Latest Fact-checks by Eric Litke Facebook posts stated on April 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Wisconsin’s in-person election has caused a “surge” in new coronavirus cases Facebook posts stated on April 3, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says fluid milk production limitations mean grocery stores are short on milk even as farmers are dumping it Facebook posts stated on April 7, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Conservative Supreme Court Justices vote remotely to deny Wisconsin voters their right to vote remotely.” Donald Trump stated on April 7, 2020 in a news conference: Wisconsin is “run by Democrats right now,” so they should address election social distancing concerns. Donald Trump stated on April 7, 2020 in a news conference: “As soon as I endorsed (Supreme Court Justice Daniel Kelly), the Wisconsin Democrats said, let’s move the election to two months later.” Ben Wikler stated on April 6, 2020 in a tweet: Says a ballot can be emailed to Wisconsin voters even a day before the election. Facebook posts stated on March 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden stuck a gun in an elderly woman’s mouth at a Wisconsin rally Leaders for a Better Community stated on March 25, 2020 in a flier: Says Deputy Comptroller Aycha Sawa "blocked an audit" of the Milwaukee lead program for three years that "put our children in danger" and spurred a criminal investigation. Facebook posts stated on March 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Ron Johnson said Americans should go back to work, because "death is an unavoidable part of life." Facebook posts stated on March 29, 2020 in a viral post: Says a study projects Wisconsin’s coronavirus cases will peak on April 26, 2020 Republican State Leadership Committee stated on March 26, 2020 in a campaign ad: Says Jill Karofsky as a prosecutor “went easy on” a Madison man in a 1999 sexual assault case Duey Stroebel stated on March 24, 2020 in a tweet: Says that under order from Gov. Tony Evers, he and his eight children can’t legally have dinner together anymore. Facebook posts stated on March 24, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Gov. Tony Evers is “pushing firearm confiscation orders” Facebook posts stated on March 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Wisconsin is the only state where all Republicans voted against protecting its citizens.” David Crowley stated on March 11, 2020 in a debate: “I’ve passed more bills than Sen. Larson has, because ... he hasn’t passed any.” Facebook posts stated on March 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says 93,000 blacks didn’t vote in Milwaukee (in 2016) David A. Clarke Jr. stated on March 15, 2020 in a tweet: Says coronavirus is just “the damn flu.” Chris Larson stated on March 11, 2020 in a news release: “The coronavirus has officially reached Milwaukee County.” Gwen Moore stated on February 14, 2020 in a tweet: Says President Donald “Trump promised 13,000 new jobs to the people of #Wisconsin. 3 years later, we’re still waiting…” Robin Vos stated on March 7, 2020 in a tweet: Video shows Joe Biden saying “we can only re-elect Donald Trump.” Scott Walker stated on February 24, 2020 in a tweet: "Bernie (Sanders) is a communist." Joe Sanfelippo stated on February 13, 2020 in the GOP weekly radio address: “Violent crime rates increased in all but two Wisconsin cities between 2008 and 2017.” John Nygren stated on January 22, 2020 in a news release: Says Gov. Tony Evers "proposed raising taxes on the agriculture industry to pay for expanded welfare programs." Tony Evers stated on January 22, 2020 in the State of the State: “I delivered on my campaign promise for a 10% tax cut for Wisconsin families.” Robert Spindell stated on January 19, 2020 in a TV interview: Says some of the names that may be purged from voter roll are people who have died. Tammy Baldwin stated on January 19, 2020 in a TV appearance: Witnesses have been part of "every other impeachment trial the Senate has ever had." Tony Evers stated on November 13, 2019 in a public forum: On whether he can release one day’s worth of emails. Dale Kooyenga stated on December 13, 2019 in an email: Says minimum markup law goes beyond gas, tobacco and alcohol to make "many doorbuster deals and holiday shopping specials technically against the law." Nancy Pelosi stated on December 17, 2019 in a tweet: Says voter roll purge would mean "more than 200,000 registered Wisconsin voters will be prohibited from voting." Mark Pocan stated on December 2, 2019 in a tweet: Says President Donald Trump is "waging a trade war against WI farmers -- forcing > 1600 dairy farms to close."
