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Donald Trump, President

“You see the number today? 33.1 GDP. The biggest in the history of our country by almost triple, right? Almost triple. Now it’s very much bigger than any GDP we’ve ever had.”

Washington Post rated this: Lacks context

Washington Post says: Trump’s figure of 33.1% is an annualized figure and is pretty misleading in this context. The GDP was 7.4% higher than in the second quarter, short of the 10% needed. But for the economy to recover all that w

Checked by PolitiFact1 Nov 2020United StatesHealth
Sam Brown Petsonk, Democratic candidate for W.Va., attorney general

“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.”

PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False

PolitiFact says: The analysis didn’t only address people at risk of losing their coverage entirely. It also includes people who could see higher premiums or restrictions on what conditions are covered.