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Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck
stated on February 23, 2021 a tweet
“Just for the record, the Biden Administration IS separating children and parents.”
False
By Miriam Valverde • February 25, 2021
Sarah Godlewski
Sarah Godlewski
stated on February 6, 2021 a tweet
“On average, 17% of a family’s income goes towards child care in Wisconsin.”
Half-True
By Eric Litke • February 23, 2021
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on January 12, 2021 Speech
"The Legislature spent the last decade passing laws deliberately making it even harder for people to access these critical supports when they need it most, exacerbating the problems with our already-outdated system.”
Half-True
By Laura Schulte • February 2, 2021
Jennifer Boysko
Jennifer Boysko
stated on January 18, 2021 a committee debate.
“The United States is the only industrialized, modernized country that does not already have a paid family medical leave program in place.”
True
By Warren Fiske • January 28, 2021
Glenn Grothman
Glenn Grothman
stated on January 4, 2021 News release
A majority of Americans have voted for a party that … wants a world in which you cannot call your parents mom and dad."
False
By D.L. Davis • January 25, 2021
Viral image
Viral image
stated on June 25, 2020 a Facebook post
Photos show children in cages.
False
September 23, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on March 31, 2020 a Facebook post
“If you’ve let somebody claim your kids for income tax purposes, you will not receive a stimulus check. The person who claimed your kids is gonna get it.”
Half-True
By Madison Czopek • April 8, 2020
Duey Stroebel
Duey Stroebel
stated on March 24, 2020 a tweet
Says that under order from Gov. Tony Evers, he and his eight children can’t legally have dinner together anymore.
Half-True
By Eric Litke • March 27, 2020
Pete Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg
stated on February 22, 2020 a speech
Says Bernie Sanders would “go beyond reform and reorder the economy in ways most Democrats — let alone most Americans — don’t support."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • February 25, 2020
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
stated on February 13, 2020 a rally
Says “black babies die at rates twice as high as white babies because of a lack of access to affordable health care.”
Mostly True
By Madlin Mekelburg • February 20, 2020
Viral image
Viral image
stated on November 25, 2018 a Facebook post
Says a photo shows Donald Trump kissing Ivanka Trump on the lips.
False
January 15, 2020
David Crowley
David Crowley
stated on October 22, 2019 a tweet
"Child care costs account for 24% of a WI family’s budget." 
Mostly True
By D.L. Davis • January 3, 2020
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Viral image
stated on October 7, 2019 a Facebook post
Says George Soros’ son is married to Adam Schiff’s sister.
Pants on Fire!
October 11, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on October 7, 2019 a Facebook post
Says the sons of Nancy Pelosi, Mitt Romney and John Kerry are all on the boards of "energy companies doing business in Ukraine."
False
By Daniel Funke • October 10, 2019
Kirsten Gillibrand
Kirsten Gillibrand
stated on July 31, 2019 the Detroit debate
"When the Senate was debating middle-class affordability for child care," then-Sen. Joe Biden "voted against it, the only vote, but what he wrote (in) an op-ed was that he believed that women working outside the home would, quote, ‘create the deterioration of family.’ He also said that women who were working outside the home were, quote, ‘avoiding responsibility.’"  
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • August 2, 2019
Shelia Stubbs
Shelia Stubbs
stated on March 12, 2019 a public forum
"Wisconsin (has) the highest infant mortality rate for black babies nationwide."
True
By D.L. Davis • April 16, 2019
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on February 19, 2019 a policy announcement on Medium
"The high cost of child care is the No. 1 reason people give for having fewer children than they’d like."  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • February 25, 2019
Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo
stated on December 17, 2018 a speech
New York has passed "the best paid family leave" program in the United States of America.
True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • January 7, 2019
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on November 1, 2018 a public forum
Says Walker "wants to get rid of" students’ ability to stay on their parents’ health insurance.
False
By Eric Litke • November 2, 2018
With Honor
With Honor
stated on September 10, 2018 a TV ad
Says Kentucky Rep. Andy Barr "would let shady payday lenders take advantage of our troops" and that he took "$36,550 from payday lenders."
Half-True
By Samantha Putterman • October 9, 2018
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