Lie July 8, 2019 · Speech · Environment

“While we're focused on practical solutions, more than 100 Democrats in Congress now support the so-called Green New Deal. Their plan is estimated to cost our economy nearly $100 trillion -- a number unthinkable; a number not affordable even in the best of times.”

Said
July 8, 2019
Where
Speech
Verdict
Lie, as rated by the Washington Post Fact Checker
Topic
Environment
Repeated
61 times in the Post’s database
Source
Washington Post claims database (claim ID 11792)

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