“I inherited the largest budget deficit in the history of the state from the Republicans.”
Terry McAullife
former Virginia governor (D). in a tweet. Claim dated 10 Jun 2021.
Washington Post rated thisFour Pinocchios
What Washington Post found
This has already been fact-checked as false three times but McAuliffe keeps saying it.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Terry McAullife (former Virginia governor (D)) made this claim around 10 June 2021. Washington Post (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 14 June 2021, 4 days later. Its rating was “Four Pinocchios”.
Where the claim appeared
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