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John McCracken2021-01-20T10:35:58-05:00December 18, 2020|
Vaccines will be rolled out over the coming months, but in the meantime, cold weather, isolation, and already-strained public health infrastructure will converge in the state this winter.
By John McCracken
The first snow to stick to the ground in Green Bay this year arrived on November 15. It was a mild start to a mild winter (thus far) in the state, but foreshadowed a season of difficulty to come and not just in terms of weather. By the next afternoon, the snow had melted completely off the roads and green grass poked through on front lawns. Two days later, there were ninety-two new deaths reported among confirmed COVID-19 cases, Wisconsin’s deadliest day that month.
The claim: Wisconsin Supreme Court just struck down stay-at-home order
A series of articles and Facebook posts surfaced Nov. 12 announcing the Wisconsin Supreme Court had tossed Gov. Tony Evers stay-at-home order.
This likely came as a surprise to Wisconsinites, who weren’t actually under a stay-at-home order. And hadn’t been since May.
It’s quite literally old news the result of a mistake by one news organization and a lack of research by other posters.
Here’s what happened.
Originated with a Washington Times posting error
The Washington Times posted a story with a Nov. 12, 2020, dateline with the following lead: