“Since the reopening of (Georgia), we’ve seen our COVID rate skyrocket by 40%.”
Stacey Abrams
Former Democratic gubernatorial nominee in Georgia. In an interview with Mother Jones magazine.. Claim dated 7 May 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
After Georgia relaxed business restrictions, the number of cases fell.
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In short
Stacey Abrams (Former Democratic gubernatorial nominee in Georgia) made this claim around 7 May 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 15 May 2020, 8 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Stacey Abrams has 6 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 3 of them false or fake, 3 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
Where the claim appeared
- motherjones.comhttps://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/05/exclusive-stacey-abrams-interview-ahmaud-arb…
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