Latest Fact-Checks By Eric Litke

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Republican State Leadership Committee
Republican State Leadership Committee
stated on March 26, 2020 in a campaign ad:
Says Jill Karofsky as a prosecutor “went easy on” a Madison man in a 1999 sexual assault case
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Litke • March 27, 2020
Duey Stroebel
Duey Stroebel
stated on March 24, 2020 in a tweet:
Says that under order from Gov. Tony Evers, he and his eight children can’t legally have dinner together anymore.
Half-True
By Eric Litke • March 27, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 24, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says Gov. Tony Evers is “pushing firearm confiscation orders”
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Litke • March 25, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 19, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“Wisconsin is the only state where all Republicans voted against protecting its citizens.”
Mostly True
By Eric Litke • March 20, 2020
David Crowley
David Crowley
stated on March 11, 2020 in a debate:
“I’ve passed more bills than Sen. Larson has, because ... he hasn’t passed any.”
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • March 20, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 5, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says 93,000 blacks didn’t vote in Milwaukee (in 2016)
Mostly True
By Eric Litke • March 19, 2020
David A. Clarke Jr.
David A. Clarke Jr.
stated on March 15, 2020 in a tweet:
Says coronavirus is just “the damn flu.”
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Litke • March 19, 2020
Chris Larson
Chris Larson
stated on March 11, 2020 in a news release:
“The coronavirus has officially reached Milwaukee County.”
False
By Eric Litke • March 11, 2020
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on February 14, 2020 in a tweet:
Says President Donald “Trump promised 13,000 new jobs to the people of #Wisconsin. 3 years later, we’re still waiting…”
Half-True
By Eric Litke • March 11, 2020
Robin Vos
Robin Vos
stated on March 7, 2020 in a tweet:
Video shows Joe Biden saying “we can only re-elect Donald Trump.”
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • March 9, 2020
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on February 24, 2020 in a tweet:
"Bernie (Sanders) is a communist."
False
By Eric Litke • March 4, 2020
Joe Sanfelippo
Joe Sanfelippo
stated on February 13, 2020 in the GOP weekly radio address:
“Violent crime rates increased in all but two Wisconsin cities between 2008 and 2017.”
Pants on Fire!
By Eric Litke • February 20, 2020
John Nygren
John Nygren
stated on January 22, 2020 in a news release:
Says Gov. Tony Evers "proposed raising taxes on the agriculture industry to pay for expanded welfare programs."
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • February 14, 2020
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on January 22, 2020 in the State of the State:
“I delivered on my campaign promise for a 10% tax cut for Wisconsin families.”
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • February 12, 2020
Robert Spindell
Robert Spindell
stated on January 19, 2020 in a TV interview:
Says some of the names that may be purged from voter roll are people who have died.
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • January 30, 2020
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on January 19, 2020 in a TV appearance:
Witnesses have been part of "every other impeachment trial the Senate has ever had."
True
By Eric Litke • January 21, 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
Dale Kooyenga
Dale Kooyenga
stated on December 13, 2019 in an email:
Says minimum markup law goes beyond gas, tobacco and alcohol to make "many doorbuster deals and holiday shopping specials technically against the law."
Half-True
By Eric Litke • December 18, 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
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on December 2, 2019 in a tweet:
Says President Donald Trump is "waging a trade war against WI farmers -- forcing > 1600 dairy farms to close."
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • December 11, 2019
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