“Local governments are making these (COVID-19) decisions on inaccurate data because the negatives are not being entered … across the state of Wisconsin.”
Steve Nass
Wisconsin state senator, Republican. a radio interview. Claim dated 24 Jul 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisHalf True
What PolitiFact found
Some counties have had delays reporting negative results, typically one to three days. Dane County saw the longest delays, up to 10 days.
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In short
Steve Nass (Wisconsin state senator, Republican) made this claim around 24 July 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 29 July 2020, 5 days later. Its rating was “Half True”.
Where the claim appeared
- wiba.iheart.comhttps://wiba.iheart.com/featured/vicki-mckenna/content/2020-07-24-steve-nass-on-the-hidde…
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