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30 September
7:17 pm

California has the highest cost of living in the country

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Steve Hilton, at California Governor General Election Debate (CNN)

7:17 pm
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Why we checked itSpecific factual assertion about California's cost of living ranking relative to all other states — verifiable against cost-of-living indices
What we foundCalifornia is among the most expensive states, but multiple independent sources consistently rank Hawaii — and often Massachusetts — above it, making the claim that California has the highest cost of living in the country an overstatement.
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