Latest Fact-Checks By Patrick Downey

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Joe Manchin
stated on March 29, 2019 a tweet

"19% of WVians rely on SNAP," or food stamps.

Mostly True

By Kenneth Harmonay, Patrick Downey • May 10, 2019

Brian Joseph
stated on February 10, 2019 a newspaper interview

"The catalytic converter used in automobiles was invented in West Virginia."

Mostly False

By Kenneth Harmonay, Patrick Downey • March 27, 2019

Joe Manchin
stated on January 2, 2019 a tweet

The partial government shutdown in early 2019 affected "18,000 federal employees in West Virginia."

Mostly True

By Kenneth Harmonay, Patrick Downey • February 20, 2019