Facebook posts stated on April 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Wisconsin’s in-person election has caused a “surge” in new coronavirus cases Facebook posts stated on April 3, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says fluid milk production limitations mean grocery stores are short on milk even as farmers are dumping it Facebook posts stated on April 7, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Conservative Supreme Court Justices vote remotely to deny Wisconsin voters their right to vote remotely.” Donald Trump stated on April 7, 2020 in a news conference: Wisconsin is “run by Democrats right now,” so they should address election social distancing concerns. Donald Trump stated on April 7, 2020 in a news conference: “As soon as I endorsed (Supreme Court Justice Daniel Kelly), the Wisconsin Democrats said, let’s move the election to two months later.” Ben Wikler stated on April 6, 2020 in a tweet: Says a ballot can be emailed to Wisconsin voters even a day before the election. Facebook posts stated on March 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden stuck a gun in an elderly woman’s mouth at a Wisconsin rally Leaders for a Better Community stated on March 25, 2020 in a flier: Says Deputy Comptroller Aycha Sawa "blocked an audit" of the Milwaukee lead program for three years that "put our children in danger" and spurred a criminal investigation. Facebook posts stated on March 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Ron Johnson said Americans should go back to work, because "death is an unavoidable part of life." Facebook posts stated on March 29, 2020 in a viral post: Says a study projects Wisconsin’s coronavirus cases will peak on April 26, 2020 Republican State Leadership Committee stated on March 26, 2020 in a campaign ad: Says Jill Karofsky as a prosecutor “went easy on” a Madison man in a 1999 sexual assault case Duey Stroebel stated on March 24, 2020 in a tweet: Says that under order from Gov. Tony Evers, he and his eight children can’t legally have dinner together anymore. Facebook posts stated on March 24, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Gov. Tony Evers is “pushing firearm confiscation orders” Facebook posts stated on March 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Wisconsin is the only state where all Republicans voted against protecting its citizens.” David Crowley stated on March 11, 2020 in a debate: “I’ve passed more bills than Sen. Larson has, because ... he hasn’t passed any.” Facebook posts stated on March 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says 93,000 blacks didn’t vote in Milwaukee (in 2016) David A. Clarke Jr. stated on March 15, 2020 in a tweet: Says coronavirus is just “the damn flu.” Chris Larson stated on March 11, 2020 in a news release: “The coronavirus has officially reached Milwaukee County.” Gwen Moore stated on February 14, 2020 in a tweet: Says President Donald “Trump promised 13,000 new jobs to the people of #Wisconsin. 3 years later, we’re still waiting…” Robin Vos stated on March 7, 2020 in a tweet: Video shows Joe Biden saying “we can only re-elect Donald Trump.” Scott Walker stated on February 24, 2020 in a tweet: "Bernie (Sanders) is a communist." Joe Sanfelippo stated on February 13, 2020 in the GOP weekly radio address: “Violent crime rates increased in all but two Wisconsin cities between 2008 and 2017.” John Nygren stated on January 22, 2020 in a news release: Says Gov. Tony Evers "proposed raising taxes on the agriculture industry to pay for expanded welfare programs." Tony Evers stated on January 22, 2020 in the State of the State: “I delivered on my campaign promise for a 10% tax cut for Wisconsin families.” Robert Spindell stated on January 19, 2020 in a TV interview: Says some of the names that may be purged from voter roll are people who have died. Tammy Baldwin stated on January 19, 2020 in a TV appearance: Witnesses have been part of "every other impeachment trial the Senate has ever had." Tony Evers stated on November 13, 2019 in a public forum: On whether he can release one day’s worth of emails. Dale Kooyenga stated on December 13, 2019 in an email: Says minimum markup law goes beyond gas, tobacco and alcohol to make "many doorbuster deals and holiday shopping specials technically against the law." Nancy Pelosi stated on December 17, 2019 in a tweet: Says voter roll purge would mean "more than 200,000 registered Wisconsin voters will be prohibited from voting." Mark Pocan stated on December 2, 2019 in a tweet: Says President Donald Trump is "waging a trade war against WI farmers -- forcing > 1600 dairy farms to close."
