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Latest Fact-Checks In Wisconsin

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Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 4, 2020 a Facebook post
“Wisconsin Republicans have not passed a single bill in 6 months.”
True
By Eric Litke • October 7, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 29, 2020 Debate
“I brought back Big Ten football.”
Mostly False
By Madeline Heim • October 6, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 21, 2020 a speech
Says President Donald Trump started a trade war that “led to a surge in farm bankruptcies.”
Half-True
By Eric Litke • October 2, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 21, 2020 a speech
“If you just count all the deaths in the red states, we are number two in the world in deaths, just behind Brazil.”
Mostly True
By Madeline Heim • October 1, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 28, 2020 Facebook post
“A federal judge just ordered Wisconsin must have all ballots counted by 8 p.m. on the day of the election.”
Pants on Fire!
By Laura Schulte • September 30, 2020
MacIver Institute
MacIver Institute
stated on September 23, 2020 an online article
“Bad math (is) driving Wisconsin’s exploding positive test rate.”
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Litke • September 29, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 17, 2020 Speech
Says under U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal proposal, “Cows are out.”
False
By Laura Schulte • September 28, 2020
Republican Party of Wisconsin
Republican Party of Wisconsin
stated on September 17, 2020 Campaign mailer
"At the Democratic convention, the Pledge of Allegiance was read with the words 'under God' removed."
Mostly False
By D.L. Davis • September 28, 2020
Chris Larson
Chris Larson
stated on September 23, 2020 a tweet
“(Republicans) have the power to overturn the (state of emergency) order by joint resolution and they refuse to do it.”
True
By Eric Litke • September 25, 2020
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on September 19, 2020 a statement
On whether to nominate and confirm a Supreme Court justice in a presidential election year
Full Flop
By Eric Litke • September 22, 2020
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on September 19, 2020 interviews
On whether to nominate and confirm a Supreme Court justice in a presidential election year
Full Flop
By Eric Litke • September 22, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 1, 2020 a Facebook post
“So far, out of 175 arrested in Kenosha, 102 were not from Kenosha. Rioting has become its own industry.”
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • September 18, 2020
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on September 15, 2020 a media briefing
“Wisconsin is one of the nine states with the highest rate of infection per capita.”
Mostly True
By Eric Litke • September 16, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 11, 2020 a Facebook post
“Kenosha car dealer kills himself after insurance won’t cover … damages caused by the riots.”
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Litke • September 11, 2020
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on August 13, 2020 radio interview
For younger people, seasonal flu is “in many cases” a deadlier virus than COVID-19
Mostly True
By Madeline Heim • September 8, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 3, 2020 a community meeting
“A Black man invented the light bulb, not a white guy named Edison.”
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • September 4, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on September 1, 2020 News release
“Biden failed to condemn far-left violent groups like Antifa, instead faulting only the brave men and women of law enforcement.”
False
By Madeline Heim • September 3, 2020
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on August 31, 2020 a statement
Says Tony Evers and Mandela Barnes “have participated in rallies that have done more to incite than calm the situation” in Kenosha
False
By Madeline Heim • September 1, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 31, 2020 Media briefing
Says video shows Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old charged with killing two protesters in Kenosha, "was trying to get away from them" ... "fell, and then they violently attacked him."
False
By Haley BeMiller • September 1, 2020
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on August 26, 2020 Twitter
In contrast to how a Black man who was shot by police was treated, Kenosha police officers "let an armed white supremacist walk right past them after shooting people."
Half-True
By Haley BeMiller • September 1, 2020
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