Latest Fact-Checks By Elizabeth Egan

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Five dollar bills

Strong support for notion that a bachelor’s degree means $1 million more in lifetime income

March 8, 2023

“Lifetime earnings of someone with a college degree is over a million dollars more than those entering the workforce without one.”

Fentanyl

Can the fentanyl seized by officials at U.S. borders kill every American seven times over?

April 27, 2022

In 2021, “11,201 pounds of fentanyl were seized by Customs and Border Protection, which is enough to kill every American nearly seven times over.”

Jamaal Bowman

Fact-checking Rep. Jamaal Bowman on legacy admissions, affirmative action

March 7, 2022

“More white legacy students get admitted to top universities than Black & Latinx students admitted through affirmative action.”

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