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minus-square𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down2·10 months agoAnyone have a link to the politifact article, for reference? Their search tool is not good. I want to believe, but everybody lies.
minus-squareskatrek47@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up16·edit-210 months agoThey rated it as mostly true actually - https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2014/jul/29/facebook-posts/are-97-nations-100-poorest-counties-red-states/ and https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2014/mar/28/occupy-democrats/pro-democrat-group-says-9-10-poorest-states-are-re/ but you’ll notice they’re from 10 years ago… probably not much different, especially after our last president…
minus-squarecatacomb@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·10 months agoI think these are the articles: “Nine out of the 10 poorest states are Red states.” “97 percent of the 100 poorest counties in America are in red states.” but, to add nuance, it doesn’t really tell you much about cause and effect. It’s not a lie but it’s a pretty hard conclusion to draw from a few figures.
Anyone have a link to the politifact article, for reference? Their search tool is not good.
I want to believe, but everybody lies.
They rated it as mostly true actually - https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2014/jul/29/facebook-posts/are-97-nations-100-poorest-counties-red-states/ and https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2014/mar/28/occupy-democrats/pro-democrat-group-says-9-10-poorest-states-are-re/ but you’ll notice they’re from 10 years ago… probably not much different, especially after our last president…
I think these are the articles:
but, to add nuance, it doesn’t really tell you much about cause and effect. It’s not a lie but it’s a pretty hard conclusion to draw from a few figures.