Latest Fact-checks by Eric Litke Mark Born stated on March 21, 2021 in a TV appearance: “Private insurance gives … better coverage” than people would get under a Medicaid expansion. Janet Bewley stated on March 28, 2021 in TV interview: Says Republican lawmakers delayed COVID-19 testing Tony Evers stated on March 30, 2021 in Twitter: “It took the Legislature nearly 300 days to act on a (COVID-19) bill during this pandemic.” Shelley Grogan stated on March 29, 2021 in a radio ad: Judge Jeff Davis "spent years defending a convicted cop killer" and "tried to get him off the hook." James Edming stated on March 23, 2021 in a speech: “You can’t tell me they can (develop a safe vaccine) in eight to 10 months. Or a year. It takes more time than that.” Ron Johnson stated on March 20, 2021 in a speech: “There was no violence on the Senate side, in terms of the chamber.” Duey Stroebel stated on March 7, 2021 in a TV interview: "We’ve had more voter turnout since voter ID was passed than ever before." Facebook posts stated on March 10, 2021 in a Facebook post: Diesel prices jumped from $1.69 to $3.19 since Biden took office, and the president is to blame. Ron Johnson stated on March 4, 2021 in in various forums: On passing high-dollar legislation with no time to read it. Gordon Hintz stated on February 23, 2021 in a speech: Republicans are “trying to create a fake unemployment insurance crisis.” Scott Fitzgerald stated on February 27, 2021 in a press release: “More than 91% of the spending in this $1.9 trillion package is not used for pandemic relief.” Sarah Godlewski stated on February 6, 2021 in a tweet: “On average, 17% of a family’s income goes towards child care in Wisconsin.” Mark Pocan stated on February 12, 2021 in a tweet: Ron Johnson didn’t “show up” for a day of impeachment hearings. Ron Johnson stated on February 15, 2021 in a radio interview: Says Jan. 6 Capitol riot “didn’t seem like an armed insurrection.” Dan O'Donnell stated on February 3, 2021 in in a commentary: November election data shows a “stunning anomaly in the rejection rate of absentee ballots.” Jim Steineke stated on January 17, 2021 in a TV interview: Gov. Tony Evers “has the authority and revenue necessary” to upgrade the Wisconsin unemployment system without the Legislature. Scott Walker stated on January 26, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The U.S. Senate cannot convict a former President.” Jim Steineke stated on January 26, 2021 in a tweet: Assembly Republicans “have come to the table” and were part of “give and take” compromise on a coronavirus bill. Rebecca Kleefisch stated on January 14, 2021 in a tweet: “Wisconsin is second to last in the Midwest in our vaccination rate and the governor says he’s ‘satisfied.’” Devin LeMahieu stated on January 10, 2021 in a TV interview: "It takes quite a while on Election Day to load those ballots, which is why we have the 1 a.m. or 3 a.m. ballot dumping in Milwaukee." Jonathan Wichmann stated on January 8, 2021 in a YouTube post: “The DC looting was staged” by antifa Jonathan Brostoff stated on January 7, 2021 in a tweet: The woman killed during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol assault was shot by a Secret Service agent, not Capitol Police. Facebook posts stated on December 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Judge Rules Over 200,000 Biden Votes Are Illegitimate In Wisconsin.” Facebook posts stated on January 4, 2021 in a Facebook post: Wisconsin Legislature “Will Likely Decertify State and Award to President Trump.” Mike Gallagher stated on January 3, 2021 in a statement: “Congress has one job here: to count electoral votes that have in fact been cast by any state.” Mike Gallagher stated on December 7, 2020 in a tweet: "New data shows in-person learning isn't driving spikes in cases." Tim Carpenter stated on December 11, 2020 in a news release: “Wisconsin is one of the few states that doesn’t allow absentee ballots to be processed before Election Day.” Donald Trump stated on December 2, 2020 in a speech: “In Wisconsin, there are approximately 70,000 absentee ballots that do not have matching ballot applications as required by law.” Facebook posts stated on December 8, 2020 in a Facebook post: The probability of Biden winning in Wisconsin, Georgia, Michigan and Pennsylvania “given President Trump’s early lead ... is less than one in a quadrillion” in each state. Facebook posts stated on December 2, 2020 in Facebook posts: The USPS backdated 100K ballots so they could be counted illegally.
