Latest Fact-Checks In States

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Scott Fitzgerald
Scott Fitzgerald
stated on April 26, 2020 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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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