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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!
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
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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