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Scott Fitzgerald
Scott Fitzgerald
stated on April 26, 2020 in a TV interview:
Wisconsin has “no tracing program going on that we can speak of."
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • May 4, 2020
Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo
stated on April 11, 2020 in a briefing:
Says that under the law, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio “can’t open” the city’s schools.
Half-True
By Rachel Kimmel, John Pullano • April 30, 2020
Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo
stated on April 12, 2020 in a tweet:
“Some states, like Montana and Nebraska, are getting more than $300,000 in federal stimulus money per reported COVID-19 case. New York is the hardest-hit state and yet we are getting only about $12,000 per case.”
Mostly True
By Meghan Hall, Hannah Roesch • April 29, 2020
Robin Vos
Robin Vos
stated on March 4, 2020 in an interview:
Says as Assembly Speaker he is a "constitutional officer" of Wisconsin.
Half-True
By D.L. Davis • April 28, 2020
Wisconsin Republican Legislative leaders
Wisconsin Republican Legislative leaders
stated on April 20, 2020 in news release:
“We are currently using only around 20% of our testing capacity.”
Half-True
By Eric Litke • April 24, 2020
Tom Tiffany
Tom Tiffany
stated on April 20, 2020 in a public forum:
Says Department of Health Services Secretary Andrea Palm is a “career bureaucrat with no past ties to Wisconsin.”
Mostly True
By Haley BeMiller • April 22, 2020
Jay Inslee
Jay Inslee
stated on April 19, 2020 in an interview on ABC's "This Week":
Stay-at-home orders “actually are the law of these states.”
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • April 21, 2020
Gretchen Whitmer
Gretchen Whitmer
stated on April 15, 2020 in an April 15, 2020 press conference:
“During the flu pandemic of 1918, some cities lifted social distancing measures too fast, too soon, and created a second wave of pandemic.”
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • April 17, 2020
X posts
X posts
stated on April 10, 2020 in a Twitter post:
“Per order from @GovWhitmer, people in Michigan are now banned from purchasing a new baby car seat in stores.”
False
By Madison Czopek • April 17, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 13, 2020 in in a White House briefing:
Says as president he has “total” authority to re-open states amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • April 14, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 13, 2020 in a tweet:
"It is the decision of the President," not governors, to "open up the states."
False
By Amy Sherman • April 13, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 7, 2020 in 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
Chris Kapenga
Chris Kapenga
stated on February 19, 2020 in news release:
“Car thefts (are) increasing in 8 of the 10 most populous (Wisconsin) counties.”
Mostly True
By D.L. Davis • March 12, 2020
Robin Vos
Robin Vos
stated on February 13, 2020 in a newsletter:
Says Gov. Tony Evers “wants to release half of the prison population.”
Half-True
By Haley BeMiller • March 4, 2020
Amy Klobuchar
Amy Klobuchar
stated on February 25, 2020 in a debate:
“While we are all sitting here debating, Wisconsin has kicked hundreds of thousands of people off of their voting rolls.”
Mostly False
By Haley BeMiller • March 2, 2020
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on November 13, 2019 in a public forum:
On whether he can release one day’s worth of emails.
Full Flop
By Eric Litke • December 27, 2019
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on December 17, 2019 in 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
Donald Trump Jr.
Donald Trump Jr.
stated on November 1, 2019 in a Tweet:
"Tens of thousands" of people leave New York every week.
False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • November 8, 2019
Glenn Grothman
Glenn Grothman
stated on October 2, 2019 in 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
Scott Fitzgerald
Scott Fitzgerald
stated on September 22, 2019 in a TV interview:
Universal background checks involve asking people "to submit the serial numbers to their guns to a state or federal official," and that violates the Second Amendment.
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • October 4, 2019
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