Claim(permalink)
Social Security "was basically invented" at the University of Wisconsin-Madison; "that's where Franklin Roosevelt got the idea."
✓politifact rating: credible; published on 2016-12-16
Factors
veracity
credible
Political Leaning
left political leaning
Sentiment
neutral sentiment
Date published
2016-12-16
Entities
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