Facebook posts stated on April 17, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Wisconsin’s in-person election has caused a “surge” in new coronavirus cases
Facebook posts stated on April 3, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says fluid milk production limitations mean grocery stores are short on milk even as farmers are dumping it
Facebook posts stated on April 7, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Conservative Supreme Court Justices vote remotely to deny Wisconsin voters their right to vote remotely.”
Donald Trump stated on April 7, 2020 in a news conference: Wisconsin is “run by Democrats right now,” so they should address election social distancing concerns.
Donald Trump stated on April 7, 2020 in a news conference: “As soon as I endorsed (Supreme Court Justice Daniel Kelly), the Wisconsin Democrats said, let’s move the election to two months later.”
Ben Wikler stated on April 6, 2020 in a tweet: Says a ballot can be emailed to Wisconsin voters even a day before the election.
Facebook posts stated on March 23, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Joe Biden stuck a gun in an elderly woman’s mouth at a Wisconsin rally
Leaders for a Better Community stated on March 25, 2020 in a flier: Says Deputy Comptroller Aycha Sawa "blocked an audit" of the Milwaukee lead program for three years that "put our children in danger" and spurred a criminal investigation.
Facebook posts stated on March 31, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Ron Johnson said Americans should go back to work, because "death is an unavoidable part of life."
Facebook posts stated on March 29, 2020 in a viral post: Says a study projects Wisconsin’s coronavirus cases will peak on April 26, 2020
Republican State Leadership Committee stated on March 26, 2020 in a campaign ad: Says Jill Karofsky as a prosecutor “went easy on” a Madison man in a 1999 sexual assault case
Duey Stroebel stated on March 24, 2020 in a tweet: Says that under order from Gov. Tony Evers, he and his eight children can’t legally have dinner together anymore.
Facebook posts stated on March 24, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says Gov. Tony Evers is “pushing firearm confiscation orders”
Facebook posts stated on March 19, 2020 in a Facebook post: “Wisconsin is the only state where all Republicans voted against protecting its citizens.”
David Crowley stated on March 11, 2020 in a debate: “I’ve passed more bills than Sen. Larson has, because ... he hasn’t passed any.”
Facebook posts stated on March 5, 2020 in a Facebook post: Says 93,000 blacks didn’t vote in Milwaukee (in 2016)
Chris Larson stated on March 11, 2020 in a news release: “The coronavirus has officially reached Milwaukee County.”
Gwen Moore stated on February 14, 2020 in a tweet: Says President Donald “Trump promised 13,000 new jobs to the people of #Wisconsin. 3 years later, we’re still waiting…”
Robin Vos stated on March 7, 2020 in a tweet: Video shows Joe Biden saying “we can only re-elect Donald Trump.”
Joe Sanfelippo stated on February 13, 2020 in the GOP weekly radio address: “Violent crime rates increased in all but two Wisconsin cities between 2008 and 2017.”
John Nygren stated on January 22, 2020 in a news release: Says Gov. Tony Evers "proposed raising taxes on the agriculture industry to pay for expanded welfare programs."
Tony Evers stated on January 22, 2020 in the State of the State: “I delivered on my campaign promise for a 10% tax cut for Wisconsin families.”
Robert Spindell stated on January 19, 2020 in a TV interview: Says some of the names that may be purged from voter roll are people who have died.
Tammy Baldwin stated on January 19, 2020 in a TV appearance: Witnesses have been part of "every other impeachment trial the Senate has ever had."
Tony Evers stated on November 13, 2019 in a public forum: On whether he can release one day’s worth of emails.
Dale Kooyenga stated on December 13, 2019 in an email: Says minimum markup law goes beyond gas, tobacco and alcohol to make "many doorbuster deals and holiday shopping specials technically against the law."
Nancy Pelosi stated on December 17, 2019 in a tweet: Says voter roll purge would mean "more than 200,000 registered Wisconsin voters will be prohibited from voting."
Mark Pocan stated on December 2, 2019 in a tweet: Says President Donald Trump is "waging a trade war against WI farmers -- forcing > 1600 dairy farms to close."
