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6 October
10:24 pm

96 percent (or 95 or 94 percent) — a figure from a report, implying private entities are buying up properties at a very high rate despite a law passed to restrict it

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Troy Jackson, at Maine U.S. Senate General Election Debate 1 (WGME)

10:24 pm
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Why we checked itJackson cites a specific statistic (96%, or 95-94%) from an unnamed report to support his claim about private buying of properties in Maine despite a law — the figure and its source are verifiable
What we foundNo primary or credible secondary source was found that produces a 96%, 95%, or 94% figure for private entities buying Maine properties despite a law restricting it; the debate coverage itself shows the figure was methodologically challenged and not defended.
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