AP FACT CHECK: Trump distorts data, Dems cut some corners
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January 16, 2020
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rallying in swing-state Wisconsin, President Donald Trump used misleading economic data to claim he's created a "blue collar boom" while Democrats vying to replace him cut some corners on the facts in their latest presidential debate.
Here's a look at some statements from both stages, in Milwaukee and Des Moines, Iowa:
TRUMP: "More than 300,000 people under Obama, 300,000 people, left the workforce. Under just three years of my administration, 3.5 million people have joined the workforce."
THE FACTS: Trump is wrong about Barack Obama's record.
More than 5 million people joine...
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