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6 October
10:27 pm

The University of Maine came to me with a proposal in 2017 that was in conjunction with a company called Navitech, which had been around since 1978.

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Susan Collins, at Maine U.S. Senate General Election Debate 1 (WGME)

10:27 pm
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Why we checked itSpecific date of proposal (2017) and founding year of Navitech (1978) are verifiable facts that could be checked against records.
What we foundThe company in question is 'Navatek' (not 'Navitech'), and it was founded in 1979 — not 1978 as Collins claimed — according to the overwhelming consensus of sources including Collins's own Senate website; ProPublica is the sole source giving 1978.
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