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“Before he ran for office, he was a big fan of Terry McAuliffe and his record as governor.”
Voiceover Terry McAuliffe campaign. in a YouTube ad. Claim dated 17 Jun 2021.
Washington Post rated thisThree Pinocchios

What Washington Post found

The video slices and dice comments that do no prove Youngkin was a "big fan" of McAuliffe.

Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.

In short

Voiceover (Terry McAuliffe campaign) made this claim around 17 June 2021. Washington Post (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 2 July 2021, 15 days later. Its rating was “Three Pinocchios”.

Voiceover has 8 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 7 of them false or fake, 1 misleading or mixed and 0 true.

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