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Fact-check: Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s ‘fighting oligarchy tour’

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Bernie Sanders embarked on a “fighting oligarchy tour,” drawing thousands to their speeches about income inequality. We checked their statements about Social Security, health care spending and CEO-to-worker salaries.

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Ian Miles Cheong – Netflix hit show ‘Adolescence’ was not based on Southport, England, murders of three young girls

Netflix show “Adolescence” is based on Southport, England, knife attacker but the show “race swapped the actual killer from a black man/migrant to a white boy.”

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Harriet Hageman – Does less than 25% of Education Department spending go to students? No

The federal Education Department has a “budget of about $280 billion a year. Less than 25% goes to educating our students.”

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Rick Scott – Sen. Rick Scott wrong that full-time jobs dropped under former President Joe Biden

“The number of full-time jobs (was) dropping almost the entire Biden administration.”

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Donald Trump – Donald Trump takes credit for military recruitment turnaround that started with Joe Biden

"All armed services are having among the best recruiting results ever” because of Trump policies, and “it was just a few months ago where the results were exactly the opposite.”

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