Claim(permalink)
Obamacare "was invented by liberal academic theorists."
✓politifact rating: not credible; published on 2016-12-05
Factors
veracity
not credible
Political Leaning
left political leaning
Sentiment
neutral sentiment
Date published
2016-12-05
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