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Eric Litke is a former reporter for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and PolitiFact Wisconsin.

Featured Statements

Mark Born
stated on March 21, 2021 in a TV appearance:

“Private insurance gives … better coverage” than people would get under a Medicaid expansion.

By Eric Litke • April 21, 2021
Janet Bewley
stated on March 28, 2021 in TV interview:

Says Republican lawmakers delayed COVID-19 testing

By Eric Litke • April 16, 2021
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.”

By Eric Litke • April 2, 2021
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."

By Eric Litke • March 30, 2021
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.”

By Eric Litke • March 26, 2021
Ron Johnson
stated on March 20, 2021 in a speech:

“There was no violence on the Senate side, in terms of the chamber.”

By Eric Litke • March 23, 2021
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."

By Eric Litke • March 19, 2021
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.

By Eric Litke • March 17, 2021
Ron Johnson
stated on March 4, 2021 in in various forums:

On passing high-dollar legislation with no time to read it.

By Eric Litke • March 11, 2021
Gordon Hintz
stated on February 23, 2021 in a speech:

Republicans are “trying to create a fake unemployment insurance crisis.”

By Eric Litke • March 4, 2021