Latest Fact-Checks By Eric Litke

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Contact tracing

Scott Fitzgerald says Wisconsin has no contact tracing program “we can speak of.” Not true.

May 4, 2020

Wisconsin has “no tracing program going on that we can speak of."

evers lives saved

Has “Safer At Home” in Wisconsin saved 300+ lives?

May 1, 2020

Says Wisconsin measures have "prevented the death of at least 300 Wisconsinites, and perhaps as many as 1,400 lives."

covidlongterm

Experts say COVID-19 may well be “here to stay,” even after a vaccine

April 29, 2020

COVID-19 is “here to stay” and “we need to accept that and be prepared to deal with COVID long term.”

covidelexwi

Chris Larson has no basis to connect spike in new coronavirus cases to election

April 24, 2020

Says the April 22 jump in COVID-19 cases was related to the election.

vos and fitz covid

Wisconsin is weeks from using anywhere near the listed coronavirus testing capacity

April 24, 2020

“We are currently using only around 20% of our testing capacity.”

vos and fitz covid

No, Wisconsin is not “clearly seeing a decline in COVID infections”

April 21, 2020

Wisconsin is “clearly seeing a decline in COVID infections”

WI election covid

No proof (yet) of a post-election “surge” in Wisconsin coronavirus cases

April 21, 2020

Says Wisconsin’s in-person election has caused a “surge” in new coronavirus cases

milk dumping

Are bottling limitations on liquid milk to blame for milk dumping?

April 10, 2020

Says fluid milk production limitations mean grocery stores are short on milk even as farmers are dumping it

Voting0409

Did Supreme Court vote remotely to “deny Wisconsin voters their right to vote remotely”? Yes and no

April 9, 2020

“Conservative Supreme Court Justices vote remotely to deny Wisconsin voters their right to vote remotely.”

Trump on WI dems control

Trump deflects Wis. social distancing questions by saying the state is “run by Democrats right now”

April 9, 2020

Wisconsin is “run by Democrats right now,” so they should address election social distancing concerns.

Trump2 judicial endorsement

Trump claims his judicial endorsement caused Tony Evers to attempt election delay. It didn’t

April 8, 2020

“As soon as I endorsed (Supreme Court Justice Daniel Kelly), the Wisconsin Democrats said, let’s move the election to two months later.”

voting email claim

Since-deleted tweet claimed email ballots remain an option. Not true

April 7, 2020

Says a ballot can be emailed to Wisconsin voters even a day before the election.

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