Latest Fact-Checks By Eric Litke

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Mark Born
Mark Born
stated on March 21, 2021 in a TV appearance:
“Private insurance gives … better coverage” than people would get under a Medicaid expansion.
False
By Eric Litke • April 21, 2021
Janet Bewley
Janet Bewley
stated on March 28, 2021 in TV interview:
Says Republican lawmakers delayed COVID-19 testing
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • April 16, 2021
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on March 30, 2021 in Twitter:
“It took the Legislature nearly 300 days to act on a (COVID-19) bill during this pandemic.”
Half-True
By Eric Litke • April 2, 2021
Shelley Grogan
Shelley Grogan
stated on March 29, 2021 in a radio ad:
Judge Jeff Davis "spent years defending a convicted cop killer" and "tried to get him off the hook."
Half-True
By Eric Litke • March 30, 2021
James Edming
James Edming
stated on March 23, 2021 in a speech:
“You can’t tell me they can (develop a safe vaccine) in eight to 10 months. Or a year. It takes more time than that.”
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Litke • March 26, 2021
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on March 20, 2021 in a speech:
“There was no violence on the Senate side, in terms of the chamber.”
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • March 23, 2021
Duey Stroebel
Duey Stroebel
stated on March 7, 2021 in a TV interview:
"We’ve had more voter turnout since voter ID was passed than ever before."
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • March 19, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 10, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Diesel prices jumped from $1.69 to $3.19 since Biden took office, and the president is to blame.
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Litke • March 17, 2021
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on March 4, 2021 in in various forums:
On passing high-dollar legislation with no time to read it.
Full Flop
By Eric Litke • March 11, 2021
Gordon Hintz
Gordon Hintz
stated on February 23, 2021 in a speech:
Republicans are “trying to create a fake unemployment insurance crisis.”
False
By Eric Litke • March 4, 2021
Scott Fitzgerald
Scott Fitzgerald
stated on February 27, 2021 in a press release:
“More than 91% of the spending in this $1.9 trillion package is not used for pandemic relief.”
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • March 1, 2021
Sarah Godlewski
Sarah Godlewski
stated on February 6, 2021 in a tweet:
“On average, 17% of a family’s income goes towards child care in Wisconsin.”
Half-True
By Eric Litke • February 23, 2021
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on February 12, 2021 in a tweet:
Ron Johnson didn’t “show up” for a day of impeachment hearings.
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Litke • February 16, 2021
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on February 15, 2021 in a radio interview:
Says Jan. 6 Capitol riot “didn’t seem like an armed insurrection.”
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Litke • February 15, 2021
Dan O'Donnell
Dan O'Donnell
stated on February 3, 2021 in in a commentary:
November election data shows a “stunning anomaly in the rejection rate of absentee ballots.”
False
By Eric Litke • February 12, 2021
Jim Steineke
Jim Steineke
stated on January 17, 2021 in a TV interview:
Gov. Tony Evers “has the authority and revenue necessary” to upgrade the Wisconsin unemployment system without the Legislature.
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • February 3, 2021
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on January 26, 2021 in a Facebook post:
“The U.S. Senate cannot convict a former President.”
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • January 28, 2021
Jim Steineke
Jim Steineke
stated on January 26, 2021 in a tweet:
Assembly Republicans “have come to the table” and were part of “give and take” compromise on a coronavirus bill.
False
By Eric Litke • January 27, 2021
Rebecca Kleefisch
Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on January 14, 2021 in a tweet:
“Wisconsin is second to last in the Midwest in our vaccination rate and the governor says he’s ‘satisfied.’”
Mostly True
By Eric Litke • January 20, 2021
Devin LeMahieu
Devin LeMahieu
stated on January 10, 2021 in a TV interview:
"It takes quite a while on Election Day to load those ballots, which is why we have the 1 a.m. or 3 a.m. ballot dumping in Milwaukee."
True
By Eric Litke • January 15, 2021
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