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Latest Fact-Checks By Eric Litke

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Republican State Leadership Committee
Republican State Leadership Committee
stated on March 26, 2020 a campaign ad
Says Jill Karofsky as a prosecutor “went easy on” a Madison man in a 1999 sexual assault case
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Litke • March 27, 2020
Duey Stroebel
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.
Half-True
By Eric Litke • March 27, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 24, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Gov. Tony Evers is “pushing firearm confiscation orders”
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Litke • March 25, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 19, 2020 a Facebook post
“Wisconsin is the only state where all Republicans voted against protecting its citizens.”
Mostly True
By Eric Litke • March 20, 2020
David Crowley
David Crowley
stated on March 11, 2020 a debate
“I’ve passed more bills than Sen. Larson has, because ... he hasn’t passed any.”
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • 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
David A. Clarke Jr.
David A. Clarke Jr.
stated on March 15, 2020 a tweet
Says coronavirus is just “the damn flu.”
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Litke • March 19, 2020
Chris Larson
Chris Larson
stated on March 11, 2020 a news release
“The coronavirus has officially reached Milwaukee County.”
False
By Eric Litke • March 11, 2020
Gwen Moore
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…”
Half-True
By Eric Litke • 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
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on February 24, 2020 a tweet
"Bernie (Sanders) is a communist."
False
By Eric Litke • March 4, 2020
Joe Sanfelippo
Joe Sanfelippo
stated on February 13, 2020 the GOP weekly radio address
“Violent crime rates increased in all but two Wisconsin cities between 2008 and 2017.”
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Litke • February 20, 2020
John Nygren
John Nygren
stated on January 22, 2020 a news release
Says Gov. Tony Evers "proposed raising taxes on the agriculture industry to pay for expanded welfare programs."
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • February 14, 2020
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on January 22, 2020 the State of the State
“I delivered on my campaign promise for a 10% tax cut for Wisconsin families.”
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • February 12, 2020
Robert Spindell
Robert Spindell
stated on January 19, 2020 a TV interview
Says some of the names that may be purged from voter roll are people who have died.
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • January 30, 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
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on November 13, 2019 a public forum
On whether he can release one day’s worth of emails.
Full Flop
By Eric Litke • December 27, 2019
Dale Kooyenga
Dale Kooyenga
stated on December 13, 2019 an email
Says minimum markup law goes beyond gas, tobacco and alcohol to make "many doorbuster deals and holiday shopping specials technically against the law."
Half-True
By Eric Litke • December 18, 2019
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on December 17, 2019 a tweet
Says voter roll purge would mean "more than 200,000 registered Wisconsin voters will be prohibited from voting."
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Litke • December 18, 2019
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on December 2, 2019 a tweet
Says President Donald Trump is "waging a trade war against WI farmers -- forcing > 1600 dairy farms to close."
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • December 11, 2019
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