Wisconsin Republicans “pushed for long lines and polls open for one day only.”
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Not all Wisconsin manufacturing job loss can be blamed on China

July 2, 2020
"China has been stealing our manufacturing, costing Wisconsin almost 90,000 jobs."
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Wisconsin Congressman Grothman’s bad-cop bill didn’t change the process

June 26, 2020
Says as a state lawmaker a bill he sponsored would have made “it easier to get rid of bad cops”
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Milwaukee was among first to declare racism a public health crisis

June 18, 2020
"Our health department, our city and our county declared racism as a public health crisis last year.”
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Claim that state workers are being paid to sit “idle” at home leaves out context

June 17, 2020
There are state workers who are "idle" at home during the coronavirus pandemic.
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