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7 October
6:48 pm

had twenty one surgeries by the age of twelve

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Josh Turek, at Iowa U.S. Senate General Election Debate

6:48 pm
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Why we checked itA specific numerical claim about personal medical history used to establish credibility and empathy with struggling Iowans; if fabricated or exaggerated, it would materially mislead voters about the speaker's background
What we foundThe claim that Josh Turek had 21 surgeries by age 12 is consistently reported across five or more outlets with no contradiction found.
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