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D.L. Davis is a member of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel staff, and a contributor to PolitiFact Wisconsin.

Featured Statements

Tim Michels
stated on September 10, 2022 in Public statement:

“You know how many convicted felons Scott Walker let out during his eight years early on parole? Zero. Tony Evers is approaching 1,000 of these that he’s let out early."

By D.L. Davis • September 27, 2022
Mandela Barnes
stated on September 2, 2022 in News release:

Says under his plan to end cash bail "the Waukesha perpetrator wouldn’t have been released "

By D.L. Davis • September 22, 2022
Ron Johnson
stated on August 23, 2022 in Twitter:

"Democrats' radical green energy policies caused record gas prices. "

By D.L. Davis • September 16, 2022
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on August 24, 2022 in News release:

Says Mandela Barnes "supports stripping health care away from millions."

By D.L. Davis • September 6, 2022
Ron Johnson
stated on August 7, 2022 in News release:

"Last year the IRS audited Americans earning less than $25,000 a year at five times the rate of other groups."

By D.L. Davis • August 25, 2022
Tony Evers
stated on July 24, 2022 in TV interview:

"We are number one in the country as far as our spending (COVID-19 relief) money on businesses as it relates to the percentage of federal funds that we receive."

By D.L. Davis • August 16, 2022
Tim Michels
stated on August 1, 2022 in Public statement:

On endorsing former President Donald Trump in 2024

By D.L. Davis • August 12, 2022
Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on July 24, 2022 in Twitter:

"There is absolutely no reason why Wisconsin should be facing a worker shortage to the level we are when there are 123,000 more able-bodied childless adults on BadgerCare since the pandemic."

By D.L. Davis • August 2, 2022
Donald Trump
stated on July 9, 2022 in Social media:

The Wisconsin Supreme Court decision declaring ballot drop boxes illegal "includes the 2020 Presidential Election."

By D.L. Davis • July 14, 2022
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on May 2, 2022 in News release:

Republican politicians are pushing a plan "that could raise taxes on almost one in three Wisconsinites and sunset Social Security and Medicare in five years."

By D.L. Davis • June 15, 2022