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Latest Fact-Checks In Wisconsin

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Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on January 26, 2021 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 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
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on January 12, 2021 Speech
"We put $330 million in general school aids — the largest in more than a decade."
True
By Haley BeMiller • January 26, 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
Rebecca Kleefisch
Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on January 14, 2021 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 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
Sarah Godlewski
Sarah Godlewski
stated on January 9, 2021 Twitter
“It wasn’t all women that lost jobs (in the December jobs report), it was mostly Black and Latina women. In fact, white women gained employment.”
True
By Nusaiba Mizan • January 15, 2021
Jonathan Wichmann
Jonathan Wichmann
stated on January 8, 2021 a YouTube post
“The DC looting was staged” by antifa
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Litke • January 8, 2021
Jonathan Brostoff
Jonathan Brostoff
stated on January 7, 2021 a tweet
The woman killed during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol assault was shot by a Secret Service agent, not Capitol Police.
False
By Eric Litke • January 8, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 25, 2020 a Facebook post
“Judge Rules Over 200,000 Biden Votes Are Illegitimate In Wisconsin.”
False
By Eric Litke • January 6, 2021
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on January 4, 2021 media interviews
On whether he’ll object to the Electoral College results
Full Flop
By Haley BeMiller • January 5, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 4, 2021 a Facebook post
Wisconsin Legislature “Will Likely Decertify State and Award to President Trump.”
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Litke • January 5, 2021
Mike Gallagher
Mike Gallagher
stated on January 3, 2021 a statement
“Congress has one job here: to count electoral votes that have in fact been cast by any state.”
True
By Eric Litke • January 4, 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
Mike Gallagher
Mike Gallagher
stated on December 7, 2020 a tweet
"New data shows in-person learning isn't driving spikes in cases."
True
By Eric Litke • December 18, 2020
Tim Carpenter
Tim Carpenter
stated on December 11, 2020 a news release
“Wisconsin is one of the few states that doesn’t allow absentee ballots to be processed before Election Day.”
True
By Eric Litke • December 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on December 2, 2020 a speech
“In Wisconsin, there are approximately 70,000 absentee ballots that do not have matching ballot applications as required by law.”
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Litke • December 10, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 8, 2020 a Facebook post
The probability of Biden winning in Wisconsin, Georgia, Michigan and Pennsylvania “given President Trump’s early lead ... is less than one in a quadrillion” in each state.
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Litke • December 10, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on December 5, 2020 Rally
“Actually, I won Wisconsin.”
Pants on Fire!
By D.L. Davis • December 9, 2020
Duey Stroebel
Duey Stroebel
stated on December 3, 2020 Twitter
“CDC admits old ‘science’ was wrong” on COVID-19 quarantine guidance.
False
By Madeline Heim • December 7, 2020
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