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Latest Fact-Checks In Elections

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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 7, 2020 a press briefing:
With voting by mail, “you get thousands and thousands of people sitting in somebody's living room, signing ballots all over the place.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • April 9, 2020
Facebook posts
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.”
Half-True
By Eric Litke • April 9, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 7, 2020 a news conference:
Wisconsin is “run by Democrats right now,” so they should address election social distancing concerns.
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • April 9, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 7, 2020 a news conference:
“As soon as I endorsed (Supreme Court Justice Daniel Kelly), the Wisconsin Democrats said, let’s move the election to two months later.”
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Litke • April 8, 2020
Ben Wikler
Ben Wikler
stated on April 6, 2020 a tweet:
Says a ballot can be emailed to Wisconsin voters even a day before the election.
False
By Eric Litke • April 7, 2020
David Lewis
David Lewis
stated on March 26, 2020 a tweet:
“Pelosi tried to block voter ID/absentee ballot protections.”
Half-True
By Paul Specht • April 7, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 23, 2020 a Facebook post:
Says Joe Biden stuck a gun in an elderly woman’s mouth at a Wisconsin rally
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Litke • April 6, 2020
Leaders for a Better Community
Leaders for a Better Community
stated on March 25, 2020 a flier:
Says Deputy Comptroller Aycha Sawa "blocked an audit" of the Milwaukee lead program for three years that "put our children in danger" and spurred a criminal investigation.
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Litke • April 3, 2020
Daniel Kelly
Daniel Kelly
stated on March 3, 2020 campaign email:
Says rival Jill Karofsky wants "to disarm law abiding citizens."
Mostly False
By D.L. Davis • April 3, 2020
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on February 28, 2020 a news article:
“Swing State Hit With 2020 Voting Lawsuit - Accused Of Registering Over 1,500 Deceased People In Pennsylvania.”
Mostly False
By Jessica Calefati • March 27, 2020
JB Pritzker
JB Pritzker
stated on March 17, 2020 remarks at a press conference:
Says it was “unquestionably” not within his “legal authority” to postpone Illinois’ primary election by changing the date or shifting to vote-by-mail.
Mostly True
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • March 24, 2020
Chris Jacobs
Chris Jacobs
stated on March 4, 2020 a television commercial:
"Nate McMurray wants to reward illegals with amnesty."
Mostly False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • March 24, 2020
Brad Parscale
Brad Parscale
stated on February 25, 2020 a Tweet:
“Did you see President Trump’s RECORD TURNOUT? Iowa - 32,389 Republicans.”
Half-True
By Rylee Wilson • March 20, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 5, 2020 a Facebook post:
Says 93,000 blacks didn’t vote in Milwaukee (in 2016)
Mostly True
By Eric Litke • March 19, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on March 15, 2020 a debate:
Because the Federal Reserve recently cut interest rates to near 0%, “the Fed will be of little consequence now. They’ve already used what leverage they have.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 18, 2020
North Carolina Republican Party
North Carolina Republican Party
stated on February 25, 2020 a tweet:
Says North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper “has seen his approval rating plummet”
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • March 12, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 28, 2020 posts on social media:
“Every election year has a disease” ... SARS in 2004; avian flu in 2008; swine flu in 2010; MERS in 2012; Ebola in 2014 and 2018; Zika in 2016 and the coronavirus in 2020.
False
By Emily Venezky • March 11, 2020
Robin Vos
Robin Vos
stated on March 7, 2020 a tweet:
Video shows Joe Biden saying “we can only re-elect Donald Trump.”
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • March 9, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 7, 2020 a tweet:
Video shows Joe Biden saying “we can only re-elect Donald Trump.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • March 9, 2020
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on March 4, 2020 an interview:
Says at polling places in Texas on Super Tuesday “the Republican side gets 25 machines, the Democratic side gets 5 machines. People were literally standing in line for seven hours.”
Mostly False
By Madlin Mekelburg • March 9, 2020
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