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“Donald Trump is not the first president to nominate a Supreme Court justice amid an election”
Social media posts Claim dated 28 Sep 2020.
USA TODAY rated thisFalse

In short

This claim spread on social media around 28 September 2020. USA TODAY (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 12 October 2020, 14 days later. Its rating was “False”.

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