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All Fact-checks for Wisconsin

stated on May 26, 2020 in a tweet

Says the state “health secretary says don't go to hospitals or clinics, now the tourism secretary says don't recreate.”

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stated on May 20, 2020 in a virtual town hall

“40% of the initial small business funds didn’t go to small businesses at all.”

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Janel Brandtjen

stated on April 28, 2020 in Facebook post

“Children don’t seem to be getting this virus”

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stated on December 13, 2019 in news release

“Getting access to a gun in America is easier than adopting a dog or registering to vote.”

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stated on May 14, 2020 in a Facebook post

Says Ron Johnson and 36 other senators “voted for federal agencies to have access to your internet history without obtaining a warrant.”

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Wisconsin state Senate Democrats

stated on May 8, 2020 in news release

Says GOP state Sen. Patrick Testin is responsible for lost $25M in federal funding, because he refused “to do his job.”

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stated on May 16, 2020 in Facebook post

Says Gov. Tony Evers “is proposing a new plan, a 150 day shutdown of the state (5 MONTHS!) followed by a 120 day extension.”

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stated on May 6, 2020 in an interview

Says Wisconsin has not had a spike in coronavirus cases that was “statistically significant related to the fact that they had voting.”

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Janel Brandtjen

stated on May 12, 2020 in a tweet

Says Gov Tony Evers’ administration deemed dentists non-essential

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stated on May 2, 2020 in a Facebook post

“(Retail) milk has gone up 7.5% since this time last year. The price farmers are paid has dropped 23%.”

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stated on April 14, 2020 in a radio interview

“When you look at Wisconsin, in their largest city they normally have roughly 500 polling places. They just had their election a week ago, and they had five. That is ludicrous.”

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stated on May 5, 2020 in a Facebook post

Says gloves shouldn’t be worn in public because “if you are wearing the same set of gloves all over town you are only spreading germs everywhere you go.”

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One America News

stated on May 8, 2020 in a Facebook video

“The mainstream media pretended there was a deadly surge in COVID cases thanks to Wisconsinites voting.”

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stated on April 24, 2020 in an interview

Says Gov. Tony Evers “has never had a real job.”

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stated on April 6, 2020 in an email

Says it’s illegal to hold an absentee-only election or mail ballots to every registered voter

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stated on April 30, 2020 in online post

Says a meat shortage is “not expected”

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Scott Fitzgerald

stated on April 26, 2020 in a TV interview

Wisconsin has “no tracing program going on that we can speak of."

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stated on April 21, 2020 in Facebook post

Homeless people are immune to COVID-19

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stated on April 21, 2020 in a Facebook post

Says Wisconsin measures have "prevented the death of at least 300 Wisconsinites, and perhaps as many as 1,400 lives."

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stated on April 23, 2020 in Facebook post

Says Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers “wants to force residents to fund Planned Parenthood abortion business.”

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PolitiFact Wisconsin's 'High Five' for April 2020

PolitiFact Wisconsin's 'High Five' for April 2020

By D.L. Davis • May 4, 2020

Ad watch: Biden attacks Trump on China and coronavirus

Ad watch: Biden attacks Trump on China and coronavirus

By Jon Greenberg • April 20, 2020

PolitiFact Wisconsin's 'High Five' for March 2020

PolitiFact Wisconsin's 'High Five' for March 2020

By D.L. Davis • April 3, 2020

Gov. Tony Evers moving forward on some promises

Gov. Tony Evers moving forward on some promises

By Eric Litke • January 28, 2020

President Trump's memorable lines at Milwaukee rally fact-checked

President Trump's memorable lines at Milwaukee rally fact-checked

By Mica Soellner • January 15, 2020

Donald Trump's promises Kept, Broken, Stalled as he visits Wisconsin

Donald Trump's promises Kept, Broken, Stalled as he visits Wisconsin

By Mica Soellner • January 13, 2020

PolitiFact Wisconsin's 'High Five' for December 2019

PolitiFact Wisconsin's 'High Five' for December 2019

By D.L. Davis • January 6, 2020

PolitiFact Wisconsin's 'High Five' for 2019

PolitiFact Wisconsin's 'High Five' for 2019

By D.L. Davis • December 26, 2019

Impeachment process a hot topic nationally as well as for readers of PolitiFact Wisconsin

Impeachment process a hot topic nationally as well as for readers of PolitiFact Wisconsin

By D.L. Davis • December 2, 2019

More Evers promises limited by Republican opposition

More Evers promises limited by Republican opposition

By Eric Litke • November 19, 2019

Dissecting the spin on manufacturing numbers

Dissecting the spin on manufacturing numbers

By Eric Litke • November 13, 2019

Fact-checking guns ahead of Wisconsin's special session

Fact-checking guns ahead of Wisconsin's special session

By Eric Litke • November 6, 2019

PolitiFact Wisconsin's 'High Five' for October 2019

PolitiFact Wisconsin's 'High Five' for October 2019

By D.L. Davis • November 1, 2019

Evers stalls out on several promises

Evers stalls out on several promises

By Eric Litke • October 15, 2019

Is Ron Johnson right to call Donald Trump the nation’s “chief law enforcement officer”?

Is Ron Johnson right to call Donald Trump the nation’s “chief law enforcement officer”?

By Eric Litke • October 10, 2019

PolitiFact Wisconsin's 'High Five' for September 2019

PolitiFact Wisconsin's 'High Five' for September 2019

By D.L. Davis • October 2, 2019

Is Milwaukee's 53206 ZIP code really tops in incarceration rates?

Is Milwaukee's 53206 ZIP code really tops in incarceration rates?

By D.L. Davis • September 10, 2019

Looking back on our U.S. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner fact-checks

Looking back on our U.S. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner fact-checks

By Mica Soellner • September 4, 2019

Rounding up our Lena Taylor fact checks

Rounding up our Lena Taylor fact checks

By Eric Litke • September 3, 2019

PolitiFact Wisconsin's most clicked items for August 2019

PolitiFact Wisconsin's most clicked items for August 2019

By D.L. Davis • September 3, 2019