“Says Maine Gov. Janet Mills is “using taxpayer money to buy cars for those on welfare, without a public hearing on the rules. If someone on welfare sells the car for cash without the state’s approval, the rules don’t allow the state to prosecute them for car theft.”
Social media posts
a Facebook post. Claim dated 17 Jun 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisHalf True
In short
This claim spread on social media around 17 June 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 29 June 2020, 12 days later. Its rating was “Half True”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://web.archive.org/web/20200624214927/https://www.facebook.com/MainePeopleBeforePoli…
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