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All Fact-checks for Wisconsin

stated on August 11, 2020 in a Facebook post

Says Biden supports a school choice ban that would impact 74,000 Wisconsin students.

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stated on August 10, 2020 in a public forum

GOP-backed "racist disenfrachisement" led to only five polling places being open in Milwaukee for April 7 election.

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stated on August 2, 2020 in a TV interview

“Depending on which study you look at, either 68% or 5 out of 6 individuals ... are making more on unemployment than they did on the job.”

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Democratic Party of Wisconsin

stated on August 2, 2020 in a tweet

“34% of Wisconsin renters are at risk of eviction.”

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Instagram posts

stated on August 6, 2020 in an Instagram post

"Third party votes only siphon from (Democrats).”

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stated on July 30, 2020 in a tweet

“3.8% of Wisconsin’s coronavirus funding has been spent.”

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Instagram posts

stated on August 5, 2020 in a tweet

"The GOP lawyer who helped Kanye West get on the ballot in Wisconsin is actively working for Donald Trump's campaign."

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stated on August 3, 2020 in a tweet

“CDC reports, but media silent on truth about April 7 Wisc election” not causing a spike in COVID-19 cases.

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stated on July 20, 2020 in Campaign ad

Says “Joe Biden is absolutely on board with defunding the police.”

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stated on June 28, 2020 in 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.

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Wisconsin state Senate Democrats

stated on July 24, 2020 in a news release

Say Wisconsin Republican lawmakers have done nothing "while neighboring states like Minnesota, Illinois and Michigan have already implemented safety precautions like requiring individuals to wear masks."

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stated on July 30, 2020 in a news release

Says he opposes statewide mask order because it would require him to “wear a mask in my house, or walking my dog.”

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stated on July 24, 2020 in an interview

Says wearing masks has been “proven ineffective.”

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stated on July 24, 2020 in a radio interview

“Local governments are making these (COVID-19) decisions on inaccurate data because the negatives are not being entered … across the state of Wisconsin.”

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stated on July 1, 2020 in an interview

“PPP on average probably provided a grant of around $11,000 per employee."

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stated on June 29, 2020 in a tweet

“Taxpayers spent $70,000,000 to develop this drug ( remdesivir)."

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stated on June 25, 2020 in a TV interview

"The average family in America forks over more of their hard-earned income to their local hospital than to the IRS.”

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stated on July 13, 2020 in Facebook post

Says Joe Biden has said 150 million Americans died from guns and another 120 million from COVID-19

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stated on June 30, 2020 in a tweet

"Our country and Constitution was built on a foundational separation of church and state."

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Democratic Party of Wisconsin

stated on July 10, 2020 in an email

Says Wisconsin Republicans “pushed for long lines and polls open for one day only.”

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Looking at claims from Biden and other Democrats as DNC is poised to get underway

Looking at claims from Biden and other Democrats as DNC is poised to get underway

By Haley BeMiller • August 14, 2020

Fact-checking Trump’s visit to Wisconsin

Fact-checking Trump’s visit to Wisconsin

By Eric Litke • June 26, 2020

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