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

Featured Statements

Rick Gundrum
stated on March 29, 2021 in Twitter:

Says Gov. Tony Evers’ 2021-22 state budget "increases taxes $1 billion +"

By D.L. Davis • April 6, 2021
LaKeshia Myers
stated on February 16, 2021 in News release:

"Wisconsin is one of only nine states in the nation in which 17 year-olds are automatically treated as adults in the criminal justice system."

By D.L. Davis • March 16, 2021
Ron Johnson
stated on February 12, 2021 in Twitter:

“Biden’s plan will immediately let in 25,000 asylum-seekers who’d been waiting in Mexico as their cases were judged.”

By D.L. Davis • March 1, 2021
Mark Born
stated on January 12, 2021 in Twitter:

"The committee that advises @GovEvers and his department tasked with leading during this pandemic is recommending allowing prisoners to receive the vaccine before 65 year old grandma?”

By D.L. Davis • February 11, 2021
Glenn Grothman
stated on January 4, 2021 in News release:

A majority of Americans have voted for a party that … wants a world in which you cannot call your parents mom and dad."

By D.L. Davis • January 25, 2021
Donald Trump
stated on December 5, 2020 in Rally:

“Actually, I won Wisconsin.”

By D.L. Davis • December 9, 2020
Chris Larson
stated on October 26, 2020 in Twitter:

"In 2019, Republicans stripped $40 million from the budget for lead pipe replacement - because they thought it helped MKE too much."

By D.L. Davis • December 3, 2020
Ben Wikler
stated on November 8, 2020 in TV interview:

"Across the state the rejection rate for ballots went way down” in the Nov. 3 election.

By D.L. Davis • November 13, 2020
Facebook posts
stated on October 13, 2020 in Facebook post:

“BREAKING NEWS: All Charges Dropped for Kyle Rittenhouse.”

By D.L. Davis • October 15, 2020
Republican Party of Wisconsin
stated on September 17, 2020 in Campaign mailer:

"At the Democratic convention, the Pledge of Allegiance was read with the words 'under God' removed."

By D.L. Davis • September 27, 2020