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29 Apr, 3 tweets, 2 min read
NEW: Fact-checking 5 of Sen. Tim Scott's claims in his rebuttal to President Joe Biden's remarks. bit.ly/3nujgWR #JointAddress
Scott’s statement about what the science has shown is generally accurate, but omits public health experts’ warning that schools should implement infection control precautions. Schools have increasingly opened for in person instruction throughout the year, but some remain virtual.
Data from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta backs this up, but it wasn’t unique to Trump. It was also true for most of President Barack Obama’s final two years in office, and the trend is holding under Biden.

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