“We did have tragedies and we did have losses, but we also got through it better than virtually every other state.”
Kristi L. Noem
Governor (R). in an interview with Laura Ingraham on Fox News,. Claim dated 2 Feb 2021.
Washington Post rated thisNeeds context
What Washington Post found
Noem views the crisis more through an economic lens — employment numbers, budget surplus, new residents — than a health lens.
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In short
Kristi L. Noem (Governor (R)) made this claim around 2 February 2021. Washington Post (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 9 February 2021, 7 days later. Its rating was “Needs context”.
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