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Jesse Watters
Jesse Watters
stated on August 6, 2024 in a segment on "Jesse Watters Primetime":
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz “forced schools to stock tampons in boys’ bathrooms.”
Mostly False
By Madison Czopek • August 13, 2024
Voto Latino .
Voto Latino .
stated on February 29, 2024 in Social media ads:
"There are less than two weeks until the deadline to register to vote in Wisconsin."
Mostly False
By Hope Karnopp • March 5, 2024
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on May 30, 2023 in Interview:
“Wisconsin has historically … and I think largely continues to be, a blue state.”
Mostly False
By Laura Schulte • October 31, 2023
X posts
X posts
stated on May 20, 2023 in on social media:
A printer error in Nassau County, New York, turned every registered voter Democratic.
Mostly False
By Conor Amendola • June 19, 2023
Janet Bewley
Janet Bewley
stated on November 5, 2021 in News release:
“Wisconsin is almost equally divided on partisan lines” and therefore new Legislative maps could be drawn to “represent that 50-50 split.”
Mostly False
By Madeline Heim • November 23, 2021
Wisconsin Senate Republicans
Wisconsin Senate Republicans
stated on October 26, 2021 in Twitter:
“States run elections, not the federal government.”
Mostly False
By Laura Schulte • November 3, 2021
Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton
stated on October 21, 2021 in a tweet:
The newly drawn congressional district map in Arkansas “keeps communities together.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • October 22, 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
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on February 1, 2021 in a press release:
States are seeing increases in revenue, with an average decline of just 0.12% compared with 2019. Over half of states report positive growth, including California, New York, and Illinois.
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • February 5, 2021
Ben Wikler
Ben Wikler
stated on November 8, 2020 in TV interview:
"Across the state the rejection rate for ballots went way down” in the Nov. 3 election.
Mostly False
By D.L. Davis • November 13, 2020
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on August 26, 2020 in his speech at the Republican National Convention:
“President Trump marshalled the full resources of our federal government from the outset. He directed us to forge a seamless partnership with governors across America in both political parties.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman, Jon Greenberg, Victoria Knight • August 27, 2020
Tom Tiffany
Tom Tiffany
stated on May 26, 2020 in a tweet:
Says the state “health secretary says don't go to hospitals or clinics, now the tourism secretary says don't recreate.”
Mostly False
By Laura Schulte • May 28, 2020
Wisconsin state Senate Democrats
Wisconsin state Senate Democrats
stated on May 8, 2020 in news release:
Says GOP state Sen. Patrick Testin is responsible for lost $25M in federal funding, because he refused “to do his job.”
Mostly False
By Haley BeMiller • May 20, 2020
Scott Fitzgerald
Scott Fitzgerald
stated on April 26, 2020 in a TV interview:
Wisconsin has “no tracing program going on that we can speak of."
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • May 4, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 7, 2020 in a news conference:
Wisconsin is “run by Democrats right now,” so they should address election social distancing concerns.
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • April 9, 2020
Amy Klobuchar
Amy Klobuchar
stated on February 25, 2020 in a debate:
“While we are all sitting here debating, Wisconsin has kicked hundreds of thousands of people off of their voting rolls.”
Mostly False
By Haley BeMiller • March 2, 2020
Scott Fitzgerald
Scott Fitzgerald
stated on September 22, 2019 in a TV interview:
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 Amendment.
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • October 4, 2019
Wayne Messam
Wayne Messam
stated on May 16, 2019 in campaign website:
In Florida, "it’s illegal for mayors to even bring up gun reform for discussion."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • May 20, 2019
Lena Taylor
Lena Taylor
stated on March 14, 2019 in a community meeting:
Says Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett did not want a juvenile facility in Milwaukee, "has never been to a juvenile facility," and "didn't want it to be done."
Mostly False
By D.L. Davis • April 2, 2019
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on March 5, 2019 in his State of the State address:
"I’ve already traveled to Washington, D.C., and secured a historic commitment from the Trump administration to provide assistance to the communities that Michael battered."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • March 7, 2019
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