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Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on October 20, 2020 a virtual rally
You can vote in Wisconsin with a photo ID "even if that ID is expired or you've moved."
Mostly True
By Eric Litke • October 21, 2020
Wisconsin state Senate Democrats
Wisconsin state Senate Democrats
stated on July 24, 2020 a news release
Say Wisconsin Republican lawmakers have done nothing "while neighboring states like Minnesota, Illinois and Michigan have already implemented safety precautions like requiring individuals to wear masks."
Mostly True
By Haley BeMiller • July 31, 2020
Robin Vos
Robin Vos
stated on June 9, 2020 Facebook post
Wisconsin was the last state to start paying COVID-related federal unemployment benefits.
Mostly True
By Laura Schulte • June 30, 2020
Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo
stated on April 12, 2020 a tweet
“Some states, like Montana and Nebraska, are getting more than $300,000 in federal stimulus money per reported COVID-19 case. New York is the hardest-hit state and yet we are getting only about $12,000 per case.”
Mostly True
By Meghan Hall, Hannah Roesch • April 29, 2020
Tom Tiffany
Tom Tiffany
stated on April 20, 2020 a public forum
Says Department of Health Services Secretary Andrea Palm is a “career bureaucrat with no past ties to Wisconsin.”
Mostly True
By Haley BeMiller • April 22, 2020
Jay Inslee
Jay Inslee
stated on April 19, 2020 an interview on ABC's "This Week"
Stay-at-home orders “actually are the law of these states.”
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • April 21, 2020
Gretchen Whitmer
Gretchen Whitmer
stated on April 15, 2020 an April 15, 2020 press conference
“During the flu pandemic of 1918, some cities lifted social distancing measures too fast, too soon, and created a second wave of pandemic.”
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • April 17, 2020
Chris Kapenga
Chris Kapenga
stated on February 19, 2020 news release
“Car thefts (are) increasing in 8 of the 10 most populous (Wisconsin) counties.”
Mostly True
By D.L. Davis • March 12, 2020
Xavier Becerra
Xavier Becerra
stated on August 26, 2019 a news conference
 "Every time we go to court," against the Trump administration, "for the most part, we win." 
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • September 25, 2019
Mark Perry
Mark Perry
stated on June 28, 2019 a radio interview
"Wisconsin is currently seeing an influx of new residents, Illinois is seeing an outflux."
Mostly True
By Mica Soellner • September 19, 2019
Republican Party of Wisconsin
Republican Party of Wisconsin
stated on April 3, 2019 a tweet
"FYI: the last statewide recount in WI was in 2016. After that recount, the vote margin changed by only 131 out of the 2.7 million votes cast." 
Mostly True
By D.L. Davis • April 7, 2019
John Nygren
John Nygren
stated on January 11, 2019 a tweet
"Today, property taxes are lower than they were in 2010."
Mostly True
By D.L. Davis • February 8, 2019
Mike McCabe
Mike McCabe
stated on July 6, 2018 a TV interview
Says Minnesota is "imprisoning half as many people as Wisconsin, and yet our states have virtually identical crime rates."
Mostly True
By Samantha West • September 5, 2018
Travis Allen
Travis Allen
stated on March 8, 2018
"Homelessness has skyrocketed across California. We have the nation’s highest homelessness rate and the nation’s highest homeless population."
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • March 27, 2018
JD Vance
JD Vance
stated on December 31, 2017 an interview on Face the Nation
Says "50 percent of venture capital goes to California. Most of the rest of it goes to New York and Massachusetts."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • February 20, 2018
Delaine Eastin
Delaine Eastin
stated on January 13, 2018 a town hall
California is 41st in the nation in per pupil K-12 spending, but "No. 1 in per prisoner" spending.
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • January 17, 2018
Missouri Department of Economic Development
Missouri Department of Economic Development
stated on October 19, 2017 a proposal to Amazon.com
Among states, Missouri ranks "3rd (in) average yearly growth of high-tech industries."
Mostly True
By Kathryn Hardison • November 27, 2017
Colin Jost
Colin Jost
stated on October 7, 2017 a Weekend Update report on NBC-TV's "Saturday Night Live"
"There is a real law in Texas that says it’s illegal to own more than six dildos."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • October 13, 2017
Travis Allen
Travis Allen
stated on June 22, 2017 a campaign video
California taxes are "among the highest in the nation."
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • July 11, 2017
Mike McCabe
Mike McCabe
stated on May 21, 2017 an interview
"When you look at all the state and local taxes we pay in Wisconsin, the wealthiest 1 percent pay the lowest overall tax rate."
Mostly True
June 2, 2017
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