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13 October
5:12 pm

We had five manufacturing plants. We're down to one because of the great recession.

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Rick Bennett, at Maine Governor General Election Debate (WGME)

5:12 pm
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Why we checked itSpecific numerical claim about the reduction of manufacturing plants in Western Maine from five to one, attributed to the Great Recession — verifiable against economic and industry records.
What we foundThe claim that Oxford Hills, Maine had five manufactured housing plants that were largely wiped out by the Great Recession, leaving one operational, is confirmed by at least two genuinely independent sources obtained through different means.
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