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Brett Chase

Brett Chase

Senior Investigator

Brett Chase investigates waste, fraud and corruption in a number of areas, including the environment, housing, health care and transportation, for Better Government Association. A former reporter and editor for Crain's Chicago Business, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Bloomberg News, Chase has covered government and business for more than 20 years. A native of Iowa, he is a graduate of Drake University's School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

bchase@bettergov.org

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Latest Fact-Checks By Brett Chase

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Bruce Rauner
Bruce Rauner
stated on February 13, 2018 a campaign ad
"Who’s really behind Jeanne Ives’ campaign for governor? Mike Madigan’s corrupt insider machine. They’ve bankrolled her campaign with thousands in shady labor union cash, turning Ives into another Madigan lackey."
Pants on Fire!
By Brett Chase • March 5, 2018
Nancy Rotering
Nancy Rotering
stated on February 11, 2018 an interview with the Chicago Sun-Times
"It’s now constitutional to ban [assault weapons] in Illinois. Yet, the Illinois General Assembly has failed to allow other cities to have that opportunity."
True
By Brett Chase • February 27, 2018
Bruce Rauner
Bruce Rauner
stated on February 15, 2018 a campaign ad
Says he has a plan for "$1 billion in tax relief for Illinois."
Mostly False
By Brett Chase • February 16, 2018
Bruce Rauner
Bruce Rauner
stated on January 29, 2018 a session with Chicago Tribune editorial board
"I have introduced balanced budgets every year that I’ve been governor."
Pants on Fire!
By Brett Chase, Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • February 2, 2018
Jeanne Ives
Jeanne Ives
stated on January 15, 2018 a campaign statement
Says President Barack Obama advocated "fathers in the home" as the solution to gun violence.
False
By Brett Chase • January 26, 2018
Bruce Rauner
Bruce Rauner
stated on January 3, 2018 an interview with the editorial board of the Herald-News of Joliet
"The Legionella bacteria is in most water systems in Illinois."
Half-True
By Brett Chase • January 16, 2018
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