“Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, “Minnesota now has the highest unemployment rate in U.S. history.”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 6 May 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly False
What PolitiFact found
Minnesota’s reported unemployment rate was near a record low when this Facebook post was published. There are indications the rate could climb toward the Great Depression-era national record of nearly 25%.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 6 May 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 27 May 2020, 21 days later. Its rating was “Mostly False”.
Where the claim appeared
- politifact.comhttps://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/may/26/facebook-posts/minnesota-doesnt-have-hi…
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