Eric Litke

Eric Litke

PolitiFact Wisconsin reporter

26 Stories Published

191 Fact-Checks Published

Eric Litke is a former reporter for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and PolitiFact Wisconsin.

Areas of Expertise

Bipartisanship 1 Coronavirus 4 Crime 4 Criminal Justice 6 Education 1 Elections 6 Health Care 1 Military 1 National 1 Polls and Public Opinion 1 Public Health 4 Race and Ethnicity 6 State Budget 1 States 1 Taxes 2 Unions 2 Veterans 1 Wealth 1 Wisconsin 26 Workers 1

Latest Fact-Checks by Eric Litke

No, private insurance doesn’t provide ‘better coverage’ than Medicaid April 21, 2021
Wisconsin lawmaker overreaches on claim that Republicans delayed COVID testing April 16, 2021
Wisconsin Republicans passed one COVID bill before long period of inaction April 2, 2021
Attack ad overreaches in state appeals court race March 30, 2021
Yes, data shows COVID-19 vaccines are safe despite quick timeline March 26, 2021
Johnson errs claiming Senate had no violence Jan.6 March 23, 2021
Record turnouts after voter ID law passed? Not really March 19, 2021
Biden not to blame for rising diesel (or gas) prices March 17, 2021
Johnson flips position on last-minute bills now that Dems are in charge March 11, 2021
No, unemployment is not a ‘fake’ crisis in Wisconsin March 4, 2021

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Latest Stories by Eric Litke

Fact-check: Is replacing Joe Biden on the ticket ‘unlawful’? Election law experts say it’s not July 22, 2024
United Facts of America: Experts say facts alone won’t bridge the partisan divide September 27, 2022
Would Tom Hanks have qualified for a coronavirus test in the US? March 12, 2020
Fact-checking Donald Trump’s 2020 State of the Union address February 5, 2020
What we know about Shadow, Acronym and the Iowa caucuses February 4, 2020
A new look for the PolitiFact website February 2, 2020
PolitiFact answers the Senate’s impeachment questions January 31, 2020
Was ‘Democracy in the Park’ illegal? March 10, 2021
Fact-checking Biden’s Milwaukee visit February 17, 2021
A look back at our Act 10 fact checks February 9, 2021
Checking Evers’ promises on Act 10, prisons, commissions January 22, 2021
Top 10 Kenosha-related fact checks of 2020 December 28, 2020
Top 10 fact checks of 2020 — Wisconsin December 24, 2020
Fact-checking the avalanche of Wisconsin election misinformation November 4, 2020
Split in voting methods puts COVID, mail center stage in Wisconsin October 10, 2020
Here’s what Tucker Carlson got wrong about the Kenosha shootings September 23, 2020
Fact-checking Joe Biden’s visit to Kenosha – on Trump, race, taxes and COVID-19 September 3, 2020

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