“Texas remains one of the most severely impacted states from drug trafficking. Nearly 3,000 Texans died from drug related deaths in 2017 – with half being overdoses involving opioids.”
Social media posts
a tweet. Claim dated 11 Jun 2019.
PolitiFact rated thisHalf True
In short
This claim spread on social media around 11 June 2019. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 21 June 2019, 10 days later. Its rating was “Half True”.
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