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“A transaction tax in countries like the UK "didn't affect their financial markets at all.”
Social media posts at a campaign event. Claim dated 9 Jul 2019.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly False

In short

This claim spread on social media around 9 July 2019. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 26 July 2019, 17 days later. Its rating was “Mostly False”.

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