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Lawrence Andrea

Lawrence Andrea

Journalist

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.

landrea@gannett.com

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Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on July 14, 2022 Blog post
“We finally achieved that energy independence… under the Trump administration. President Biden squandered (it) away.”
Mostly False
By Lawrence Andrea • November 1, 2022
Mandela Barnes
Mandela Barnes
stated on August 10, 2020 a public forum
GOP-backed "racist disenfrachisement" led to only five polling places being open in Milwaukee for April 7 election.
Mostly False
By Lawrence Andrea • August 14, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 28, 2020 Facebook post
Says Milwaukee police were protecting a sex offender's house and snuck children out of it after a mother tracked her missing daughter to that address.
False
By Lawrence Andrea • August 3, 2020
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on July 1, 2020 an interview
“PPP on average probably provided a grant of around $11,000 per employee."
Mostly True
By Lawrence Andrea • July 24, 2020
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on July 10, 2020 an email
Says Wisconsin Republicans “pushed for long lines and polls open for one day only.”
Mostly False
By Lawrence Andrea • July 17, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 4, 2020 a Facebook post
"China has been stealing our manufacturing, costing Wisconsin almost 90,000 jobs."
Mostly False
By Lawrence Andrea • July 2, 2020
Glenn Grothman
Glenn Grothman
stated on June 16, 2020 a tweet
Says as a state lawmaker a bill he sponsored would have made “it easier to get rid of bad cops”
Mostly False
By Lawrence Andrea • June 26, 2020
Jeanette Kowalik
Jeanette Kowalik
stated on June 14, 2020 an appearance on WISN-TV's "UpFront"
"Our health department, our city and our county declared racism as a public health crisis last year.”
True
By Lawrence Andrea • June 18, 2020
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on June 5, 2020 a tweet
There are state workers who are "idle" at home during the coronavirus pandemic.
Half-True
By Lawrence Andrea • June 17, 2020
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