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The Other 98%

The Other 98%

The Other 98% is an activist organization that favors an increase in the minimum wage and opposes favorable tax treatment for large corporations.

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The Other 98%
stated on October 11, 2019 a Facebook post:
Says Fox News anchor Shepard Smith stepped down after Attorney General William Barr "had a closed door meeting with Rupert Murdoch."
False
By Bill McCarthy • October 14, 2019
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The Other 98%
stated on July 24, 2018 a Facebook post:
"Trump just gave a $12 billion bailout to farmers hurt by his failed tariffs. This will cost every household in the U.S. $95 … Trump is borrowing the money from China since his tax cuts blew a trillion dollar hole in the deficit."
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By Lucia Geng • August 1, 2018
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The Other 98%
stated on January 17, 2017 a viral image on the Internet:
Thirteen Democratic senators "voted against cheaper medicines" and took millions from "big pharma since 2011."
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By Louis Jacobson • January 18, 2017
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The Other 98%
stated on January 9, 2017 a viral image:
"The same 3 senators who have spent the last 3 years s------- themselves over ‘Benghazi!’ just introduced a bill to reduce embassy security by 50 percent."
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By Louis Jacobson • January 12, 2017
The Other 98%
The Other 98%
stated on March 31, 2016 a Facebook image:
"Last year (the U.S. women’s soccer team) generated $20 million more than the men’s team and were paid almost four times less."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • April 6, 2016
The Other 98%
The Other 98%
stated on August 24, 2014 a Facebook post:
"McDonald’s workers in Denmark have a union. Earn $45,000/year."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • September 3, 2014
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