“Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez described contemporary America, that's you, that's me, that's all of us, as garbage.”
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At a campaign rally in Greenville, N.C.. Claim dated 17 Jul 2019.
PolitiFact rated thisTwists turn of speech
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This claim spread on social media around 17 July 2019. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 18 July 2019, 1 day later. Its rating was “Twists turn of speech”.
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