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Howard Hardee is the election integrity reporter at the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism and a local fellow with the international journalism nonprofit First Draft News. He most recently was a reporter at the Wisconsin State Journal. He has written extensively about government, natural disasters and forest health in Northern California, and was a 2017 Environmental Reportage fellow at the Centre for Arts and Creativity in Banff, Alberta.

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Posted inCoronavirus Coverage, Health & Welfare

COVID-19 killed a thousand Wisconsinites in three weeks. These residents don’t see the danger.

by Howard Hardee December 8th, 2020March 1st, 2021 Why you can trust WisconsinWatch.org

Some Wisconsinites downplay the severity of COVID-19, spurning masks and vaccinations and inhibiting efforts to contain the pandemic.

Posted inGovernment, Narrow Margin

Wisconsin GOP official bucks Trump and draws backlash: ‘There is no fraud in this election’

by Howard Hardee November 30th, 2020March 1st, 2021
Posted inGovernment, Narrow Margin

Falsehoods about Wisconsin’s vote count are flying. Here’s the truth.

by Howard Hardee November 4th, 2020February 24th, 2021
Posted inGovernment, Narrow Margin

Pre-bunking falsehoods: How Wisconsin voters can avoid falling for election misinformation

by Howard Hardee October 17th, 2020February 24th, 2021
Posted inGovernment, Narrow Margin

Pro-Trump and pro-Biden PACs spread debunked Facebook ads in Wisconsin

by Howard Hardee October 17th, 2020February 24th, 2021
Posted inNews & Announcements

Stick up for truth: How to fact-check friends and family on social media

by Howard Hardee September 25th, 2020February 24th, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus Coverage, Health & Welfare

False conspiracies swirl as Wisconsin contact tracers battle the coronavirus

by Howard Hardee July 11th, 2020February 24th, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus Coverage, Health & Welfare, Narrow Margin

‘Trying to muddy the waters’: Opponents misuse stats in attack on Wisconsin virus lockdown, experts say

by Howard Hardee April 22nd, 2020February 24th, 2021

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