Fact Check Posts – Page 2

Terri Bryant
stated on September 21, 2021 a radio interview

“75% of Republicans have been vaccinated” against COVID-19 in Illinois.

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • October 3, 2021

Facebook posts
stated on August 8, 2021 a Facebook post

A slain Chicago police officer left behind a two-month-old baby.

August 10, 2021

JB Pritzker
stated on July 21, 2021 a podcast interview

“You can't actually use ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) funds” to pay down state unemployment insurance fund deficits.

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • July 30, 2021

Terri Bryant
stated on July 13, 2021 a radio interview

“You may be 55 years old in [Illinois] and a citizen and not eligible for Medicaid. But if you are an undocumented immigrant and 55 or older, you’re eligible for Medicaid.”

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • July 20, 2021

Lori Lightfoot
stated on June 28, 2021 remarks at a press conference

Cook County’s criminal courts “have been shut down for 15 months.”

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • July 4, 2021

Jim Oberweis
stated on September 18, 2020 an ad

Says U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood described riots as “beautiful protests.”

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • October 11, 2020

Richard Durbin
stated on August 23, 2020 a radio interview

"We have a worse economy than any other country in the world that's going through COVID-19 by a factor of three."

By Deborah Wilber • September 27, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on August 26, 2020 a Facebook post

“Feds Seize 19,888 Fake State Driver Licenses (Made in China) in Chicago O'Hare Airport - ALL Registered to Vote -- ALL Demorats!”

By Madison Czopek • September 9, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on August 7, 2020 a Facebook post

An Illinois couple who received five vote-by-mail applications can vote five times.

By Samantha Putterman • August 13, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on July 2, 2020 a meme

People carrying guns can’t wear face masks to protect against the coronavirus because it’s a “class 4 felony.”

By Daniel Funke • July 8, 2020

Illinois Rising Action
stated on June 23, 2020 a TV ad

“While voters were distracted, (Gov. J.B.) Pritzker gave huge pay raises to his politician buddies.”

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • July 3, 2020

Kimberly Lightford
stated on May 15, 2020 a TV interview

The novel coronavirus was “man-made.”

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • May 21, 2020

Darin LaHood
stated on May 1, 2020 a TV interview

"93% of the (COVID-19) cases in the state of Illinois have come from Chicago."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • May 14, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on March 30, 2020 a Facebook post

Says certain states are banning the sale of alcohol.

March 30, 2020

Jeanne Ives
stated on January 29, 2020 a press release

Says U.S. Rep. Sean Casten “demanded the impeachment of the Republican President before the Mueller report was even released.”

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • February 6, 2020

Marie Newman
stated on January 6, 2020 an interview

Says U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski had "a part in" undoing a law that used to limit how long trains could idle at crossings.

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • January 19, 2020

Mark Batinick
stated on October 8, 2019 a radio interview

Says California has "30% or a third of the country’s people living at or below the poverty level."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • October 20, 2019

Jeanne Ives
stated on July 26, 2019 a TV interview

Says ex-Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti "publicly did not stand in opposition to" former Gov. Bruce Rauner’s decision to sign a bill that expanded the public funding of abortions in Illinois.

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • August 1, 2019

Susana Mendoza
stated on July 8, 2019 a podcast interview

"Indiana actually has a higher gas tax than Illinois does even with the increase in (Illinois’) taxes."

By Duncan Agnew • July 21, 2019

Bill Brady
stated on June 18, 2019 a speech

Says that after "the last income tax increase in the state of Illinois, we saw the largest exodus of middle-income families."

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • June 23, 2019

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