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Latest Fact-Checks In West Virginia

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David McKinley
David McKinley
stated on August 10, 2021 a tweet:
“Overdose deaths in WV are up 45% from the prior year.”
True
By Danny Kuhn, John Brumley • October 5, 2021
Don Lemon
Don Lemon
stated on September 29, 2021 an exchange between CNN hosts:
Says Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema “are Republicans … Just look at the way they vote.”
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson • September 30, 2021
Jennifer Granholm
Jennifer Granholm
stated on September 8, 2021 an interview on CNN:
“West Virginia University just came out with a study that showed that there will be almost 20,000 jobs created in clean energy in West Virginia if (President Joe Biden’s) agenda is passed.”
Half-True
By Duncan Slade • September 21, 2021
Richard Ojeda
Richard Ojeda
stated on August 15, 2021 a tweet:
The United States spent “2 trillion dollars to train and equip the Afghan military over the past 20 years. They fell in a week.”
Half-True
By Trenton Straight, Zach DeLuca • September 21, 2021
X posts
X posts
stated on August 30, 2021 on social media:
“Near Morgantown, WV, a Moderna shipment truck crashed, hazmat dispatched, airspace shut down and now apparently Emergency Response is claiming the Department of Defense took it over.”
Half-True
By Duncan Slade • September 2, 2021
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on June 1, 2021 a speech in Tulsa, Okla.:
"Two members of the Senate," Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema, "voted more with my Republican friends" than with the president from their own party.
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • June 2, 2021
Joe Manchin
Joe Manchin
stated on March 7, 2021 remarks on ABC's "This Week":
“Very few … if any” states have a minimum wage of $7.25 an hour.
False
By Harrison Dover, Sammie Smith • April 28, 2021
Shelley Moore Capito
Shelley Moore Capito
stated on March 4, 2021 a press conference:
President Joe Biden’s American Relief Plan “has a lot of money in it for schools, but if you really look at it … it says that the school money is going to go out until the year 2028.”
Mostly True
By Lara Bonatesta, Mackenzie Gilligan • April 15, 2021
Alex Mooney
Alex Mooney
stated on March 3, 2021 a news release:
H.R. 1 “mandates practices nationwide” that include “ballot harvesting, universal mail-in voting and same-day registration.”
Half-True
By Devyn Osborne, Raeanne Beckner • April 5, 2021
Jim Justice
Jim Justice
stated on March 4, 2021 a tweet:
West Virginia “is the only state to decline in population over the last 70 years”
True
By Duncan Slade • March 25, 2021
Chuck Todd
Chuck Todd
stated on March 7, 2021 remarks on NBC's "Meet the Press":
“The filibuster was never an idea of the founding fathers.”
True
By Louis Jacobson • March 8, 2021
Paula Jean Swearengin
Paula Jean Swearengin
stated on September 10, 2020 a tweet:
“West Virginia is near last in the U.S.” rankings of education, clean drinking water, and child mortality.
Mostly True
By Morgan Akers, Rylan Toledo • November 6, 2020
Sam Brown Petsonk
Sam Brown Petsonk
stated on September 14, 2020 a tweet:
A lawsuit against the Affordable Care Act backed by West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey “would eliminate health care for over 800,000 West Virginians.”
Mostly False
By Dijonee Davis, Jackson Wenig • November 1, 2020
Joe Manchin
Joe Manchin
stated on August 19, 2020 an interview with the Washington Examiner:
“Now with the COVID-19 … more people are dependent on drugs or alcohol.”
Mostly True
By Delaney Geiger, Julia Maltby • October 28, 2020
Jim Justice
Jim Justice
stated on September 14, 2020 a Facebook post:
“West Virginia has one of the greatest percentages of veterans in any state.”
True
By Ivy Ward, Melissa Stone • October 15, 2020
David McKinley
David McKinley
stated on September 9, 2020 a tweet:
"Nearly 800 million opioid pills were shipped to WV, amounting to 433 pills for every man, woman, and child in the state.”
Mostly True
By Camren Gandee, Julia Manley • October 15, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 29, 2020 a text post:
Says Joe Biden “made it clear..No More Coal Fired Power Plants!! So, No More Coal!! Wake Up WV, PA,OH, KY”
Half-True
By Hayat Norimine • October 2, 2020
Carol Miller
Carol Miller
stated on July 30, 2020 a tweet:
“In West Virginia alone, overdoses have increased by 50% during the #COVID-19 pandemic.”
Mostly True
By Patrick Orsagos • August 19, 2020
Jim Justice
Jim Justice
stated on July 27, 2020 a press conference:
West Virginia is the state with the oldest population.
Half-True
By Patrick Orsagos • July 29, 2020
West Virginia Democratic Party
West Virginia Democratic Party
stated on July 10, 2020 a tweet:
“Under the leadership of @WVGovernor Justice, West Virginia now has the highest rate of COVID-19 spread from person to person than any other state.”
Half-True
By Patrick Orsagos • July 27, 2020
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