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13 October
8:11 pm

We're one of three states seeing our economy contract.

Overstated

Josh Turek, at Iowa U.S. Senate General Election Debate (WHO 13 / Nexstar)

8:11 pm
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Why we checked itSpecific factual claim about Iowa's economic performance relative to other states — verifiable against economic data.
What we foundThe BEA's official 2024 annual state GDP data shows only two states — Iowa and North Dakota — experienced contracting real GDP, not three as claimed.
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