The town of Frenchville, nine hundred people, was gonna cost an additional ten thousand dollars [due to road salt tariffs].
OverstatedSusan Collins, at Maine U.S. Senate General Election Debate 2 (WMTW)
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Why we checked itSpecific dollar figure and population cited for a named town — verifiable against tariff cost data and town records.
What we foundThe $10,000 additional road salt cost for Frenchville is confirmed by multiple sources, but the town's population is closer to 970–1,008, making the 'nine hundred people' figure a modest understatement.