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13 October
5:36 pm

Maine's economy is forty eight out of fifty

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Bobby Charles, at Maine Governor General Election Debate (WGME)

5:36 pm
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Why we checked itSpecific ranking claim about Maine's economy that could be verified against economic indices
What we foundMaine's economy does rank near the bottom in at least one prominent index (WalletHub, 48th out of 51 including D.C.), but the claim is imprecise: the ranking is 48th out of 51 entries, not 50 states, and other major rankings place Maine considerably higher (e.g., 43rd on WalletHub 2025, 30th on U.S. News).
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