Mark Born stated on March 21, 2021 in a TV appearance: “Private insurance gives … better coverage” than people would get under a Medicaid expansion. Janet Bewley stated on March 28, 2021 in TV interview: Says Republican lawmakers delayed COVID-19 testing Tony Evers stated on March 30, 2021 in Twitter: “It took the Legislature nearly 300 days to act on a (COVID-19) bill during this pandemic.” Shelley Grogan stated on March 29, 2021 in a radio ad: Judge Jeff Davis "spent years defending a convicted cop killer" and "tried to get him off the hook." James Edming stated on March 23, 2021 in a speech: “You can’t tell me they can (develop a safe vaccine) in eight to 10 months. Or a year. It takes more time than that.” Ron Johnson stated on March 20, 2021 in a speech: “There was no violence on the Senate side, in terms of the chamber.” Duey Stroebel stated on March 7, 2021 in a TV interview: "We’ve had more voter turnout since voter ID was passed than ever before." Facebook posts stated on March 10, 2021 in a Facebook post: Diesel prices jumped from $1.69 to $3.19 since Biden took office, and the president is to blame. Ron Johnson stated on March 4, 2021 in in various forums: On passing high-dollar legislation with no time to read it. Gordon Hintz stated on February 23, 2021 in a speech: Republicans are “trying to create a fake unemployment insurance crisis.” Scott Fitzgerald stated on February 27, 2021 in a press release: “More than 91% of the spending in this $1.9 trillion package is not used for pandemic relief.” Sarah Godlewski stated on February 6, 2021 in a tweet: “On average, 17% of a family’s income goes towards child care in Wisconsin.” Mark Pocan stated on February 12, 2021 in a tweet: Ron Johnson didn’t “show up” for a day of impeachment hearings. Ron Johnson stated on February 15, 2021 in a radio interview: Says Jan. 6 Capitol riot “didn’t seem like an armed insurrection.” Dan O'Donnell stated on February 3, 2021 in in a commentary: November election data shows a “stunning anomaly in the rejection rate of absentee ballots.” Jim Steineke stated on January 17, 2021 in a TV interview: Gov. Tony Evers “has the authority and revenue necessary” to upgrade the Wisconsin unemployment system without the Legislature. Scott Walker stated on January 26, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The U.S. Senate cannot convict a former President.” Jim Steineke stated on January 26, 2021 in a tweet: Assembly Republicans “have come to the table” and were part of “give and take” compromise on a coronavirus bill. Rebecca Kleefisch stated on January 14, 2021 in a tweet: “Wisconsin is second to last in the Midwest in our vaccination rate and the governor says he’s ‘satisfied.’” Devin LeMahieu stated on January 10, 2021 in a TV interview: "It takes quite a while on Election Day to load those ballots, which is why we have the 1 a.m. or 3 a.m. ballot dumping in Milwaukee." Jonathan Wichmann stated on January 8, 2021 in a YouTube post: “The DC looting was staged” by antifa Jonathan Brostoff stated on January 7, 2021 in a tweet: The woman killed during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol assault was shot by a Secret Service agent, not Capitol Police. Facebook posts stated on December 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Judge Rules Over 200,000 Biden Votes Are Illegitimate In Wisconsin.” Facebook posts stated on January 4, 2021 in a Facebook post: Wisconsin Legislature “Will Likely Decertify State and Award to President Trump.” Mike Gallagher stated on January 3, 2021 in a statement: “Congress has one job here: to count electoral votes that have in fact been cast by any state.” Mike Gallagher stated on December 7, 2020 in a tweet: "New data shows in-person learning isn't driving spikes in cases." Tim Carpenter stated on December 11, 2020 in a news release: “Wisconsin is one of the few states that doesn’t allow absentee ballots to be processed before Election Day.” Donald Trump stated on December 2, 2020 in a speech: “In Wisconsin, there are approximately 70,000 absentee ballots that do not have matching ballot applications as required by law.” Facebook posts stated on December 8, 2020 in a Facebook post: The probability of Biden winning in Wisconsin, Georgia, Michigan and Pennsylvania “given President Trump’s early lead ... is less than one in a quadrillion” in each state. Facebook posts stated on December 2, 2020 in Facebook posts: The USPS backdated 100K ballots so they could be counted illegally.
