Claim(permalink)
"It has been over 80 years since a lame-duck president appointed a Supreme Court justice."
✓politifact rating: not credible; published on 2016-05-11
Factors
veracity
not credible
Political Leaning
left political leaning
Sentiment
neutral sentiment
Date published
2016-05-11
Entities
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