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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.”
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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.”
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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.”
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By Amy Sherman • April 17, 2020
Public Citizen
Public Citizen
stated on April 4, 2020 a tweet
Says 3.5 million U.S. citizens lost their employer-tied health insurance in March, while zero lost their coverage in 20 other large nations combined.
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By Madeline Heim • April 16, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 10, 2020 Facebook posts
Images show COVID-19 victims being buried in mass graves in New York City.
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By Samantha Putterman • April 15, 2020
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on April 8, 2020 an op-ed published in The Guardian
“It has been estimated that only 12% of workers in businesses that are likely to stay open during this crisis are receiving paid sick leave benefits as a result of the second coronavirus relief package."
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By Shefali Luthra, Shefali Luthra • April 13, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on April 8, 2020 a Facebook post
Says a California surfer was “alone, in the ocean,” when he was arrested for violating the state’s stay-at-home order.
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April 9, 2020
Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
stated on March 31, 2020 a briefing
Says for the coronavirus, “the death rate in Texas, per capita of 29 million people, we're one of the lowest in the country."
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By Madlin Mekelburg • April 3, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 29, 2020 a viral post
Says a study projects Wisconsin’s coronavirus cases will peak on April 26, 2020
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By Eric Litke • March 31, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 20, 2020 a Facebook post
Says truck drivers are being turned away from fast-food restaurants during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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By Samantha Putterman • March 26, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 15, 2020 a Facebook post
“Bill Gates told us about the coronavirus in 2015.”
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March 25, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 24, 2020 a campaign ad
Says Nancy Pelosi’s coronavirus bill includes “tax credits for solar and wind energy … retirement plans for community newspaper employees … $300 million for PBS … climate change studies” and more.
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By Louis Jacobson • March 24, 2020
JB Pritzker
JB Pritzker
stated on March 17, 2020 remarks at a press conference
Says it was “unquestionably” not within his “legal authority” to postpone Illinois’ primary election by changing the date or shifting to vote-by-mail.
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By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • March 24, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 19, 2020 a Facebook post
“Wisconsin is the only state where all Republicans voted against protecting its citizens.”
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By Eric Litke • March 20, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 18, 2020 an infographic
2019 coronavirus can live for "up to 3 hours in the air, up to 4 hours on copper, up to 24 hours on cardboard up to 3 days on plastic and stainless steel.”
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By Daniel Funke • March 20, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 5, 2020 a Facebook post
Says 93,000 blacks didn’t vote in Milwaukee (in 2016)
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By Eric Litke • March 19, 2020
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Viral image
stated on March 9, 2020 a chart
Says 80% of novel coronavirus cases are "mild."
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By Paul Specht • March 13, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 12, 2020 a tweet
“During the 2009 swine flu outbreak, Biden made reckless comments unsupported by science & the experts. The Obama Admin had to clean up his mess & apologize for his ineptitude.”
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By Samantha Putterman • March 13, 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.”
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By D.L. Davis • March 12, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 10, 2020 an image
Says Joe Biden “attacked voters this primary,” saying “damn liar,” “full of s---” and “dog-faced pony soldier.”
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By Daniel Funke • March 12, 2020
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