“Joe Kent "would privatize Social Security, gambling seniors’ benefits on the tanking stock market.”
Jaime Herrera Beutler
U.S. Representative. TV Ad. Claim dated 22 Jul 2022.
FactCheck.org rated thisMisleading
What FactCheck.org found
Kent says he doesn't want to change Social Security for older retirees and workers. He wants younger workers to be able to invest some money in “individual retirement accounts” instead of the “government system."
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Jaime Herrera Beutler (U.S. Representative) made this claim around 22 July 2022. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 26 July 2022, 4 days later. Its rating was “Misleading”.
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