Latest Fact-Checks In Illinois

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Terri Bryant
Terri Bryant
stated on July 13, 2021 a radio interview
“You may be 55 years old in [Illinois] and a citizen and not eligible for Medicaid. But if you are an undocumented immigrant and 55 or older, you’re eligible for Medicaid.”
False
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • July 20, 2021
Lori Lightfoot
Lori Lightfoot
stated on June 28, 2021 remarks at a press conference
Cook County’s criminal courts “have been shut down for 15 months.”
False
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • July 4, 2021
Rodney Davis
Rodney Davis
stated on June 21, 2021 a press release
“Prairie State power plant is the cleanest coal-fired power plant in the nation.”
Pants on Fire!
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • June 27, 2021
JB Pritzker
JB Pritzker
stated on June 3, 2021 a TV interview
Illinois Republican lawmakers “have argued that they want an independent [redistricting] commission, but they didn't do anything about it.”
Mostly False
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • June 11, 2021
Robert Martwick
Robert Martwick
stated on May 10, 2021 a podcast interview
Opposition to having a fully elected Chicago Board of Education is in the “super minority.”
True
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • May 23, 2021
Richard Durbin
Richard Durbin
stated on April 13, 2021 a TV interview
“We have 23% of all the lead pipe leads in America in the Chicagoland area.”
Half-True
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • April 18, 2021
stated on March 15, 2021 a radio interview
The American Rescue Plan Act “does not” include “checks and balances” on how funds for state and local governments can be spent.
Half-True
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • March 21, 2021
JB Pritzker
JB Pritzker
stated on February 17, 2021 a speech
“For the month of February, Illinois has been the vaccination leader among the 10 most populous states in the country.”
Half-True
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • February 25, 2021
Illinois Republican Party
Illinois Republican Party
stated on February 5, 2021 social media posts
“Pritzker’s Hierarchy of Vaccine Priorities” puts prisoners, politicians and college students ahead of “individuals with high-risk health factors, and everyone else.”
Half-True
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • February 12, 2021
JB Pritzker
JB Pritzker
stated on November 17, 2020 remarks at a news conference
“Republican elected officials, a network of propaganda publications in the state and some radio shock jocks” were spreading “a lie” about his daughter breaking COVID-19 restrictions.
True
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • December 6, 2020
JB Pritzker
JB Pritzker
stated on October 13, 2020 a tweet
Says Illinois has made a "nation-leading" investment in funding for Census outreach.
Mostly True
By Deborah Wilber • November 1, 2020
Jim Oberweis
Jim Oberweis
stated on September 18, 2020 an ad
Says U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood described riots as “beautiful protests.”
False
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • October 11, 2020
Coalition to Stop the Proposed Tax Hike Amendment
Coalition to Stop the Proposed Tax Hike Amendment
stated on August 31, 2020 an ad
Approving the constitutional amendment on Illinois' November ballot “would let the politicians immediately implement their plan to increase taxes on small businesses, farmers and large employers.”
Half-True
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • October 4, 2020
Peggy Hubbard
Peggy Hubbard
stated on September 21, 2020 a Facebook post
“BLM Activist kills three people in a Louisville bar wearing a Breonna Taylor tee shirt last Friday.”
Mostly False
By Monique Curet • September 30, 2020
Richard Durbin
Richard Durbin
stated on August 23, 2020 a radio interview
"We have a worse economy than any other country in the world that's going through COVID-19 by a factor of three."
False
By Deborah Wilber • September 27, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 26, 2020 a Facebook post
“Feds Seize 19,888 Fake State Driver Licenses (Made in China) in Chicago O'Hare Airport - ALL Registered to Vote -- ALL Demorats!”
False
By Madison Czopek • September 9, 2020
Darin LaHood
Darin LaHood
stated on August 24, 2020 a TV interview
“The post office right now, this year, is operating with about a $12 billion surplus.”
Pants on Fire!
By Deborah Wilber, Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • September 6, 2020
Peggy Hubbard
Peggy Hubbard
stated on August 20, 2020 a Facebook post
“The DNC omitted ‘one nation under God’ from the Pledge of Allegiance.”
Mostly False
By Daniel Funke • August 21, 2020
JB Pritzker
JB Pritzker
stated on August 4, 2020 remarks at a news conference
When COVID-19 struck, the Illinois Department of Employment Security “was hit with something no one expected: 10 to 20 times the claims, even during the worst recession of my lifetime.”
Mostly True
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • August 14, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 7, 2020 a Facebook post
An Illinois couple who received five vote-by-mail applications can vote five times.
False
By Samantha Putterman • August 13, 2020
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