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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