Latest Fact Checks By Eric Litke

No, Evers did not ‘cancel’ the sales tax holiday

By Eric Litke

September 3, 2019

Say Gov. Tony Evers ‘canceled’ the sales tax holiday this year

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Evers wrong on texting and driving stat

By Eric Litke

August 28, 2019

"1 out of every 4 car accidents in the U.S. is caused by texting and driving."

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Former Wisconsin rep. misses mark on redistricting claim

By Eric Litke

August 23, 2019

"Elected officials draw (legislative redistricting) maps. That’s it."

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Pants on Fire: State rep claims mass shootings are down under Trump

By Eric Litke

August 6, 2019

"Less mass shootings under Trump!"

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No, China is not paying U.S. farmers $16B through tariffs

By Eric Litke

August 2, 2019

U.S. farmers are receiving $16 billion "out of the tariffs that we’ve gotten from China."

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‘Honest’ ad mostly wrong about Trump, taxes and Medicare

By Eric Litke

July 26, 2019

"Trump wants to cut (Medicare) just to pay for tax breaks to billionaires."

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No, Mexico didn’t take 30% of U.S. auto business as Trump claims

By Eric Litke

July 23, 2019

"Mexico, they took 30% of our automobile business."

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Trump claims he won Wisconsin early in the evening in 2016. Not so much.

By Eric Litke

July 15, 2019

"We won (Wisconsin in 2016) not so late in the evening — a little bit early in the evening, actually, which is even better."

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Are federal policies to blame for drop in student milk consumption?

By Eric Litke

July 12, 2019

Obama-era ban on whole and 2% milk in schools has caused "notable decline" in student milk consumption.

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No, voucher schools haven’t raised property taxes by $1B since 2011

By Eric Litke

July 1, 2019

Voucher schools have increased property taxes by $1 billion since 2011

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Is Wisconsin a Top 10 state for health care coverage?

By Eric Litke

June 25, 2019

"Wisconsin is a Top 10 state for health care coverage."

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Pocan says Trump tweet “directly contradicted” Mueller comments

By Eric Litke

May 30, 2019

Says Donald Trump's claim that "there was insufficient evidence and therefore, in our country, a person is innocent" directly contradicts Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s statement.

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