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Latest Fact-Checks In Wisconsin

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Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 2, 2020 Facebook posts
The USPS backdated 100K ballots so they could be counted illegally.
False
By Eric Litke • December 4, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on December 2, 2020 a speech
Residents the Wisconsin Election Commission suspected of moving are “illegal voters.”
False
By Eric Litke • December 4, 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
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on November 29, 2020 a tweet
“Trump margin of ‘defeat’ in 4 states occurred in 4 data dumps between 1:34-6:31 AM. Statistical anomaly? Fraud?”
Pants on Fire!
By Miriam Valverde • December 2, 2020
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on November 19, 2020 Twitter
“Americans are paying the highest price in the world for Remdesivir because the Trump administration is allowing Gilead Sciences to jack up the prices on this #COVID19 treatment.”
Half-True
By Laura Schulte • December 1, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 28, 2020 a Facebook post
"THOUSANDS of fake votes found at Wisconsin Recount in Dane County."
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Litke • November 30, 2020
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on November 20, 2020 an Instagram post
"Kyle Rittenhouse used his COVID-19 stimulus check to purchase the AR-15 he used in the fatal Kenosha shooting."
Half-True
By Eric Litke • November 25, 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
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 22, 2020 a tweet
“In certain swing states, there were more votes than people who voted, and in big numbers.”
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • November 23, 2020
Joe Sanfelippo
Joe Sanfelippo
stated on November 9, 2020 a news release
“Clerks in Milwaukee and Dane Counties colluded to (add) nearly 250,000 individuals to the ‘Indefinitely Confined’ voter list.”
False
By Eric Litke • November 21, 2020
Sidney Powell
Sidney Powell
stated on November 8, 2020 an interview with Fox News
“At least 450,000 ballots in the key states ... miraculously only have a mark for Joe Biden on them, and no other candidate."
False
By Samantha Putterman • November 20, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 18, 2020 a tweet
"A day AFTER the election, Biden receives a dump of 143,379 votes at 3:42AM (in Wisconsin), when they learned he was losing badly. This is unbelievable!"
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Litke • November 20, 2020
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on November 10, 2020 interviews
On the need for a smooth transition for the president-elect
Full Flop
By Haley BeMiller • November 20, 2020
Scott Fitzgerald
Scott Fitzgerald
stated on November 8, 2020 a TV interview
The 2020 election is in “recount territory” and “I’ve seen elections change as a result of” recounts.
Half-True
By Eric Litke, Nusaiba Mizan • November 18, 2020
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on November 15, 2020 a TV interview
"We heard from the Department of Homeland Security ... that this was probably the most secure election that’s ever been run in the United States.”
True
By Madeline Heim • November 17, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 13, 2020 a Facebook post
“Milwaukee Elections Chief Lost Elections Flash Drive in Morning Hours of November 4th When Democrats Miraculously Found 120,000 Votes for Joe Biden.”
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Litke • November 17, 2020
Ben Wikler
Ben Wikler
stated on November 8, 2020 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
Eric Trump
Eric Trump
stated on November 9, 2020 a tweet
“System 'Glitch' ... In Wisconsin - Reversal of Swapped Votes Removes Lead from Joe Biden.”
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Litke • November 10, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 4, 2020 a Facebook post
"Seven Milwaukee wards report more 2020 presidential votes than registered voters.”
Pants on Fire!
By Haley BeMiller • November 5, 2020
Donald Trump Jr.
Donald Trump Jr.
stated on November 4, 2020 a Facebook post
Wisconsin voter turnout jumped from 67% in 2016 to 89% in 2020.
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Litke • November 5, 2020
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