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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.”
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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.”
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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.”
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By Amy Sherman • April 17, 2020
Public Citizen
Public Citizen
stated on April 4, 2020 in a tweet:
Says 3.5 million U.S. citizens lost their employer-tied health insurance in March, while zero lost their coverage in 20 other large nations combined.
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By Madeline Heim • April 16, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 10, 2020 in Facebook posts:
Images show COVID-19 victims being buried in mass graves in New York City.
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By Samantha Putterman • April 15, 2020
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on April 8, 2020 in an op-ed published in The Guardian:
“It has been estimated that only 12% of workers in businesses that are likely to stay open during this crisis are receiving paid sick leave benefits as a result of the second coronavirus relief package."
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By Shefali Luthra, Shefali Luthra • April 13, 2020
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Viral image
stated on April 8, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says a California surfer was “alone, in the ocean,” when he was arrested for violating the state’s stay-at-home order.
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April 9, 2020
Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
stated on March 31, 2020 in a briefing:
Says for the coronavirus, “the death rate in Texas, per capita of 29 million people, we're one of the lowest in the country."
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By Madlin Mekelburg • April 3, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on March 29, 2020 in a viral post:
Says a study projects Wisconsin’s coronavirus cases will peak on April 26, 2020
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By Eric Litke • March 31, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on March 20, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says truck drivers are being turned away from fast-food restaurants during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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By Samantha Putterman • March 26, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on March 15, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“Bill Gates told us about the coronavirus in 2015.”
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March 25, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 24, 2020 in a campaign ad:
Says Nancy Pelosi’s coronavirus bill includes “tax credits for solar and wind energy … retirement plans for community newspaper employees … $300 million for PBS … climate change studies” and more.
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By Louis Jacobson • March 24, 2020
JB Pritzker
JB Pritzker
stated on March 17, 2020 in remarks at a press conference:
Says it was “unquestionably” not within his “legal authority” to postpone Illinois’ primary election by changing the date or shifting to vote-by-mail.
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By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • March 24, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on March 19, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“Wisconsin is the only state where all Republicans voted against protecting its citizens.”
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By Eric Litke • March 20, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on March 18, 2020 in an infographic:
2019 coronavirus can live for "up to 3 hours in the air, up to 4 hours on copper, up to 24 hours on cardboard up to 3 days on plastic and stainless steel.”
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By Daniel Funke • March 20, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on March 5, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says 93,000 blacks didn’t vote in Milwaukee (in 2016)
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By Eric Litke • March 19, 2020
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Viral image
stated on March 9, 2020 in a chart:
Says 80% of novel coronavirus cases are "mild."
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By Paul Specht • March 13, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 12, 2020 in a tweet:
“During the 2009 swine flu outbreak, Biden made reckless comments unsupported by science & the experts. The Obama Admin had to clean up his mess & apologize for his ineptitude.”
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By Samantha Putterman • March 13, 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.”
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By D.L. Davis • March 12, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on March 10, 2020 in an image:
Says Joe Biden “attacked voters this primary,” saying “damn liar,” “full of s---” and “dog-faced pony soldier.”
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By Daniel Funke • March 12, 2020
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