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Sara Meaney
Sara Meaney
stated on May 24, 2020 a TV interview
“Since the week ending March 14, Wisconsin actually saw a drop in tourism spending compared to last year of $1.7 billion.”
True
By D.L. Davis • June 12, 2020
Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood
stated on March 4, 2020 news release
"If Roe is overturned, Wisconsin has a law on the books that would immediately make abortion a crime.”
True
By Madeline Heim • June 11, 2020
Glenn Grothman
Glenn Grothman
stated on May 21, 2020 news release
“Research illustrates a clear correlation between vitamin D deficiencies and (higher) COVID-19 mortality rates.”
True
By Haley BeMiller • June 8, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 5, 2020 a Facebook post
Says gloves shouldn’t be worn in public because “if you are wearing the same set of gloves all over town you are only spreading germs everywhere you go.”
True
By Eric Litke • May 13, 2020
Chris Kapenga
Chris Kapenga
stated on April 6, 2020 an email
Says it’s illegal to hold an absentee-only election or mail ballots to every registered voter
True
By Haley BeMiller • May 8, 2020
Roger Roth
Roger Roth
stated on January 20, 2020 a public forum
“The average (Wisconsin) resident’s tax burden is at its lowest level in nearly 50 years while incomes continue to grow.”
True
By Nusaiba Mizan • March 11, 2020
stated on November 20, 2019 a public forum
Says since he took office, the City of Milwaukee has seen the creation of 7,000 new affordable housing units.
True
By D.L. Davis • February 17, 2020
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on January 19, 2020 a TV appearance
Witnesses have been part of "every other impeachment trial the Senate has ever had."
True
By Eric Litke • January 21, 2020
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on November 13, 2019 a tweet
The United States is the only nation "that grants legal permanent residency to more than a million people per year."   
True
By Mica Soellner • December 26, 2019
Rob Hutton
Rob Hutton
stated on December 4, 2019 a radio interview
 A "study showed as many as one in four people have had a package stolen from their residence."   
True
By D.L. Davis • December 13, 2019
Ron Kind
Ron Kind
stated on November 17, 2019 a TV interview
"I am the only member of Congress that voted for both inquiries -- the Clinton inquiry and now the Trump inquiry."  
True
By Mica Soellner • November 25, 2019
Glenn Grothman
Glenn Grothman
stated on October 2, 2019 a newspaper
Millionaires are eligible for food stamps, but "Donald Trump came along and decided to put a stop to it." 
True
By D.L. Davis • October 11, 2019
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on July 26, 2019 a tweet
"More than half of death row prisoners are people of color." 
True
By D.L. Davis • October 1, 2019
Josh Kaul
Josh Kaul
stated on August 15, 2019 a tweet
Says people convicted of felonies or under restraining orders "can buy a firearm without going through a background check."
True
By Eric Litke • September 13, 2019
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on July 11, 2019 a public forum
"The law says that mental health must be treated the same as physical health," but coverage by health insurers is unequal.
True
By Mica Soellner • August 20, 2019
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on June 24, 2019 a tweet
"More Americans are uninsured today than when (President Donald) Trump took office."
True
By D.L. Davis • August 13, 2019
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on May 30, 2019 a tweet
"Wisconsin is a Top 10 state for health care coverage."
True
By Eric Litke • June 25, 2019
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on April 30, 2019 a tweet
"The United States is the ONLY industrialized country without universal healthcare."    
True
By D.L. Davis • June 21, 2019
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on May 26, 2019 a TV interview
"Just the last three weeks, on average about 23,000 women, children, men are coming over across the border illegally as family units or as unaccompanied children."
True
By Mica Soellner • June 18, 2019
Ray Cross
Ray Cross
stated on May 26, 2019 a TV interview
"Most research shows that (UW salaries) are a little behind, and (in) some areas we're behind more than others."
True
By D.L. Davis • June 14, 2019
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