Fact Check Posts – Page 4

Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on January 14, 2021 a tweet

“Wisconsin is second to last in the Midwest in our vaccination rate and the governor says he’s ‘satisfied.’”

By Eric Litke • January 20, 2021

Chris Larson
stated on October 26, 2020 Twitter

"In 2019, Republicans stripped $40 million from the budget for lead pipe replacement - because they thought it helped MKE too much."

By D.L. Davis • December 4, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on October 24, 2020 Facebook post

An “anti-Black Lives Matter” flag replaced the American flag behind President Trump during a Waukesha campaign rally.

By Laura Schulte • October 28, 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

Joe Biden
stated on September 21, 2020 Speech

“All the billionaires in America, their net worth combined … has increased by $800 billion” during the pandemic.

By Nusaiba Mizan • October 12, 2020

Joe Biden
stated on September 21, 2020 a speech

“If you just count all the deaths in the red states, we are number two in the world in deaths, just behind Brazil.”

By Madeline Heim • October 1, 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

Ron Johnson
stated on August 13, 2020 radio interview

For younger people, seasonal flu is “in many cases” a deadlier virus than COVID-19

By Madeline Heim • September 8, 2020

Ron Johnson
stated on August 2, 2020 a TV interview

“Depending on which study you look at, either 68% or 5 out of 6 individuals ... are making more on unemployment than they did on the job.”

By Nusaiba Mizan • August 13, 2020

Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on August 2, 2020 a tweet

“34% of Wisconsin renters are at risk of eviction.”

By D.L. Davis • August 12, 2020

Wisconsin state Senate Democrats
stated on July 24, 2020 a news release

Say Wisconsin Republican lawmakers have done nothing "while neighboring states like Minnesota, Illinois and Michigan have already implemented safety precautions like requiring individuals to wear masks."

By Haley BeMiller • July 31, 2020

Ron Johnson
stated on July 1, 2020 an interview

“PPP on average probably provided a grant of around $11,000 per employee."

By Lawrence Andrea • July 24, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on July 13, 2020 Facebook post

Says Joe Biden has said 150 million Americans died from guns and another 120 million from COVID-19

By Nusaiba Mizan • July 20, 2020

Mark Pocan
stated on June 30, 2020 a tweet

"Our country and Constitution was built on a foundational separation of church and state."

By D.L. Davis • July 17, 2020

Robin Vos
stated on June 9, 2020 Facebook post

Wisconsin was the last state to start paying COVID-related federal unemployment benefits.

By Laura Schulte • June 30, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on May 21, 2020 a Facebook post

Says researchers found a “fabric that kills coronaviruses”

By Eric Litke • May 30, 2020

Chris Taylor
stated on December 13, 2019 news release

“Getting access to a gun in America is easier than adopting a dog or registering to vote.”

By Laura Schulte • May 22, 2020

Chip Roy
stated on May 6, 2020 an interview

Says Wisconsin has not had a spike in coronavirus cases that was “statistically significant related to the fact that they had voting.”

By Madlin Mekelburg • May 18, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on May 2, 2020 a Facebook post

“(Retail) milk has gone up 7.5% since this time last year. The price farmers are paid has dropped 23%.”

By Eric Litke • May 15, 2020

Tony Evers
stated on April 21, 2020 a Facebook post

Says Wisconsin measures have "prevented the death of at least 300 Wisconsinites, and perhaps as many as 1,400 lives."

By Eric Litke • May 1, 2020

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