Fact Check Posts – Page 4

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 24, 2020 Facebook post

“Police training in Wisconsin is 21 weeks. A cosmetology license takes 40 weeks.”

By Haley BeMiller • August 27, 2020

Bryan Steil
stated on July 30, 2020 a tweet

“3.8% of Wisconsin’s coronavirus funding has been spent.”

By Haley BeMiller • August 7, 2020

Chris Kapenga
stated on June 21, 2020 a radio interview

The Tony Evers administration is wrong to blame old computer software being used to process unemployment claims; it “has nothing to do with” the backlog.

By Laura Schulte • July 3, 2020

Romaine Quinn
stated on June 18, 2020 a radio interview

Says Gov. Evers “has refused to identify or discipline the staff member who secretly taped” a conversation with GOP leaders.

By Haley BeMiller • June 29, 2020

Scott Walker
stated on June 5, 2020 a tweet

There are state workers who are "idle" at home during the coronavirus pandemic.

By Lawrence Andrea • June 17, 2020

League of Conservation Voters
stated on May 18, 2020 TV ad

Says Donald Trump has opposed plans to clean up “Toxic chemicals that cause cancer (that) are in the water …. (and) put Wisconsin at risk.”

By Laura Schulte • June 12, 2020

Tammy Baldwin
stated on May 15, 2020 a tweet

"The Trump Administration is trying to take food assistance away from Wisconsin families when people are out of work and struggling."

By D.L. Davis • June 1, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on April 6, 2020 a Facebook post

Says the Republican Party started in Ripon, Wis., “to counter the Democrats’ plans to expand slavery.”

By Eric Litke • May 29, 2020

Jay Ashcroft
stated on April 14, 2020 a radio interview

“When you look at Wisconsin, in their largest city they normally have roughly 500 polling places. They just had their election a week ago, and they had five. That is ludicrous.”

By Sara Dingmann • May 15, 2020

Paul Farrow
stated on April 30, 2020 online post

Says a meat shortage is “not expected”

By Nusaiba Mizan • May 5, 2020

Robin Vos
stated on March 4, 2020 an interview

Says as Assembly Speaker he is a "constitutional officer" of Wisconsin.

By D.L. Davis • April 28, 2020

Wisconsin Republican Legislative leaders
stated on April 20, 2020 news release

“We are currently using only around 20% of our testing capacity.”

By Eric Litke • April 24, 2020

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

By Mica Soellner • April 17, 2020

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

By Eric Litke • April 10, 2020

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.”

By Eric Litke • April 9, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on March 31, 2020 a Facebook post

Says Ron Johnson said Americans should go back to work, because "death is an unavoidable part of life."

By Eric Litke • April 1, 2020

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.

By Eric Litke • March 27, 2020

Gwen Moore
stated on February 14, 2020 a tweet

Says President Donald “Trump promised 13,000 new jobs to the people of #Wisconsin. 3 years later, we’re still waiting…”

By Eric Litke • March 11, 2020

Robin Vos
stated on February 13, 2020 a newsletter

Says Gov. Tony Evers “wants to release half of the prison population.”

By Haley BeMiller • March 4, 2020

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