Lawrence Andrea

Journalist

1 Stories Published

9 Fact-Checks Published

Lawrence Andrea is the Washington, D.C. correspondent for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. He is based in Washington, where he covers Wisconsin’s congressional delegation.

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Latest Fact-Checks by Lawrence Andrea

Johnson misses with claim U.S. gained energy independence under Trump and lost it under Biden November 1, 2022
Barnes misses with claim linking cut in polling places with ‘racist disenfranchisement’ August 14, 2020
Conspiracy linking Milwaukee police with alleged sex trafficking house conspiracy is unfounded August 3, 2020
Johnson accurate in his estimation of PPP loan per employee July 24, 2020
Wisconsin Dems ignore key details in saying GOP pushed for longer lines and limited voting time July 17, 2020
Not all Wisconsin manufacturing job loss can be blamed on China July 2, 2020
Wisconsin Congressman Grothman’s bad-cop bill didn’t change the process June 26, 2020
Milwaukee was among first to declare racism a public health crisis June 18, 2020
Claim that state workers are being paid to sit “idle” at home leaves out context June 17, 2020

Latest Stories by Lawrence Andrea

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
Who has been more press friendly, Tim Michels or Tony Evers? November 7, 2022