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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harder for people to access these critical supports when they need it most, exacerbating the problems with our already-outdated system.”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
Jim Steineke
Jim Steineke
stated on January 26, 2021 a tweet:
Assembly Republicans “have come to the table” and were part of “give and take” compromise on a coronavirus bill.
False
By Eric Litke • January 27, 2021
Rusty Hicks
Rusty Hicks
stated on January 12, 2021 a press conference:
The effort to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom is "a coup."
Pants on Fire!
By Chris Nichols • January 14, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 25, 2020 a Facebook post:
“Judge Rules Over 200,000 Biden Votes Are Illegitimate In Wisconsin.”
False
By Eric Litke • January 6, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 4, 2021 a Facebook post:
Wisconsin Legislature “Will Likely Decertify State and Award to President Trump.”
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Litke • January 5, 2021
Mike Gallagher
Mike Gallagher
stated on January 3, 2021 a statement:
“Congress has one job here: to count electoral votes that have in fact been cast by any state.”
True
By Eric Litke • January 4, 2021
Chris Larson
Chris Larson
stated on November 9, 2020 Twitter:
“Jurisdictions representing about 80% of WI residents have passed referendums or resolutions in favor of fair maps.”
True
By Laura Schulte • December 21, 2020
Tim Carpenter
Tim Carpenter
stated on December 11, 2020 a news release:
“Wisconsin is one of the few states that doesn’t allow absentee ballots to be processed before Election Day.”
True
By Eric Litke • December 15, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on December 2, 2020 a speech:
“In Wisconsin, there are approximately 70,000 absentee ballots that do not have matching ballot applications as required by law.”
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Litke • December 10, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 8, 2020 a Facebook post:
The probability of Biden winning in Wisconsin, Georgia, Michigan and Pennsylvania “given President Trump’s early lead ... is less than one in a quadrillion” in each state.
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Litke • December 10, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on December 5, 2020 Rally:
“Actually, I won Wisconsin.”
Pants on Fire!
By D.L. Davis • December 9, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 2, 2020 Facebook posts:
The USPS backdated 100K ballots so they could be counted illegally.
False
By Eric Litke • December 4, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on December 2, 2020 a speech:
Residents the Wisconsin Election Commission suspected of moving are “illegal voters.”
False
By Eric Litke • December 4, 2020
Joe Sanfelippo
Joe Sanfelippo
stated on November 9, 2020 a news release:
“Clerks in Milwaukee and Dane Counties colluded to (add) nearly 250,000 individuals to the ‘Indefinitely Confined’ voter list.”
False
By Eric Litke • November 21, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 18, 2020 a tweet:
"A day AFTER the election, Biden receives a dump of 143,379 votes at 3:42AM (in Wisconsin), when they learned he was losing badly. This is unbelievable!"
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Litke • November 20, 2020
Scott Fitzgerald
Scott Fitzgerald
stated on November 8, 2020 a TV interview:
The 2020 election is in “recount territory” and “I’ve seen elections change as a result of” recounts.
Half-True
By Eric Litke, Nusaiba Mizan • November 18, 2020
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on November 15, 2020 a TV interview:
"We heard from the Department of Homeland Security ... that this was probably the most secure election that’s ever been run in the United States.”
True
By Madeline Heim • November 17, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on November 13, 2020 a Facebook post:
“Milwaukee Elections Chief Lost Elections Flash Drive in Morning Hours of November 4th When Democrats Miraculously Found 120,000 Votes for Joe Biden.”
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Litke • November 17, 2020
Ben Wikler
Ben Wikler
stated on November 8, 2020 TV interview:
"Across the state the rejection rate for ballots went way down” in the Nov. 3 election.
Mostly False
By D.L. Davis • November 13, 2020
Robyn Vining
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
True
By Eric Litke • October 29, 2020
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