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13 October
8:31 pm

EPA administrator Lee Zeldin was in Iowa yesterday

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

8:31 pm
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Why we checked itSpecific claim about a named official's location on a specific date that can be verified against travel records or public schedules
What we foundEPA Administrator Lee Zeldin was confirmed to be in Iowa on October 12 and 13, 2026, the day(s) immediately preceding or concurrent with the debate in which Hinson made this claim.
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