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13 October
6:01 pm

the PPP program that saved two hundred fifty thousand Maine jobs during the pandemic

Overstated

Susan Collins, at Maine U.S. Senate General Election Debate 3 (WABI/WAGM)

6:01 pm
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Why we checked itSpecific figure of 250,000 Maine jobs saved by PPP is a verifiable statistical claim that could be overstated or inaccurate.
What we foundThe 250,000 figure for Maine jobs 'supported' by PPP is consistently reported across multiple sources, but academic research indicates the program's actual job-saving effect was significantly lower than the headline number implies, making 'saved' an overstated characterization.
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