Latest Fact-Checks In Legal Issues

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Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 30, 2021 a Facebook post
"Absent from the news — Dominion lost their lawsuits against Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell."
False
June 1, 2021
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on May 24, 2021 an op-ed on CNBC
“New Haven, Conn., had to issue bonds for a bridge after using funds for that bridge to pay for a police misconduct settlement."
True
By Jon Greenberg • May 27, 2021
Xavier Becerra
Xavier Becerra
stated on May 12, 2021 testimony before a House subcommittee
"There is no law that deals specifically with the term ‘partial-birth abortion.’”
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 19, 2021
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on April 14, 2021 Twitter
“Regulating and taxing marijuana—much like we do alcohol—would generate more than $165M in revenue starting in 2022”
Mostly True
By D.L. Davis • May 12, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 20, 2021 a Facebook post
Maxine Waters could be “sentenced” for “jury tampering.”
Mostly False
By Shasha Hupka • April 23, 2021
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on March 30, 2021 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
Julian Bradley
Julian Bradley
stated on March 15, 2021 news article
The latest stimulus package "sends stimulus checks to imprisoned murderers, rapists, and child molesters.”
Mostly True
By Haley BeMiller • March 26, 2021
Kirsten Gillibrand
Kirsten Gillibrand
stated on February 23, 2021 an interview with WNYC
“We had the highest number of (military) sexual assaults ever reported in the last year” and “we had the lowest conviction rate and the lowest prosecution rate.”
Mostly True
By Landon Allison, Cassidey Kavathas • March 25, 2021
LaKeshia Myers
LaKeshia Myers
stated on February 16, 2021 News release
"Wisconsin is one of only nine states in the nation in which 17 year-olds are automatically treated as adults in the criminal justice system."
Half-True
By D.L. Davis • March 16, 2021
National Association for Gun Rights
National Association for Gun Rights
stated on March 1, 2021 a Facebook post
"Marco Rubio's 'red flag' gun confiscation bill" calls for guns to be confiscated "without due process, based on unsubstantiated accusations."
Mostly False
March 4, 2021
Xavier Becerra
Xavier Becerra
stated on February 24, 2021 statements at a confirmation hearing
“I have never sued a nun — any nuns.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • February 26, 2021
Cory Booker
Cory Booker
stated on February 9, 2021 a statement
“There is a direct connection between discriminatory policies within the USDA and the enormous land loss we have seen among Black farmers over the past century."
True
By Miriam Valverde • February 22, 2021
Glenn Grothman
Glenn Grothman
stated on January 4, 2021 News release
A majority of Americans have voted for a party that … wants a world in which you cannot call your parents mom and dad."
False
By D.L. Davis • January 25, 2021
Josh Hawley
Josh Hawley
stated on January 6, 2021 a U.S. Senate speech
“Last year, Pennsylvania elected officials passed a whole new law that allows universal mail-in balloting, and did it irregardless of what the Pennsylvania Constitution said.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • January 8, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 4, 2021 a Facebook post
Says Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger “faces espionage charges.”
False
January 6, 2021
Chris Larson
Chris Larson
stated on November 9, 2020 Twitter
“Jurisdictions representing about 80% of WI residents have passed referendums or resolutions in favor of fair maps.”
True
By Laura Schulte • December 21, 2020
Chris Larson
Chris Larson
stated on October 26, 2020 Twitter
"In 2019, Republicans stripped $40 million from the budget for lead pipe replacement - because they thought it helped MKE too much."
Mostly True
By D.L. Davis • December 4, 2020
Robin Vos
Robin Vos
stated on November 22, 2020 Interview
“We passed one of the first (COVID-19) bills in the entire country, empowering Gov. Evers to act.”
False
By Haley BeMiller • November 25, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 24, 2020 Facebook post
An “anti-Black Lives Matter” flag replaced the American flag behind President Trump during a Waukesha campaign rally.
Mostly True
By Laura Schulte • October 28, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 13, 2020 Facebook post
“BREAKING NEWS: All Charges Dropped for Kyle Rittenhouse.”
False
By D.L. Davis • October 15, 2020
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