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Fact-checking a bumper sticker from a Volkswagen

National
Martha M. Hamilton
By Martha M. Hamilton
December 21, 2010

PolitiFact will fact-check any political claim — not just from candidates and elected officials, but from bloggers, chain e-mails and even our all-time favorite, Spike the Romney Attack Dog.

So when we saw a bumper sticker on a Volkswagen VR6 that made a claim about the economic disparity, we put it to the Truth-O-Meter.

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