Viral video alleging a Muslim ‘sharia zone’ in West Virginia is Pants on Fire
"Right here (in West Virginia), they are building new houses … so that 321 Syrian Muslims can move down into this neighborhood in two months.…
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Does West Virginia have the nation’s fourth-worst poverty rate?
By Liz Newton
, Zack Schwehm
December 10, 2018 The poverty rate in West Virginia "was 19.1 percent, the fourth-highest in the country."
Does CEO Mary Barra earn 295 times average GM worker?
At General Motors, CEO Mary Barra "took home almost 22 MILLION DOLLARS last year alone (295x your company's average employee)."
Is West Virginia poverty 5% higher than U.S. as a whole?
By Liz Newton
, Jamie Green
November 1, 2018 "Poverty in WV is more than 5% higher than the national average."
Does Joe Manchin have a D rating from the National Rifle Association?
By Liz Newton
, Jamie Green
September 28, 2018 "Joe Manchin has a ‘D' rating from the NRA."
Is West Virginia’s Summersville Lake the clearest in the East?
By Liz Newton
, Jamie Green
September 13, 2018 "According to SCUBA divers, Summersville Lake is the clearest freshwater lake east of the Mississippi River."
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