Fact Check Posts – Page 6

Donald Trump
stated on August 31, 2020 Media briefing

Says video shows Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old charged with killing two protesters in Kenosha, "was trying to get away from them" ... "fell, and then they violently attacked him."

By Haley BeMiller • September 1, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on August 28, 2020 Facebook post

Says a photo shows accused shooter Kyle Rittenhouse’s mother, armed with a long gun, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on the night two protesters were killed and one injured.

By Madeline Heim • August 31, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on August 27, 2020 a post on Facebook

“At 17 years old Kyle (Rittenhouse) was perfectly legal to be able to possess that rifle without parental supervision.”

By Daniel Funke • August 28, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on August 26, 2020 a Facebook post

Says Jacob Blake “declared he had a gun in the car and was going to go get it” and was “brandishing” a knife

By Eric Litke • August 27, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on August 25, 2020 a Facebook post

“BLM rioters just burned down a black church in a black community with a BLM sign out front.”

August 27, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on August 24, 2020 a post

“Jacob S. Blake is a Child (16 YO Girl) Rapist.”

By Daniel Funke • August 26, 2020

Viral image
stated on August 26, 2020 a Facebook post

Photos show that the person who shot three people during a protest over the police shooting of Jacob Blake is a police officer.

August 26, 2020

Viral image
stated on August 25, 2020 a Facebook post

These photos show Jacob Blake posing with a gun.

August 26, 2020

Wisconsin Trump Victory
stated on August 12, 2020 an email

Says Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden backs a fracking ban that would cost 100,000 Wisconsin jobs

By Laura Schulte • August 18, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on August 15, 2020 a Facebook post

Says a picture of stacked mailboxes is proof of voter suppression in Wisconsin

By Eric Litke • August 17, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on August 11, 2020 a Facebook post

Says Biden supports a school choice ban that would impact 74,000 Wisconsin students.

By Eric Litke • August 14, 2020

Instagram posts
stated on August 6, 2020 an Instagram post

"Third party votes only siphon from (Democrats).”

By Eric Litke • August 10, 2020

Donald Trump
stated on July 20, 2020 Campaign ad

Says “Joe Biden is absolutely on board with defunding the police.”

By Laura Schulte • August 5, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on June 28, 2020 Facebook post

Says Milwaukee police were protecting a sex offender's house and snuck children out of it after a mother tracked her missing daughter to that address.

By Lawrence Andrea • August 3, 2020

Van Wanggaard
stated on July 30, 2020 a news release

Says he opposes statewide mask order because it would require him to “wear a mask in my house, or walking my dog.”

By Eric Litke • July 30, 2020

Michael Schraa
stated on July 24, 2020 Interview

Says wearing masks has been “proven ineffective.”

By Madeline Heim • July 30, 2020

Republican Party of Wisconsin
stated on July 7, 2020 a tweet

Says “Democratic Mayors in some of Wisconsin's largest cities closed voting locations in April to cause chaos.”

By Haley BeMiller • July 14, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on July 6, 2020 a Facebook post

Says Amber Alerts are issued for white kids "but not Black kids in Milwaukee."

By Eric Litke • July 13, 2020

Tim Carpenter
stated on May 23, 2020 Twitter

Republicans didn't "increase state funding for nursing homes in the last budget."

By Madeline Heim • July 6, 2020

Chris Kapenga
stated on June 29, 2020 a TV interview

“The (COVID-19) cases are going up, but it's because the testing is going up.”

By Eric Litke • July 2, 2020

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