Latest Fact-Checks By Eric Litke

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Tony Evers
stated on November 21, 2019 in a veto message:

Says a Republican bill he vetoed would have implemented a "mandate" to make public the names of all students’ parents or guardians.

False

By Eric Litke • December 3, 2019

Robin Vos
stated on November 10, 2019 in a TV interview:

Says 1,000 people failed gun background checks in Wisconsin in 2018, but "almost none of them were prosecuted for trying to do a background check and illegally buy a weapon."

Mostly True

By Eric Litke • November 26, 2019

Mike Pence
stated on November 20, 2019 in a tweet:

"Since President (Donald Trump’s) election, 36,000 jobs have been created in WI."

Mostly True

By Eric Litke • November 21, 2019

Bryan Steil
stated on October 31, 2019 in a tweet:

The House impeachment rules resolution "does not provide the president with due process protections that were afforded to both President Clinton and President Nixon."

Mostly False

By Eric Litke • November 5, 2019

Robin Vos
stated on October 22, 2019 in an interview:

Says "red flag laws" allow gun seizure without a judge’s involvement: "They take it away first. Then you have to get permission from a judge to do it."

Mostly False

By Eric Litke • October 28, 2019

Jeremy Thiesfeldt
stated on September 19, 2019 in a weekly radio address:

"The vast majority of Wisconsin students cannot even read, write, or do math at grade level."

False

By Eric Litke • October 23, 2019

Scott Fitzgerald
stated on September 22, 2019 in 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

Rob Swearingen
stated on September 5, 2019 in Republican weekly radio address:

Says Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a school computer program, "saying it would be better spent in urban districts like Madison and Milwaukee."

False

By Eric Litke • September 27, 2019

Hillary Clinton
stated on September 17, 2019 in a speech at George Washington University:

Between 27,000 and 200,000 Wisconsinites were "turned away" from the polls in 2016 due to lack of proper identification.

Pants on Fire!

By Eric Litke • September 19, 2019

stated on September 15, 2019 in an appearance on WISN-TV's UpFront:

Milwaukee has less taxing power than most similar cities and is the only U.S. city of 400,000 or more "that does not have a sales tax or local income tax."

Half-True

By Eric Litke • September 18, 2019

Josh Kaul
stated on August 15, 2019 in a tweet:

Says people convicted of felonies or under restraining orders "can buy a firearm without going through a background check."

True

By Eric Litke • September 13, 2019

Alberta Darling
stated on September 4, 2019 in a Joint Finance Committee meeting:

"Gov. Evers asked the director of WEDC to stay on"

False

By Eric Litke • September 6, 2019

Wisconsin Assembly Republicans
stated on August 27, 2019 in a tweet:

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

False

By Eric Litke • September 3, 2019

Tony Evers
stated on August 20, 2019 in a tweet:

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

False

By Eric Litke • August 28, 2019

Adam Jarchow
stated on July 16, 2019 in a tweet:

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

False

By Eric Litke • August 23, 2019

Ron Tusler
stated on August 4, 2019 in a Facebook post:

"Less mass shootings under Trump!"

Pants on Fire!

By Eric Litke • August 6, 2019

Donald Trump
stated on July 12, 2019 in an interview:

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

False

By Eric Litke • August 2, 2019

Priorities USA Action
stated on July 23, 2019 in a digital ad:

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

Mostly False

By Eric Litke • July 26, 2019

Donald Trump
stated on July 12, 2019 in a speech at Derco Aerospace:

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

False

By Eric Litke • July 23, 2019

Donald Trump
stated on July 12, 2019 in a speech at Derco Aerospace:

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

False

By Eric Litke • July 15, 2019

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