“Over the past 30 years, Congressional Salaries have gone up 231%.”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 19 Jul 2019.
FactCheck.org rated thisExaggerates
In short
This claim spread on social media around 19 July 2019. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 16 August 2019, 28 days later. Its rating was “Exaggerates”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3476921239000800&set=a.901510649875218&type=3&the…
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