PolitiFact Illinois

Produced by the nonprofit, nonpartisan government watchdog @Bettergov.

[PolitiFact Illinois @PolitiFactIL]

Mischaracterizing the failure of stricter gun laws to curb gun violence, Texas’ @GovAbbott points to Chicago’s gun violence and tough gun laws - like those in Los Angeles and New York — as a case in point. He’s wrong and here’s why:
https://t.co/cwm5Xqkedh

[Jared Rutecki @JaredRutecki]

New @PolitiFactIL by @AnalisaTro on Texas Gov. Abbott’s comparison of Chicago gun violence to Texas.
https://t.co/QNk6xxSiUt

[PolitiFact Illinois @PolitiFactIL]

U.S. Rep. Mary Miller tweeted the Biden administration encourages kids to use “chemical castration drugs” and undergo gender-reassignment surgeries. She also said the White House lies that puberty blockers are reversible. Experts disagree. https://t.co/C9ZT8FgCmH

[PolitiFact Illinois @PolitiFactIL]

No, President Biden's administration is not encouraging children to use “chemical castration drugs” or undergo surgeries. https://t.co/C9ZT8FgCmH

[PolitiFact Illinois @PolitiFactIL]

Experts say using percentages to describe the small fluctuations in the city’s homicide stats is misleading, and there is no proven connection to Irvin’s policies.

We rate this claim Mostly False.
https://t.co/wMDNMwrJpv

[PolitiFact Illinois @PolitiFactIL]

Rep. Blaine Wilhour’s claim there is no observed or clinical data proving “any benefits whatsoever to masking K-12 students in schools” is mostly false. Multiple CDC studies show how masks prevent the spread of COVID-19 in schools. https://t.co/KkAasKU1D4

[PolitiFact Illinois @PolitiFactIL]

Gov. Pritzker is mostly right when he claims "a larger percentage of Illinoisans have been vaccinated" compared to the rest of the Midwest. But when it comes to getting those who are fully vaccinated, Minnesota is doing a bit better. https://t.co/UgOXnU2GZW

[PolitiFact Illinois @PolitiFactIL]

Mayor Lori Lightfoot claimed that Chicago’s unemployment rate was lower through most of 2021 compared to any large city. Houston, one of the nation’s four largest cities, had lower unemployment rates than Chicago several months of last year. https://t.co/3hJ73Pex6E

[PolitiFact Illinois @PolitiFactIL]

The highest estimate we found for the group of migrants marching out of Tapachula, Mexico was 4,000. @RepMaryMiller compared it to a major U.S. city with a population close to 430,000. @BetterGov rates that Pants on Fire! https://t.co/lXjjLk4Y3G

[PolitiFact Illinois @PolitiFactIL]

No findings show evidence that three-quarters of Republicans in Illinois are vaccinated against COVID-19, contrary to what state Sen. Terri Bryant claimed. https://t.co/6HJ2mEqx5g

[PolitiFact Illinois @PolitiFactIL]

Calling Chicago's 1995 heatwave the nation's deadliest "single-day, non-war" disaster before 9/11, @RepCasten said the city is "now expecting" such extreme heat every summer. That contains some truth but doesn't tell the full story.
https://t.co/Dxur2NDnRZ

[PolitiFact Illinois @PolitiFactIL]

@RodneyDavis claimed @SpeakerPelosi was "calling the shots" on all of the actions taken by top Capitol security officials during the Jan. 6 attack. We rated that Mostly False. https://t.co/PkQAc6a4zw

[PolitiFact Illinois @PolitiFactIL]

Cook County suspended jury trials during the COVID-19 pandemic, but courts never “shut down” as Mayor @lorilightfoot falsely claimed. Other courts operations continued over the past 15 months, and jury trials resumed in March. https://t.co/EJOafKT5MY

[PolitiFact Illinois @PolitiFactIL]

In an attempt to save the Prairie State Energy Campus coal-fired power plant in southern Illinois, U.S. Rep @RodneyDavis calls it the “cleanest” in the nation. Not true by any measure. #PantsOnFire @Politifact https://t.co/d7MCLNVNoY

[PolitiFact Illinois @PolitiFactIL]

Whether or not the GOP plan would have held up in court, it’s clear Republican lawmakers made at least some effort to create a redistricting commission not controlled by the legislature. https://t.co/7qlSWjJno9

[PolitiFact Illinois @PolitiFactIL]

What state Sen. @robertmartwick said is accurate: Large majorities have long favored allowing Chicago voters to elect the city's school board. https://t.co/vmVgRkla5V

[PolitiFact Illinois @PolitiFactIL]

Chicago's got a massive problem with lead pipes for drinking water.
But a recent statement by @SenatorDurbin comparing Chicago and the burbs to the rest of the nation oversimplified a serious situation. https://t.co/XPvQvH3Vaw

[PolitiFact Illinois @PolitiFactIL]

@RepBost claimed Democrats' latest COVID-19 relief package doesn't limit how state and local governments can spend the money it provides. The law is flexible, but still imposes some restrictions. https://t.co/Fhl1SJjGrr

[PolitiFact Illinois @PolitiFactIL]

In a prerecorded address, @GovPritzker claimed Illinois was leading the 10 largest states on vaccinations this month. One metric shows that was the case for a few days, but it glosses over an otherwise spotty record. https://t.co/NQsxbpUJJk

[PolitiFact Illinois @PolitiFactIL]

The @ILGOP claimed @GovPritzker is prioritizing inmates, politicians and college students to receive the COVID-19 vaccine ahead of those with health risks. But college students as a group don't qualify. https://t.co/LDgXiPM0Ej