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Latest Fact-Checks In Wisconsin

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Paul Farrow
Paul Farrow
stated on April 30, 2020 online post:
Says a meat shortage is “not expected”
Half-True
By Nusaiba Mizan • May 5, 2020
Scott Fitzgerald
Scott Fitzgerald
stated on April 26, 2020 a TV interview:
Wisconsin has “no tracing program going on that we can speak of."
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • May 4, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 21, 2020 Facebook post:
Homeless people are immune to COVID-19
Pants on Fire!
By Laura Schulte • May 1, 2020
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on April 21, 2020 a Facebook post:
Says Wisconsin measures have "prevented the death of at least 300 Wisconsinites, and perhaps as many as 1,400 lives."
Mostly True
By Eric Litke • May 1, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 23, 2020 Facebook post:
Says Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers “wants to force residents to fund Planned Parenthood abortion business.”
Mostly False
By Haley BeMiller • April 30, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 26, 2020 a Facebook post:
COVID-19 is “here to stay” and “we need to accept that and be prepared to deal with COVID long term.”
Mostly True
By Eric Litke • April 29, 2020
Robin Vos
Robin Vos
stated on March 4, 2020 an interview:
Says as Assembly Speaker he is a "constitutional officer" of Wisconsin.
Half-True
By D.L. Davis • April 28, 2020
Chris Larson
Chris Larson
stated on April 23, 2020 a Facebook post:
Says the April 22 jump in COVID-19 cases was related to the election.
False
By Eric Litke • April 24, 2020
Wisconsin Republican Legislative leaders
Wisconsin Republican Legislative leaders
stated on April 20, 2020 news release:
“We are currently using only around 20% of our testing capacity.”
Half-True
By Eric Litke • April 24, 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
Wisconsin Republican Legislative leaders
Wisconsin Republican Legislative leaders
stated on April 21, 2020 a joint statement:
Wisconsin is “clearly seeing a decline in COVID infections”
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • April 21, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 17, 2020 a Facebook post:
Says Wisconsin’s in-person election has caused a “surge” in new coronavirus cases
False
By Eric Litke • April 21, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 19, 2020 a Facebook post:
News photo from stay-at-home protest was doctored to add Confederate flag.
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Kertscher • April 20, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 14, 2020 a rally:
Says Madison and Milwaukee County both carry sanctuary status for illegal immigrants and released undocumented immigrants who have committed multiple crimes including sexual assault of a child
Half-True
By Mica Soellner • 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.
Mostly True
By Madeline Heim • April 16, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on April 13, 2020 a Facebook post:
“Corona is so bad, this guy died twice!”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • April 15, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 7, 2020 a Facebook post:
Says Robin Vos wore protective gear that “election workers he forced to work … do not have.”
Mostly False
By Haley BeMiller • April 10, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 3, 2020 a Facebook post:
Says fluid milk production limitations mean grocery stores are short on milk even as farmers are dumping it
Half-True
By Eric Litke • April 10, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 7, 2020 a Facebook post:
“Conservative Supreme Court Justices vote remotely to deny Wisconsin voters their right to vote remotely.”
Half-True
By Eric Litke • April 9, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 7, 2020 a news conference:
Wisconsin is “run by Democrats right now,” so they should address election social distancing concerns.
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • April 9, 2020
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