Fact Check Posts – Page 3

Robyn Vining
stated on October 25, 2020 an interview

My 2018 election was the first time Speaker Robin Vos has lost a Republican-held seat

By Eric Litke • October 29, 2020

Donald Trump
stated on October 24, 2020 Speech

U.S. is “really not doing (COVID-19) reporting right” because deaths are being improperly counted and hospitals have an “incentive” to pad stats.

By Eric Litke • October 27, 2020

Donald Trump
stated on October 17, 2020 an interview

Foxconn hasn't hit job targets on its massive Wisconsin factory because "No. 1, you had a pandemic."

By Eric Litke • October 23, 2020

Gwen Moore
stated on October 20, 2020 a virtual rally

You can vote in Wisconsin with a photo ID "even if that ID is expired or you've moved."

By Eric Litke • October 21, 2020

Donald Trump
stated on September 29, 2020 a debate

Says ballots in Wisconsin “are being dumped in rivers” or creeks.

By Eric Litke • October 9, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on October 4, 2020 a Facebook post

“Wisconsin Republicans have not passed a single bill in 6 months.”

By Eric Litke • October 7, 2020

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.”

By Eric Litke • October 2, 2020

MacIver Institute
stated on September 23, 2020 an online article

“Bad math (is) driving Wisconsin’s exploding positive test rate.”

By Eric Litke • September 29, 2020

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.”

By Eric Litke • September 25, 2020

Tammy Baldwin
stated on September 19, 2020 a statement

On whether to nominate and confirm a Supreme Court justice in a presidential election year

By Eric Litke • September 22, 2020

Ron Johnson
stated on September 19, 2020 interviews

On whether to nominate and confirm a Supreme Court justice in a presidential election year

By Eric Litke • September 22, 2020

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.”

By Eric Litke • September 18, 2020

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.”

By Eric Litke • September 16, 2020

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.”

By Eric Litke • September 11, 2020

Joe Biden
stated on September 3, 2020 a community meeting

“A Black man invented the light bulb, not a white guy named Edison.”

By Eric Litke • September 4, 2020

Donald Trump
stated on August 31, 2020 a tweet

“If I didn’t INSIST on having the National Guard activate and go into Kenosha, Wisconsin, there would be no Kenosha right now.”

By Eric Litke • September 1, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on August 26, 2020 a Facebook post

“Video showed police thank (Kyle Rittenhouse) & give him water prior to the killings”

By Eric Litke • August 28, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on August 24, 2020 a Facebook post

Says Jacob Blake, shot by police in Kenosha, had a warrant for sexual assault and prior convictions for gun use

By Eric Litke • August 27, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on August 26, 2020 a Facebook post

Says Jacob Blake “declared he had a gun in the car and was going to go get it” and was “brandishing” a knife

By Eric Litke • August 27, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on August 15, 2020 a Facebook post

Says a picture of stacked mailboxes is proof of voter suppression in Wisconsin

By Eric Litke • August 17, 2020

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