Latest Fact Checks By Madeline Heim

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Erpenbach overstates claim that there are ‘no strings attached’ to federal funds to expand Medicaid

By Madeline Heim
May 7, 2021
"There’s no strings attached to that money that we’d be getting as an incentive to expand Medicaid."
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Tiffany misses mark with claim that young adults are not susceptible to coronavirus

By Madeline Heim
April 8, 2021
Says it doesn't make sense for young adults to get the vaccine since they "really are not under that much of a threat as a…
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Virtual learning

Yes, there are just a few Wisconsin school districts still doing largely virtual learning

By Madeline Heim
March 29, 2021
“There’s still (only) a handful of school districts" doing no in-person instruction.
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Wisconsin Democratic lawmaker overstates youth marijuana claim

By Madeline Heim
March 5, 2021
"Youth usage of marijuana has actually gone down in states that have fully legalized.”
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Wisconsin Sen. Stroebel misfires with claim CDC admits old ‘science’ was wrong on COVID quarantine

By Madeline Heim
December 7, 2020
“CDC admits old ‘science’ was wrong” on COVID-19 quarantine guidance.
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Baldwin on election security

Yes, Department of Homeland Security declared Nov. 3 election most secure in American history

By Madeline Heim
November 17, 2020
"We heard from the Department of Homeland Security ... that this was probably the most secure election that’s ever been run in the United States.”
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Wisconsin senator off-base with claim that it’s unknown whether young people spread COVID-19

By Madeline Heim
October 14, 2020
No one under 20 has died of COVID-19, and "it has not actually been determined yet" that anyone under 20 can spread it to an…
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Big Ten leaders say testing and medical advice brought back football season

By Madeline Heim
October 6, 2020
“I brought back Big Ten football.”
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Red and blue states 2016

Yes, coronavirus deaths in red states add up to second-highest in the world

By Madeline Heim
October 1, 2020
“If you just count all the deaths in the red states, we are number two in the world in deaths, just behind Brazil.”
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Johnson is mostly on track with claim that flu is harder on kids than COVID-19

By Madeline Heim
September 8, 2020
For younger people, seasonal flu is “in many cases” a deadlier virus than COVID-19
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Trump campaign is wrong — Biden has repeatedly condemned violence tied to protests

By Madeline Heim
September 3, 2020
“Biden failed to condemn far-left violent groups like Antifa, instead faulting only the brave men and women of law enforcement.”
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Johnson misses mark with claim Evers, Barnes participated in rallies that incited Kenosha chaos

By Madeline Heim
September 1, 2020
Says Tony Evers and Mandela Barnes “have participated in rallies that have done more to incite than calm the situation” in Kenosha
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