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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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