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“The Fed gave trillions and trillions of dollars in zero-interest loans to every financial institution in this country and central banks all over the world.”
Bernie Sanders U.S. Senator. in a debate. Claim dated 16 Mar 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisNot fully accurate

In short

Bernie Sanders (U.S. Senator) made this claim around 16 March 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 16 March 2020. Its rating was “Not fully accurate”.

Bernie Sanders has 49 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 6 of them false or fake, 35 misleading or mixed and 4 true.

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