“In the 1960s, liberals emptied our psych wards.”
What PolitiFact found
Some of the impetus came from legislation signed by Democratic presidents and supported by civil rights advocates. But fiscal conservatives, many of them Republicans, also played a crucial role, notably Ronald Reagan.
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In short
Mike Pence (former vice president) made this claim around 14 April 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 20 April 2023, 6 days later. Its rating was “Half True”.
Mike Pence has 46 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 17 of them false or fake, 25 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
Where the claim appeared
- c-span.orghttps://www.c-span.org/video/?527239-1/republican-presidential-hopefuls-speak-nra-leaders…
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