“Congress gave members a $40,000 raise this year”
Social media posts
Claim dated 21 Dec 2020.
The Dispatch Fact Check rated thisFalse
In short
This claim spread on social media around 21 December 2020. The Dispatch Fact Check (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 28 December 2020, 7 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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