Mark Born stated on March 21, 2021 in a TV appearance: “Private insurance gives … better coverage” than people would get under a Medicaid expansion.
Janet Bewley stated on March 28, 2021 in TV interview: Says Republican lawmakers delayed COVID-19 testing
Tony Evers stated on March 30, 2021 in Twitter: “It took the Legislature nearly 300 days to act on a (COVID-19) bill during this pandemic.”
Shelley Grogan stated on March 29, 2021 in a radio ad: Judge Jeff Davis "spent years defending a convicted cop killer" and "tried to get him off the hook."
James Edming stated on March 23, 2021 in a speech: “You can’t tell me they can (develop a safe vaccine) in eight to 10 months. Or a year. It takes more time than that.”
Ron Johnson stated on March 20, 2021 in a speech: “There was no violence on the Senate side, in terms of the chamber.”
Duey Stroebel stated on March 7, 2021 in a TV interview: "We’ve had more voter turnout since voter ID was passed than ever before."
Facebook posts stated on March 10, 2021 in a Facebook post: Diesel prices jumped from $1.69 to $3.19 since Biden took office, and the president is to blame.
Ron Johnson stated on March 4, 2021 in in various forums: On passing high-dollar legislation with no time to read it.
Gordon Hintz stated on February 23, 2021 in a speech: Republicans are “trying to create a fake unemployment insurance crisis.”
Scott Fitzgerald stated on February 27, 2021 in a press release: “More than 91% of the spending in this $1.9 trillion package is not used for pandemic relief.”
Sarah Godlewski stated on February 6, 2021 in a tweet: “On average, 17% of a family’s income goes towards child care in Wisconsin.”
Mark Pocan stated on February 12, 2021 in a tweet: Ron Johnson didn’t “show up” for a day of impeachment hearings.
Ron Johnson stated on February 15, 2021 in a radio interview: Says Jan. 6 Capitol riot “didn’t seem like an armed insurrection.”
Dan O'Donnell stated on February 3, 2021 in in a commentary: November election data shows a “stunning anomaly in the rejection rate of absentee ballots.”
Jim Steineke stated on January 17, 2021 in a TV interview: Gov. Tony Evers “has the authority and revenue necessary” to upgrade the Wisconsin unemployment system without the Legislature.
Scott Walker stated on January 26, 2021 in a Facebook post: “The U.S. Senate cannot convict a former President.”
Jim Steineke stated on January 26, 2021 in a tweet: Assembly Republicans “have come to the table” and were part of “give and take” compromise on a coronavirus bill.
Rebecca Kleefisch stated on January 14, 2021 in a tweet: “Wisconsin is second to last in the Midwest in our vaccination rate and the governor says he’s ‘satisfied.’”
Devin LeMahieu stated on January 10, 2021 in a TV interview: "It takes quite a while on Election Day to load those ballots, which is why we have the 1 a.m. or 3 a.m. ballot dumping in Milwaukee."
Jonathan Brostoff stated on January 7, 2021 in a tweet: The woman killed during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol assault was shot by a Secret Service agent, not Capitol Police.
Facebook posts stated on December 25, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Judge Rules Over 200,000 Biden Votes Are Illegitimate In Wisconsin.”
Facebook posts stated on January 4, 2021 in a Facebook post: Wisconsin Legislature “Will Likely Decertify State and Award to President Trump.”
Mike Gallagher stated on January 3, 2021 in a statement: “Congress has one job here: to count electoral votes that have in fact been cast by any state.”
Mike Gallagher stated on December 7, 2020 in a tweet: "New data shows in-person learning isn't driving spikes in cases."
Tim Carpenter stated on December 11, 2020 in a news release: “Wisconsin is one of the few states that doesn’t allow absentee ballots to be processed before Election Day.”
Donald Trump stated on December 2, 2020 in a speech: “In Wisconsin, there are approximately 70,000 absentee ballots that do not have matching ballot applications as required by law.”
Facebook posts stated on December 8, 2020 in a Facebook post: The probability of Biden winning in Wisconsin, Georgia, Michigan and Pennsylvania “given President Trump’s early lead ... is less than one in a quadrillion” in each state.
Facebook posts stated on December 2, 2020 in Facebook posts: The USPS backdated 100K ballots so they could be counted illegally.
